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ALMIGHTY GOD, the Author and Finisher of 'The Book of Life,' began this chapter entitled "SIDNEY WILLIAMS" (affectionately called 'Big Sid') on May 25, 1966 in Saginaw, Michigan. The oldest of two brothers born blessed from the union of Justine Williams and the late Sidney Williams, Sr., Sidney was raised in Cleveland, Ohio and was baptized at St. Paul A.M.E. Zion Church in Cleveland by the late Rev. Dr. Novie Scott Chaney, Jr. He was an active member of St....

Mother Rebecca Saint Clair Rogers Gilliam was born November 1, 1931, in Carlisle, West Virginia to David Crockett Christian and Savannah Robinson Christian. She was one of ten children: Joyce, Odessa, Charles, Joe Louis, Daisy Mae, Mary, Aaron, Frank, and Donnell who all preceded her in death. In later years, the family moved to Mount Hope, West Virginia, where they established a produce and poultry farm. Mother Rebecca was joined in holy matrimony to the late Windell O. Rogers April 13,...