Obituaries

Deborah Lynn Flottman Twitty, 73, of Cookeville, Tennessee, died March 3, 2023. A member of Cookeville First Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) since 1987, Lynn eventually became the assistant director of the Cumberland Presbyterian Nursery School and the primary teacher for the preschool group of four year olds, taking pride in preparing children for a […]

Albert Couch Boykin Sr., 90, of Scottsboro, Alabama, died February 26, 2023. Known as Bert, he was a Sunday school teacher and elder at Scottsboro Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Robert Donnell Presbytery).

Ruby Mae Tarrance, 101, of Bremen, Kentucky, died March 1, 2023. She was born Dec. 12, 1921, in Horse Branch, Kentucky, and was a member of Brier Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery). She wrote two books, Curse of Sawmill Holler and Roads End.

Joann Hall, 95, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, died February 26, 2023. Joann was a devoted member and elder of the Bowling Green Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery).

The Reverend Chin Ann Ang, 71, known as John, of Springfield, Missouri, died January 29, 2023. An honorably retired member of Missouri Presbytery, John was born December 25, 1951, in Republic of Singapore in Southeast Asia to Ang Gim Seng and Tan Geok Hong. John grew up in the Republic of Singapore where he attended […]

The Reverend Dr. Paul C. Collins, 86, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died February 23, 2023. He was an honorably retired member of Presbytery del Cristo. Paul was born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 15, 1936. He attended Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, and graduated in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts in theology and history. […]

Janet Lowery Brown, 81, of Samboan, province of Cebu, in the Philippines, formerly of Nebo, Kentucky, died January 29, 2023. Janet was an active member of Rose Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) and Rose Creek CPWM until she moved to the Philippines.

Betsy Jane Dearing Bruce, 96, of Nebo, Kentucky, died February 11, 2023. She was a faithful member of Rose Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) in Nebo, where she taught Sunday school for several years. She researched the history of Rose Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church from establishment to the present and gathered pictures of former […]

George Eddie Kimery, 77, of the Philadelphia Community, Limestone, Tennessee, died February 10, 2023. George was a skilled magician. He made and sold some of the most popular illusions the industry has ever seen through Magic. . .by George and Chalet Magic. He was a member of Philadelphia Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee).

Brittany Jane Evans Meyers, 23, of Vicksburg, Mississippi, formerly of Dover, Arkansas, died of cancer January 16, 2023. Brittany grew up in the Dover Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Arkansas Presbytery).