History of the Restoration Movement

This file contains a list of the obituaries that appeared in the Gospel Advocate from 1855-2006. See main page for more information. The listings on this page are not in alphabetical order. Therefore, to locate click "File," then "Search" to locate the persons on this page. This page contains a list of those whose last name begins with

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Storm, Esther Pauline

Esther Pauline Siskowski was born on July 12, 1921, near Hayden, Colo., the fourth child of Julius and Matilda Siskowski. Most of her girlhood and early womanhood were spent in Arkansas. In 1942 Esther came to Denver and worked in war industry. Soon after she came here I baptized her in this very baptistery. In this very house she met for the first time the young man who was to become her husband. On August 20, 1944, in this very house she was married to Clinton L. Storm. Most of the next three years of her life were spent in Texas, doing church work with her husband. There their first and only baby was born. In August, 1947, Clinton and Esther returned to Colorado and worked with the Boulder congregation for about a year. At Weiser, Idaho, Sister Esther breathed her last at 7:20 P.M., Friday, October 8, 1948, she being only twenty-seven years, two months, and twenty-five days old. Besides a multitude of friends and friendly brethren made wherever she went, and besides the usual number of uncles and aunts and cousins, Esther leaves to mourn her passing her husband (Clinton L. Storm, their baby boy (Calros, now about two and half years old), a ninety-four year-old grandmother (Sosalie Klemm), both of her parents, her two brothers (Fred and Herbert), her sisters (Mildred Siskowski and Louise Seale), and a half sister (Elizabeth McCreary). All of these are here this day except the aged grandmother, who is in failing health, at London, Ark., and except, also, her mother and sister (Mildred). Mildred and her mother were on board train coming from Weiser, Idaho, for this very service, when the mother became violently ill and was compelled to leave the train at Nampa, Idaho, and to enter a hospital there Yesterday (October 12, 1948) she under went a serious major operation, and there they both are now with heavy hearts desiring to be with us here in this service.

(The above is almost word for word the obituary which I read at the funeral service of Sister Esther Storm, the wife of my own preacher boy, Clinton L. Storm.)

C. E. Fritts., Seattle, Wash.

Gospel Advocate, November 11, 1948, page 1102.

Storm, Reuben F.

Reuben F. Storm died in Denver Aug. 1. He was 85 years old.

Services were conducted at the Bear Valley church with Ernest Boone, Arland Storm and Wilfred McKenzie participating.

Storm was active in three Denver congregations for more than 55 years as a song leader and an elder.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Pansy; two sons, Clinton L. of Ojai, Calif., and Arland L. of Lubbock, Texas; two daughters, Neva Morgan of Denver and Wanda Chamberlain of Monument, Colo.; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Gospel Advocate, December, 1988, page 40.

Storment, Thomas J.

Thomas J. Storment died suddenly at his home at Iuka, Miss., February 8, while sitting by his wifes side. He was born August 31, 1858, near Old Burnt Mills, in Tishomingo County, Miss., where he spent his entire life. He held many places of honor and trust. He was married to Miss Mollie Srygley, who survives him, July 8, 1908. He was baptized into Christ twenty-four years ago by M. H. Armour, and missed only two Lords-day services since that time, those because of illness. He conducted the church service on the Lords day prior to his death. He was an elder and led in the services for more than twenty years. Funeral services were conducted by F. B. Shepherd of Chattanooga, Tenn. The deceased was honest, upright, and generous to a fault. I have never met a man of nobler qualities.

W. W. Shock., Belmont, Miss.

Gospel Advocate, August 31, 1933, page 839.

Storrs, Annie Harwell

Sister Annie Harwell Storrs, wife of Brother A. H. Storrs, was born in Lavaca County, Texas, November 9, 1866, and died, at her home in Hollis, Okla., January 11, 1932. At eighteen she married our good Brother Storrs. At nineteen she obeyed the gospel of our Lord. At sixty-six she departed to be with our Lord. She lived a beautiful, consecrated, Christian life, and was a faithful wife and devoted mother to her six children. Brother Storrs survives. May God lead him tenderly. If trouble must come, Hollis is one of the best places on earth for it to overtake one. Bear ye one anothers burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ, is the apostles admonition and the custom of the Hollis church. My hearts desire and prayer to God for those that are left is that they may receive a welcome into that golden city through whose streets the funeral car shall never pass.

