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Local Community Leaders Honored
Woman Active In Church Organizations Dies After Brief Illness
At UNCF Luncheon
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
Throughout the Tampa com- munity, Mrs. Ernestine Carr was known as a person who loved the Lord and enjoyed attending services where she could worship the Lord. Sometimes those serv- ices took her around the world, for which she was a willing trav- eler.
Mrs. Carr passed away Fri- day evening in a local hospital after a brief illness. She was 80 years old.
A native of Winter Haven who grew up in Belle Glade, Mrs. Carr was the daughter of Samuel and Willie Mae White of Belle Glade. Her only brother was the late Samuel White, Jr.
After high school, Mrs. Carr matriculated to FAMU. After marriage and her children get- ting older, she returned to FAMU, completed her Bachelor’s degree. She returned to Tampa, where she earned her Master’s degree from the University of Tampa. She retired from the Hillsborough County School Dis-
served on the Education Com- mittee of the Progressive Mis- sionary and Educational Baptist State Convention of Florida, Inc., and taught at the Florida Baptist Seminary in Lakeland, of which her grandfather, J. B. Adams was president.
She was also, Co-Chairperson of the Foreign Mission and Edu- cation Councils of the SWMU of the National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.; an Ambassador of Annual Donation Day at Florida Memorial Univer- sity; and an avid monthly sup- porter of Florida Theological Seminary, in addition to having a scholarship given annually in her name.
Among her survivors are chil- dren: Morris L. Williams, Jr. (Blanche), Myron K. Williams (Rose), Gina W. Sanderson (Rhonne), and Markus J. Williams, Sr., (Beverley); several grandchil- dren and other family members.
Funeral services are planned for Saturday, March 10, 11 a. m. at New Mt. Zion M. B. Church. Ray Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
ANDREW YOUNG
... Former UN Ambassador and Civil Rights Activist deliv-
ered Keynote Address
DERRICK BROOKS
... Derrick Brooks is shown with Andrew Hall, AT & T Re-
gional Director, and Ms. Gwen Hewitt, UNCF Development Director
MRS. ERNESTINE CARR
trict after 34 years as an educa-
tor.
Mrs. Carr was a member of
several religious affiliations. A member of the New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Tampa, FL, Inc., she was a mem- ber of the Senior Women’s Mis- sionary Ministry, serving as Bible Teacher. She was also a member of the Singles Ministry and the Pastor’s Search Committee.
She was an active member of the Senior Women’s Ministry of Congress Number Four and First South Florida’s Missionary Bap- tist Association.
Her passion for education went a long ways. Mrs. Carr
More than 270 guests at- tended the luncheon featuring the keynote speaker, Civil Rights Activist and former U. N. Am- bassador Andrew Young.
Young talked about the im- portance of the UNCF family for minority students. He also dis- cussed how school helped him build character and diplomacy skills: “Some people ask me where I learned diplomacy. I tell them I learned it in third grade. I wasn’t the best student, but I had to learn how to keep my lunch money from being taken. You learn from every experience.”
UNCF Tampa leaders also presented NFL Hall of Famer and former Tampa Bay Bucca- neer Derrick Brooks with a Champion of Education Award. Brooks addressed the luncheon audience, talking about his dedi- cation to education and to being a “community servant.” He en- couraged attendees to ask them- selves, “If your attitude is contagious, and if it’s worth catching.”
Brooks also was recognized by AT&T leaders as one of seven local leaders who have made an impact in Tampa Bay. During
Black History Month, AT&T is sharing “History by Us,” stories highlighting African American figures who may be lesser known but are still monumentally im- pactful.
AT&T has produced an African-American heritage cal- endar highlighting African- American leaders in Florida, with seven coming from the Tampa Bay area. Besides Brooks, AT&T recognized Atty. Arthenia Joyner, a Tampa at- torney who served in the Florida Legislature for 16 years; Joseph and Norma Robinson, founders of The Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center Museum; Dr. Paulette Walker, former director of un- dergraduate programs and in- ternships at the University of South Florida’s College of Edu- cation, and the 25th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.; Rev. Watson Haynes, President and CEO of the Pinellas County Urban League; and Terri Lipsey- Scott, Executive Director of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African- American Museum in St. Peters- burg.
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