Obituaries

The Reverend James Alfred Westbrook, 84, of Union City, Tennessee, died December 20, 2021. James, an honorably retired member of West Tennessee Presbytery, was born August 13, 1937, in Weakley County, Tennessee, to Hillman Westbrook and Louise Broach Westbrook. James became a Christian, was baptized by the Reverend O.A. Gardner, and joined Good Springs Cumberland […]

Betty Ann Teague, 87, of Greeneville, Tennessee, died December 18, 2021. Betty was a member of Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee). She was a member of the Women’s Circle II and the Covenant Life Sunday school class. Betty served on the Worship Committee for decades.

Jimmy LeEarl Hill, 88, of Ripley, Mississippi, an elder of Mount Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) in Falkner, Mississippi, died December 20, 2021, the Reverend Richie Lockhart reported. Jimmy was born in Falkner September 11, 1933. He was educated in the public schools of Falkner and graduated from Falkner High School in 1951 […]

The Reverend Sarah Ann Jeffery, 79, of Yellville, Arkansas, a member without charge of Arkansas Presbytery, died December 12, 2021, of COVID-19. She had been hospitalized for six months. Sarah served as a chaplain for the Good Samaritan Society in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She had been a case manager and social worker for the Area […]

Sarah Lee Butler, 90, of Huntingdon, Tennessee, died December 14, 2021, in McKenzie, Tennessee. Her son, Dr. Walter Butler, is president of Bethel University in McKenzie. Mrs. Butler was born May 28, 1931, in McKenzie to the Tom Lee and Mary Blackburn Lee. She was a retired employment counselor for the State of Tennessee and […]

The Missions Ministry Team has reported the death from COVID-19 of the Reverend Aida Melendez Diego December 14, 2021. She was leading a worshiping community in Miami, Florida, and serving as a member of the Grace Presbytery committee on pastoral care/concerns. She worked as a chaplain for Compassionate Care Hospice in Hialeah, Florida. Aida graduated […]

Judith Faye Miller, 72, and Billy Dale Miller, 73, both of Bremen, Kentucky, died December 11, 2021, in the tornadoes which swept across western Kentucky. Both were members of Brier Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery). Billy Dale was reportedly an elder at Brier Creek.

Judge Brian Crick, who represents the 45th Judicial District of Kentucky, died December 11, 2021, in the tornadoes which cut a swath of destruction across the Commonwealth. He was an elder at Sacramento Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) in McLean County. The 45th Judicial District consists of McLean and Muhlenberg counties. Brian’s wife and three […]

Jim Scruggs, 88, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, died December 3, 2021. He was born April 15, 1933, to Elmer H. and Nora L. Scruggs. A member of the “Telephone Pioneers,” Jim was retired from South Central Bell. He was an elder at Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) and had served in the U.S. Army.

William Lane Smith Jr., 71, an elder at Mount Cumberland Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America in Athens, Alabama, died November 27, 2021. William was also a member of the choir.