381Feb 18, 2021
Russell David Stewart, 55, died February 14, 2021, in Slater, Ballard County, Kentucky. For more than 30 years, he served as an Elder at Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) in Gage, Kentucky. For decades, he was the church pianist, always ready and willing to accompany the Junior Choir, a Christmas program, or whatever else […]
382Feb 15, 2021
Henry Thomas Woodside, 97, best known as Tom, was the oldest living member of Mt. Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Columbia Presbytery), where he served as an elder. Tom died January 28, 2021. He was a lifelong resident of Williamson County, Tennessee, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He loved the land […]
383Feb 15, 2021
Jeff Orison Belue, 59, of Rogersville, Alabama, died February 7, 2021. He was an elder at Rogersville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Hope Presbytery). Jeff devoted a great amount of time to coaching youth league sports, touching many lives.
384Feb 15, 2021
Don Masters, 88, an elder at Brush Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery), died of a heart attack February 15, 2021. Don was a faithful member of Brush Hill Cumberland Presbyterian church for over 60 years where he served in a number of ways. Variously, Don was an elder, a member of the building committee, […]
385Feb 10, 2021
Kata Lou Ward, 69, known to most as Kay, died October 31, 2020. Kay was president of Cumberland Presbyterian Women for the 1999-2000 convention year. She was a fluent speaker and proud member of the Choctaw Nation. She was born to Sweeney E. and Mary Mae (Ward) Wilson July 6, 1951, in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. […]
386Feb 9, 2021
The Reverend Samuel Russell Estes, Jr., 101, pastor emeritus of Lubbock, Texas, First Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery del Cristo), died February 9, 2021, of complications of COVID-19. Sam was the father of the Reverend George Estes (Presbytery del Cristo). Sam was born August 9, 1919, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Sam R. Estes, Sr. and Mary […]
387Feb 8, 2021
Dr. Robert Bourne, an elder at Camden Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery), died February 7, 2021. This article is incomplete. More information will be added as it becomes available.
388Feb 8, 2021
Anthony S. Martino, 93, a member of Chattanooga First Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery), died February 2, 2021. His long-time membership at First Church began when the church was downtown before moving to North Moore Road. Coach Martino came to Chattanooga to play football but worked in various coaching positions at Hixson High School for […]
389Feb 8, 2021
Lloyd Osborne McMillan, 97, sometimes known as Mac, was an elder in the Warrensburg, Missouri, Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was always active in Missouri Presbytery. He was a great source of history of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Missouri. Mac died January 29, 2021. Mac met Imogene Wayman, the new preacher the Reverend W.O. Wayman’s […]
390Feb 6, 2021
Estella Ruth Louder, 91, formerly of Fairfield, Illinois, died February 6, 2021, of COVID-19. Her son, Larry Louder, died February 4, 2021, also of COVID-19. Ruth was a stalwart member of the Fairfield, Illinois, Cumberland Presbyterian Church (North Central Presbytery) where she taught Sunday school for 70 years. She served as treasurer for the church […]