John W. Pigg.

Gospel Advocate, February 18, 1932, page 222.

Story, Eva D.

The spirit of a noble woman was wafted into the portals of eternity when Mrs. Eva D. Story ended her earthly journey, Saturday, September 24, 1927. In her passing the Grace Avenue church of Christ lost one of its most devout and loyal members; her sister, Mrs. Ida R. Williamson, a lifetime companion and comforter; and her many friends and relatives, a lovable Christian character whose delight was to make others happy. No night was ever too cold, no day ever too hot, and no task ever too hard for her when duty called her to serve. She was a good woman of refined tastes, sound judgment, cheerful disposition, kind, generous, and patient. She was born in Rome, Tenn., on November 27, 1849, being one of four daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ewing. On October 5, 1881, she married Mr. Ben Thackston, of Chestnut Mound, Tenn. After three years Mr. Thackston died. The following twenty-eight years of her life were spent with her three sisters, Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Sam Dalton, and Mrs. Ida R. Williamson, until in 1912 she married Mr. J. H. Story, who died one year later. Since that time she has resided with her sister, Mrs. Ida R. Williamson, in Nashville, Tenn. She was a subscriber to the Gospel Advocate for many years and greatly enjoyed reading its contents. Although a constant sufferer for the past three years, she bore her suffering with patience and fortitude.

William R. White.

Gospel Advocate, November 3, 1927, page 1056.

Story, G. W.

Dr. G. W. Story, of Cooper, Delta County, Texas, filled his mission on earth, fell asleep in Jesus, and is gone. He was born on March 7, 1824, and died on September 4, 1905. He was married to Miss Sallie A. Strong, whose mothers maiden name was Booth, on October 17, 1855, and they lived together for nearly fifty years. To them were born eight children, four of whom are still living. Dr. Story graduated with collegiate honors in the Presbyterian school at Shelbyville, Tenn. He was a volunteer in the Mexican War and a recipient of honor in the gift of a pension. After national service, he graduated in medicine at Nashville, Tenn. In character he was, in all life, chaste in word and deed. As to intellect, he was much above the average of his fellows. He was an ardent lover of government, paternal, civil, and divine, and the kingdom of Christ supremely, in which he rejoiced as a citizen thereof should. As a husband, he was true in head, heart, and life to all his marriage vows. As a parent, he was kind, tender, sympathetic, instructive, and prayerful. He was warm-hearted and quite expressive, rising from lamblikeness to the stern manifestation of the king of the forest; he loved his friends and could pray for and forgive his enemies. He lived in hope of a conditional immortality and died in the triumph of a living faith in Christ. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.

H. C. Booth.

Gospel Advocate, October 5, 1905, page 639.

Stovall, Brownie

Sister Brownie Stovall died at the home of her mother, near Franklin, Tenn., on August 7, 1905. She was born on June 4, 1885. She obeyed the gospel at Pasquo, Williamson County, at the age of fifteen years, being baptized into Christ by Brother J. W. Grant. Her conduct and conversation in life was that of a faithful disciple of the Master. A dutiful daughter, a loving sister, a consistent and zealous Christian, she is mourned by all who knew her, but most of all by her aged grandmother, her mother, a dear sister, and six devoted brothers. She left the world with no fear of the future, but rejoicing in the hope of eternal life. Let her family and friends sorrow, but sorrow in hope.

James E. Scobey., Franklin, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, September 7, 1905, page 572.

Stovall, E. W.

Death came on Aug. 30, 1981 to Brother E. W. Stovall and to his beloved and devoted wife on Sept. 3only four days apartin as rapid and peaceful way as any human might ever desire. So few people can leave this earth without a long, painful illness. But these two fine Christians, in death as in life, were not long separated, each dying while talking to loved ones; he to her, and she to their children.

Brother Stovall had spent his life after obeying the Lord in baptism preaching the sound doctrine in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas in regular pulpit work, in gospel meetings, and on the radio. He credited Sister Stovall with leading him from religious error to the truth, and he dedicated his book of sermons which sold over 20,000 copies to her so stating his appreciation.

The children, J. Woody Stovall, Charles E. Stovall, Nancy Lou Jones, and Roma Carolyn Hanks, have set up a memorial scholarship fund, The E. W. and Johnnie Stovall Christian Scholarship fund, at David Lipscomb College. Donations have already begun to be made from among the many who have known and loved this exemplary Christian couple. There will doubtless be a great number of others who would like to participate. Payments will be accepted in any amount if sent to: DLC College, Nashville, TN 37203.

