IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
GWENDOLYN WILSON FOWLER
(1907-1997)
PAPERS, 1905-1996
5.5 linear feet
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ACQUISITION:
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The papers» (donor no. 522) were donated by Gwendolyn Fowler in
1996 and Ronald Langston in 1998.
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ACCESS:
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The »papers are open for research.
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COPYRIGHT:
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»Copyright held by the donor
has not been transferred to The University of Iowa.
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PHOTOGRAPHS:
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In Boxes 10, 11 and 12.
Slides in Box S2a.
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AUDIOVISUAL:
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One
audiocassette [AC 876]. Three films
[F 1-F 3]
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PROCESSED BY:
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Stacy Ross, 2001 and Lisa Mott,
2003. [FowlerGwendolyn.doc]
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»Biography
Begin text here:»Gwendolyn Mary Wilson was born to Fannie
Robinson Wilson and Dr. Cornelius Wilson in Dardaneele, Arkansas on December 8,
1907. Dr. Wilson moved the family to Des
Moines, Iowa in August 1913 where he set up an office and continued with his
medical practice. Dr. Wilson died in
1916. Fannie Wilson married Olin Cooper
in 1937.
Gwendolyn Wilson attended Bryant
Elementary School and West High School in Des Moines. Determined that her daughter get the best education possible,
Fannie Wilson made arrangements for Gwendolyn to attend a special preparatory
high school located on the campus of Rust College, in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Wilson graduated with honors in 1926 before
returning to Iowa, where she was accepted to the College of Pharmacy at the
University of Iowa, in Iowa City. After
attending the University of Iowa for a year, Wilson transferred to the Des
Moines College of Pharmacy, which later became the Drake College of
Pharmacy. When Wilson graduated with a
pharmaceutical/chemist degree (Ph.C.) in 1930, she became the first black woman
to obtain a pharmaceutical degree and to be officially registered as a pharmacist
in the state of Iowa.
Although Wilson was highly qualified
and certified by the state to practice pharmacy, she was unable to find work as
a pharmacist. Wilson would later blame
this on the economy during the Depression, labor legislation that restricted
the number of hours women could work, and racism. Unable to find work in Iowa, Wilson returned to Holly Springs,
Mississippi and taught seventh grade for a year before returning to Des Moines
again. Wilson got a job waiting tables
before being hired by Winnie (Mrs. N.E.) Coffin as a maid. In 1936, Wilson accompanied Coffin on a
world tour to purchase artwork for the Des Moines Art Museum then under
construction. The two women traveled
extensively in China, Japan, Sumatra, Bali, Java, Singapore, and
Australia. Their tour ended abruptly in
August 1937 when Coffin died in Japan.
Following Mrs. Coffin’s death, Wilson returned to Des Moines where she
married Lafe H. Fowler on January 19, 1938.
They were divorced in 1946.
Gwendolyn Wilson Fowler finally
obtained employment in her field in 1944 when she was hired by the State of
Iowa Department of Health as a pharmacist’s clerk. In 1950, Fowler took a
position as a chemist in the Iowa State Department of Agriculture
laboratory. As a temporary consultant
on a special project, Fowler caught the attention of President Eisenhower’s
administration. Fowler became one of
only nine women (and the only woman of color) to be selected for Foreign
Service positions higher than secretary.
In 1955, Fowler was assigned as a program analyst in Saigon, Vietnam
where she was stationed for four years.
After completing her Foreign Service assignment, Fowler returned to Des
Moines and the Iowa State Department of Agriculture laboratory. In 1962, Fowler was hired by the Broadlawns
Polk County Hospital as a staff pharmacist, a position she held until her
retirement in 1974.
