Beloved wife for 52 years of the late Thomas D. Carlyle. Devoted mother of Sandra Lee Allen, Dennis David Carlyle (Sandy), Brenda G. Kline, Verly Lynn Nary (Brian), Sylvon Thomas Carlyle (Elsie), and Rodney Allen Carlyle.

Mother Helen Elizabeth Jane Harmon Ames, age 84, on July 12, 2014 of Manassas, VA. Mother Helen Elizabeth Jane Harmon Ames, mother of the First A.M.E. Church, 10313 S. Grant Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110 and Co-Founder of Ames Funeral Home, 8914 Quarry Road, Manassas, VA 20110. Survive by her husband of 63 years Bernard O. Ames, her son Bishop Malcolm O. Ames (Debra), 3 grandchildren, 1 great grand son, 3 nieces, 2 nephews, goddaughter Helen Thomas...