[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19128]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      IN RECOGNITION OF THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF THELMA NEWMAN FRAZIER

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 16, 2007

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Madam Speaker, today I ask you and my colleagues 
to join me in celebrating the life Thelma Newman Frazier on the 
occasion her 90th birthday. The daughter of farm workers Eugene Newman 
and Kate Robinson, Thelma was born on July 26, 1917 in Richland County, 
AR.
  Thelma is truly a child of God, having accepted Christ as her Lord 
and savior at an early age. She is a past member of Morning Star 
Missionary Baptist Church and currently attends Shalom Church City of 
Peace.
  Thelma was united in holy matrimony to Nathaniel Frazier, Sr. on 
April 17, 1941. To this union were born two children, Katie M. McKinney 
and Nathaniel Jr., who preceded her in death. In 1952, Thelma and her 
family migrated to St. Louis, Missouri. There she became active in the 
community. A devout member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Thelma 
worked tirelessly to carry out their mission.
  Mrs. Frazier has been rewarded in life by her hard work and 
dedication to family. She has a devoted daughter, Katie M. McKinney, 
son-in-law, Lewis L. McKinney Sr., 13 grandchildren, 22 great-
grandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren. Her hard work has 
influenced her family tremendously. She is proud of all their 
accomplishments.
  The matriarch of her family, Thelma continues to live independently 
in St. Louis and is a constant support to her family through her 
unconditional love and encouragement. If only every child was blessed 
to have had a mother, grandmother, or aunt like Thelma Newman Frazier, 
the world would be a better place. Happy birthday, Thelma, and may you 
be blessed with many, many more.

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