Gospel Advocate, October 15, 1981, page 630.

Stovall, M. R.

Bro. M. R. Stovall was born January 29, 1814; was born again 1847; died Dec. 17, 1890. During the last 43 years of his life he lived a devoted Christian. As a citizen, he was upright; as a neighbor, he was accommodating; as a friend, he was warm-hearted and true; as a father, kind; as a husband, devoted; as a Christian, humble. He left six children, and an aged companion who must soon follow after him. May the Lord console all stricken hearts; for it can be truthfully said of him; Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.

O. P. Speegle., Franklin, Ky.

Gospel Advocate, January 14, 1891, page 21.

Stovall, Rachel

Mrs. Rachel Stovall departed this life, after a brief illness, on January 26, 1904; aged sixty-seven years, six months, and twenty-three days. She united with the church of Christ at the age of nineteen years, and was a consistent Christian from that time till her death. She leaves one adopted daughter to mourn her loss. She was ready, and expressed a desire to meet the Lord. She was a reader of the Gospel Advocate, and renewed her subscription only a few days before she died, that her daughter might continue to read it. It makes us sad to give up one we loved so well; but we sorrow not as those who have no hope, for we expect to meet her where parting will be no more.

C. A. Morey., Lexington, Ore.

Gospel Advocate, February 25, 1904, page 122.

Stover, J. P.

J. P. Stover was born on March 20, 1871, and departed this earthly life on February 1, 1925, leaving behind a wife, six children, one sister (Mrs. W. A. Edwards of Hornbeak, Tenn.), and seven half brothers and half sisters, together with a host of relatives and friends, to mourn his going away. The deceased was a member of the church of Christ, having obeyed the gospel several years ago at Oak Ridge, in Obion County, later moving near Hornbeak and taking membership with the congregation here. The funeral was conducted at Hornbeak by Brother John R. Williams and the writer, after which the body was laid to rest in the Hornbeak cemetery to await the call from on high, when all the sleeping millions will come forth. It was my privilege to know Brother Stover and to be in his home. Just one week before his departure I was called upon to go to his home and conduct a short service, break bread with him, and pray with and for him. He was a man of many noble traits, honest and fair in his dealings, upright in character and life, leaving an example for his posterity worthy of their imitation. The wife has lost a companion; the children, their father; the sister, her loving brother. Let us ever live true to God and serve him faithfully until death, that we may all receive the reward he so freely offers to all.

W. A. Foster.

Gospel Advocate, July 23, 1925, page 712.

Stover, Mary V.

By request I write the obituary of Sister Mary V. Stover, who has crossed the Jordan which separates this world of sin from the promised land, where there remaineth a rest for the people of God. She was born in Davidson county, Tenn., in 1856, and departed this life near Fulton, Ky., September 22, 1893. In 1870 she united with the Methodists, thinking that body was of divine origin; but learning the way of the Lord under the preaching of Brother John Morton, she and her husband, W. T. Stover, obeyed the Lord in his appointed ways in 1886. In 1887 Brother Stover died, leaving a son and a daughter. After moving to Kentucky, Sister Stover united with the congregation at Oak Grove, and there attended church until she became too feeble to go. She had the brethren to carry her to and from the church, in order to serve and honor God in his appointed ways. On Lords day before she died on Friday she had the brethren to administer the Supper at her house, in which she received great comfort. Sister Stover was a true, faithful Christian, and contended for the ancient order of Christianity, and was loved and respected by all who knew her. Her only fear was that she would not be brought back to Williamson county, Tenn., and be laid to rest in the family cemetery. This was done. May we all stand firm to the apostolic order of things is my prayer.

J. P. Grigg.

Gospel Advocate, October 12, 1893, page 649.

Stow, Allen C.