During her retirement, Fowler was
active in volunteer organizations, including Wilkie House, the Red Cross, and
the United Way. Fowler also served on
the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) board of directors, the State
Drug Abuse Council and the Des Moines Civic Music Board. Governor Robert Ray
appointed Fowler to the Iowa Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Fowler was a lifetime member of both the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the
African Methodist Episcopal Church. She
was also a member of the Des Moines Sister City Commission, the Des Moines
Women’s Club, and the Drake University Alumni Association. In 1987, Fowler was inducted into the Iowa
Women’s Hall of Fame.
Fowler died in November 1997.
Scope and Content Note
Begin text here:The Gwendolyn Wilson Fowler» papers date from »1905 to 1996 and measure »5.5 linear feet. The »papers
»are arranged in »8 series: Personal, Family, Employment, African-American
Community, Community Work, Travel, Photographs and Artifacts.
The Personal
series includes biographical information and financial papers pertaining to
Fowler. It contains examples of the countless
lists Fowler kept, particularly of her possessions that she collected during
her global travels. This series
contains papers pertaining to Fowler’s induction into the Iowa Women’s Hall of
Fame, including her induction speech, and the nomination papers Fowler
submitted in 1995 in her attempt to have Sue M. Wilson Brown inducted into the
Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame. The series
contains evidence of Fowler’s fascination with astrology and psychics, through
the many solicitations Fowler received and subscribed to in her later
life. It also includes correspondence
between Fowler and her mother, Fannie Wilson Cooper, from 1930-1979. This correspondence includes the time Fowler
traveled around the world with Mrs. Winnie Coffin, and Fowler’s years in Vietnam
with the Foreign Service. Other
correspondence included in the series consists of letters from Azalia Mitchell,
Dr. Tom Scales and other notable members of Des Moines’ African American
community.
The Family series consists of papers relevant
to Fowler’s mother, Fannie Wilson Cooper; Fowler’s father, Cornelius M. Wilson;
and Fowler’s stepfather, Olin Cooper.
Fannie Wilson Cooper’s papers include a sympathy card she received from
the Des Moines Suffrage Club in 1916 when her husband, Dr. Cornelius M. Wilson
died. Dr. Cornelius M. Wilson’s papers
include the Knights of Pythias financial card book for which he served as
treasurer. There is also a letter
explaining the Medical Protective Association that Dr. Wilson helped to create
for his patients. Olin Cooper’s papers
consist of his funeral book and funeral expenses.
The Employment series covers Fowler’s time in
Vietnam as a program analyst with the Foreign Service and her experiences as a
pharmacist. The Vietnam sub-series
includes correspondence and newspaper articles regarding Fowler’s appointment,
as well as documents, a U.S. embassy phone directory, a list of personnel and
payroll, and various project samples and proposals. The Pharmacy sub-series contains the 1929 Des Moines College of
Pharmacy yearbook, papers pertaining to Fowler’s employment at Broadlawns
Medical Center in Des Moines, including personal comments regarding the racism
she experienced, and recognition of Fowler’s fiftieth anniversary as a licensed
pharmacist in Iowa.
The African-American Community series
consists primarily of papers Fowler wrote and saved regarding the
African-American community. These
papers include an original piece Fowler wrote, “Iowa’s Minorites of
1900’s-1930’s,” a copy of Mrs. S. Joe Brown’s “History of Central Association
of Colored Women,” and Beatrice Noah’s “The Life and Works of Mary B.
Talbert.” There is also a handwritten
piece titled, “White Man’s Burden” which may have been written by Fowler. The highlight of the African- American
community papers is the collection of obituaries and funeral programs that
Fowler saved between 1973 and 1995, representing the histories of individuals
and the African American community in Des Moines. In addition, Fowler saved several newspaper articles regarding
prominent African American men: Archie
Alexander, Charles P. Howard Sr., Judge Luther T. Glanton and Clifford W.
MacKay. Fowler’s involvement with the
African American community included her church activities, Alpha Kappa Alpha,
the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People),
including her role as a charter member of the Junior NAACP, Wilkie House, Inc.
and her support of African American men running for political office.
The Community Work series covers many aspects
of Fowler’s volunteer activities.
