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House
Resolution 325
By:
Representative Anderson of the
123rd
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and honoring Sister Hattie Bessent Carpenter; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Sister Hattie Bessent Carpenter is a dedicated senior member of Portersville
Missionary Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS,
in 1932, Sister Hattie Bessent Carpenter was baptized in Rosemary Creek by
Reverend O. S. Scott; and
WHEREAS,
her home church is New Emanuel Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, where she
resides, and during her time at Portersville, she was an active member of the
choir; and
WHEREAS,
her connections with Portersville Missionary Baptist Church run through several
generations, including her paternal grandparents, Reverend William Henry and
Frances Reeves Bessent, her maternal grandparents, William and Cheney Sills, and
her parents, William and Hattie Sills Bessent; and
WHEREAS,
the senior members of Portersville Missionary Baptist Church will be the
honored guests at a dinner on Saturday, February 26, 2005, celebrating Black
History Month through the theme "Remembering our Past, Living the Present, and
Preparing for Eternity"; and
WHEREAS,
on this grand occasion, it is highly fitting and proper that this body recognize
the many years of devoted service that this distinguished lady has given to
Portersville Missionary Baptist Church.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in recognizing and honoring Sister Hattie Bessent Carpenter, an
esteemed senior member of Portersville Missionary Baptist Church.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Sister Hattie
Bessent Carpenter.