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Dorothy Lou Williams Bellis, 85, of Aurora, Missouri, died July 4, 2022. She and husband Dale were lifelong members of Orange Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Missouri Presbytery) and the church was always the center of their marriage and family. Dorothy sang in the Orange Quartet which traveled ministering through gospel music. For many years, she directed […]

Dear Friends in Mission, We have an opportunity to go to Kentucky in the fall to help rebuild from the widespread tornado damage of which I am sure everyone knows. The primary work is finishing rebuilding the Brier Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church manse, which was destroyed by the tornado. If we have enough volunteers and […]

Mary Charlotte Tidwell Wildsmith, 79, of Knoxville, Tennessee, died July 7, 2022. She was a member of Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee) for 40 years, where she served for more than three decades as a member of the Kitchen Committee.

Elaine Toney Hill, 71, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, died July 2, 2022. She was a member and elder of Christian Fellowship Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America (Hiwassee Presbytery). She served in integral roles with the local, presbyterial, and denominational levels of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.

Jason Lee Morris, 52, of Henderson, Tennessee, died July 3, 2022, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a member of the now closed Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) in Henderson. He coached girls and boys Dixie Youth and Chester County Youth League Basketball. His sister, Carol Morris Ramsay, was Chief Accountant of the […]

James Robert Kendall, 87, of Troy, Tennessee, died June 22, 2022. Jim was a member of New Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) where he served both as an elder and as church treasurer for many years.

Brian Thomas Leslie, 53, of Marshall, Texas, died June 24, 2022. Brian was born on March 28, 1969, in Springfield, Missouri, to the Cumberland Presbyterian family of Reverend Dr. Marvin E. And Jenann Demuth Leslie. Brian was a lifelong Cumberland Presbyterian, starting out as the preacher’s kid and growing up to serve the church in […]

The Reverend Homer Wendell Trotter, 87, of Hazel Green, Alabama, died June 29, 2022. Wendell was an honorably retired member of Columbia Presbytery which he served as Stated Clerk from September 22, 2002 to April 22, 2012. He had previously served as Stated Clerk of Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, and Robert Donnell Presbyteries as well as Stated […]

Paul Edwin Power, 92, of Elkton, Kentucky, died June 21, 2022. He was a dairy farmer. Paul was a member of Elkton Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) where he served as an elder. After Elkton CPC closed, he attended Petrie Memorial United Methodist Church.

Audrey Jean Franklin Goodman 90, of Winona, Texas, died June 22, 2022. She was a member of Elmira Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Trinity Presbytery) of Longview, Texas, where she served as nursery supervisor for many years.