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Rev. William Stuart Red RED--Rev. William Stuart Red, retired Presbyterian minister, died at a local hospital early Saturday morning. He was born in Washington county, Texas, Feb. 22, 1857, and served as pastor of various churches over the state, and had been a resident of Austin for a number of years. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Rispah Bowers Red of Austin; one daughter, Miss Mary Bowers Red of New York; one son, Dr. William Stuart Red, Jr. of Houston; one sister, Mrs. J. M. Purcell of Lockhart, and one brother, Dr. S. C. Red of Houston. Funeral services will be held from the First Southern Presbyterian church Sunday at 5 p. m. with the Rev. Dr. W. R. Minter and the Rev. Dr. Robt Gribble officiating. Pallbearers, all nephews of deceased, will be Clark Red, Wallace Red, George Red, Walter Scott Red, David R, Stuart Purcell, Rev. Malcolm Purcell and Clark Purcell. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery. Austin American-Statesman, July 8, 1933
Rizpah
Bowers Red Mrs. Rizpah Bowers Red member of a well-known Austin family and widow of the Rev. W. S. Red, died Sunday night in an Austin hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a. m. at the First Southern Presbyterian church with Dr. Thomas W. Currie and Dr. Robert Gribble officiating, and burial will be in Oakwood. Mrs. Red is survived by one daughter, Miss Mary Bowers Red of New York; one son, Dr. William Stuart Red Jr. of Houston; one sister, Mrs. Hayes Bowers von Koenneritz of Austin, and three grandchildren, William Stuart Red III, Ann Louise Red and Mary Eugene Red of Houston, Mrs. Red was a daughter of Marmion Henry Bowers, a prominent attorney in earlier Austin, and although after her marriage the Reds lived in several other Texas towns while Dr. Red filled various pastorates, the family returned to this city for a long residence. Dr. Red, a Southern Presbyterian minister who died some six years ago, was the author of several church histories, one of which Mrs. Red helped to complete after his death; it was published posthumously. Friends paid tribute to her long service in the First Southern Presbyterian church, her quietly undertaken charitable activities and her inspiration to others in her church circle.
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James W. Sexton Rev. James W. Sexton, retired Presbyterian minister, who for 15 years has made his residence in Houston, died suddenly Saturday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. Lee Trinkle in Wytheville, Va. He had gone there, accompanied by his wife, to spend the summer. He is survived by his wife, a sister of Thomas H. Ball of Houston; one son, J. Lewis Sexton, deputy clerk of Federal Court, and three daughters. Mrs. J. E. Simmerman, Max Meadows, Va.; Mrs. E. Lee Trinkle, Wytheville, Va., and Mrs. C. H. McNair, Houston. Doctor Sexton had been in ill health for more than five years and had been spending much of his time in Virginia seeking to regain his strength. Burial will be Wytheville, Va. The Houston Chronicle, June 18, 1921
Susan Rebecca Ball Sexton Funeral services for Mrs. James W. Sexton, widow of the late Rev. James W. Sexton, a Presbyterian minister, and mother of the late Mrs. C. H. McNair of Houston, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Wytheville, Va. Interment will be in that city. Mrs. Sexton died at: 5 a.m. Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. Lee Trinkle, wife of the former governor of Virginia, in Roanoke, Va. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Trinkle and Mrs. J. E. Simmerman of Wytheville: a son, J. Lewis Sexton of Houston; a brother. Col. Thomas H. Ball of Houston; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The Houston Chronicle, March 9, 1936 Sister of Tom Ball to Be Buried Today Last rites for Mrs. James W Sexton, sister of Colonel Thomas H. Ball, will be held Tuesday at Wytheville, Va. Burial will be in the Wytheville cemetery.
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J. P. Green January 19, 1911 – November 12, 1912 Rev. J. P. Green, pastor of the Presbyterian church, accompanied by Mrs. Green, arrived at Palacios Wednesday to make their future home. Rev. Green will preach Sunday morning and evening. Special music will be given at both services. At the evening service Miss Dell Miller will sing an alto solo with flute obbligato. Everybody invited to attend these services. Palacios Beacon, February 17, 1911 Rev. J. P. Green and Mrs. Green left for Hempstead Friday morning to make their home, where Rev. Green has accepted a call as pastor of the Presbyterian church. They will be much missed by many Palacios friends but who wish them success and prosperity in their new home.
