Obituaries

Eleanor McCoy Oliver, 82, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, died of COVID-19 on July 11, 2022. She was a member of St. Luke Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery) in Madison, Tennessee, and had deep Cumberland Presbyterian Roots as a descendant of the Zwingle family which included a number of Cumberland Presbyterian Ministers. Beth Oliver is Director of […]

Douglas Lawrence Duff, 57, of Greeneville, Tennessee, better known as Doug, died July 8, 2022. He was an active member at the Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee) where he served as an elder, participated in numerous church committees, and chaperoned youth outings. Doug dedicated much of his time to organizing and working […]

John Robert Moore, 86, of Brunswick, Tennessee, died July 11, 2022. He grew up in the Highland Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Memphis and was a member of Faith Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) in Bartlett, Tennessee, where he served as an elder.

Rogelio Salinas, 88, of Clarksville, Tennessee, died July 10, 2022. He was a member of Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery) where he served as a Sunday school teacher and an elder. He retired after 30 years from the United States Army, having served as in both Korea and Vietnam.

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 […]

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 […]