Fowler was involved with several civic organizations: the Civic Music
Association, the Des Moines Sister City Commission, the Des Moines Women’s
Club, the Questers, the Red Cross, the Statewide Health Coordination Council,
the Substance Abuse Advisory Council, the United Way and the YWCA (Young
Women’s Christian Association).
The Travel series is dominated by the diary
Fowler kept during her travels with Mrs. Winnie Coffin from 1936-1937. Diary entries provide clues to class and
race differences during that time, as they were experienced and perceived by
Fowler. The diary is also filled with
the excitement and wonder of seeing foreign lands and cultures prior to the
changes brought by World War II.
The Photographs series is an extensive
collection of photographs, slides and postcards spanning Fowler’s life. In addition to various photographs of
Fowler, there are photographs of Fowler’s mother Fannie Wilson Cooper, her
father Cornelius M. Wilson, her step-father Olin Cooper, and her aunt Sarilda
Phillips. Also included are photographs
of the Scales, the Mitchells, Audra Alexander and the Trotters, who were
prominent members of Des Moines’ African American community and close friends
of the Wilson Coopers. There are also several photographs Fowler took during
her travels with Mrs. Winnie Coffin.
Many of the general photographs record the social gatherings Fowler
enjoyed with friends, at church, and with her various volunteer groups. Unfortunately the majority of these
photographs are not identified. A large
portion of the Photographs series covers Fowlers years as a program
analyst in Vietnam. Most of the
photographs in this sub-series cover social gatherings among the Foreign
Service employees, the majority of which are not identified. There are some slides that depict more of
the general surroundings in Vietnam, including Fowler’s apartment and people
working in the fields and in the market place.
This sub-series also contains a photograph of Fowler meeting President
Diem.
The Artifacts series consists of a single
1995 plaque recognizing Fowler’s lifetime membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Related Collections
Begin
text here:»Azalia
Mitchell papers
Fowler was a lifelong friend of Mitchell and served as her
conservator.
Sarilda Phillips papers
Fowler was Phillips’ niece and served as her
conservator and executrix of
Phillips’ estate.
Phillips’ papers include a codicil Fowler wrote to her own will
following arguments with her cousins over Phillips’ estate.
Lillian
Scales papers
Dr. Thomas and Lillian Scales were
good friends of Fowler’s mother, Fannie
Wilson Cooper. Fowler’s collection includes correspondence,
photographs and
slides of the Scales.
Box no. Description
Box 1 PERSONAL
Biographical
information, 1946, 1995 and undated
Handwritten
will, 1970
Schooling,
1954, 1973 and undated
Rust
College Preparatory School diploma, 1926 [oversized, see map case]
Financial
papers, 1937-1988 [scattered] and undated
Lists,
1977 and undated
Christmas
card list, 1996
Psychic
letters, 1991-1997 and undated
Astrology,
1995-1996
Guest
books, 1964-1990 and 1996 (3 folders)
Box
2
Calendars
and datebooks, 1970, 1976-1994 [scattered] (13 folders)
Gwen
Fowler Day, 1995 [see oversized folder in map case]
Box
3
Far
Eastern Art, 1955, 1977 and undated
The
Melody of the Heart, poetry selected by Lee Wilson, 1925
Recipe
books, 1939 and undated
Articles
Fowler saved, 1933-1996 and undated [see also oversized folder in map case]
Iowa
Women’s Hall of Fame
General,
1987, 1993 and undated
Induction
speech, 1987 [Fowler’s induction]
Flower
cards, undated
Correspondence,
1987
Congratulations,
1987
Sue M.
