Minnie Winston was born in Thomasville on March 14, 1915, to Willie and Mary Thomas.
She was the first girl born after five boys. One boy and two girls were born afterward.
Minnie met and married Richard Winston in 1935. To that union three girls, Aurpy Mae, Frances and Dorothy, and four boys, Richard Jr, Willie, Samuel and Charles were born.
Minnie accepted Christ as her personal Savior at a very young age. She developed a love for studying and teaching the Bible. She joined the Temple Gate SDA Church in 1957 and began teaching children. She held a Bible story hour for children in her home for 20 years. For another 20 years or more, she taught both adults and children.
It was during those years that she read the Bible completely through 43 times.
She was given an award for leading the most individuals to accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour in the South Central Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists.
Minnie passed away July 26, 2015. Services will be held at Temple Gate SDA Church Friday, August 7, 2015, at 12 noon, 1601 Franklin St.