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Michael Corbett Stovall Jr.
WILMINGTON Michael Corbett Stovall Jr., 69, passed away Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, surrounded by family at Brookdale Memory Care center in Wilmington.
Michael was the son of Mary Bellamy Koonce and Michael Corbett Stovall, both of Wilmington; grandson of Nora Meade Corbett Stovall and Major Harry Wylie Stovall and Lillian Maxwell Bellamy and The Honorable Emmett Hargrove Bellamy, and the husband of Kathleen Lester Stovall, formerly of Reidsville. He had two sons, Michael Corbett Stovall III of Brooklyn, New York, and Christopher Talley Stovall of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Born Aug. 7, 1951, in Houston, Michael was a go-getter as a child. He enjoyed playing catcher for his Little League team, coached by his father. In addition to backing up pitchers, he won “Most Typical Cowboy” and was able to meet Roy Rogers as a result. His love for dogs began as a child, with his first dog, Joe, and continuing to his stepfather’s musically named Golden Retriever “hunting
Eldrewey Stearnes, Houston desegregation leader, dies at 89
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Texas Southern University law student Eldrewey Stearnes speaks at Houston City Council Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1959. He said two Houston Police Department officers beat him after his arrest on traffic charges early Sunday.Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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In this file photo from July 21, 1961, an unidentified Houston police officer and others are shown with Eldrewey Stearns, right, head of the Progressive Youth Association. They were in custody at the Houston police station after being arrested by HPD at the Union Station coffee shop in Houston to end a sit-in demonstration.Dan Hardy, HP staff / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less