[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING MOTHER EVELYN MARSHALL-MAYS

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 4, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable public servant, Mother Evelyn Marshall-Mays. Mother Marshall 
spent her early years in historic Mound Bayou, Mississippi with her 
parents, the late Alford and Evelyn Harvey Marshall, along with nine 
siblings. She graduated from Mound Bayou High School in 1951.
  Mother Marshall married Eddie Lee Mays in 1952, and they are the 
proud parents of five children. She worked diligently as a nurse for 25 
years. Upon retirement, she operated a daycare center for over eight 
years.
  Mother Marshall is an integral part of Liberal Trinity Church of God 
in Christ, fulfilling numerous roles: church mother, teacher of the 
primary Sunday school class for 57 years; mentor for young children and 
young women through conversation and an exemplary lifestyle, holding 
true to Psalm 121, encouraging everyone to love others and to follow 
God's Word and mandates.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mother 
Evelyn Marshall-Mays for her dedication to serving others.

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