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W. L. Shepherd April 6, 1913 – December 16, 1917 Presbyterian Church Calls Pastor Presbyterial evangelist Dr. T. C. Johnston, of Houston, preached at Presbyterian church Sunday morning and evening. At the morning session a congregational meeting was held to consider the matter of calling a pastor. There were three candidates for the field each of whom were voted for, but the call was extended to Rev. W. L. Shepherd, of Port Lavaca by unanimous vote of the congregation. It is understood that Rev. Shepherd will accept the call, and that he will be here just as soon as he can arrange to leave Port Lavaca. Rev. Shepherd is a gifted speaker, and he has the highest praise and recommendations from churches he has ministered to heretofore. The congregation look forward to his coming with expectations of a great revival and growth in the church. Palacios Beacon, April 11, 1913 Rev. Shepherd Called to Palacios Rev. W. L. Shepherd received notice last Tuesday from Rev. T. C. Johnson, evangelist, stating that a congregation meeting last Sunday at Palacios had called Mr. Shepherd to that place on a salary of $1,300 per annum. The Presbyterian church here, while appreciating the salary advance, are never-the-less very sorry to lose Rev. Shepherd's pastorial care. During his stay here Rev. Shepherd has rendered some very valued service, and while the Wave regrets his going away, it also wishes him unbounded success in his new field. Mr. Shepherd will remain with us, however, until he is relieved of his labor here--Port Lavaca Wave Palacios Beacon, April 18, 1913 Rev. W. L. Shepherd, the new pastor of the Presbyterian church, arrived from Port Lavaca Wednesday, and will hold his first services at the church Sunday morning and evening at the regular hours. The public generally is cordially invited, and all members of the church are especially urged to be present.
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Rev. J. F. Eddins Dies Here Saturday Afternoon Although he had been seriously ill for a week, the death of Rev. J. F. Eddins, retired Presbyterian minister, at 2 p. m. Saturday afternoon, was a profound shock to his innumerable friends there and elsewhere. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3.30 at Rabenhorst funeral parlors in Baton Rouge, and at 5.05 his body was sent by train to Byhalia, Miss., his former home, for burial. Services Sunday afternoon were conducted by Dr. J. A. Christian, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Baton Rouge, assisted by the Rev. A. H. Davidson Jr., pastor of the Florida Street church, the Rev. J. M. Gregory of the University Presbyterian church, Dr. O. G. Davis of Northside church, the Rev. J. K. Aiken of the Monte Sano church, the Rev. W. W. Thrower of the West Side church, the Rev. Hiram Sharpe of The Plains church, Dr. S. B. Williams of St. Francisville and Norwood, and Dr. D. F. Williams, retired minister of The Plains. Sixty-six years of age at the time of death, Rev. Eddins spent many years of his life in Clinton where he taught Bible and psychology at Silliman college. Later, he taught history also while filling the Presbyterian pulpits at Norwood, Jackson and Clinton. He was a former student of Waverley institute in Tennessee, and later attended Southwestern college in Memphis, Tenn. Since then he has held pastorates in Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana, and served at different times as evangelist for the Mississippi Presbyterian association, the Central Texas Presbyterian association and as moderator of the Louisiana synod. He was married on November 15, 1906 to Miss Alice Irene Long in Commerce, Texas, while he was pastor of the Commerce church. For the past several years he and Mrs. Eddins resided at Silliman while he served as pastor of the Florida Street church until his retirement. He is survived by his widow and three brothers, T. K. Eddins of New York city, Benjamin Eddins of Jonesboro, Ark., and John Eddins of Byhalia, Miss. Another brother, W. D. Eddins of Memphis, died several years ago. The Watchman, East Feliciana Citizen, Clinton, Louisiana, February 27, 1942 Mrs. Alice Eddins Services Will Be Held Monday LADONIA--Mrs. Alice Irene Eddins, 86, died at her home, 401 East Paris street, Friday, Aug. 15, 1969, after an illness of several months. Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian church at 2 p. m. Sunday with the Rev. Joe Smith, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating. The body will be transferred to Brantley Funeral Home at Olive Gross, Miss., for interment in Byhelia cemetery at 11 a. m. Monday. Delta Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Eddins was born Nov. 1, 1882, near Ladonia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Long. She married the Rev. J. F. Eddins, a Presbyterian minister, in October 1906. He preceded her in death. Survivors are two brothers, Walter Long of Austin and Charley Long of Paris. Active pallbearers will be Elvin Fisk, William Clements, Hugh Robinson, Luther Isaacs, Wesley Weherman and D. M. Bishop.
