IL SR0417

Memorializes Dr. Hattie B. Jones, D.Div., who passed away after a lifetime of religious service in the Church of God in Christ (COGIC)

Became the first female ordained pastor in COGIC in March 1987, founding Evangelist Hattie B. Jones Ministries in the 1970s and later establishing New Nation Ministries

Served in numerous roles including homemaker, nurse, Sunday school teacher, youth director, missionary, international evangelist, and ordained pastor

Received numerous honors including letters from U.S. presidents, keys to various cities, and had a section of Chicago's 87th Street named "Honorary Dr. Hattie B. Jones Way"

Illinois Senate expresses condolences to her surviving family, including her sisters, three children, 17 grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren