Communications

Jefferson Davis Morelock, III, 74, was a member and elder of Cleveland First Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery) in Cleveland, Tennessee. Jeff died February 13, 2021.

Margie Green Teacher of the Year Margie Green, an active member of the Petersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Columbia Presbytery), was selected as the 2020-2021 elementary teacher of year by the Lincoln County Tennessee School Systems February 18, 2021. Margie teaches Fourth Grade English Language Arts at Unity School. While beginning her teaching career in Warren […]

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 […]

Denton, Texas, 2/16/2021: The Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home reports power outages and burst pipes as a result of a winter storm. “Our residents are safe and surviving rolling blackouts well,” a spokesperson stated on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, “our administrative offices have not fared as well. Frozen, broken water pipe has lead to flooding. Repairs […]

McKenzie, Tenn., 2/16/2021: Bethel University announced today that all Homecoming activities including the football game against the University of Pikeville which had been scheduled for Friday, February 19, 2021, have been postponed due to winter storms. Bethel Senior Associate Athletic Director Brad Chappell released the following statement, “We are sorry to announce we are compelled […]

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 […]

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.

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, […]

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. […]

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 […]