Deaconess Jannie Odoms Barnes died April 5, 2020 of COVID-19. Her husband of 60 years, the Rev. Dr. Gilbert Barnes, passed a few hours later.
Religious Leaders Coronavirus Memorial
Remembering the people who helped their communities keep the faith
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Bishop Gerald O. Glenn was an evangelical pastor in Virginia who vowed to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or in the hospital.” He died of COVID-19 weeks after preaching …
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA Died April 29, 2020 Age 90 Obituary Rev. William Henry Andrews, Ph.D., 90, of Atlanta, Georgia, retired clergyman and school psychologist, passed away on April 29, 2020 of complications from …
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Msgr. Joseph Murray was a teacher and principal at Bishop Kenrick High School in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
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Edwin Kyles Jr. was the pastor of Shining Star Faith Ministries. his wife, Esther Bryant Kyles, died 10 days before him, also of COVID-19. The couple loved to help others, …
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Barbara Thompson was a teacher who founded the THINK B.I.I.G literacy program. She was also the first lady of Enon Chapel Baptist Church in Philadelphia.
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Stephen Sulyk was an archbishop in the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia before his retirement. A native of Ukraine, Sulyk came to the U.S. in the 1940s. He was ordained …
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Esther Bryant Kyles worked for Washington State Ferries for 25 years. She was the wife of Pastor Edwin Kyles Jr., who died 10 days after her, also of COVID-19. The …
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Angel Escamilla was a popular pastor at Calvary Church in Naperville, Illinois. After he died from COVID-19, his family thanked the church community for their support.