Allen C. Stow was born in Manilus, Allegan County, Mich., April 17, 1859. He was married to Miss Dessa Knickerbocker on July 2, 1889. He was baptized into Christ in the summer of 1908, and moved with his family to Carroll County, Tennessee, in 1909. In 1910, he, together with his family, placed his membership with the church of Christ at Williams Chapel. In this connection he lived faithfully till his death on November 14, 1930, at the age of seventy-one years, six months, and twenty-seven days. Notwithstanding the fact that he had become fixed in customs that were somewhat peculiar to the Southern people among whom he located, during the twenty-one years that he lived among us he gained the confidence and esteem of all who knew him and became familiar with his habits of simplicity and economy. He kept himself well informed on current issues, and, before his afflictions caused by a runaway horse, was very social and interesting in conversation to those who appreciate culture and enlightenment. He never tattled or meddled in affairs that did not concern him. He was devoted to his family and his home life was congenial. The large crowd that attended the funeral attested the fact that the community in which he lived felt the loss of a good citizen. Even those who did not agree with him religiously respected him for his loyalty and devotion to what he believed to be right. No one ever charged him with insincerity or impure motives. He leaves a wife; one son, Samuel Stow; and one daughter, Mrs. Clyde Johnson, living among us to do honor to his memory. He also leaves one brother, William H. Stow, a traveling man; one sister, Mrs. Charles Sprague, of Tennville, Mich.; and five grandchildren. We believe that the world has been made better by the life that he lived, and that whatever failings he may have possessed should be charged to the weaknesses of the flesh that are common to us all. After in oral tribute of respect by the writer and by Elder T. M. Hampton, a Baptist minister and near neighbor, his body was laid to rest in the Hampton Cemetery, not far from his home. We now bid farewell to his earthly form with the cherished hope that we shall see him clothed with blissful immortality in the morning of joy to all the faithful.

W. N. Abernathy.

Gospel Advocate, January 1, 1931, page 22.

Straiton, John

John Straiton, eighty-seven, injured in an automobile accident August 17, died in a Fort Worth hospital at 6:30 A. M. Wednesday morning, August 22. Mr. Straiton was born in Scotland where he married in 1888. He came to the United States in 1906 and has lived in Fort Worth since that time. His wife, Mrs. Jeannie Straiton, died in 1944 and since then he has made his home with two daughters, Misses Nellie and Janet Straiton. Miss Nellie Straiton was injured in the same accident and has not yet been told of her fathers death. He established a church in Hamilton, Scotland in 1889 and saw the fruit of his labor there, especially in Robert Halliday, who went from this congregation to Burma as a missionary. While there Brother Halliday translated the Bible into the Talian language. Throughout his life Mr. Straiton combined his work with activities as a minister of the gospel. At the time of the accident he was still teaching a Sunday school class at Burleson, Texas regularly. He served as a minister there from the time of his retirement from business in 1936 after a bus accident in New Mexico until about three years ago. Before his retirement and acceptance of the ministry at Burleson, he was a member of the Southside church of Christ in Fort Worth and taught a class there. He often preached in churches in Fort Worth and other places in Texas and adjacent states. Every year for approximately the last twenty years he has attended the Spring Lecture Series at Abilene Christian College. Until his sight became very poor he reviewed books on religious subjects sending these reviews as well as other articles to the church papers. He is survived by four sons, David of Fort Worth; John of Dallas; Jim of Abilene and Archie of Austin; five daughters, Mrs. Clyde H. Woodruff and misses Nellie and Janet Straiton of Fort Worth; Mrs. W. L. Crites of Choctaw, Okla.; and Mrs. J. Bert Armstrong of San Angelo; seventeen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. All of his sons and daughters were at his bedside during his last illness. Funeral services were conducted at 10 A. M., Thursday, August 23 at the Southside church of Christ, with C. E. Wooldridge, a long-time friend, officiating.

Janet W. Straiton.

Gospel Advocate, September 27, 1951, page 622.

Strane, Susan Brady

Mrs. Susan Brady, wife of O. W. Strane, fell asleep at her home at Athens, Ala., on April 6, 1913. The funeral services were conducted on Monday by Elder Belt White, of the Athens church of Christ, aided by the sweet voices of that congregation and a prayer by Ross Arnold, pastor of the Baptist Church of the town. The interment took place at Elkmont, Ala., which was the family residence for twelve years before removal to Athens. The remains were accompanied to Elmont by Elder White and members of the church. Mrs. Strane was born one August 30, 1864, at McBurg, Tenn., and was, therefore, nearing her forty-ninth birthday. She was baptized by a Christian preacher in 1884 and was faithful unto death to Him in whom she believed. The husband, three sons, and three daughters survive her. The death of the wife and mother, always the most pathetic, was accentuated in this instance by the inconsolable grief of the little children who so needed her care, and yet the lengthened ties between her and the elder son and daughter seemed to add weight to their sorrow. The beckoning hand so dear to each is pointing still to the Christ, whom not having seen she loved and followed. The bereaved husband may find unfailing comfort in Him whom this devoted wife safely trusted and to whose guardianship she committed her beloved household. The high place held by Mrs. Strane in the hearts of the community was evidenced by the tender ministry of loving hands during her protracted sufferings, as well as by their presence and sympathy for her afflicted family when she entered into rest. The fragrance of early spring flowers about her peaceful form was emblematic of the holy patience and calm resignation that marked the long period of a hopeless invalidism and which made her farewell a song of triumph instead of a mournful dirge.