The Bonham Daily Favorite,
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George Frederic Gillespie January 15, 1920 – February 22, 1939
Geo. F. Gillespie Rites Are Held Here Tuesday Funeral services for the Rev. George Frank [Frederick] Gillespie, 78, were held at the First Presbyterian Church here Tuesday morning. He died Sunday at the hospital. Born at Belfast, Ireland, May 16, 1874, the Rev. Mr. Gillespie began his career there as a school teacher, but he gave up that profession when he came to the United States in 1910. Upon his arrival here he entered the United Presbyterian Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pa., to study for the ministry. A loyal son of Ireland, he never took out American citizenship papers. His first pastorate was at Roosevelt, Okla. From there he went to Ellington Field during World War I to become a YMCA chaplain. During his service as YMCA chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Gillespie also was supply minister for the Second Presbyterian Church in Houston. On January 15, 1920, he accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church here and served the congregation for 19 years. In February, 1939, he became pastor of the Collegeport Presbyterian Church, where he stayed until 1945, when he retired. He was in ill health for the past several years. During his long ministry here and at Collegeport, the Rev. Mr. Gillespie won warm friends among other denominations besides his own and was deeply respected by everyone. Nearly every store in town closed Tuesday for his funeral. The Rev. R. Earl Price of the local Presbyterian Church and the Rev. J. E. Mack, former pastor of the local Methodist Church and a long-time friend of the Rev. Mr. Gillespie, conducted the services. Survivors include two cousins, Dave Steele and Miss Hannah Steele of Hanover, Ill., and several nephews and nieces in Ireland. The body was shipped to Hanover, Ill., for burial.
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Rev. J. G. M. Ramsey Sr. ORANGE (Sp)-The Rev. J. G. M. Ramsey Sr., 76, retired Presbyterian minister, died at 4 a. m. in Orange Memorial Hospital after several days' illness. He was born in Barksdale and raised in San Antonio. He was graduated from high school in San Antonio and was graduated from Austin College in Sherman and the Presbyterian seminary at Austin. The Rev. Mr. Ramsey was ordained in 1912 in Lutcher Memorial Presbyterian Church in Orange. He retired in 1959 as pastor of Crane Presbyterian Church in Crane. He was a member of the Brazos Presbytery. He had lived in Orange since 1949 at 3422 Edgemont. The Rev. Mr. Ramsey served as pastor in Trinity, Fort Worth, Barstow, Van Horn, Robstown, Brownsville, Karnes City, Commerce, Ennis and Crane. The body will remain at Claybar Funeral Home here until 1 p. m. Sunday. It will then be taken to Drake Memorial Presbyterian Church in Orange on Highway 87 North for services. The Rev. Ben Gillespie, pastor of Lutcher Memorial Church, will officiate. The body will be sent to San Antonio for burial in the family plot in Confederrate Cemetery. Survivors include his wife; sons, Thomas I. of Houston and Dick and Jim of Orange; sister, Mrs. Ray Cleveland of LaMesa; brother, Ray A. of Uvalde, and seven grandchildren. The family has asked contributions be sent to building fund of Drake Memorial Church if so desired. Pallbearers will be Jeff Bean, Kent L. Franks, Ferrell M. Crawford, Edward E. Carter W. M. Kovatch and D. Wynne Hunt. All elders and deacons of Drake Memorial Church have been named honorary pallbearers. Beaumont Journal, Beaumont, Texas, September 22, 1962
Ethel
Coffey Ramsey Funeral services are planned here at 10 a.m. Thursday for Mrs. Ethel Coffey Ramsey, 61, former resident of San Antonio who died at her Fort Worth home Monday. A native Texan, Mrs. Ramsey was reared in San Antonio, having resided in Fort Worth the past three years. She was the wife of the pastor of the North Fort Worth Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her husband, Rev. J. G. M. Ramsey, Sr.; three sons, J. G. M. Ramsey, Jr., Orange, Thomas I., Houston, and Richard Ramsey, U.S. Army; one sister and two grandchildren. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, January 1, 1947 We Baptist regret to know that Bro. J. G. M. Ramsey, the pastor of our sister church, the Presbyterian, is going to another field of labor. We can sincerely wish and pray that he will be blessed in his new field and also that the Master will lead the Church here in securing his successor. It has been a pleasure to have been associated with Bro. Ramsey and all of his family during their stay here, and we will miss them from our lives and activities. We have felt that Bro. Ramsey's work has been splendid and very constructive and that the Church in North Fort Worth is getting a very capable leader. The Lord's choice Blessings on all of you, the Ramseys. Palacios Beacon, September 16, 1943 The members of the Presbyterian Church have extended to Rev. J. G. M. Ramsey a unanimous call to serve as their pastor. Rev. Ramsey we learn has accepted the call and accompanied by Mrs. Ramsey was here Tuesday looking over the field. He resigned his work in Karnes City effective the first of the month and will take a vacation before beginning his duties here the 4th Sunday of July. They have rented the cottage on Pavilion street recently vacated by the Baldwin family. The Beacon joins the people of Palacios in extending this family a most cordial welcome. Palacios Beacon, June 29, 1939 Rev. Ramsey Called To Palacios Church Rev. J. G. M. Ramsey has accepted a call to be pastor at Palacios. He made the announcement of his resignation a week ago Sunday and last Sunday he preached his farewell sermon. Rev. Ramsey has served his church, the Presbyterian, well for the last four years and while here he remodeled and repainted the local church. Rev. Ramsey served as preacher of the local church a number of years ago and he was called back to serve again. The leaving of Rev. and Mrs. Ramsey and their family is a distinct loss to Karnes City. Personally we have known Rev. Ramsey very closely since his coming here four years ago. After the first formalities of getting acquainted and the austere front of both of us had worn off we got to like Rev. Ramsey very well. Rev. Ramsey is very friendly, very human. He understands the individual and his foibles and he also knows the idiosyncrasies of the public. That is what makes him so sympathetic toward every man, no matter what his creed or belief. That is why his influence here has been spread over the entire community rather than being limited to his own church. We are sorry to see Rev. and Mrs. Ramsey and their family leave but we wish them every good wish and know that they will add good works to the place where they are going.-Karnes City Citation.
