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Pearl Doris <I>Reed</I> Cleage

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Pearl Doris Reed Cleage

Birth
Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky, USA
Death
16 Jul 1982 (aged 96)
Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Warren, Macomb County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of Prayer Lot 212 Grave #2
Memorial ID
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Pearl D. Cleage, a founder of St. John's Presbyterian Church and the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Detroit, died July 16, 1982 while vacationing in Idlewild, Michigan. She was 94.

Mrs. Cleage, a Detroit resident since 1915, was the widow of the late Dr. Albert B. Cleage Sr.

Mrs. Cleage often lectured on African-American history and was a member of the auxiliaries of the Iota Boule and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternities. She organized the West Side Human Relations Council in the 1930s.

Survivors include four sons, the Rev. Albert B. Jr., Dr. Louis, Henry and Hugh; three daughters, Barbara Martin, Gladys Evans and Anna Shreve; nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Pearl D. Cleage, a founder of St. John's Presbyterian Church and the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Detroit, died July 16, 1982 while vacationing in Idlewild, Michigan. She was 94.

Mrs. Cleage, a Detroit resident since 1915, was the widow of the late Dr. Albert B. Cleage Sr.

Mrs. Cleage often lectured on African-American history and was a member of the auxiliaries of the Iota Boule and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternities. She organized the West Side Human Relations Council in the 1930s.

Survivors include four sons, the Rev. Albert B. Jr., Dr. Louis, Henry and Hugh; three daughters, Barbara Martin, Gladys Evans and Anna Shreve; nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.


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  • Created by: Kristin Cleage Relative Grandchild
  • Added: Jun 23, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71854082/pearl_doris-cleage: accessed ), memorial page for Pearl Doris Reed Cleage (5 Mar 1886–16 Jul 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71854082, citing Detroit Memorial Park East, Warren, Macomb County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Kristin Cleage (contributor 47540752).