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Show Reflecting On The Life Ethel Washington was born to George and Ida Jackson in Fort Worth, TX on April 28, 1906. She lived a full, productive life. She passed at the age of 105 years on April 5, 2012. She was raised in Snyder, OK. She accepted Christ at an early age. She moved She was to Tulsa, OK with her sister, Floretta when she was a young teen. predeceased by her parents, siblings, son, Albert Lewis Washington and granddaughter, Teri Lynn Burns. Mrs. Washington survived the race riots of Tulsa, OK in 1921. She moved to Denver, CO with her husband after he was honorably discharged from the Army in 1945. She became active as a leader of the Youth Department in her local church in Denver. The family moved to Cheyenne, WY then to Ogden, UT where she continued her leadership role in the Youth Department of her local churches and in the Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho State Convention. | Mrs. Washington was an active member of 2nd Baptist Church in Cheyenne, WY and New Zion Baptist Church in Ogden, UT. She worked in the General Missionary Society, Sunday School and several other auxiliaries. She was instrumental in organizing Youth Departments and training young people for leadership roles. Mrs. Washington’s leadership skills were recognized on the local, state and national levels. Mrs. Washington served as a Youth Department Director of the National Baptist Convention. She also had a playful side. She organized the “Creative Women’s Art Club” in Ogden, UT. The most significant creation of this group was the close friendship and bonding that has lasted for over 50 years. Mrs. Washington moved Dorian and Jocelyn. Women’s to Sacramento, CA to help raise her grandchildren, She united with Shiloh Baptist Church Missionary Union, Youth Department, and became Brandon, active in the Prayer Chain, Sunday School Class A- 7, Vacation Bible School and various other activities. She was honored as a Centenarian by the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services Senior and Adult Services Division. She received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition and resolutions from the following: City of Sacramento, County of Sacramento, State of CA Senate, Office of the Governor, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate and President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama: Page 4 |
