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Matriarch Ardella McCastle-Hamilton
I’m so elated that God has allowed me to be at another reunion with my family. I have been able to attend every family reunion so far. I’ve lived almost four score, and I’ve seen what my people have had to endure to this point. I’m a living testimony to the goodness of the Lord, our God, I am, surrounded by several generations of my amazing relatives, as the matriarch of our family.
I’m blessed to have my sister, my son, and my many cousins with me. I’m so joyful that I’m able to attend this reunion with you once again. May the Lord continue to grant us his grace and blessings and I pray that I’ll see you all at our family reunion next year.
Ardella McCastle was born in 1932, the first-born of 6 children born to Nettie Kirk-McCastle and James “Sugar Boy” McCastle. Ardella’s siblings: Arlean McCastle*, Lois Mc Castle*, Cleophus McCastle*, Robert Harris* and Dolley McClain. She is the grand-daughter of Robert and Emma McCastle. Ardella was married to Edward Hamilton* on March 10, 1955 in Cook County, Illinois. Two children were born of this union: Reginald Hamilton and Rewandia D. Hamilton-Jones*.
(*Deceased)
Patriarch Theodore Woods, Jr.
Theodore Woods, Jr. is the son of Nettie R. McCastle-Woods and Theodore Woods, Sr. Theodore, known as “Ted “, is one of our two family patriarchs. He shares this honor with his cousin, Willie J. Buford, also a grandson of Robert and Emma McCastle.
Theodore Woods, Jr. enlisted in Army in 1953 and served in the Korean War,
101st Airborne Division.
He also worked for:
•Halliburton Oil Refineries as an engineer in the construction unit
•North Island Air Station
•Long Beach Navy shipyard
•United States Postal Service in Arkansas
His civil service career spanned a period of over 55 years.
As a devoted son, Ted returned home to Little Rock, Arkansas, to care for his mother.
Ted is married to Carmelita Smith. She has been his rock for 31 years this coming September.
Our Family
We will LOVE AND ACCEPT one another. Romans 14:1,15:7, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 Peter 4:8, 1 John 4:7
We will PRAY FOR one another.
Philippians 1:3-4, 1 Timothy 2:1, Hebrews 13:7, James 5:16
We will TELL THE TRUTH to each other. Ephesians 4:25, Colossians 3:9, 1 Peter2:1, 1 Peter 3:10
We will BE KIND to another.
Zechariah 7:9, Colossians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:15
We will BRING JOY to each other.
Proverbs 15:30, Proverbs 17:22, Proverbs 23:25, Philemon 1:7
We will BE PATIENT with each other.
1 Cor. 12:12-25, Ephesians 4:2, Colossians 3:13, James 1:19-20
We will COMFORT one another.
2 Corinthians 1:3-7, Galatians 6:2, 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
We will FORGIVE one another.
Luke 36-37, Luke 17:3-4, Colossians 3:13, 1 Peter 3:9
We will BE GENEROUS with each other. Proverbs 22:9, Romans 12:10, Philippians 2:3, 1 Peter 2:17
We will HONOR each other.
Mark 9:35, Romans 12:10, Philippians 2:3, 1 Peter 2:17
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