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George Cicero Mays, 83, of Greeneville, Tennessee, died April 23, 2022. He was currently serving as treasurer of the Presbytery of East Tennessee. George attended Gass Memorial Cumberland Presbyterian Church from 1946 until it closed. There he served as an elder, clerk, and treasurer for more than 30 years. He then attended Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian […]

Cumberland Road podcast: Mark Davis – The Church Showing Unconditional Love & Acceptance This week on the Cumberland Road podcast is guest Mark Davis.  Mark is an ordained elder and recently retired magazine editor and team leader for the Communications Ministry Team of the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination.  In our conversation, he shares about the impact […]

Bob L. Mayberry, 94, of Ada Oklahoma, died March 21, 2022. He was a life-long Cumberland Presbyterian at the Covenant Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Red River Presbytery), formerly Latta Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in Ada. Bob was also a long-time subscriber to the Cumberland Presbyterian magazine.

Charlotte Sanford Fletcher, 59, of Springfield, Tennessee, died April 22, 2022. She was a member of Mt. Denson Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery), where she served as pianist. Charlotte was a 1980 graduate of Springfield High School. She attended Bethel College (now Bethel University) in McKenzie, Tennessee, where she sang with the Balladeers. Charlotte owned […]

Clarence W. Hammer, 88, of Limestone, Tennessee, died April 21, 2022. Best known as Sonny, he was a member of the Philadelphia Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee) where he served as an elder and as treasurer.

James William Hood, 89, of Franklin, Tennessee, died April 8, 2022. James was a member of New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Colombia Presbytery) where he served as a part time Sunday school teacher.

Sue Hoots Kiningham, 98, of Winchester, Tennessee, died April 12, 2022. She joined Cowan Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) in 1943, and had been a member ever since. She loved her church family having served on various committees, as Sunday school teacher, and as an elder. She never wavered in her Christian faith and loved […]

The Reverend James Donald Clark, 88, better known as “J. Don,” died April 22, 2022. He was an honorably retired member of Grace Presbytery where he served for many years. J. Don was born to grocer James T. Clark and Hazel Welsh Clark January 12, 1934, in Fayetteville, Tennessee. He was educated in the public […]

Robert Donnell Presbytery met in stated spring meeting on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the Hope Presbyterian Church, the Reverend Christie Aston, pastor. The Reverend Earl Goodwin brought the devotional and remembered the lives of the Reverend Aubrey Thomas Gillis, Elder Michael Dean of the Gurley Church, Elder Cheryl Hoard of the Hope Church, and […]