CP News

Hugh Marshall Arney, Sr., 79, of Fayetteville, passed away Saturday (Dec. 21, 2019). He was a member of the Fayetteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder, a Sunday School teacher and on the safety committee.

Coach Doug R. French died Monday December 23, 2019, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born October 12, 1946 to the late George and Bessie Ray French in Dyersburg, Tennessee. He served in the United States Air Force and was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He dedicated his life to coaching youth […]

The Rev. Don Caperton Sr., 85, died Friday, December 20, 2019. Don was born August 31, 1934, in Vardaman, Mississippi to John Donaldson and Jessie Kate Terry Caperton. He was baptized in 1944 by the Rev. Scheaffer in the Assembly of God congregation in Dearborn, Michigan. On August 26, 1956, Don married Julia Shannon McMillin. […]

Robert Martin Fowler, 91, Cookeville, Tennessee, died Friday, December 27, 2019. He attended First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Cookeville, Tennessee. Read more: http://herald-citizen.com/stories/robert-martin-fowler,39402

Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee, stands behind its student senate’s decision not to officially recognize a local chapter of the pro-life activist organization Students for Life of America. However, students are still hopeful they will be able to get recognition in the spring. The Bethel Student Senate rejected a bid by students to have their […]

Bobby Lamontte Ramsey, Sr., 88, of Spring Hill, Tennessee, died Saturday, December 14, 2019. Born February 18, 1931 in Ooltewah, Tennessee, Bobby served his country in the United States Air Force and was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church (although which congregation has yet to be clarified). Bobby enjoyed raising cattle while working as a […]

Robert Rayburn, 95, died Sunday, December 8, 2019. He was a longtime member of Chattanooga First Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery).   A Navy veteran, Robert served in World War II including the horrific Battle of Leyte Gulf. He was buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery.   Robert was vice president and general manager for 36 […]

The Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home wants you to open their newsletter when it comes in the mail even if the name on it does not match anyone at your address. Jaime Blanton, Senior Director of Advancement for the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home, explained the printer used for the Children’s Home newsletter had an inadvertent error […]

Sometime between 1:00 AM and 8:00 AM on Sunday, December 8, 2019, vandals devastated Needham Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Eastview in Hardin County, Kentucky. Smith Chapel United Methodist Church, which shares a parking lot with Needham CP was also vandalized. Members arriving to open the church buildings for Sunday worship discovered the damage. “They just […]

Nancy Lee Thomas, 60, wife of the Rev. Dr. Don Thomas (West Tennessee Presbytery), died December 9, 2019. She was always strong in her faith and found great joy in being a preacher’s wife. Nancy was wholehearted in her practice as a critical care nurse for twenty-seven years. She was a devoted wife to the […]