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Rev. McGehee Buried Funeral services for the Rev. Robert Marshall McGehee, D, Th.D, 89, were held at 3:30 p. m. today in the Liberty Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Mr. McGehee, a retired Presbyterian minister, died Sunday in Southwest Regional Medical Center. Born Sept. 10, 1888, he was a native of Amite County. He resided at 509 Maryland Ave. in McComb at the time of his death. He was a member of the F&AM and was past grand priest of Louisiana, Knights Templar. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary Berryhill McGehee of McComb; four sons, Dr. Ralph M. McGehee of Socorro, N. M., the Rev. Joseph A. McGehee, Pasadena, Texas, the Rev. Vernon B. McGehee of Panama City, Fla., the Rev. Robert G. McGehee of Nashville, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The Rev. Roy Ri___ officiated. Burial was in Liberty Cemetery with Catchings Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Enterprise Journal, McComb, Mississippi, December 12, 1977
Eula Wessie Brumfield McGehee CENTREVILLE—Mrs. Wessie B. McGehee, 81, was buried Sunday in Liberty after funeral services in Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church in Centreville. She died Friday in Centreville. Survivors are her husband, Dr. Robert M. McGehee; four sons, Dr. Ralph M. McGehee of Socorro, N. M., the Rev. Joseph A. McGehee of Houston, Tex., the Rev. Vernon McGehee of Charleston, W. Va. and the Rev. Robert McGehee of Nashville, Tenn.; two brothers, W. N. Brumfield of Atlanta and George Brumfield of Columbia; two sisters, Mrs. Georgia Stewart of Tampana Beach, Fla. and Mrs. Ruby Watts of Columbia; and 11 grandchildren. Clarion-Ledger, June 14, 1971 1st Presbyterian Church Our new pastor, Rev. Robert M. McGehee will arrive on March first and we will resume all regular services.--Palacios Beacon, February 17, 1944 Mrs. Ben Hilburn is in receipt of a letter from Mrs. Robert McGehee stating Rev. McGehee has accepted a call from the Presbyterian Church in Amory, Miss., and they expect to move there the first of August.--Palacios Beacon, June 23, 1949 1st Presbyterian Church
Our new pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Robert M. McGehee will arrive
at the manse on the evening of March first, Sunday, March 5th.
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The Rev. Daniel A. Baker The Rev. Daniel A. Baker, 81, of Houston, died Wednesday morning, November 17, 2004, at Plaza Specialty Hospital. Rev. Baker was born December 28, 1922 in Crockett, Texas to John W. Baker and Ora Belle Driscoll Baker. Rev. Baker married the former Gerry Saylors on August 31, 1946. Rev. Baker graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity, and Princeton Theological Seminary with a Master of Theology. Rev. Baker served as Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Palacios, Texas, and then he went on to organize Wynnewood Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas, after which he moved to Houston and served as Senior Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church and then went on to organize Grace Presbyterian Church from the congregations of Second Presbyterian Church and St. Matthew Presbyterian Church. Rev. Baker retired from Grace Presbyterian Church as Senior Pastor in 1980. Rev. Baker is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 58 years, Gerry Baker; a daughter, Rebecca Rhoads and her husband David Rhoads, II; a son, Danny Baker; and two grandchildren, David Rhoads, III and Jonathan Rhoads. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 P. M. Friday, November 19, 2004, in the Founders Chapel at Grace Presbyterian Church, 10221 Ella Lee, with The Rev. Dr. Doug Harper, The Rev. Dr. Robert M. Poteet, and The Rev. Dr. David McKechnie officiating. Private entombment for the family only will be held in Memorial Mission Mausoleum at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery. For those who so desire, memorial contributions can be sent to, American Heart Association, 1415 La Concha, Houston, Texas or the Rev. Daniel A. Baker Music Scholarship Fund at Grace Presbyterian Church, 10221 Ella Lee, Houston, Texas 77042.
