Editor’s note: Clara Johnson welcomes contributors to her weekly Shout Outs column. Send yours to bliving@thefacts.com.
Shouts of love, admiration and birthday blessings to a virtuous and vibrant woman of God on her 100th birthday, Mother Carrie Thomas. Mother Thomas is the matriarch of the Mims Community and of the Zion Temple AME Church, and the Rev. Mark Jackson is the shepherd of the house.
kAm%9:D :D DF49 2? :?4C65:3=6 >:=6DE@?6[ 3FE ?@E 2D :?4C65:3=6 2D J@F 2C6] *@F 92G6 4@>6 7C@> E96 52JD @7 9@CD6 2?5 3F88J E@ >@E@C 42CDj `_ 564256D[ `[a__ >@?E9D[ d[c__ H66<D 2?5 be[dad 52JD] (6 DE2?5 2E 2H6 3J J@FC 6?@C>@FD 8C246 2?5 8C2?56FC 2?5 E96 H2J J@F 92G6 6>A@H6C65 E96 =:G6D @7 @E96CD] x7 E96C6 H2D 2? ~=J>A:4 >652= 7@C `__ J62CD @7 =686?52CJ =@G6[ <:?5?6DD 2?5 DEC6?8E9 — J@F H@F=5 H:?]k^Am
kAm|2J v@5 3=6DD J@F H:E9 23F?52?E ;@J 2?5 H6 9@?@C J@F 7@C J@FC D64C6E E@ 2 3=6DD65 =:76[ H9:49 :? J@FC H@C5D :D[ “%CFDE :? E96 {@C5 H:E9 2== E9:?6 962CE[ 2?5 =62? ?@E E@ E9:?6 @H? F?56CDE2?5:?8[ :? 2== E9J H2JD 24<?@H=6586 w:> 2?5 w6 H:== 5:C64E J@FC A2E9]” !C@G6C3D bid[ e]k^Am
kAm? ? ?k^Am
kAm$9@FED @7 6E6C?2= =@G6 2?5 3:CE952J 3=6DD:?8D E@ 2 DH66E 2?5 D6?D2E:@?2= !D2=>:DE @7 v@5[ |6=:?52 q@??6C] |6=:?52 :D 2 56G@E65 >6>36C @7 u:CDE |:DD:@?2CJ q2AE:DE r9FC49[ 2?5 sC] y]'] (:==:2>D :D E96 2?@:?E65 A2DE@C]k^Am
kAm(6 2C6 8C2E67F= E@ v@5 7@C 3=6DD:?8 J@F H:E9 DF49 2 E2=6?E65[ 492C>:?8 2?5 J@FE97F= =:76] (6 6IAC6DD @FC =@G6 E@ J@F @? J@FC 3:CE952J 3642FD6 J@F 2C6 DF49 2 H@?56C7F= 3=6DD:?8 E@ 6G6CJ@?6 H9@ <?@HD J@F] (:E9 J@FC 2?@:?E65 G@:46[ J@F DAC625 <:?5?6DD 2?5 8@@5 @=5\72D9:@?65 v@DA6= yF3:=66 D@?8D 2?5 DA:C:EF2= 9J>?D H96C6G6C J@F 8@] ~FC AC2J6C :D E92E E96 2?86=D 4@?E:?F6 E@ D9@H6C J@F H:E9 2== E96 3=6DD:?8D 7C@> v@5 E92E J@F D@ 56D6CG6]k^Am
kAm“x 2> C6>:?565 @7 J@FC D:?46C6 72:E9] … $E:C FA E96 8:7E @7 v@5 H9:49 :D :? J@F[ E9C@F89 E96 =2J:?8 @? @7 >J 92?5D]” a?5 %:>@E9J `id[ ek^Am
kAm? ? ?k^Am
kAm$9@FED @7 27764E:@? 2?5 3:CE952J AC2J6CD E@ }2A@=6@? y@9?D@?[ !6?5=6E@? y@9?D@?[ '6DE2 pFDE:?[ %6?6D92 qC:EE@?[ +6C6=52 y@9?D@? 2?5 $96C6G2 u:EED] t249 2C6 G6CJ =@J2= 2?5 =@G:?8 4@?8C682?ED @7 E96 +:@? %6>A=6 p|t r9FC4[ 2?5 J;C #6G] |2C< y24<D@? :D v@5’D v@DA6= >6DD6?86C]k^Am
