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Vivian Ann Fessenbeck, 84, formerly of Martinsville, Illinois, died December 13, 2020. She was a devoted member of the Willow Creek Presbyterian Church (North Central Presbytery) near Martinsville where she taught Sunday School for many years and was involved with many church activities including church camp held at Merom, Indiana, often as director. Vivian was […]

Beginning January 1, 2021 Any account with a balance past due for 60 days or longer will be charged $2.00 late fee per month until the balance is paid. It has been CPR’s policy not to refund postage on returned items. Customers will be responsible for the initial postage plus a re-stocking fee of 2% […]

John Turnham, an elder at Brush Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery) in Nashville, Tennessee, died of COVID-19 around December 13.2020. This article is incomplete. More information will be added as it is available.

Leonard Mitchell Tyree, 87, of Lebanon, Tennessee, died December 9, 2020. He as a deacon of Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery). Leonard was a former Lebanon councilman and had served the city as vice-mayor. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War as a staff sergeant with Strategic Air Command. Leonard […]

For many years, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) has been well known in the community for their spectacular Christmas displays. According to choir director Elizabeth “Faye” Robeson Delashmit, wife of pastor the Reverend Steve Delashmit, “the lights and figures are our gift to Bowling Green at Christmas.” Over the weekend of December […]

Harold Thomas Anderson, 74, of Paducah, Kentucky, and known to most as “H.T.” or Andy, died December 3, 2020. He was a member of Woodlawn Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Paducah (Covenant Presbytery) and was buried at Mt. Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Leitchfield, Kentucky (Cumberland Presbytery). He was known as a gospel singer and was […]

The November/December 2020 Cumberland Presbyterian magazine is now available. Traditionally, it is our Christmas issue and we have met our goal of having it ready in plenty of time for Christmas. Since April, the pandemic and “working from home” have delayed our schedule and our distribution has suffered from the well publicized turmoil at the […]

Peggy Steed Knight, 90, died December 3, 2020. She was a member of Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Clarksville, Tennessee (Nashville Presbytery). Her husband, D.T. “Boots” Knight, was also a committed Cumberland Presbyterian. Peggy was born December 18, 1929, in Houston County, Tennessee. She spent most of her adult life as an educator in Houston […]

Carlton J. Bowden, 90, of Russellville, Arkansas, an elder at Mt. Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Arkansas Presbytery) who was quite active at the presbyterial and denominational levels died December 7, 2020. The son of Finis and Naomi Mullins Bowden, Carlton was born February 6, 1930, in Gumlog, Arkansas. Carlton graduated in 1948 from Dover, Arkansas, […]

Patrick Benton White III, 74, of Rogersville, Alabama, died December 3, 2020. He was an elder at Springfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Hope Presbytery) in Rogersville. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and was awarded the Purple Heart among other decorations.