Wilson Brown, nomination and induction, 1995
Correspondence
With
mother, Fannie Wilson Cooper, 1930-1954 (2 folders)
Box
4
With
mother, Fannie Wilson Cooper, 1955-1979 and undated (8 folders)
With
Azalia Mitchell, 1955-1959
Telegrams
with mother, Fannie Wilson Cooper, 1936-1958
General,
1930-1956 (6 folders)
Box
5
General,
1957-1993 and undated (5 folders)
Invitations,
1925-1990 and undated
Business
complaints, 1986-1988 and undated
Film:
“Sorority breakfast, Uncle John, dogs’ first snow,” 1959-1960 [shelved in film
collection: F 1]
FAMILY
Fannie
Wilson Cooper [mother]
Benefit
certificate, 1915 [very fragile]
Sympathy
card from Des Moines Suffrage Club, 1916
Receipts,
1934-1969 and undated
Real
estate transactions, 1966 and 1969
Correspondence,
1937-1979 [scattered]
Last
Will and Testament, 1966
Illness,
undated
Death
certificate, 1980
Funeral
book, 1980
Flower
cards from funeral, 1980
Cornelius
M. Wilson [father]
College
diploma, 1905 [oversized, see map case] [fragile]
Medical
school diploma, 1915 [oversized, see map case] [very fragile]
Poetry
class, 1905
Flint
Medical College grades, 1913
Insurance
papers, 1913 and 1915
Real
estate transactions, 1917-1928 [very fragile]
Masonic
correspondence, 1914
Knights
of Pythias financial card book, 1914-1915
Medical
Protective Association and business cards, undated
Olin
Cooper [stepfather]
Funeral
book, 1966
Funeral
bills, 1966
Box
6
EMPLOYMENT
General
War
Department work, 1943
Civil
Service rating, 1961
Government
job offer, 1965
Vietnam
American
University Alumni Association of Vietnam, undated
Appointment
calendar, 1955
Documents,
1953-1959
International
Women’s Association of Saigon, 1956
Invitations
and calling cards, undated
Letters
regarding Fowler’s appointment, 1955
Newspaper
articles, 1955, 1957 and undated
Personnel
and payroll, 1956 and 1959
Project
agreement sample, 1958
Project
proposals, 1955 and 1957
Proposed
economic aid, 1956-1957
Receipts,
1955-1959 and 1969
Saigon
– U.S. Embassy phone directory, 1955
Vaccination
certificate, 1957-1959
Visa,
1955
Films:
“India
(includes wedding in Vietnam),” 1957 [shelved in film collection: F 2]
“Vietnam
(includes chief’s burial),” 1957 [shelved in film collection: F 3]
Pharmacy
Education,
1929, 1941 and 1969
Des
Moines College of Pharmacy yearbook, 1929
Application
for license, 1943
Membership
card, 1947-1948
Annual
renewals, 1931-1978 [scattered]
Broadlawns
Medical Center, 1967-1973
50th
anniversary certificate, 1980
Letter
from Governor Robert D. Ray, 1980
Pharmaceutical
list, 1981
Pharmacist
license, 1930 (see oversized folder in map case]
Box
7
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY
Alpha
Kappa Alpha, 1995
Church
Out-of-state
churches, 1970, 1978 and 1981
St.
Paul AME (African Methodist Episcopal), Des Moines, Iowa
Membership
and general, 1976-1995 and undated
Lists,
undated
Articles,
1972, 1993 and undated [see also map case]
NAACP (National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People), 1981, 1983 and undated
Political
campaigns, 1944 and undated
Obituaries
and funeral programs [see Appendix A for a list of names]
A-N (11
folders)
Box
8
Obituaries
and funeral programs [see Appendix A for a list of names]
O-Z (6
folders)
Wilkie
House, Inc. service award, 1978
Writings
and notes
“Iowa’s Minorities of 1900’s – 1930’s” by
Mrs. Gwendolyn Fowler, undated
Typescript
Taped
narrative, 1996 [shelved in audiocassette collection: AC 876]
Transcript
of taped narrative
“History
of Central Association of Colored Women” by Mrs. S. Joe Brown, 1940 [copy]
“The
Life and Works of Mary B. Talbert” by Beatrice Noah, undated
Biographical
information of Harriet J. White, undated
Correspondence
between Luther Thomas Glanton, Jr. and Oswald Jacoby, 1950
“White
Man’s Burden,” undated
“Lift
Every Voice and Sing,” Black national anthem, 1988
Notes
of the accomplishments of African-American men, undated
Tributes
to African Americans, 1973, 1980, 1991, and 1994
J.B.