kAm(:E9 J@FC A2DD:@?2E6 2?5 A6CD6G6C:?8 DA:C:ED J@F >2<6 @FC 49FC49 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ 2 36EE6C A=246 3J ;FDE 36:?8 :? :E] ~FC AC2J6C :D E92E v@5 H:== 3=6DD 6249 @7 J@F E@52J 2?5 6G6CJ 52J E92E 7@==@HD] |2J J@F 962C 9:D G@:46[ 7@==@H w:D 7@@EDE6AD[ 36 4@>7@CE65 3J w:D 42C6 2?5 =:G6 :? w:D 8C246]k^Am
kAm“|2J v@5 36 8C24:@FD E@ FD 2?5 3=6DD FD 2?5 >2<6 w:D 7246 D9:?6 FA@? FD]’’ !D2=> efi`k^Am
kAm? ? ?k^Am
kAm$9@FED @7 =@G6 2?5 3:CE952J 3=6DD:?8D E@ 2 C6>2C<23=6 4@D>@=@8:DE 2?5 C6?@H?65 G@42=:DE — r2C@= s2G:D]k^Am
kAmr2C@= :D 2 >6>36C @7 u:CDE q2AE:DE r9FC49[ 2?5 E96 #6G] v](] w@==2?5 :D E96 p?86= @7 E96 w@FD6] pD J@F 368:? E9:D 2H6D@>6 ?6H 492AE6C @7 J@FC =:C6[ >2J E96 8C246 @7 v@5 =:7E J@F E@ 9:896C 96:89ED 2?5 566A6C 56AE9D @7 8C62E?6DD] |2J J@F 7:?5 6G6C=2DE:?8 A6246 :? E96 H@C5D @7 @FC {@C5 2?5 >2J J@F <66A =:7E:?8 DA:C:ED 2?5 3C:?8:?8 D>:=6D E@ 6G6CJ@?6 2C@F?5 J@F H:E9 J@FC 2H6D@>6 E2=6?ED]k^Am
kAm“{6E J@FC 962CE =62A 7@C ;@J[ 2?5 AC2:D6 v@5 H:E9 D@?8P” !D2=> agifk^Am
kAm? ? ?k^Am
kAm$9@FED @7 27764E:@? 2?5 3:CE952J 3=6DD:?8D E@ 2 G6CJ 4@>A2DD:@?2E6 2?5 42C:?8 G6DD6= @C v@5[ tG6=J? pFDE:?] tG6=J? :D 2? 2>2K:?8 >6>36C @7 E96 $E] !2F= q2AE:DE r9FC49[ 2?5 E96 #6G] {]r] s6HD :D v@5’D >6DD6?86C @7 E96 v@DA6=]k^Am
kAm%96 >62DFC6 @7 2 A6CD@?’D =:76 :D ?@E :? E96 J62CD E96J’G6 =:G65 3FE :? E96 =:G6D E96J 92G6 E@F4965] (:E9 J@FC 86?E=6 2?5 8@@5\962CE65 DA:C:E] J@F 2C6 ;FDE 2>2K:?8 2?5 92G6 E@F4965 D@ >2?J =:G6D :? D@ >2?J H2JD[ 2?5 46CE2:?=J J@F 56D6CG6 2== E96 ;@J[ =@G6 2?5 92AA:?6DD E92E =:76 @776CD] |2J v@5 3=6DD J@F H:E9 2 3=:DD7F= =:76[ 8@@5 962=E9 2?5 92AA:?6DD[ 2=H2JD 2?5 7@C6G6C]k^Am
kAm“u@C 3J >6 J@FC 52JD H:== 36 >F=E:A=:65 2?5 J62CD @7 =:76 H:== 36 >F=E:A=:65 E@ J@F]” !C@G6C3D hi``k^Am
Clara Johnson is a resident of Brazoria. Contact her at bliving@thefacts.com.
(0) entries
Sign the guestbook.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.