August 2026 Necrology
"For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens "
Listed In Sequential Order
| Mrs. Betty Yarbrough, the widow of former 12th Episcopal District Lay President, Brother Albert Yarbrough, as well as the mother/grandmother of The Reverend Sandra Burton, a member of the ministerial staff at Avery Chapel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Presiding Elder Johnny B. Rutledge, a faithful servant of God and a devoted leader in the Ninth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| The Reverend Dr. Yvette M. Tisdale, Itinerant Elder Thirteenth Episcopal District AME Church |
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Deaconess Georgia Lane, mother of Ms. Sandie Brown who served as Sixth District Executive Assistant in the previous administration |
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The Reverend Jairus Noge Mokgotho, a faithful servant of God from the Nineteenth Episcopal District ordained to the Diaconate in 2012 and subsequently to the office of Elder in 2014 who gave himself to the work of the Church serving God's people across different congregations and communities |
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Mrs. Janice Lynette Trice Carmichael, age 77, a Life Member of the Women’s Missionary Society of the AME Church and widow of the Reverend A. Offord Carmichael, Jr, of the Western North Carolina Conference Second Episcopal District |
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Presiding Elder Willem Burger, Cape Annual Conference, a prominent leader in the African Methodist Episcopal Church who served the Fifteenth Episcopal District with dedication and commitment |
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Deacon Larry L. Henderson, the husband of Dr. Dorothy L. Henderson Connectional Lay Organization First Vice President |
For inquires concerning the Necrology Listing email: OEasleyL@amecfic.net.
On behalf of Social Action Commission Chair, Bishop Francine A. Brookins, and Director/Consultant Social Action Commission, Dr. Jacquelyn DuPont-Walker; we extend profound sympathy to all bereaved families. "We wish you the peace that comes from knowing God Is There and pray that He will keep you in His Promised, Gentle care."
God Bless,
Ora L. Easley
