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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Mary Ella Clayborne Spires of East St.
4 Louis, who passed away on July 5, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, "Aunt Mary" or "Mary Tee", as she was
6 affectionately referred to by her nieces and nephews, was born
7 on November 5, 1916, the eighth child born to the union of
8 Indiana (Stennis) and Jesse Clayborne in Dekalb, Mississippi;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mary Ella Clayborne confessed a hope in Christ at
11 an early age; she was 18 when her family moved to East St.
12 Louis, where she joined the Mount Zion Church in 1937 under the
13 Pastorate of Rev. R. B. Haney; she was a faithful member for 70
14 years; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In 1940 Mary graduated from Lincoln High School in
16 East St. Louis and went on to Cosmetology College; she met the
17 love of her life, Albert Spires and united in holy matrimony on
18 February 3, 1942; Mary was a member of the Greater Beauticians
19 Association of East St. Louis for many years; she was an avid
20 fisherwoman and loved introducing the sport to her nieces and
21 nephews, and great nieces and great nephews; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Mary Tee had a loyal companion named Spot, who
2 died nine days prior to her death on July 5, 2007; her mother,
3 father, husband, and twelve siblings also preceded her in
4 death; and
 
5     WHEREAS, She leaves to mourn her passing and cherish her
6 memory her sister, Mamie Clayborne Bolden; her brother, Calvin
7 Clayborne; her sister-in-law, Edna Clayborne; her aunt, Ruth
8 Ulmer; her devoted nieces, Barbara Clayborne King (Johnny) and
9 Dorothy Owensby; her devoted nephew, James Clayborne; her
10 special friend/niece, Brenda Staples; and many more nieces,
11 nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and a host of cousins and
12 friends; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
15 her family and friends, the passing of Mary Ella Clayborne
16 Spires; and be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to the family of Mary Ella Clayborne Spires as a
19 symbol of our sympathy.