Gospel Advocate, May 29, 1913, page 524.

Strange, Harriet

It falls to my sad lot to note the departure of Sister Harriet Strange. She was born Dec. 29, 1831, and bade earth good-by Sept. 6, 1894. At the age of seventeen she obeyed the gospel, and I fully believe that when Jesus comes she will be one of his precious jewels, for she considered not the sufferings of this world to be compared with the glory which Gods children shall receive. I am sad to say that her aged husband is still feeding on the husks of sin and exposed to eternal death, which must soon be his, yet I trust her death and the talking she did will cause him to turn to the dear Savior. Her death was caused by a cancer, I think. She admonished all who came to her during her last hours not to weep for her. Blessed thought! She was baptized into Christ, she lived in him, hence she has this promise: Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. May her aged husband and dear children all prepare to meet her where sad partings cannot come.

Robert T. Sisco.

Gospel Advocate, October 18, 1894, page 657.

Strattis, Philip Earnest

Philip Earnest Strattis of Sumter, S.C., died June 19 in his home on his 45th wedding anniversary. He was 66.

Born in Hensley, W. Va., Aug. 21, 1926, Strattis was converted from Catholicism and was baptized March 12, 1950.

Before entering Freed-Hardeman in 1962, he worked as a brakeman for N&W Railway, preaching on Sundays. After his graduation he moved to Versailles, Ky., and established a new congregation there.

He was an avid reader and was interested in Restoration history. He began and conducted the Freed-Hardeman Restoration Tours while in Versailles.

He has preached in Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia. His last work was at Hinton, W. Va., where he preached 11 years before resigning in May 1992 as a result of declining health.

Strattis is survived by his wife, Dorothy Helen (Lindsey).

Memorial services were conducted in Pembroke, Va. He was buried at a private mausoleum in Pearisburg, Va. Max Miller of Burlington, Tenn., conducted the funeral.

Gospel Advocate, December, 1993, page 52.

Stratton, Sue A.

Sister Sue A. Stratton, daughter of Brother Louis L. and Sister Temperance Hurt, and wife of Brother Novel Stratton, was called into peace, sweet peace, on July 13, 1892, at her home in Calvert City, Ky. She was 38 years, 10 months, and 28 days of age at her death. Sister Stratton was born August 15, 1853, and married in 1870. She confessed the Savior in the morn of life, ere sin had deeply marred her young heart, and continued faithful to the Lord and Master until death; being ever ready to maintain his cause. Our sister suffered from lung trouble, occasioned by la grippe, for several months, but amid her affliction undimmed faith filled her soul, and she was resigned and happy in the Saviors love. She was a true, cheerful wife and mother, a loving sister, and a kind neighbor. She leaves a husband, five children, an aged mother, two sisters, and one brother, all of whom are in Christ save four children. Her regret was that she lived too far to attend the meetings of the saints regularly. She was a member of Briensburg church. Dear children and relatives, your loved one is now safely gathered into the heavenly fold, where the presence of the glorified Redeemer is her inexpressible joy and bliss. Then let the sweet assurance of our sisters faithful life, and the sure promises of the God of all comfort, who has said, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, be your consolation until you also may be called to enter the celestial city, where the sweet ties which have been severed here will be reunited, and together forever praise the King of saints.

L. L. C., Briensburg, Ky., August 6, 1893.

Gospel Advocate, August 31, 1893, page 556.

Straughn, Edythe

Edythe Straughn, a Bible teacher for more than 50 years, died Nov. 14, 1989, at the age of 85.

