Ethel Lee Price

On Wednesday, July 18, 2012, God welcomed Ethel L. Price home. She was born in Sanford, North Carolina on December 7, 1919, to the late Lonnie and Carrie Mason; she was one of five children. After completing school, she relocated to Washington, D.C. where she met and married the late George W. Price. From this union, they were blessed with eight children. When all of her children were old enough to go to school, she decided to join the workforce and was employed as a seamstress at the Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. for over 20 years, and later retired in 1986. She has always had a love for sewing and has sewn all of her own clothes. She also had a flair for fashionable designing, which brought her into the millinery field – making hats – becoming known as the lady with the “Fancy Hats.” She accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior at an early age, and was a very dedicated member of the Kelsey Temple Church of God in Christ for over 60 years, and she is also very well known at other Churches of God in Christ. Over the years, she served on several auxiliaries in the church, which included serving as President of the Senior Choir, President of Artistic Fingers, and President of the State Sewing Circle. She also served two years as the Chairlady of the Annual Women’s Day at the Kelsey Temple. On October 22, 1999, she brought forth her Initial Sermon and was honored by the church with the title of Missionary, under the leadership of Elder Fred D. Morris. Through good times and adversity Mom was the strong link that has held her family together. She was a very caring and loving mother, who was friendly, sociable and a true Christian constantly proclaiming God’s truth saying, “Put your life in the Lord’s hand and He will make everything all right.” She leaves to mourn one sister, Stella Walls, one brother, Eugene Mason, three daughters, Patricia Newby, Linda Price-Smith, and Veronica Robinson; five sons, Michael Price, Eugene Price, William Price, Leonard Price, and Alphonso Price; three sons-in-law, Bernard Newby, Kemper Smith, Kirk Robinson; four daughters-in-law, Joan Price, Ellen Price, Eileen Price, and Juanita Price; 23 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, 8 great-great grandchildren, and a host of other family members and friends. The Comfort of Christ’s Coming 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 – “But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.” You may get you parking ticket validated by the church staff.

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Ethel Lee Price

December 7, 1919 - July 18, 2012