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Robert Earl Price PRICE, REV. R. EARL, 88, of Carrollton, left this life for the life eternal Sunday afternoon, January 29, 2006. A Presbyterian minister, he served several churches in the metro-plex and in Texas. Born in Clifton, Texas March 28, 1917 to the late George and Hattie (Grimland) Price, his parents moved to Dallas shortly after where he was raised, he went to Rosemont Elementary and Sunset High Schools. While attending SMU 1942-43 and 1946-47, he worked for Donnell Ice Cream Co, the Borden Co, and Lone Star Gas Co. Between his SMU attendance he served 3 years in the US Army. He transferred to University of Texas, Austin, in 1947 earning his B.A. in 1950. Ordained by Brazos Presbytery in 1950, he earned both his B.D. and Th.M. degrees from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary by 1958. He had been retired from ministry since October, 1982 from The Nor'Kirk Presbyterian in Carrollton where he had served as founding pastor. His pastorates prior to his service to The Nor'Kirk included Presbyterian churches in Palacios, Corpus Christi, Big Spring, and in Dallas Highland Park Presbyterian Church and organizing minister of Chapel Hills Presbyterian Church. While serving 7 years at Highland Park Presbyterian Church as Minister of Evangelism, New Member Assimilation, Director of Scouting and Communications, he also helped with extensive research for friend and church elder Torger Thompson, painter of the giant "Miracle at Pentecost" painting at the Biblical Arts Center and was Chairman of Greater Dallas Council of Churches' Radio-TV Committee. He is survived by his beloved immediate family--wife of 57 years the former Frances Moore of Winnsboro, Louisiana; daughter and son-in-law Betty and Bob Tilton, and granddaughter Michelle Tilton.
Dr. John McCoy assisted by Dr. Bill Parr will conduct a Memorial service
at Sparkman/Hillcrest Northwest Hwy. Chapel. 2PM Wednesday, February
1. Dignity Memorial Sparkman Hillcrest 7405 W. Northwest Hwy. Dallas
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Logan V. Cockrum Dr. Logan V. Cockrum, 83, of Fredericksburg died Saturday, May 5, 2007, at Carriage Hill Rehab & Nursing Center. During Dr. Cockrum's career, he served in many capacities as a leader, counselor and teacher. He served as an ordained Presbyterian minister, a professional educator at the University of Virginia and a manager of career development for the Department of Treasury in Washington, D.C. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Fredericksburg, the American Personnel and Guidance Association, the National Vocational Guidance Association, the American Society for Group Work and the American Society for Training and Development. Survivors include his wife, Lena Cockrum; one son, Logan Cockrum Jr. of Kingwood, Texas; two daughters, Cathy Brower of Reston and Sharon Gillespie of Fredericksburg; one brother, James Cockrum of Austin, Texas; eight grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 11, at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg, with the Rev. Don Langfitt officiating. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Mary Washington Hospice, 5012 Southpoint Parkway, Fredericksburg, Va. 22407. The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 9, 2007
Lena Mae Cockrum, 82, of Fredericksburg, died Friday, March 20, 2009 at
Mary Washington Hospital. She was a member of The Presbyterian Church of
Fredericksburg. The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia, March 21, 2009 Rev. Cockrum Resigns Local Post Rev. Logan Cockrum, after three years of service as minister of the First Presbyterian Church, preached his last sermon at the local church Sunday. : Cockrum, whose resignation is effective August 31, will take over duties as minister of the Presbyterian Church at Refugio. Rev. John Brannon of Paragold, Arkansas has been called by the church to replace Cockrum, and has accepted effective about October 1. Brannon's father was an evangelistic minister with the Presbyterian Senate of Texas, and appeared here for a week of services in 1953.
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Rev. Brannon To Be Installed As New Pastor Rev. John Brannon of Paragold, Arkansas, who has been called to replace Rev. Logan Cockrum who resigned recently, will be installed as Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in special services at evening worship Sunday. Rev. Brannon, who is married and has three children, will take over his new duties here following the services, scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Brannon's father was an evangelistic minister with the Presbyterian Senate of Texas, and appeared here for a week of services in 1953. J. Allen Smith, moderator, of LaMarque, the Rev. Thomas W. Currie of Houston, the Rev. Lloyd W. Nixon of El Campo and Elder Grady Walker of Bay City, along with Elder A. C. Morris of Palacios will participate in the installation services. Palacios Beacon, October 4, 1956 Rev. Brannon Assumes Duties At Local Church The Rev. John Brannon of Paragold, Arkansas, was installed as the new pastor, replacing Rev. Logan Cockrum who resigned recently, of the First Presbyterian Church at the evening services Sunday. Born in Austin, Texas, Brannon is a family man, 27-years-old, and the father of one boy and two girls. He lived in Laredo, Hillsboro and Commerce before attending East Texas State Teachers College and obtaining his degree in 1949. Brannon's wife, Emma Lu, is from Dallas. The young minister attended the Presbyterian Seminary in Austin and completed his work there in 1952. Since completing his education, he has served pastorates at De Queen and Paragold, Arkansas.