Mrs. Straughn, a life-long resident of the Kansas City area, was a charter member of the Twin City Church of Christ, where her husband, Howard, served as an elder for more than 40 years. She taught Bible classes in the church and its teaching program for local elementary school students for more than 35 years. She was a life member of the Kansas PTA.

She is survived by her husband; four children, Marilyn Waller of Montrose, Colo., Harold of Brightwaters, N.Y., Janet Mills of Mission, Kan., and Keith of Little Rock, Ark.; a brother, Howard Johnson of Independence, Mo.; a sister, Mattie Steinhauser of Oak Grove, Mo.; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted by James Swiggart and Glen Devin Nov. 17 in Kansas City. Burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Gospel Advocate, February, 1990, page 13.

Street, Emily F.

Mrs. Emily F. Street (nee Davis) was born, on March 11, 1832, in Boston, Bowie County, Texas, where she spent the days of her youth and young womanhood. She was there married, to Henry K. Street, on May 19, 1853. Many years ago she became a member of the church of Christ, and was a consistent member until death. For several months preceding her death she was a great sufferer, but always bore her sufferings with marvelous patience and fortitude. On Friday, January 29, 1904, she was attacked by that dread disease, pneumonia; and notwithstanding all that medical aid and loving friends could do was done, the body succumbed to the disease, and, on Tuesday, February 2, the gentle spirit passed away to God, who gave it. She leaves, to mourn her death, a son (Mr. Henry K. Street, of Arizona) and a daughter (Mrs. Ozella Longley, of Cornersville, Tenn.), besides a host of friends. I, with many other friends of Sister Street, shall long remember with deepest gratitude the beautiful hospitality received in her home. She took great delight in making welcome and comfortable those who came to visit her. I was impressed with the tender and motherly care she bestowed upon orphan children, and she was always sympathetic to the unfortunate. At her request, her remains were laid to rest in Medium Cemetery, near Delina, Marshall County, Tenn., after appropriate funeral services, conducted by Brother F. J. Liles. There are many friends in Texas who extend sympathy and condolence to the bereaved son and daughter and commend them to Jesus, the Savior of the world, for comfort in their sorrow and bereavement. May we, too, be ready when the summons comes to us.

Hattie London.

Gospel Advocate, March 31, 1904, page 202.

Street, Mrs. Thomas Lyle

On July 5, 1914, a message came that a notable Christian woman, Mrs. Thomas Lyle Street, had died suddenly at her home in Montgomery County, Tenn. Mrs. Street was born on September 14, 1879, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Lyle. She was married to Mr. Thomas Street in 1896, who survives her. She became a member of the church of Christ in 1902, and was an active Christian worker till her death. She will be missed much by the church in which she labored so earnestly. She leaves, besides her devoted Christian husband, three daughters, an aged father and mother, six sisters, and one brother. While it is sad for these loved ones to give her up, yet it is a joy to know she had made preparations against that day when death, with his icy sickle, was to come, and that they can meet her again. Her life was a benediction; her death, a transport from the pains of earth to that bliss of immortality.

Mrs. J. S. North.

Gospel Advocate, October 8, 1914, page 1066.

Strickland, R. E.

R. E. Strickland, 85, of Oxford, Ala., died July 19 in Huntsville, Ala., after suffering a heart attack.

Strickland, a native of Clay County, Ala., helped establish congregations in nine locations in Georgia and east-central Alabama. Not only did he preach and teach the Gospel, but he also would build the church buildings.

He is survived by his wife, Vera; two daughters, Juanita Mitchell of Montgomery, Ala., and Bobbie Bradley of Huntsville; one son, B. J., also of Huntsville; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted July 22 at the Oxford Church of Christ with B. J. Strickland, Gary M. Bradley, Gary M. Bradley Jr. and Philip S. Bradley officiating.

Gospel Advocate, November, 1989, page 55.