Morris Scholarship Dinner, undated
Newspaper
articles
Archie
Alexander’s resignation, undated
Charles
P. Howard, Sr., 1991, 1995 and undated
Kiliminjaro
Family, 1990, 1992 and undated
Inga
Bumbary-Langston and Ronald Langston, 1992 and undated
General,
1946-1990
Front
page story regarding Judge Luther T. Glanton, The Iowa Bystander, May
21, 1970 [oversized, see map case]
“Clifford
W. MacKay – He Gave Us His Best,” The Baltimore Afro-American, March 27,
1971 [oversized, see map case]
“Property
for Freeway,” Des Moines Tribune, July 23, 1958 [see oversized folder in
map case]
COMMUNITY
WORK
City
government, 1971 and 1979
Civic
Music Association, 1987
Des
Moines Sister City Commission, 1985
Des
Moines Women’s Club
Bulletin,
1985-1992
Meeting
booklets, 1982-1990 (2 folders)
Box
9
Drake
Alumni Association
Treasurer’s
book, 1982-1983
Booklets,
1981-1989
Paper
on Drake women by Cecilia Oujiri, 1991
Ceremonies,
1978, 1988 and 1993
Centennial
Club, 1981
Iowa
Governor’s Award, 1985
The
Questers, 1993
Red
Cross, 1978-1981
Statewide
Health Coordinating Council, 1977 and 1980
Substance
Abuse Advisory Council, 1979 and 1980
United
Way Board of Directors, 1988
Vietnamese
foster child, 1958 [very fragile]
YWCA
(Young Women’s Christian Association), undated
TRAVEL
Passports,
1936, 1955 and 1988
Travel
information, 1936
Travel
diary from Azalia Mitchell [includes list of ships and hotels], 1936
Diary,
1936-1937
Maps,
brochures and receipts, 1939, 1959 and undated
Pan Am
certificates, 1955 and 1957 [oversized, see map case]
Newspaper
article, “The Exquisite Charm of the Far East,” Des Moines Register,
January 18, 1970 [see oversized folder in map case]
Box
10
PHOTOGRAPHS
Gwendolyn
Wilson Fowler, undated
Family,
1905-1974 and undated
[includes
photographs of Fannie Wilson Cooper, Cornelius Wilson, Olin Cooper and Sarilda
Phillips]
Trip
with Mrs. Coffin, 1936-1937
General
Fowler’s
retirement party from Broadlawns Polk County Hospital, 1973
Fowler
and friends at dinner, undated
Fowler
and friends at outdoor function, undated
Iowa
Women’s Hall of Fame
Awards
ceremony, 1987
Reception,
1987 [includes photographs of Mary Louise Smith, and Inga Bumbary-Langston and
Ronald Langston]
Church,
1975 and 1991
Atlas
Open House, 1972
Black and
white portraits, unidentified, 1930 and undated
Daniel
W. Trice, undated
Friends,
1971 and undated [includes photographs of Azalia Mitchell, Audra Alexander, and
Goletha and Arthur Trotter, also includes negatives without corresponding
photographs]
Weddings,
1972, 1973 and 1976
People,
identified with inscriptions, 1960-1983 and undated
General,
unidentified, 1955-1987
Box
11
General,
unidentified, undated
Albums,
undated (2 folders)
Negatives
