Brother BRUCE ALLEYNE, age 83, entered Omega Chapter February 28, 1977 in Provident Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Brother Alleyne was a member of Delta Lambda chapter. He had been a dentist in Baltimore for over 52 years. Upon his retirement in 1969 the dental staff of Provident Hospital presented him with a commemorative plaque and gave him the title of "Dental Chief Emeritus." Brother Alleyne attended Lewis Institute, now known as Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, and upon graduating received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Illinois. He was one of the organizers of the dental program at Provident Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, and served for years as chief of dentistry thereat. He was a member of the Maryland Dental Society; the Tri-State Dental Society; and the National Dental Society. He was a Life Member of the Fraternity; the Frontiers of America; the Me-do-so Club; and the Pigskins of the District of Columbia. Brother Alleyne is survived by his wife Mable; a sister, Mrs. Winifred M. Rhoden of Brooklyn, New York; two step sons; and one granddaughter, Allyson.
Omega services were conducted for the repose of the soul of Brother Coppage by members of Alpha Phi Lambda chapter under the direction of the Eastern Vice-President, Brother Henry Gray Gillem, Sr.
Brother Samuel F. Coppage Brother SAMUEL F. COPPAGE, of 2 6 2 1 Myrtle Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia, entered Omega Chapter in Norfolk February 26, 1977. Brother Coppage was a retired dentist and former leader in civic, fraternal and cultural affairs in the city. He was a native of Durants Neck, Perquimans County, North Carolina and resided in Norfolk since 1892. He practiced dentistry in Norfolk for sixty-two years. Brother Coppage attended Norfolk Mission College and in 1912 earned the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery from Howard University, Washington, D.C. He was one of the organizers of the Old Dominion Dental Society and the first Free Dental Clinic for underprivileged children in Virginia. He was a former president of the Board of Directors of Norfolk Community Hospital at its inception, a charter member of the College Organization of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and a charter member of the Norfolk Chapter of the NAACP, as well as chairman of the Redress Committee of the same. Brother Coppage was founder of the Community Democratic Club of Virginia, and one of the first black delegates to be seated at a Democratic Convention in Virginia. During World War I he was committee chairman of the Red Circle Clubs for blacks and in World War II was secretary of the Norfolk Draft Board U. While at Howard University, Brother Coppage was manager of the 1911 football squad. He was a fifty-year member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, member of the Masonic Order, and the Benevolent Order of Elks of the World. Brother Coppage was an active member of Grace Episcopal Church and a Boy Scout committeeman of the church. A funeral mass was held in Grace Episcopal Church for Brother Coppage on Thursday, March 3, 1977, with interment in Calvary cemetery. The Riddick Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements. Brother Coppage was quite a distinctive Alpha brother. Elected "Patriarch of Virginia," he received this award in 1 9 7 3 ; he was a charter member of Zeta Lambda Chapter in Newport News, Virginia; also a charter member of Alpha Phi Lambda Chapter in Norfolk; he received the Award for Outstanding Citizenship from the Tidewater Annual Awards Banquet in 1975; and many other honors. Brother Coppage is survived by his wife, Constance; a son, Samuel Francis Coppage, Jr.; a brother, James E. Coppage; and two nieces. The Sphinx / May 1977
Brother Artee Fleming
Brother ARTEE FLEMING, age 90, entered Omega Chapter January 15, 1977, on arrival of the Emergency Squad at the Isabelle Redgway Home in Columbus, Ohio. Brother Fleming was the oldest black attorney in the State of Ohio, having practiced for over forty years in Akron, Ohio. Following his recent retirement Brother Fleming moved to Columbus, Ohio to be near his family — that is, his daughters, two living in Columbus, Ohio and one in Chicago. Brother Fleming was active in the formative days of the Civil Rights movement, and had the distinction of being the oldest member of the Akron Bar Association; the oldest graduate of Howard University and of its College of Law, as well as the oldest member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Brother Fleming was formerly secretary of Beta Chapter and in 1925 was one of the Charter Members of Alpha Tau in Akron, Ohio. His life's recognition as a civil rights leader brought him to Columbus, Ohio in 1930 to keynote the organizational meeting of the once powerful Vanguard League, leading many crusades against racial discrimination. Brother Fleming had been a member of the Ohio Bar Association for fifty years, and had the honor of having a street named in his honor in Channelwood, the Akron Housing Development sponsored by the Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation under the direction of Brother James R. Williams, General President. Members of the local chapters, and chapters in the surrounding area held Omega services for Brother Fleming at the C. D. White and Son Funeral Home in Akron, with Brother Williams officiating. Brother Fleming was an organizer and charter member of Frontiers of America. He will long be remembered as a devoted brother, as well as an outstanding civic and community leader. He is survived by three daughters, a son-in-law Llewellen A. Coles, several grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and seven nieces and nephews. Funeral rites were held at the funeral home on January 19, 1977, with the Reverend Alan R. Wentt, Rector of St. Phillips Episcopal Church. Interment followed in Greenlawn cemetery. Brother EZRA FORD, an active member of Eta Psi Lambda Chapter, Tucson, Arizona, entered Omega Chapter January 27, 1977. Brother Ford was in attendance at a meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, January 14,
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