He was former moderator of the Southwestern District Sunday school convention and the West Florida District Primitive Baptist Association. He also was founder of Camp W.Q. Hemphill for boys and girls. Survivors are his wife, Betty of Pensacola; sons, Bennie Hemphill Jr., Bernard Hemphill, both of Atlanta, Bruce Hemphill of Pensacola; daughters, Mrs. Beverly Carey of Pensacola, Mrs. Bonita Walker of Stone Mountain, Ga.; brother, Woodard Hemphill Jr.; sisters, Ms. Evangeline Werts of Columbus, Ohio, Ms. Nannie Hemphill of Washington, Ms. Bertha Clark of Bowie, Md.; seven grandchildren.
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Union University. After he was awarded a B.A. Degree he served his country in the United States Air Force. After being honorably discharged from the Air Force he served in the Air Force Reserves. He later attended Virginia Commonwealth University. Asa's first love was teaching. He knew the value of knowledge and realized that it had to be divested to the very young. This led him to devote his life to teaching young children. He spent many years as an elementary school teacher. The love he received as a child he returned ten fold to the children that he taught. He was actively involved in the Xi Delta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha in Richmond, Virginia. He held membership in the Richmond Teachers Association, the Virginia Education Association, the National Teachers Association and other organizations. He also gave undivided attention to the Knights of Columbus, the Lay Committee and other church related activities. Asa was also a talented organist and was very devoted to music. He will be eternally remembered by his his devoted mother, Mrs. Estoria H. Jones; sisters, Mrs. Robenette J. Smith, Mrs. Havana B. Sauls and Miss Margie Clarke; brothers, David M. Jones, Sr., Ellis F Beverly, Clarence Carter, and Robert J. Harris; aunts, uncles, nieces, nepehws, cousins, sisters-in-law, other relatives and friends.
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Donald J. Hester
Brother DONALD J. HESTER w a s b o r n in Baltimore, Maryland, but spent his formative years in Greenville, North Carolina. After his junior year at North Carolina A. and T. University, Brother Hester enlisted into the United States Air Force where he served as I Jm Airman First Class until his i A honorable discharge in 1965. • *^ He completed his undergraduate degree in Economics at Eastern Washington State College and began a seventeen year career with Westinghouse Electric in Richland, Washington; in Chicago, Illinois and in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brother Hester was initiated in Mu Mu Lambda Western Suburban Chapter Chicago, Illinois. In 1985 Brother Hester moved to the Syracuse area and assumed the position of Human Resources Manager for the New York Power Authority in Lycoming, New York. He was a member ot First United Methodist Church of Baldwinsville, and at the time of his passing was President of Iota Kappa Lambda Chapter. Brother Hester is survived by his wife Norma; his two children, Donald, Jr. and Princess; his mother Daisy Hester; his sister, Cherry Cox and many other relatives. He will not only be remembered as a man who was devoted to loving and supporting his family, but as a highly respected man who stood for what was just. He will be deeply missed.
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Moss Hyles Kendrix, Sr. Brother MOSS HYLES KENDRIX, SR., died on Wednesday, January 4, 1989, at his home in Washington, DC. Brother Kendrix was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 8, 1917, and graduated with an AB degree from Morehouse College in 1939, and the Doctor of Laws from Allen University in 1959. Brother Kendrix moved to Washington DC in 1945 and 1948 established his public relations and marketing firm, Moss H. Kendrix Organization (MHKO). Prior to opening the DC based firm he handled public relations for the Liberian Centennial Commission and served as a press pool representive for the National Newspaper Publishers Association during the U.S. Treasury's 6th War Bond Drive. Brother Kendrix was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha (Life Member #67) and was active in promoting many of the fraternity's goals. In addition, he was a member of the Association for the Study of Afro-American History, American Teachers Association, Capital Press Club, District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Market Developers, National Business League, National Education Association, National Public Relations Roundtable, Public Relations Society of America and numerous other organizations. Brother Kendrix, was a co-founder of Delta Phi Delta Journalists Society and originator of Delta Phi Delta-sponsored Nat.ona Negro Newspaper Week. Additionally, he founded the National Association of Market Developers in 1953 and served as its first president and board chairman. He was listed in Who's Who m Black America (1950), The Negro Bulletin (1956), America s Tenth Man (1956) Who's Who in Public Relations (International, 1959-1960), Distinguished Negro Georgians 11962) and Who s Who Among Black Americans (1976 through 1979). Brother Kendrix is survived by two sons, five grandchildren, other relatives and a host of friends.
Asa James Brother ASA JAMES entered the Omega Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on January 30, 1989. He was born March 5, 1935 and learned unbounded love as he matured. Under the watchful eyes of Robert L. and Estoria Hamlin-Jones he grew to love and appreciate the life God had given him. He was a member of Mount Moriah Baptist Church and subsequently converted to Catholicism. He attended the Richmond Public Schools and continued his studies at Virginia
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