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20thAnnualGoodFridayCelebration23APRIL2011BODYOFCHRISTNEWSJohnSelmanwasbornMarch201920inEufaulaOklahomatothelateJohnandEmmaSelman.AfterthedeathofhisparentshisoldersisterElzinayraisedhim.OnJuly121944JohnenteredintotheserviceoftheUnitedStatesArmyduringWorldWarII.whereheattainedtherankofSergeant.HewashonrablydischargedonJuly31.1946.JohnwasmarriedonMarch121961tohisdevotedwifeofalmost50years.VilosaJ.Jones.ItissheheattestedonmorethanoneoccasionwholedhimtoChristgivinghimthegreatestgiftofall.PerhapsthisiswhenandwhySelmansRecordandTapeVillagewouldlaterbecomeknownasSelmansGospelRecordsandTapes.OnecouldnotseparateJohnfromhisFivePointsmusicbusiness.Theyweresynony-mous.Thosewhostoppedbylookingfortheircovetedmerchandiseoftenleftwithmuchmore.TheyleftwithaSpirit-filledmessagethatonlyJohnSelmancoulddeliver.Selmansestablishmentbecameabeaconandthelightforthedisenfranchisedthelostanddown-heartedformorethansixdecades.HewasemployedatMartinandMariettafor18years.HeleavestocherishhismemoryhislovingwifeVilosaonedaughterDeloresJeanWalkerofGrandviewMissouronesonJohnSelmanJr.ofDenverColoradoandahostofrelatives.PastorFritzLamontBlackSr.wasbornonDecember51950inDenverthesonofLouOllieMitchell-BlackandFritzLorenzoBlack.Mitchel-BlacklatermarriedReverendWilliamHarrySnodgrasswhoraisedLamontandhisbrotherRaymondashisownsons.TheFamilyrelocatedtoTokyoJapanwhereLamontattendedele-mentarylevel.Lamontwasblessedtoliveinvari-ousstatesbecausehisfatherwasintheUnitedStatesAirForce.LamontattendedjuniorhighschoolatProspectLakeJuniorHighSchoolinColoradoSprings.HeexcelledsowellinschoolthathegraduatedfromhighschoolthroughtheColoradoUniversityHighSchoolgraduateProgram.Lamontwasofferedafullschollar-shiptoPrincetonUniversitybutdecid-edtoattendNorfolkStateUniversitinNorfolkVirginiaandgraduatedwithaBachelorofSciencedegreeinSociology.MrBlackwascalledtopreachattheageof12andwasordainedasanElderintheChurchofGodinChristin1977.LamontwasafaithfulanddevotedmemberoftheAntiochChurchofGodinChristundertheleadershipofBishopFrankE.Johnsonfor23years.PastorBlackservedasJurisdictionalPublicRelationsDirectorfor23yearsJurisdictionalEvangelistDepartmentPresidentandJurisdictionalChiefAdjutantandChiefofProtocolforatotalof25years.HeleavestocelebratehisgreatlifeandlegacyhislovinganddevotedwifeLucilleBlacktwodaughtersNakiaCheneeBlackandLaToijaShantelBlackbothofDenverColorado.OnesonElderLamontBlackJr.andahostofrelatives.ElderAlvinWrightHillenteredthislifeonNovember21929inCornerStoneArkansastoEugeneChristopherHillandWillieGertrudeCharles.Allenwashistwinbrotherwhoproceededhimindeath.HewasraisedandsurroundedbyhistwooldersistersJeffreyLeeandWillieLee.InhisyouthfuldaysAlvinwasenergeticoutgoinghardwork-ingandfulloffun.Alvinwassavedatanearlyage.HeenjoyedgoingtoSundayschoolandplayingbaseball.Helovedridingthefamilyhorse.Healwaysthoughthewasthebestcookintheworld.AlvinattendedschoolinAltheimerArkansas.HestudiedmechanicsandcarpentryatArkansasStateCollege.In1951hemarriedtheloveofhislifeAnnieMaeHilltothisunionwasbornfourchildrenGloriaGregoryFeliciaandTerrance.In1952AlvinenlistedintheUnitedStatesArmy.Hetraveledthroughoutthecountry.Heservedhiscountrywithhonoranddistinctionandwashonorablydischarge.HereceivedtheNationalDefenseServiceMedalandGoodConductMedal.HeservedintheArmyReserveforeightyearsafterhishonorabledischarge.In1957hemovedthefamilytoDenverColorado.In1964AlvinandhisfamilybecamemembersofEvangelistTempleChurchofGodinChristundertheleadershipofElderJ.L.Washington.Hewasastaunchmemberfaithfulservantandadeacon.HesangwiththeGospelTravelers.SuperintendentWashingtonlaterappointedhimtoAssistantPastor.AlvinwastheChairmanoftheCentralDistrictandlatertheProgresssiveDistrict.In1976ElderHillembracedhiscalltoPastor.AlvinoftensangImworkingonthebuildingHelaterworkedwithDenverDistrictCourtsinsecurity.ElderHilldepartedworkingonthebuildingMarch112011heleavestocompletehislegacyandcherishhismemoryhiswifeEvangelistAnnieMaeHillofDenverColoradoGloriaD.Hill.GregoryL.HillMichaelHorneandTerranceR.NatalieHillandahostofrelatives.PastorFritzLamontBlackSr.PastorAlvinWrightHillJohnSelmanSr.PastorFritzLamontBlackSr.PastorAlvinWrightHillJohnSelmanSrMACEDONIABAPTISTCHURCH3240ADAMSSTDenverColorado80205303377-8821FridayApril22-PastorRobertWoolfolkAgapeChristianChurch-Rev.EulaBarnesMacedoniaBaptistChurch-PastorMatthewSimmsGoodShepherdBaptistChurch-PastorEarlHollimanBethsaidaTempleChristianCenter-PastorMadlynTombsNewLifeChristianCenter-PastorJulesSmithRisingStarMBChurchPastorJohnThompsonParkHillUnitedMethodistChurchMarch201920-Febuary282011December51950-March62011November21929-March112011ForinformationpleasecontactourchurchofficeDeaconHarveySwanChairmanofDeaconsMinistryReverendDeWayneMooreProgramCoordinatorOBITUARYOBITUARYOBITUARY1stWord2ndWord3rdWord4thWord5thWord6thWord7thWordSevenLastWordsofJesusontheCross12NOON-