without corresponding photographs, undated (3 folders)
Box
12
Vietnam
Photos
with inscriptions, undated
Gwendolyn
Fowler’s birthday party, 1955
Shipwreck
party for Don Sohlin, undated
Party
for Chas Mann, 1957
Vietnamese
wedding(s?), undated
Party,
1959
General,
undated (3 folders)
Album,
undated
Box
S2a
Slides
Family
Aunt
Oma (Sarilda Phillips) with Uncles Philip and John, undated
Fannie
and Olin Cooper, undated
The
Coopers (Fannie and Olin) and the Scales (Lillian and E. Thomas), undated
Fannie,
Sis and cousins, undated
Fannie
Cooper on Mother’s Day, 1971
Gwendolyn
Fowler, undated
The
Mitchells
The
Mitchells and Dorothy Kitcher, 1971
The
Mitchells’ house in autumn, undated
Vietnam,
1950s
Saigon
Gwendolyn
Fowler’s apartment in Saigon
Interior
and exterior shots
Gwendolyn
Fowler entertaining
Personnel
in Saigon
Ambassador
Rhidebart and family
Gladys
Scheward
Ruth
Moore
Charlie,
Sally and Susan Mann
Marion
Anderson and her husband
Gwendolyn
Fowler’s dogs
Jerry
Winnie
(with Ruth)
General
Zoo
Street
vendors
Parade
General
Taynugh
Tet
street scenes
Ban Me
Thuot
Refugees
bid bon voyage to Mr. and Mrs. Barrows
Lady of
Lourdes parade
Fishing
Rice
paddies
Market
place
President
Diem
Dalat
Mountain
people from North Vietnam
People
Waterfalls
Bangkok
Priests
blessing boat
Gwendolyn
Fowler
Mr. and
Mrs. Salant with their daughter Eileen, Mrs. Hurst and Ruth McEnroe
Friends
from India
St.
Paul AME Church, Des Moines, Iowa
Laying
of cornerstone, 1971
Miscellaneous
Dr.
Poindexter and daughter, undated
River
bath (India?), undated
Refugees
from Red China in Hong Kong, undated
Box
13
ARTIFACTS
Alpha
Kappa Alpha plaque, 1995
OVERSIZED
[shelved in map case]
Folder
1
Cornelius
M. Wilson (father)
College
diploma, 1905 [fragile]
Medical
school diploma, 1915 [very fragile]
Gwendolyn
Fowler Day, 1995
Pharmacist
license, 1930
Pan Am
certificates, 1955 and 1957
Rust
College Preparatory School diploma, 1926
Folder
2
Newspaper
articles
Appendix
A
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY
Obituaries
and funeral programs [see boxes 7 and 8]
Alexander,
A.A. (Audra) ____-1973
Allen,
Estelle B. 1896-1976
Auner,
Joseph Sturgis 1899-1984
Austin,
Kenneth R. 1920-1987
Ayers,
Geraldine Ethel 1914-1995
Ayers,
Joseph ____-1985
Bailey,
Willie Annie 1881-1979
Bliss,
Rosamond Webster 1920-1981
Brinker,
Adelaide C. 1887-1987
Brooks,
Mable Krys 1898-1984
Carter,
Anna Mae 1897-1980
Carter,
Ovel L. 1895-1984
Chapman,
Wesley S. 1947-1985
Cole
Jr., George H. 1922-1984
Coleman,
Wilbert D. 1945-1990
Cogwell,
Victoria 1894-1980
Cooper,
Fannie Wilson 1884-1980
Cooper,
Olin [died 1966]
Crivaro,
Peter F. 1913-1986
Davis,
Ancel C. 1906-1981
Davis,
Ruth Hazel Powe 1924-1994
Dean,
Millard (Buddy) 1907-1988
Dixon,
Virgil F. 1916-1993
Fowler,
