Submitted by: Dan Rich
Everine Bolden
Aug. 31, 1932 - March 29, 2001
Everine (Manning) Bolden, 68, of
South Bend, Ind., passed away after a brief illness at 1:50 a.m.
on Thursday, March 29, in Saint Joseph Medical Center. She was
born on Aug. 31, 1932, in Marianna, Ark., to Charlie and Rettea (Simpson)
Manning.
She married Alfred Bolden Sr. on May 11,
1952, in Marianna, and moved to South Bend on Oct. 19, 1952. She
graduated from Lakeview High School, Lakeview, Ark. She was a
homemaker. She confessed her faith in Christ in 1945 at Pilgrim
Baptist Church, Marianna, under the leadership of the late
Reverend J. H. Hankley. She was a charter member and organizer of
Saint Paul Bethel Baptist Church in 1954, and was still an active
member at the time of her death.She was a faithful member of SPB
Sunday Church School Women Class #1 (secretary), Wednesday Noon
Day Bible Study, Baptist Training Union and the Deaconess Board.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
Charlie and Rettea Manning; four brothers, Louie White, Wilber
White, Willie Thomas Manning and Maxie D. Manning; a daughter,
Ann Bolden; and a very dear family member, Debra Manning. She is
survived by her husband, Alfred Bolden Sr.; two daughters, Wilma Smith
of Detroit, Mich., and Verna (Abrah) Fenney of Little
Rock, Ark.; two sons, Alfred Jr. and Eddie, both of Detroit; four
grandchildren, Christopher Bolden of Little Rock, Ashley Smith of
Detroit, Gladys Scales and Jasmine Bolden, both of
Indianapolis, Ind.; two very dear family members, Beatrice (Van) Cummings
of South Bend and Kathleen Manning of Chicago, Ill.; her
father-in-law, Jefferson Bolden of Marianna; an aunt, Maggie Henry
of Marianna; a sister-in-law, Lillie Mae Edmondson; two
godchildren, Ricky and Dinina Kenny, both of South Bend; a
very special friend, Eloise Bingham of South Bend; five
brothers-in-law and 11 sisters-in-law; and a number of nieces,
nephews, cousins and other relatives. Memorial contributions may
be made to the American Cancer Society.
Services for Mrs. Everine Bolden will be
held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 2, in St. Paul Bethel Baptist
Church, 621 Lindsey Street, South Bend, where friends may call
one hour before services. The Rev. Gilbert Washington will
officiate services. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. The
Clark-O'Neal Funeral Home has been entrusted with services.