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Richard E. "Dick" Stone, 70, died Friday, January 31, 2003, of heart disease at his home in Austin. The Rev. Albert Mikalik will officiate at his funeral Sunday, February 2 at 2:00 p.m. at Austin Brethren Church, 1706 Peyton Gin Road. Burial will follow at 4:30 p.m. in Hranice Cemetery in Dime Box with the Rev. Del Miller and Rev. Allen Newby officiating. Stone was born May 26, 1932, in Harlingen to Edwin Eli and Dorothy Crow Stone. He graduated from Kingsville High School and from Kingsville A&I with a bachelor's degree in history. He attended the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 1955. He began his ministry in the Presbyterian Church in Elgin in 1957. He served as pastor of Presbyterian Churches in Palacios, Corpus Christi, Victoria, Belton, Edna and San Saba before pastoring Brethren Churches in Caldwell and Austin. He married the former Jo Carter in 1955. They divorced and he married Alice Gene Evans Taylor in 1990. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, David Stone. He is survived by his wife, Alice Stone of Austin; sons, Richard Stone Jr. and wife, Tia of Cameron, Eddie Stone of Belton and Dan Stone and wife, Liz of Poth; brothers, James Stone and Alan Stone of Shreveport, LA; sister-in-law, Marion Stone of Midland; grandchildren, Derrell, Ginny and Joseph Stone all of Belton; Rebecca Stone of Denton; Ryan Stone of Cameron, Miles and Troy Stone both of Poth, and Cathrin Winsor of Cameron. He is also survived by his stepsons, Billy and Chris Taylor of Austin; Byron Taylor of New Orleans and Bryan Taylor of Illinois. Memorial contributions may be made to, the Outreach Fund at Austin Brethren Church, PO Box 181252, Austin, TX 78758. Cook- Walden, 7811 Rockwood Lane, 512/452-4001 Austin American-Statesman, February 2, 2003 Rev. Richard E. Stone Resigns As Pastor Of Presbyterian Church Richard E. Stone, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church here since May, 1959, has resigned in order that he might become Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Corpus Christi. Mr. Stone's resignation becomes effective Wednesday, October 7. At the Congregational Meeting held Sunday to act on the resignation, D. R. Bolling was elected Chairman of the Pulpit Nominating Committee, which will obtain a new Pastor. Other members of the Committee include Miss Claire Hansen, Mrs. A. E. Louderback, P. R. Godshalk, and Warren Pierce. During the time that the pulpit is vacant, preachers will be supplied by students from Austin Seminary in Austin, Texas. On Sunday, October 18, the Rev. Logan Cockrum, of Richmond, Virginia, and a former pastor of the Church, will be the guest preacher. The Stones will move to Corpus Christi on October 8. Their new address will be 1473 Casa de Oro.
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Leslie E. Webb, Jr. Leslie E. Webb, Jr. died at; St. Mary's Health Care in Lafayette, Indiana, on Tuesday, January 02, 2007. He was born June 30, 1915 in St. Andrews, Florida, to the late Leslie E. and Alice (Boynton) Webb, Sr. Following his retirement in 1980, he lived at Pensacola Beach until 2005. During World War II he met an Army nurse, Elaine King, while they both were stationed on Guam. They married on: March 24, 1946 in Orlando, Florida, and she survives. Rev. Webb received his Bachelors Degree from Maryville College, a Master's Degree from Texas A and I, and his Master's of Divinity from Austin Theological Seminary. At seminary from 1950-53 he organized the Gospel Airlift, in which he bought an old WWII bomber and flew fellow students on weekends to preach at East Texas and Louisiana churches without regular pastors. Rev. Webb was a Presbyterian minister for 27 years. His first church was in Delhi, LA, and there in the mid-1950's he spoke out for school desegregation and racial equality. He later served Falfurrias, TX, churches in Palacios, TX, and El Paso, TX. After retirement he attended and participated in activities at Westminster Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church in Pensacola and Gulf Breeze Presbyterian Church in Gulf Breeze. He was also a voluntary chaplain at Gulf Breeze Hospital, where for many years he visited patients daily. Rev. Webb was a member of the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), planting trees in Louisiana during the Depression, and he later worked at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. He was a captain in the Air Corps in World War II. He was an avid pilot and enjoyed reading, poetry, watching the news, and animals. Surviving with his wife are three sons: Leslie E. Webb, III (wife, Mutsuko Kuwano) of Shiga, Japan; Robert T. Webb (wife, Lynda) of Midland, Texas; and Ralph T. Webb of Fairfax, Virginia; and a daughter, Mary Alice Webb, of West Lafayette, Indiana. Also surviving are three grandchildren: Thomas, Alexander, and Nathaniel Webb. