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Members of the Bartow Deacons and Stewards Alliance sing their praise Sunday during the annual Dr. Martin Luther Kng Jr-George Gause memorial service. From left is Brother Carvery Young, Kenneth Thornton in the black suit and Arthur Edmund behind him.

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Pastor Lanelle Picket emphasizes at Sunday's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr./George Gause memorial service that dreams do come true and used them and story of Joseph from the Bible to make his point.

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At the memorial service on Sunday, Bartow Mayor Leo Longworth, left, jokes that while this is the second time he's presented this proclamation this year and probably the 20th time since this weekend started, he drew a laugh from the crowd. Accepting the proclamation at the Burkett Primitive Baptist Church is Brother Carver Young from the Bartow Deacons and Stewards Alliance.

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People who attended Sunday's memorial service to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and George Gause sing praises Sunday. In front is Kathy Pickett and Virgle Truedell. Behind them standing is Sylvester Jones.

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Zelma Harris leads the Bartow Community Choir Sunday singing "Glory, Glory Halleujah," during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.-George Gause memorial service at the Burkett Primitive Baptist Church.

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Mary Nichols, Buffy Baker and Willie Thomas from the Bartow Community Choir sing Sunday at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.-George Gause memorial service at the Burkett Primitive Baptist Church.

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People who attended Sunday's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr-George Gause memorial service at the Burket Primitive Baptist Church sang during "Glory, Glory Halleujah." In the front is Gloria Bell and Ruby Wilson, both members of the Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Gordonville. To the left is Bartow Mayor Leo Longworth.