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DECEASED MINISTERS and COMPANIONS
ALLEN, David John; 84; GEREN, Randall L.; 86;
Contractor, Brother Diamond Musonda, assists Dr. Mary Ruth Stone in
ordained bishop; Ohio; Diane ordained bishop; Tennessee;
laying the foundation stone for a new orphanage building.
Amburgy (daughter) Charlotte Casteel (daughter)
Zambian Newspaper Highlights
ANTONIO MEJIAS, J.; 81; or- GUY, Andy Clyde; 86; exhort-
dained bishop; Isabela, Puerto er; South Carolina; Mildred
Americans’ Visit
Rico; Luz del Carmen Sosa (wife) Guy (wife)
BROWN, W.J. (Bill); 88; JONES, Hantzel Edwin; 74;
NYAMPHANDE, Zambia— she said. “Orphanages then
ordained bishop; North Caroli- exhorter; South Carolina; Betty
Mary Ruth Stone, international become an effective solution.”
na; Lawrence and Marie Leon- L. Jones (wife)
coordinator for Church of God A special ceremony was
hardt (close friends)
Women's Ministries, and her planned during the Stones’ visit,
JOPLIN, Earl L.; 81; ordained
husband, Lynn, made a three- attended by Saundra Weiklund,
CAMPBELL, Paul David; 75; bishop; Missouri; Shirley V.
day tour of Nyamphande Mira- director of Emma’s Kids, a
exhorter; Alabama; Billie Jean Joplin (wife)
cle Village, which includes the Church of God orphanage in
Campbell (wife)
MENENDEZ, Alphonso; 80;
orphanage and community Mufulira, Zambia; the secretary COOPER, Thelma K.; 85; ordained bishop; Florida; Car-
school. The Church of God Inter- of Community Development in ordained minister; Texas; olyn Menendez (wife)
national Women’s Ministries mis- Zambia and Africa North, who is Wynton Cooper (son)
MOSLEY, John J.; 82; ordained
sions project for 2006-08 is the in charge of children’s homes
DAWSON, Bill; 56; ordained minister; Alabama; Virginia
orphanage and school in Nyam- and oversees the street kids oper-
bishop; New Mexico; Brenda Doggett (daughter)
phande, where Bishop John ations in Zambia; and the gover-
Dawson (wife)
Mambo serves as president. nor of the area, also known as
ROBERTS, Mildred Poitier; 78;
A Zambian newspaper, The the administrative commissioner.
DEAN, Milton Wiley; 59; exhorter; Florida; Ernest
Post, carried the story. In it, Dr. Featured at this ceremony were
ordained bishop; Georgia; Roberts (husband)
Stone was quoted as saying that the laying of the foundation
Betty Dean (wife)
SNUFFER, Thomas Lewis; 83;
children should not have to live stone and the ribbon cutting and DENNIS, James W.; 82; ordained bishop; West Virginia;
on the streets. “Orphanages are unveiling of the foundational ordained bishop; Tennessee; Kevin Snuffer (son)
the best alternative homes for marker, signifying the ground- Rosie Dennis (wife)
STANSBERRY, Lois Gentry; 82;
children when biological parents breaking for the teachers’ houses,
DUDLEY, John Cleveland; 79; wife of deceased ordained
and other guardians are not specialized classrooms, and the
ordained bishop; Louisiana; bishop Cecil Raymond Stans-
available,” she said. She believes Kings Academy High School.
Louise Dudley (wife) berry; Tennessee; Paul Stans-
it is best when children can live Bishop Mambo revealed that
FARMER, William E.; 81;
berry (son)
at home with their loving family, funds to complete the project will
“but it is not always possible,” also come from sources besides
ordained minister; Virginia;
Martha Farmer (wife)
the International Women’s Min- needed shoes for the children.
istries offices, as the total cost for Anyone desiring to con-
the ongoing project will exceed tribute to the never-ending
$1 million. He also expressed needs of the orphanage and
gratitude for an additional $1,050 school may send donations to
contributed by a Stateside church the Church of God World Mis-
in Bethalto, Illinois, and brought sions or the Department of
Dr. Stone and husband, Lynn, talk with Bishop Mambo by Dr. Stone to purchase much- Women’s Ministries.
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