I miss my Lily Mae Flowers. This was the name I gave her yrs ago. She always answered. 

Carolyn was our thespian coach/leader for the Gethsemane Garden Players at the old Gethsemane Garden COGIC in Memphis.  The GG Players started getting skit gigs and Carolyn became the chauffeur and piled Ann (Virgina), Seletha, Sandra, Sandra, my sister, Celeste & I in her car. I remember one time we were headed to an event. There were four of us in the front seat and four in the back. We pulled up to a squad car with a German Shepard. We cooed over the dog in the squad car. The police officer rolled his window down and asked how many people in the front seat. We, in the front seat started scooting down, Carolyn (didn’t gun the motor) quickly pulled off as soon as the light turned green. The officer went another way and we were grateful. While at the time, scary but we laugh about that. Carolyn was a truly gifted giving sister and we will miss her. 
We are praying for the family. 
With love,
Crystal Wilson Brown

I met Ms. Hayes on my very first day teaching. She was the long-term substitute in the class I was taking over. She was so sweet, and stayed with me a few weeks to help me get acquainted and became my very own personal substitute for years, and my friend. Its hard to believe that was about 17 years and 4 schools ago. Ms. Hayes will definitely be missed. She was one of a kind!!!

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Lillian Gilles

May 14, 1957 – February 13, 2022

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