Adron Doran
1909-2001

Young Adron Doran

Sketch On Adron Doran

Adron Doran was born in Graves County, Kentucky, on September 1, 1909. He was baptized in 1927 by Alonzo Williams. He is married to the former Mignon McClain.

He attended Freed-Hardeman College for two years, then studied at Murray State College where he received the B.S. and M.A. degrees. He also held the degree of Ed. D. from the University of Kentucky.

His career in education was long and impressive. Brother Doran was for fifteen years a high school teacher, principal, and basketball coach. He served two and one-half years as Director of Teacher Education and Certification in the Kentucky State Department of Education.

From about 1954 he served many years as president of Morehead State College, Morehead, Kentucky, during which time the enrollment increased from 700 to 3800. This post he served for 23 years. He served as president and former member of the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Education Association. He also served as a member of the Legislative Commission of the National Education Association and as a member of the Southern Regional Education Board of Directors.

Brother Doran began preaching in Arlington, Kentucky, in 1928, one year after he was baptized. He has continued to preach on Sundays and each summer holds two meetings, one in June and one in August. There was no congregation of the church in Morehead when Brother Doran moved there in 1954. They began meeting with seven members in the basement of one of the dormitories on campus. Today, with the help of other congregations and individuals, they have erected a building, and are providing spiritual assistance to the large number of Christian students enrolled at the State College.

Brother Doran was for ten years a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives and served for one term as Speaker of the House. He was honored by the Kentucky Press Association as Kentuckian of the Year in 1954.

Adron Doran died November 23, 2001 at the age of 92. He was buried in the Highland Park Cemetery in Mayfield, Kentucky.

It was the privilege of your webmaster to visit with Brother Doran on one occasion. He spent about two hours helping me locate the final resting place of some of the great preacher of the Restoration Movement buried in the Lexington, Kentucky area. At the age of 91 he was still very sharp, and knew specifically many historical locations. He was a great servant in the kingdom.

Source: Gleaned from The Ministers' Monthly Vol. X No.9, May, 1965, J. Cliett Goodpasture and other information.

Another Site Giving Info On The Life Of Adron Doran

Life Of Hall Laurie Calhoun (3 Megs; 49:37 Mins.; Adron Doran Presented This Lecture On the Life Of Hall L. Calhoun At The Freed-Hardeman Lectures In 1982)

Other Audio Lectures Here

Directions To The Grave Of Adron Doran

Adron Doran is buried in the Highland Park Cemetery In Mayfield, Kentucky. In West Memphis, Arkansas take I-55 North. Take I-155 toward at Dyersburg, Tennessee and head north of Dyersburg toward Union City. Coming into Union City take the Hwy 51/45 bypass. Head north into Kentucky on Hwy. 45. toward Mayfield Kentucky. It will become the Purchase Parkway. Take Exit 21 on Purchase Parkway. Go south on Highway 45. Go east on Macedonia Street . Turn left on 9^th Street. Take the first right after crossing West Willow Dr. From the sign you can see a towering pointed monument about 20 feet tall to the right. Pass the entrance sign and turn left. The marker is to the left about 15 graves. Interestingly there are no dates or other information on the marker. Only the names Adron and Mignon Doran.
Special Thanks are extended to Tom Childers of Henderson, Tennessee who visited the grave of Adron Doran in July, 2003 and sent both pictures and directions to the gravesite.

GPS Location – 36º43.453N x 88º 38.235W
Interment #6219; Lot 9

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