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Alvin and Terrell, and two sisters, Virginia and Audrey. Rev. Webb's funeral service will be at 10:45 am, Friday, January 12, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Pensacola. Burial will follow at 11:45 am at Barrancas National Cemetery. There will be a fellowship breakfast at Westminster Presbyterian Church before the service, and all are welcome. EASTERN GATE MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME is in charge of arrangements. The family requests that memorials go to the Alzheimer's Association or the donor's favorite charity. Pensacola News Journal, January 11, 2007
Reception Honors Webbs Sunday There will be a reception honoring The Reverend Leslie E. Webb, Jr. and his wife, Elaine Webb, at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 4. Everyone is cordially invited to come and express your appreciation for their work and contributions to the community during their thirteen years with us. Leslie E Webb, Jr. was born in St. Andrews, Florida. After high school, he worked for the CCC and at the U.S. Naval Air Station at Pensacola. In 1942 he volunteered for the U.S. Air Corps and worked in communications. He attained the rank of Captain. He met his future wife, Elaine, at Tumon Bay Beach on Guam where she was serving as an Army nurse. They married in Orlando, Florida in 1946. Their children are Leslie E. Webb, III, Robert T. Webb, Mary Alice Webb Martin and Ralph T. Webb. In 1949 Mr. Webb graduated from Maryville College in Tennessee and then entered Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, Texas. During those seminary years there was a shortage of Presbyterian ministers in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi. The distance from Austin Seminary to the churches needing preachers was prohibitive if travel was by car. So in his middler years at the Seminary, Mr. Webb met with Dr. David L. Stitt, President of the Seminary, and Dr. Ellis Nelson, Field Work Director, and organized what came to be known as the "Gospel Air Lift." Using a war surplus twin engine airplane, they would leave Austin on Saturday afternoon with a load of student preachers, and deposit each one at the airport nearest his preaching point. On Sunday afternoon the procedure was reversed. After graduation from the Seminary in 1952, Reverend Webb became the pastor of the Delhi Presbyterian Church in Delhi, Louisiana. He was pastor there during the desegregation turmoil of the early fifties and was known for his exemplary leadership and Christian endeavour in the area of desegregation at the time and place where such leadership was difficult and unrewarding. In 1957 he became the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Falfurrias, Texas and remaining there until called to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church in Palacios in 1965. During their tenure in Palacios. Reverend and Mrs. Webb have contributed much to the Christian fellowship and ecumenism in the Palacios area. Mr. Webb has been known for his visitation work at the hospital. Mrs. Webb, too, has been known for her excellent job as a Registered Nurse at Wagner General. Many times she has come in from a night shift at the hospital and taught Sunday School before going home to rest. Their lives are examples to all of us of preaching, teaching and living lives for Christ and we shall miss them as they go on to other places and greater things.
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Murdoch Henry McRae II Henry McRae Murdoch II, age 75 of Argo, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 13, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Lilla Beth McRae; sons, Murdoch Henry McRae III (Lindsay), Daniel Benjamin McRae (Shannon) and John Alexander McRae; brother, Alpheus McRae; and grandchildren, Murdoch Lawrence McRae, Taylor Marina Pengov (Daniel), Bryan Nicholas McRae and Maya Hazel McRae. Murdoch grew up in Laurel, MS as part of a big family. He spent many years in the ministry allowing him to touch many lives while serving several churches including Forestdale Presbyterian. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Briarwood Presbyterian beginning at 11:00.
