Wilson Daily Times, 23 December 1940.
- Rev. A. Betha
- Ella Bryant — possibly, in the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: William Bryant, 55; wife Ella, 53; and niece Willie Merrill, 23. William was a hospital cook; Ella and Willie, cooks in private homes.
- Rev. M.C. McNeil
And, again in 1942, prayers for white people (though “a few colored contributed.”)
Wilson Daily Times, 23 December 1942.
- Marilla Murphy
- Mary Robinson
- George M. Mason
- Rev. MugginÂ
Four years later, Bryant was still thanking the Good White Folks for their generosity.
Wilson Daily Times, 16 December 1944.
- Rev. McIntyre
- Mattie Poole — possibly, in the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 309 Stantonsburg Street, Jim Poole, 55, and wife Mattie, 45, both tobacco factory laborers, and daughter Odell, 10.
- Helen Mears
Saint Luke A.M.E. Church, Christmas 2018.