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MRS. FLOYD ELLISON of the Blissfield parsonage spent about two weeks
early in Ma rch in Bixby Hospital, Adrian,
where s he underwent major surgery. A
month later she was called to Laguna
Niguel, Ca lif., because of the critical illness of h er sister, Mrs. Ivor Donaldson,
the forme1· Joan Johnson of Dearborn
Firs t Church, who had been ill with
Hodgkins disease for some years and
whose death occurred Good Friday evening, just a day after Mrs. Ellison's arrival. Also there from Michigan wer e
thei1· mother, Mrs. Nellie Johnson, and
aunt, Miss Vera Pierc~ ~kh of Dearborn
F irst Church. .1- I
tf. MUS. FLOYD ELLISON of the Blissfield First parson age underwent surgery
in the William Beaumont Hospita~ Royal
Oak, the week of January 11.1- 9.- '? 0
Honor Students
ELLISON, so~/o(Jie?_ ~nd
Floy d A. E llisQn of Bliss fi e iOFirs t
Church, was recently initia ted into the International Premedical Honor Societ y, Alpha
Epsilon De lta at Hope College, Holland .
Jeremy is a sophomore chemistry major.
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Deborah J. Ellison, daughter of Rev. and
Floyd Ellison of the Bliss fie ld First
Church, will graduate June 3 from the local
high school where she is an honor student.
She is editor in chief of the school yearbook
a nd p la ns to attend Hope Col lege on a
~li c hi ga n Competitive schol ars hip where
he r brothe r is a sophomore. Another brother,
J e ff Elliso n, a fres hman a t Blissfield,
received a Di vision I rating on a tuba solo
JERE~1Y
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MISS DEBORAH ELLISON , daugnter of
Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Ellison of Detroit,
r~e i ved a bachelor's degree from Hope
College during commencement exercises
Deborah
Ellison
~Irs.
Jeff
De borah
at the State Solo and Ensemble Festival in
:-.1arch . He was accompanied on the pian o
by Kerwin Leader, who serves as organist at
the church. The band director, ~r. Bruce A.
~1 cCormi c k , also is a member of the church.
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JEFFREY J. ELLISON, son of RE!(.' anEl Mrs.
Floyd A. Ellison of Detroit, graduated June 8
from (ass Technical High School where he
was a member of the National Honor Society,
Jeffrey
Ellison
h Madrigal Singers. the Concert Choir and
the syrnphony Band . He placed seventh in his
t e of 809 students and was awarded a
cl~~larshiP to Washington University in St.
slc .5 MD·. where he plans to study pre-med.
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on May 8. She is a member of the
Woodmere United Methodist Church in
Detroit where her father is the pastor.
Allen Park
Church to Observe
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30 Years
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Trinity United Method ist Church,
Allen Park, Ml will celebrate 30 years of
service to the community and God on
Sunday, May 22, 1983. The actual
anniversary date of the congregation is
May 17, 1953 but the May 22 date was
chosen for the celebration this year.
Plans call for a special worship
service at 11 :00 a.m. on that Sunday
morning (May 22) with former pastor,
Rev. Robert Moore, as the guest
speaker. He w ill be assisted by Rev.
Alan W. DeGraw, the current pastor.
At 5:30p .m. on May 22, there is to be
an anniversary di nner in the church
fellowship hall under the chairmanship
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mullican. The
dinner will be followed with a program.
Rev. Floyd Ell ison, the church's first
full time pastor, will speak.
An anniversary committee under the
chairmanship of Harold Oatley has been
making plans . In addition to the
Mullicans and Oatley also on the
committee are the following: Mrs.
Adele Gloyd and Mrs. James Jameson,
both charter members of Trinity, and
Mrs. Dorothy Melotti, Mr. and Mrs.
Melford Hartman, Mrs. Haro ld Oat ley,
president of the Un ited Methodist
Women , Mr. David Goldsworthy, Mrs.
Bruce Wangen and Rev. Alan DeGraw.
Former members are invited to come
and be present at this time to both the
morning worshi p and the evening
dinner and program.
Reservati ons to the dinner should be
sent into the church by May 15.
Form er members who cannot attend
are invited to send a letter to the church
telling of what they are now doing . The
church phone number is 313-382-1730.
The mailing address is 9077 Allen Road,
Allen Park, Ml 48101.
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DEBORAH JOAN ELLISON, daughter
of FIQ.vd and Nancv Ellison of Detroit,
beca-;;:,e the bride of DONALD RYAN
TY LE~DA of Sterling Heights on May I in
the Wa terman-P reston UMC. Donald is the
Debo ra h and Do nald Tylenda
son of the late Frank Tylenda and the late
Eleanor T ylenda. Deborah wore her mother's wedding gown and he r father, Floyd
Ellison o ffi cia ted with J . Ken neth H offmaster participating. Deborah is a graduate of
Bli s field High School and of Hope Colle~e.
She is employed in the field a~c?~nung
department for pans and service dtvtsto~ o f
the Ford Motor Company. Donald ts a
grad ua te o f Cass Technical High ~chool and
is employed at Amtek Servtces, Inc .
Following a wedd ing trip to the .New E~glanq
states they a re residing in Sterh!)~ H etghts.
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JEFFREY JAMES ELLISON received
th e Juris Doctor degree from Wayne
State Un iversity Law School on June 19,
1983. Jeff is the son of Floyd and Nancy
Jeffrey
James
Ellison
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program provided by the cho irs of the
church . The chi ldren's c hoir is under
the direction of Mrs. Alan DeGraw, and
Bruce Wangen d irects the chancel
choir.
mber of the
Ellison o f Detroit. He is a me d also a
Waterman-Preston UMC ~;employed
member of their choir. He / J/k3
with a Detroit law firm .
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