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John Dugger Baxter, 84, of Greeneville, Tennessee, died October 1, 2021. John was a member of New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee) where he served as Sunday School Superintendent for a number of years.

Janis “Jan” Kay Edmonson, 79, of Lexington, Tennessee, died October 1, 2021. She was a member of Lexington Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) where her husband, Al, is an elder. She had served another church as secretary.

The Reverend Michael Eugene Duke, 76, of Dickson, Tennessee, died September 28, 2021. Michael was a member without charge of Nashville Presbytery. Michael responded to a call for candidates issued on the floor of Mayfield Presbytery meeting at the Wingo, Kentucky, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, October 12, 1968. At the time he was serving as director […]

Leonard “Len” Springer died October 3, 2021, while visiting Asheville, North Carolina. Len was from the prominent Arkansas Cumberland Presbyterian family of Ether and Mildred Springer. His brother was the former Cumberland Presbyterian minister the Reverend Morris H. Springer. Len’s sister was Grace Willene Springer Davis and his nephew former Cumberland Presbyterian editor and Team […]

Bethel’s Bass Fishing Coach to host National Television Show, “Legends of the Outdoors TV” MCKENZIE, Tenn., October 4, 2021 – The Legends of the Outdoors™ announced the creation of a new outdoors television show hosted by Garry Mason. Mason, a professional hunting, and fishing guide for over forty years, founded the Legends of the Outdoors™ […]

Ismael “Izzy” Joseph Martinez, Jr., 43, of Fort Worth, Texas, died October 1, 2021, of COVID-19. Izzy is the son of the Reverend Soledad Martinez (Red River Presbytery) who was previously hospitalized for five weeks with the disease.

First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 7702 Indiana Ave., Lubbock, Texas, 79423, will open for their 19th annual pumpkin patch Saturday, September 25, 2021, and will be open through October 31. The hours are Monday through Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Sunday from 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 […]

Joseph William Hart, Jr., 82, of Longview, Texas, commonly known as Joe, died September 12, 2021. He was an elder of New Journey Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Longview (Trinity Presbytery). A surveyor by trade, Joe served in the US Air Force from 1959 to 1963.

Robert Donnell Presbytery met Saturday, September 18, 2021, in stated fall meeting at 10:00 AM at the Scottsboro Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in Scottsboro, Alabama.  Presbytery welcomed the Reverend Edward Soule, who supplies the Big Cove Church and the Reverend Gary Tubb, Arkansas Presbytery.  The Reverend Brian Tanck was elected Moderator and the Reverend Matthew Ingram […]

John Richard Woods, 83, of McMinnville, Tennessee, died September 13, 2021. He was lifelong member and longtime elder at Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery). Richard, born May 11, 1938, was a retired dairy farmer and former President of Warren County Farmers Mutual Insurance company.