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The Reverend Shelby Owen Haire, 82, (Cumberland Presbytery) died February 4, 2020. He was often known as Sonny. He had been pastor of Needham Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Eastview, Hardin County, Kentucky, since September 1988. Shelby was born June 6, 1937, in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, the son of Junie Haire and Lona Wright. Shelby and […]

Written by Breanna Clayton Throughout life many milestones are celebrated. For instance, when moving from preschool to kindergarten there is often a graduation and celebration. Your parents and grandparents are so excited to see how adorable you are in the tiny graduation cap. Fast forward 13 or so years and you have crossed not only […]

Earlyne Olivia Smith Allison, 99, died January 28, 2020. She was born January 16, 1921. She was the oldest child of Winston T. & Ethel Plaster Smith. Earlyne was a member of the Stevenson Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Robert Donnell Presbytery) where she served in the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry and taught Sunday School and was […]

Sylvia Jane Ferguson Mummert, 97, died Saturday, January 25, 2020. She was born March 12, 1922. She was a member of Charleston Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery) in Cleveland, Tennessee. Read More: http://clevelandbanner.com/stories/sylvia-jane-ferguson-mummert,108116

Anne Elizabeth Davy Kizer, 102, died January 27, 2020. She was a longtime member of Red Bank Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery). She was born September 23, 1917, to Minnie Gray Davy and James Thomas Davy in Goshentown, Tennessee near Hendersonville. She married Arthur Roy “Bulger” Kizer September 6, 1935, at the Beech Cumberland Presbyterian […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read John 13:31-35 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God […]

James Russell Yewell, 95, of Bremen, Kentucky, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020. He was born November 5, 1924, in McLean County, Kentucky. He was a member of Sacramento Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery). He was retired from South Central Bell and served in the United States Army during WWII. Read More: https://www.messenger-inquirer.com/mclean_county/james-r-yewell/article_ddf82b59-6c18-59d5-a421-11ed02a3ca27.html

Helene Bartels Morgan died January 10, 2020, in Houston, Texas. She was born on Nov. 9, 1930, on a farm near Taft, Texas. On April 10, 1954, she married Chester Stephen Morgan, Jr. in Corpus Christi, Texas. In 1956, they moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was an active member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian […]

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Martin Fowler, 91, United States Army, retired, died December 27, 2019. He was a lifelong member of Cookeville First Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery), where he was an ordained elder. He also taught Sunday school and served on the building and grounds committee. Fowler enlisted in the United States Army in 1953. […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Psalm 37:1-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers, for they will soon fade like the grass, and […]