Agnes C. [undated]
Fowler,
Lafayette H. 1905-1978
Franklin,
Leroy Burton 1906-1993
Fuselier,
Joan Robinson 1926-1979
Glanton
Jr., Luther Thomas 1913-1991
Glass
Jr., Oscar Luther 1916-1988
Goodwin,
Robert K. 1905-1983
Graham,
Frederick M. 1921-1991
Greene,
Guy E. 1895-1974
Hardaway,
Mary 1900-1987
Harn,
Carole [undated]
Hauer,
Walter Lawrence “Larrry” Oliver 1962-1988
Herndon,
Elizabeth “Alta” 1900-1980
Hester,
Wilda Bernice 1913-1939
Hill
Jr., Wendell T. 1924-1995
Holmes,
Charles W. 1911-1979
Houston,
Marsh Samuel 1918-1993
Howard,
Charles P. [undated]
Howard,
Toussaint L. 1898-1986
Hunter,
John Ellsworth 1917-1985
Johnson,
Adah Francis 1891-1988
Johnson
Sr., Adam Burton 1896-1980
Johnson,
Mari Brooks 1912-1986
Johnson,
Margaret Mitchell Patten 1889-1978
Josey,
Beatrice Broy 1897-1986
Laschkewitsch,
Ben 1914-1991
Lawson,
Jean E. 1894-1994
Levin,
Ethel J. 1908-1991
Lewis,
Birdie B. 1893-1988
Martin,
Theodore R. 1911-1991
May,
Edna Mae 1910-1986
McCracken,
Fred Brooks 1906-1984
McCracken,
Margaret Lindsay 1906-1985
McGuire,
James Lloyd 1898-1974
McGuire,
Lewis (Phil) 1897-1983
McGuire,
Minnie Lee Jones 1897-1996
McKnight,
Roxie Igou 1910-1987
Mehlinger,
Louis Rothschild 1883-1987
Mitchell,
Azalia Hogan 1898-1986
Mitchell,
Girtha Evangeline 1913-1987
Mitchell,
James Wardlow 1898-1978
Mitchnick,
Ida L. 1910-1992
Morris,
Edna 1902-1984
Morris,
Georgine C. 1890-1977
Morris,
James B. 1890-1977
Morris
Jr., James Braddie 1919-1976
Morrison,
Marian O. 1915-1994
Morrison,
Seymour R. 1900-1987
Morrow,
Frances 1906-1984
Morrow
Jr., Fred Oliver 1915-1989
Newcomb,
Everett Shaffer 1909-1987
Nicholson,
George (Gene) 1906-1977
Patrick,
Christine 1929-1992
Parish,
Earline B. 1888-1984
Peguese,
Dolores “Dee Dee” B. 1911-1990
Peguese,
Irene 1894-1982
Perkins,
Musette 1913-1987
Phillips,
Sarilda Robinson 1877-1971
Pierce,
Bernice Mann 1909-1990
Pinson,
Thomas J. 1927-1993
Ponder,
Roberta Lysandra Maupin
Reeves,
Lola Hazel 1893-1971
Ritchey,
Mary Lumpkin 1902-1995
Roane,
Edward Maxwell 1919-1982
Robinson,
John Marshall 1879-1970
Robinson,
Murna Hayes ____-1990
Scales,
Lillian Cecile 1901-1991
Shepherd
Sr., Alfred Franklin 1908-1974
Shepherd,
Russell ____-1990
Shloss,
Gertrude B. 1895-1988
Simmons
Jr., Charles “Jap” 1900-1991
Smith,
Idah Marie 1898-1979
Stewart,
Katherine Elizabeth 1911-1988
Strickland
Sr., Frederick William 1915-1991
Trotter,
Arthur P. 1886-1984
Trotter,
Goletha L. 1892-1984
Turner,
Gwendolyn 1922-1987
Van
Platter, Donald 1897-1977
Walker,
Elaine Leona 1911-1990
Wallace,
Dorothy Belle 1913-1980
Wells,
Victoria J. “Shep” [undated]
Whitfield,
Lawrence A. ____-1985
White,
Harriette Beatrice 1901-1995
Williams
Jr., Richard 1923-1995
Winters,
Virgil A. 1916-1986
Williams,
Virginia [undated]