Strickland, Sue

Mrs. Sue Strickland passed away in the early part of July at Jonesboro, Ark. The end came after a long illness from a complication of diseases. Sister Strickland was born in Tennessee, but came with her parents to Jonesboro in 1870. She was a talented musician in piano and violin some twenty-five years before leaving Jonesboro. She next lived in San Angelo, Texas, from which place she came to Rogers, Ark. The last five years she has made her home with her brother, H. A. Elder, in Jonesboro. It was while she lived at Rogers that the writer became well acquainted with her, and learned the zeal and fidelity which she always manifested for the church, walking in the steps of the godly mother whose confidence in the truth of the gospel never wavered. I have met comparatively few members of the church whose faith was as inspiring as that of her mother, Sister Elder. Sister Strickland obeyed the gospel when seventeen years of age, and gave more than fifty years of her life in service to the church. This is a striking compliment to her profession. Of her immediate family, three brothers and one sister survive: H. A. and T. J. Elder, of Jonesboro; J. S. Elder, of Paducah, Ky.; and Mrs. A. C. Broadway, of Little Rock, Ark. Besides these, there were other close relatives, of whom five nephews acted as pallbearers. There is no greater consolation than that lives of faith end gloriously regardless of their length. This rests upon the Masters own words: He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

John T. Hinds.

Gospel Advocate, September 10, 1936, page 887.

Stricklin, Rose

Late in the afternoon of June 7, 1913, at St. Thomas Hospital, Mrs. Rose Stricklin, wife of Robert Stricklin, breathed her last on this earth and her spirit returned to God who gave it, and I believe she has entered into that rest that remaineth for the people of God because she was a Christian, a member of the body of Christ. Therefore we sorrow not as those who have no hope. Her father, John H. Porch, preceded her to the grave several years. She leaves a mother, husband, two little children, three brothers, two sisters, and many relatives to mourn her death. It is sad that she had to leave us, being only twenty-two years old, and to leave her little children to be brought up without a mother; but they will be cared for by their father and grandmother, and I am sure they will have the tenderest care. The funeral services were conducted in the meetinghouse at Bakerville, Tenn., and her remains were laid to rest in the Bakerville cemetery, to await the resurrection.

My hearts desire and prayer to God is that her husband may obey the gospel and become a member of the body of Christ, so that he may be able to bring up the little children left to him in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; and may we all so live that when the Lord calls us from this earth we may enter into that heavenly home to meet loved ones gone on before, where sorrows are unknown and where we will part no more.

George H. Porch.

Gospel Advocate, July 3, 1913, page 648.

Stringer, Mary

Sister Mary Stringer was born Nov. 7, 1813; departed this life Dec. 7, 1896. Her maiden name was Cranford. Her husband, Brother William Stringer, was one of the oldest and best known preachers among the Christian brethren in North Alabama. He preceded her to the grave some three years. All who knew Sister Stringer speak of her as a kind and loving mother, a faithful and devoted Christian. She was a friend to all, and had the love and respect of all who knew her, but was loved most by those who knew her best. She was supported in her death by that beautiful faith which marked her course on earth and sustained her in all her trials and sorrows. She has gone on before, and is no doubt resting in the arms of a beloved Master, whose cause she supported, and whose cross she helped to bear.

Thomas C. King., Cullman, Ala.

Gospel Advocate, April 15, 1897, page 231.

Stringer, Natalie L.

Natalie L. Stringer quietly passed from this life at her home on Aug. 13, 1983 at the age of 72. The daughter of the late Nathaniel and Emma Berry Roady, she was born July 26, 1911. In 1930 she married Worthy Stringer who passed away in 1955.

As a grandmother she can be compared to Lois (2 Timothy 1:5) for her unfeigned faith which she worked diligently to instill in me. Not only did she give me my first Bible but she continued to encourage me to read and study the Scriptures. This good woman was proud of the fact that I intended to prepare myself to preach the gospel. She was always there to lend encouragement and a constructive criticism whenever necessary, but she never once failed to remind me that she was proud that I was preaching the Gospel and encouraged me to continue to walk in the old paths.

More that 700 gathered at the Airsman-Hires Funeral home in Carrollton, Ill., for visitation, and she had requested that the church of Christ at Kane, Ill., where she has worshipped since a child be named as the memorial. Charles A. Scoggins, evangelist for the church at Kane assisted me in conducting the services.

Grandmother was an energetic worker and pillar of the church at Kane. She will be missed but her influence will be felt for years to come. (1 Corinthians 15:58.)

She is survived by four daughters: Emma Margenson of Jerseyville, Ill., Shirley Cummings of Bethalto, Ill., Hazel Gross of Chandler, Ariz., Keota Rodriquez of Queen Creek, Ariz.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

John R. Gross, Jr., Rutherford, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, November 17, 1983, page 696.

