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90_SR0114
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 convey their sympathies to the family of Reverend James Davis
4 Clayborne, who passed away on January 23, 1995; and
5 WHEREAS, James Davis Clayborne was born in Kellystore,
6 Mississippi on May 14, 1913; James Clayborne was the sixth of
7 fourteen children; his parents were Reverend Jesse Clayborne
8 and Indiana Stennis Clayborne; and
9 WHEREAS, At an early age James Clayborne accepted Christ
10 and joined the First Baptist Missionary Baptist Church in
11 Wahalak, Mississippi in 1937; after moving to East St. Louis,
12 Illinois, Mr. Clayborne united with Mt. Sinai Missionary
13 Baptist Church, where he served as the church's junior
14 pastor; at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, under the
15 pastorage of Reverend B. Haney, James Clayborne announced his
16 calling to the ministry and was ordained a minister; and
17 WHEREAS, In 1931, James Clayborne was married to Ms.
18 Frances Cowan; Reverend Clayborne worked thirty-one years as
19 a chipper for Scullin Steel, retiring in 1970; from 1955 to
20 1970, Reverend Clayborne pastored Mt. Perion Missionary
21 Baptist Church in East St. Louis; from 1971 to 1981 he
22 pastored the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in
23 Collinsville; from 1989 to 1995 he pastored the Hopewell
24 Missionary Baptist Church in East St. Louis, where he retired
25 in January of 1995; and
26 WHEREAS, Reverend Clayborne was known for his hard work
27 as an ambassador for God and his kingdom; he was known for
28 his sense of humor and his laughter, and for standing up for
29 what was right; Reverend Clayborne demonstrated to the
30 community, to his church charges, and to his family, what
31 serving God meant through his devotion to a better life for
32 all; and
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1 WHEREAS, Reverend James Davis Clayborne is survived by
2 his wife Frances; his two sons, Clarence and Dr. James
3 Clayborne; his two daughters and their husbands, Mrs. Barbara
4 King and husband Johnny, and Geraldine Scott and her husband
5 Dr. Hillard; his twelve grandchildren, Sheryl Clayborne,
6 Cheri (Gary) Smith, Attorney James (Staci) Clayborne II,
7 D'Juan Lockett, Dwight Holley, Dwayne Lockett, Jocelyn King,
8 Johnny King III, Celia (Clifton) Daniel, Hilary Scott,
9 Hillard D. Scott, and Robin Scott; his twelve
10 great-grandchildren; his three sisters, Arkola Jones, Mary
11 Spires, and Mamie Bolden; his brother, Calvin Clayborne; his
12 brothers-in-law, Reverend William Cowan, and Leroy Cowan; his
13 sister-in-law, Edna Clayborne; his aunt, Ruth Ulmer; his
14 daughter-in-law, Janet Cooper; his neighbors, Fredrick and
15 Shirley Stokes; nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends;
16 therefore, be it
17 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
18 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his
19 family and friends, the death of the Reverend James Clayborne
20 of East St. Louis, Illinois; and be it further
21 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to the family of the Reverend James Davis
23 Clayborne.