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Rev. William S. "Doug" Blanton, Jr. A Memorial Service for Rev. William S. "Doug" Blanton, Jr. will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 20, 2024 in the Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Horine officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements have been entrusted to Bailey & Foster Funeral Home. William Stockton Blanton, Jr. was born on Sunday, December 8, 1929 in Thomasville, GA to loving parents William Stockton Blanton, Sr. and Myrtle Lee Watson. He began his Christian journey at a very early age with the support of his patents and under the tutelage of the First Presbyterian Church in Thomasville, GA. Doug confirmed his parents' vows around the age of twelve at First Presbyterian Church in Kirkwood, MO. After graduating high school in 1948, he perfected his skills as a multi-talented entertainer.*Let's not call him "Frank" or "Perry" but Doug was a silky singer and a smooth dancer.* Doug's hobbies were flying, golf, fishing, singing and hunting. He had a deep love for food & fellowship with friends and family. He loved animals of all kinds. Doug and Jeanette were married in 1950 and parented four children: Gail, Vincent, Woody and Lee. This union lasted for twenty-eight years. May 15, 1981 Doug married Linda Ann Harris. His love was evident for Linda and son Kasey Jot. This endearing love continued to grow and flourish over the next forty years. Expressing his comedic side, Doug often teased Linda by saying, "I only married you because I fell in love with your son Kasey." William Stockton Blanton, Jr. considered his ministry as a calling. For over sixty years, he was a dedicated and devoted servant of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Doug was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter Gail Blanton Peacock. Doug leaves to cherish his memory: wife Linda Blanton; children William Vincent Blanton of Americus, GA, Edward (Woody) Blanton (Vicki) of Gatesville, TX, Lee Blanton (Laurel) of Galena, IL and Kasey Harris (Monica) of San Antonio, TX; grandchildren: Adam Blanton, Leslie Cuff (David), Tyler Blanton, Jason Blanton, Braxton Harris, Nathan Harris and Megan Germain; great grandchildren: Aiden Cuff, Tristan Germain and Elosa Germain.
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David John Gallaher In Memoriam Dave was proud of his Irish heritage and rather intrigued that he was first generation on this side of the ocean. His parents emigrated to Canada, near Calgary, from Ireland in the 20's. His father moved for the specific purpose to "drive" one of those huge steam locomotives which pulled all that freight across prairies and through the mountains. He did become an excellent engineer after struggling through the Depression Years. Therefore, Dave and his siblings, one brother and two sisters, grew up in a railroad family and from an early age, Dave loved the railroad and all that smoke, steam and noise. Over the many years he made it a point to stay in touch as much as possible with trains, accumulating a classic Lionel outfit and miniature engines, track and cars and countless train magazines. He has had several narrow-gauge railroad trips and those were a joy for him. He and Shirley married early and moved in 1951 to Spokane Washington for the college years. During the summers, he worked for the railroad and upon graduation in 1955, commenced employment with the Civil Engineering Department of the Northern Pacific Rail Road, later moving to the Milwaukee Road Rail Road. Both those companies folded many years ago, with sales and amalgamation of the larger railroads. Dave and his family had been transferred to Montana to a small railroad town from Spokane (an unhappy move) by the Milwaukee Road in the winter of 1958. That was a difficult adjustment, and in the years since both he and Shirley have wondered if that a sign to move on, and for him to do what he had talked about for a long time- a call to the ministry; that meant enrolling in a Presbyterian seminary. They had joined the Presbyterian Church while living in the Spokane area. He had mixed feelings about resigning from the railroad but was convinced that he was following that inner direction. Off to Austin Presbyterian Seminary in September of 1961 weather cooling the high country of Montana in the 90's in Austin! Dave was not a novice when he enrolled in seminary, since for a few years in Washington and Montana he had filled in on weekends in churches where a minister was needed, and they were looking for someone. Seminary students were assigned those kinds of duties and that continued for him. When Dave and Shirley moved from Montana to Austin she, being addicted all her life to equines, stated that along with young son Kelley, two saddle horses would also move with them, and did... accomplishing that over that distance and finding accommodations for horses is a whole other story and no room for that here! After graduation from seminary in 1964, and over thirty years of his ministry, there were several pastorates in Texas and two in Arkansas. After retirement in late 1993, there were several interims which he also enjoyed. He always felt he had listened to the Holy Spirit's inner voice when it was time to do so. Dave was an avid reader and spent hours each week in the Scriptures and many other sources of his reading interests. Retirement followed twenty-five years ago with over sixteen years in the country with horse and dogs. Despite cancers, treatments and heart surgery and increasing ill health, he has felt always he had quality of life. During the years of pastorates and subsequent interims, he loved the people and the opportunities to serve. During the 80's he and Shirley made several trips to Ireland, Scotland, England and one to Italy. He enjoyed getting to know his Irish cousins! Other much-loved people in Dave's life are his son Kelley and his wife Elvia and extended family, his son Regan, and his grandson Deacon, thirteen. Deacon and his Poppa have been great friends and have shared the love and knowledge of trains during Deacon's young life. He will inherit all the accumulation of train memorabilia. He has loved this church and the fellowship here and felt truly blessed to be a part of the congregation. He leaves a long, lean, empty space, and though there is much sadness in his death, there is also much relief he is no longer in pain. Do you suppose he is dancing an Irish jig with angels??! Written by Shirley Gallaher Life-long companion, confidante, known to disagree!
Shirley Leone Cumberland
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Photos courtesy of New Braunfels Presbyterian Church,
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Andy and Janell Blair March 8, 1998 - 2014
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Vanessa Potter Interim 2014 - 2015
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Kathy Ellen Vineyard October 21, 2015 - March 31, 2017
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