Kim Smith is the wife of Terrell Smith of Columbia, SC. They have three sons. Kim is the daughter of Dr. Eunice Gay, the granddaughter of the late Lucille Gay Blow, and the great grand daughter of the late “Pa” Bob Gay and the late “Ma” Lillie Parker Gay.
Memories of Her
By Gwendolyn Gay
While gazing through a window a few stones throw away,
Thoughts of you, how often, while traveling a road now paved.
That even others before me praised bear witness to the same,
She, who transcended like a giant, still echoes beyond the grave.
As the calendar year pays homage to this, the first day,
To my grandma Lillie Parker Gay, 127 years old today.
I remember your spirit, your words, your smile,
Though many years have now passed,
and you have been gone for a while.
Yet it seems to me like it was only yesterday.
Of the many words l remember to this day
“A liar won’t tarry in his eyesight,” you would say,
And I remember how you noticed by your bedside, I knelt to pray.
And now that I am old, and my hair is colored gray,
I can still remember when you took your final breath that day.
“I’m leaving with my husband,”
It was life’s final quest.
Submissive and quieted spirit, qualities you possessed.
Off with him to take your rest.
Yet every now and again your presence seems near,
It’s just like you grandma, you are always here.
Elder Gwendolyn J. Gay is the daughter of the late Lucille Gay Blow and the granddaughter of the late “Ma” Lillie Parker Gay and “Pa Bob” Robert Gay.
Our family lost three members this year who became and were an integral part of the family– beyond the limits of blood kin. They lived all that Ruth said when she told Naomi:
“Your people will be my people and your God my God.”
We miss you Amos, Odella, and Marion.
And we hope to meet you again on that “great gittin’ up morning.”
March 20,1952 —
June 5, 2023
Pastor Amos Wilson, Sr., husband of Doris Phillips Wilson
July 26,1951—
August 22, 2023
Odella James Gay,
wife of Herman Morris Gay
February 26, 1946—October 29, 2023
Bishop Marion Barnes, Sr., husband of Edith Gay Barnes
From a December 2023 email press release
by Marsha Radiolady
The Board has officially placed Dr. Bill Gay as the newly appointed Director of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award for the National Black Radio Hall of Fame National Chapters.
Anyone who wishes to reach out to Dr. Gay; may do so via email gayw86@hotmail.com . We are in the process of accepting nominations for the upcoming awards during Black History Month here in Atlanta. All chapters may submit up to two names for consideration. The selected individuals must not receive payment for the community service which they are involved in. All submissions must state that the individual has completed at least 100 hours of community service.
If you send in a submission to Dr. Gay, you must provide a brief Bio, Contact information for their email address and their phone number; if we do not receive this information, your submission will not be accepted for possible award submission.
Thank you and Congratulations Dr. Gay,
Marsha Washington George
National Black Radio Hall of Fame 2nd VP/ Atlanta Chapter President
Family Historical Notes:
Dr. William Gay, husband of Candi Gay, is the son of the late George Gay and the late Alice Hemby. He is the grandson of the late Robert ‘Pa Bob” Gay and the late Lillie “Ma Lillie” Parker Gay.
Dr. William Gay and Melvin Gay( son of Uncle Dave Gay and the late Mary Whitehurst Gay) are the only members of the Gay-Parker family who were born in the long standing “Red House” on Stantonsburg Road near Greenville, NC.
Deacon Dave Gay at the 2nd Annual Tent Service on May 17, 1997
The Tent Service Greetings
Pa Bob Gay relaxing at home after church
Born about 17 years before birth and death certificates were required by North Carolina’s vital statistics law in 1913, Robert “Pa Bob” Gay could only rely on his mother, Arie Gay’s memory, and other family members recollections for his day of birth.
On three different occasions Pa Bob used a different date of birth. For his US World War I Draft Card in 1917, Pa Bob wrote that he was born on April 5, 1896. Also, Pa Bob used April 5, 1896 as his date of birth to treeapply and receive a Social Security number in 1956..
Pa Bob used 1895 as his year of birth for his January 3, 1915 marriage to Ma Lillie.
Pa Bob chose July 25, 1896 as the authentic date of his birth. That was the date he celebrated and the date that the family knew about. It was also the date that Arie Gay, Pa Bob’s mother, gave to the enumerators who gathered census data in 1900.
On this day, we are sharing our recollections about Robert “Pa Bob” Gay.
Dr.Eunice Gay, daughter of the late Lucille Gay Blow, talks about Pa Bob as a religious man.
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Robert J.”Bud” Gay is the son of Robert J. Gay, Sr. and Mary Spain Gay. Bud vividly tells about the emotion-packed times Pa Bob would meet them after they arrived home in North Carolina from Connecticut.
In its early July weekly newsletter, Music Maker Foundation has announced the performers for the September 2023 Telluride Blues and Festival in Colorado.
Among this year’s performers will be the Dedicated Men of Zion (DMZ). Vocalists for the group are Anthony “Amp” Daniels, Antwan Daniels, Marcus Sugg, and Dexter Weaver
You can learn more about the Dedicated Men of Zion and their music in this Music Maker Foundation article.
Amp Daniels and his son Antwan Daniels are members of DMZ and the Gay-Parker family.
Amp is the son of Johnny Ray Daniels and the late Dorothy “Sis” Vines Daniels. Amp is the grandson of the late Arie Gay Vines Artis, daughter of the late Pa Bob Gay and the late Lillie Parker Gay.
Here’s the genealogical information from the Gay-Parker family tree for great-great grandson Antwan Daniels, who is a member of the seventh generation of the Gay Parker family.
This seventh generational glimpse begins with Robert “Pa Bob” Gay’s maternal grandfather Jacob Gay and Pa Bob’s maternal grandmother Jane Jefferson Gay; and Pa Bob’s paternal grandfather Richard Gay and Pa Bob’s paternal grandmother Arie Hemby Gay; then, Pa Bob’s father George Washington Gay and Pa Bob’s mother Arie Gay.
For Lillie “Ma Lillie” Parker Gay the seventh generational glimpse begins with her paternal grandfather Turner Joyner and paternal grandmother Nicey Joyner; Ma Lillie’s maternal grandfather Dempsey Parker and her maternal grandmother Viney Barrett Parker; Ma Lillie’s father Spence Joyner and her mother Jennie Parker.
Next, Pa Bob’s and Ma Lillie’s daughter Arie Gay Vines and son in-law Freeman Vines, Sr.; and Pa Bob’s and Ma Lillie’s granddaughter Dorothy “Sis” Vines Daniels and grandson-in-law Johnny Ray Daniels; and finally, their great grandson Anthony “Amp” Daniels and great granddaughter in-law Chiquita Daniels, who are great-great grandson Antwan Daniels,’ parents.
The legacy of Robert “Pa Bob” Gay and Lillie “Ma Lillie” Parker Gay lives on through Antwan Daniels, Sr.’s son, great-great-great grandson Antwan Daniels, Jr., who is a member of the 8th generation of the Gay-Parker family
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