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Austin Augustus Layne, Jr Digital Register Book Austin Augustus Layne, Jr. was born by midwife on July 12, 1936, to the late Honorable Bishop Austin Augustus, Sr. and First Lady Selena Alberta Layne in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the youngest of eight children who all preceded him in death. Educated in the St. Louis Public School system, Austin was a product of Carver Elementary School and Vashon High School, class of 1954. He attended Stowe Teachers College. With a heart for our country,...

At the age of 90, Sidney Julius Carson, Jr. quietly slipped away in his sleep at home November 16, 2023. Sidney, known affectionately as “Pop,” was the beloved father of Daphne Walker-Thoth and Bryan L. Carson and the grandfather of Aaron L. Walker of Texas and Candace A. Thoth of Hawaii. He was a devoted husband for 44 years to the late Zelma Jean Carson and was big brother to Morris Carson and Vanetta Rogers.   Before retiring, Sidney worked 27 years at Krey Packing...

Ronald Charles Townsend was born November 27, 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri to a loving mother, Jenetta Townsend. He was raised in the Pruitt-Igoe housing projects by his mother and grandmother, Mama Jo. There was no doubt in anyone's eyes that he was their focus. Early in his school life he was recognized as a gifted child and was bused to schools in another world from the projects. Being a black kid in unfamiliar territory led to some interesting experiences. If he missed the bus it was a...