Paul Lennox was born in Hugo, Oklahoma on December 27, 1937 to Alford Lennox and Vera Lennox.  Paul worked at a meat packing plant with his brother Eugene for many years. He loved cars and collecting antique models; he loved his suits, his Stacy Adams and his hats.  Paul Lennox leaves to cherish his memories his son, Alford Lennox, residing in Arizona; daughter Shaila Jones, residing in Oklahoma. He had a large family, his brothers: Earnest, Eugene, Leotis, Joe and Johnny; his...

Kelvin Bush was born November 28, 1966 in Oklahoma City.  He was the second of three children born to parents Peter and Helen Bush. Kelvin confessed a hope in Jesus Christ at an early age and was baptized at The Loving Saint James Baptist Church in Spencer, Oklahoma under the leadership of Pastor W.B. Parker. In 2019 Kelvin joined Ebenezer Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, OK, where his brother-in-law Pastor Derrick Scobey pastors and his sister, First Lady Angela Bush Scobey, and...

Leonard Ramon Doakes, Jr. was born January 22, 1975 to the Reverend Leonard and Myrion Doakes, Sr. He was their first born son. Junior accepted Christ and was baptized under the leadership ofhis father at an early age.  Leonard was always known as "Junior." He attended Millwood Elementary, Middle School and High School. Then he later graduated from Samuel F. B. Morse High School in San Diego, California on June 13, 1993 when his family relocated to Southern California. He...

Vanessa Jo Fowler was born February 26, 1971 to Kenneth & Linda Fowler of Oklahoma City, Ok.  Vanessa was the oldest daughter of 4 children born to this union.  Vanessa known for her caring heart and love personalitystarted catholic education at Sacred Heart and matriculated further to Saint Mary's Catholic high school where she would graduate in 1989. She spoke fondly about the "Surviving Ten" made up of students she...

Melvin Comb, Jr. was the recipient of the Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) Trailblazer Award for making a profound impact on the legal profession by paving the way for more African American law students to pass the bar exam. He did not pass the bar exam on his first attempt in the early 1970s, and he was determined to make sure that other African American law students were prepared to take and pass the bar. Mr. Combs, Herbert Graves and William Sullivan formed the first integrated law...

Dennis Gerald Jackson was born March 4,1955 to Carey L. Jackson Sr. and Pearly Mae Jackson. He accepted Christ at an early age at the St. James Baptist church under the leadership of Pastor W. B. Parker.  He was the third oldest of twelve children. Dennis graduated from Star Spencer High school in 1972; then he went on to join the National guards and the Masonic Brotherhood. He spent his last few years helping at Reverend Young’s church cutting the grass and whatever his hands...

On April 25, 1963, God blessed David and Nilar Norton with a handsome baby boy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, named Delwyn Jerron Norton. Delwyn received his formal education from Oklahoma City Public Schools. He graduated from Northwest Classen High School in 1981. He then went immediately to the United States Marines, which took him to Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California. He returned to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma after serving four years. Delwyn was a self-starter, very friendly and...

  Henry Herschel Langston III was born June 28, 1979, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to the union of Herschel Wayne Langston and Vickey Lynn Noiel. He accepted Christ at an early age at Union Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma under the leadership of Rev. Kelly Booker where he was baptized. Later, he united with Tabernacle Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. John Lewis Mayshack, Sr., where he participated with Royal Ambassadors, Sunday School, Youth Choir and Youth...

  Lady Earlean Lavon Craig Walker, the 3rd of the 10 children born to Persia and Lurlean Craig, was born April 26, 1953, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Earlean held education in high esteem. She began her educational journey at Garden Oaks Elementary School in Oklahoma City, OK. She attended John F. Kennedy Junior High School. Upon her graduation from Douglass High School in 1971, she attended Langston University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Education with an...