Obituaries

The Reverend Donald Schultz, 91, of Tampa, Florida, an honorably retired member of Grace Presbytery, died March 24, 2023. Don started out his career in the ministry on the mission field in French West Africa with his wife Jean. They raised three children while on the mission field. French West Africa later became known as […]

Laura Katherine Fleming, 70, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, mother of the Reverend Dr. Chris Fleming, died March 27, 2023. Kathy, as she was best known, was a member of the Hendersonville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery). Her husband, Sam Fleming, is an elder of the Hendersonville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Their son, Chris, is Coordinator of Adult […]

Bobby Earl Argo, 88, of Trezvant, Tennessee, died March 21, 2023. Bobby was one of three remaining elders of Trezevant Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery for the Mid-South). He had been Mayor of Trezevant.

Olive Elizabeth Barbato English, 99, of Trona, California, died February 27, 2023. Best known as Betty, she was very active in the Trona Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery del Cristo) as a member, Elder, Sunday school teacher, treasurer and many other volunteer positions.

Jane Jernigan, 81, of Paducah, Kentucky, died March 5, 2023. She was a member of the former Margaret Hank Memorial Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) in Paducah but grew up in the Woodlawn Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery), also in Paducah.

John Bolar Bartlett, 85, of Marshall, Missouri, died March 4, 2023. He was an elder for Marshall Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Missouri Presbytery). He was active in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church everywhere he lived. While still in college, he served as an elder of the Appleton Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Arkansas Presbytery) in Atkins, Arkansas, and while […]

The Reverend Dr. Gary L. Carver of Chattanooga, Tennessee, an honorably retired member of Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery, died March 21, 2023. He had suffered with kidney disease. Dr. Carver was the pastor at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, Tennessee (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery), from 2009 through his retirement in 2015. During his time with First Cumberland, he […]

Stanley S. Gomer, Jr., 93, of Burleson, Texas, died March 13, 2023. Born January 25, 1930 in Fort Worth, Texas, and active in the church since his teenage years, Stanley met his wife, Wanda Springer, at Rosen Heights Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, Texas. They shared a life together for more than 71 years. Stanley […]

Billy Joe Neal, Sr., 93, of Gadsden, Alabama, died March 5, 2023. Joe was a longtime faithful member and elder of Forrest Avenue Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Grace Presbytery) until it closed. In 2016, he was one of the elders responsible for the disposal of church property before the demolition of the then decrepit 90 year […]

Charles Thomas Richardson, 83, of Campbellsville, Kentucky, died March 9, 2023. He was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Campbellsville (Cumberland Presbytery) where he served as a Sunday school teacher and an elder. He also served from 1983 to 1985 as stated clerk of Cumberland Presbytery.