Obituaries

Barry James Rolen, 38, of Talbott, Tennessee, died September 4, 2020, four days after having retired from the United States Air Force. Barry was born on October 9, 1981. He was a member of Talbott Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee).

Bill Lamb, 70, of Eagleville, Tennessee, died on Thursday, September 24, 2020. He was a member of Rocky Glade Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) where he served as an elder and as clerk of the session. Bill served as a helicopter mechanic in the Tennessee Army National Guard and retired as Deputy Director of Contracting […]

Robert “Buck” Dayton Hayes, 93, of Smyrna, Tennessee, died September 22, 2020. Having been a member for over 70 years, Mr. Robert was Jerusalem Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s oldest living member at the time of his death. He was an elder, a deacon, and served as church treasurer for 35 years. He was a veteran of […]

Claudine Martin Minton, 90, of Kenton, Tennessee (Cool Springs Community), died on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. She was a member of Cool Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery).

Reta Lankford, 80, of Winchester, Tennessee, died September 21, 2020. She was an enthusiastic member of Goshen Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) and loved her church family dearly. She enjoyed volunteering for her church in any way she could.

Nelle Fyke Gupton, 81, of Springfield, Tennessee, died September 13, 2020. She was a member of Mt. Denson Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery), where she served as an elder and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry.

Lydia Jane Waldrop, 87, formerly of South Fulton, Tennessee, died September 6, 2020. She was a member of Fulton Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) and served as treasurer for 21 years.

Michael Edward Minton, 67, of Trimble, Tennessee, died September 7, 2020. Mike was a member and elder at Cool Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) and frequently represented his church at West Tennessee Presbytery. Mike served on the board of Camp Clark Williamson and was an enthusiastic supporter. Mike was born to Robert and […]

July 4, 1929 – January 4, 2017 Boyce Wallace was born on July 4, 1929, on a farm near Albertson, N.C., into a family of seven children. He graduated from B. F. Grady High School in 1948. He served in the North Carolina National Guard before serving two years of active duty in Berlin during […]

Virginia Gould, elder at Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Grace Presbytery) in Sebastopol, Mississippi, died unexpectedly on August 29,2020. She was extremely active in Women’s Ministry and in the presbytery’s camp, Camp Bailey. She is survived by her husband Charles and daughter Sondra Gould Spell.