Stringer, William

Brother William Stringer was born in Monroe county, Ky., June 2, 1817; moved with his father to Morgan county, Ala., in 1825. He obeyed the gospel and united with the Church of Christ in October, 1828; was married to Mary Crawford in November, 1832; died at his home at Lawrence Cove, Morgan county, Ala., May 15, 1894. Brother Stringer was a preacher of the gospel for about sixty years. He built a good church house near his home, and donated it to the congregation. While he had not been able to do much preaching for several years, he was always ready to teach as he had opportunity. He stood on his crutches and taught his home congregation on Sunday before he died on Tuesday. Another old soldier has fallen but he died at his post on the field of battle. Another leader of the church has been promoted, and is now a member of the army of the Lord in the glory-land. But few men among us in North Alabama were more highly respected for Christian character, usefulness to the cause, and safety as a teacher than Brother Stringer. He has passed from labor to restthat rest that is promised to the faithful followers of Jesus Christ, and to them it has always been given. He was a good teacher; he taught by example, as well as precept. He was an ensample to the flock in good works, in liberality, in faith, in all the graces which beautify our human nature and render it fit to dwell with Christ. His work on earth is ended, his flock has been delivered up to the great Shepherd and Bishop of souls. In behalf of the aged mother,

children, and grandchildren I will say not to sorrow as those that have no hope, but let us all live and die as he did, and we will go to reap our reward as he has done, for great is our reward in heaven. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent [go before] them which are asleep; wherefore comfort one another with these words.

T. C. King., Cullman, Ala., July 1, 1894.

Gospel Advocate, July 12, 1894, page 438.

Strode, John B.

Brother John B. Strode died at Red Springs, Macon county, Tenn. Sept. 8, 1893. Brother Strode was born April 4, 1867, which makes his life-stay on earth 26 years, 5 months, and 4 days. He obeyed the gospel in the autumn of his seventeenth year under the preaching of Brother James F. Owensby, which makes his Christian life about nine years. Brother Strode was one of Jackson countys best and brightest young men. He started from a poor boy, and step by step he walked up the Christian and scholastic ladder until he became exemplary both in schools and godly conversation. The writer does not know of a young brother worthy of more praise than Brother Strode. While he followed teaching school, yet he would contend for the faith earnestly when in his line circumstances demanded it. He was kind and affectionate to both father and mother, and to all who knew him. He was always ready to divide his earnings with mother or any of the family. Such heroic manhood as was manifested by Brother Strode from illiteracy to the intelligent walks of literature, and from childlike ways to the true walks of a Christian, is seldom reached by boys of equal facilities as that of Brother Strode in the good old home county of Jackson. But, notwithstanding his bright prospect for future life on earth, an angel of death laid his cold, icy hand upon our brother, to call him from among the walks of men to a work assigned him by the all-wise God, who knows what is best. Then we can not complain, although he leaves a father, a mother, a sister, brothers, and many friends to mourn their loss.

Hyram Pharris.

Gospel Advocate, October 19, 1893, page 668.

Stroud, J. W.

We are called upon to report the death of our beloved young brother, J. W. Stroud, which occurred at the residence of his father in LaFayette county, Miss., January 31, 1891. Bro. Stroud was born July 20, 1867, and obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered us in September 1889 under the preaching of Bro. W. A. Crum, and was a faithful and useful member of the body of Christ until the day of his death. He made a very touching talk just before he died which made deep impressions upon some very stubborn hearts. Scrupulously upright and honorable in all of his dealings, he was everywhere respected for his moral worth and admired for his excellency of character, and best of all, he believed in nothing but sound doctrine. He leaves father and mother, brothers and sisters to mourn their loss. But while we miss him let us take comfort in considering that his faithful life here fitted him for the association of God and of angels and for the resurrection with loved ones that have just gone before. And may we all work together that we may at last have the happy privilege to join in with the family of God and sing praises to his name forever and forever in the sweet by and by.

John T. Keel., Harmontown, Miss.

Gospel Advocate, March 4, 1891, page 133.

Stuart, Harvey Edgar

Harvey Edgar Stuart was born December 26, 1899, on a farm in Simpson County, Ky. He spent his entire life on that farm. In 1915 he was baptized by R. C. White and attended church faithfully until illness confined him to his home.

In 1929 he was married to Miss Eunice Byrum, who was his faithful companion for forty-five years. She tenderly cared for him during his long sickness. Surviving besides his wife are a brother, Fred Stuart of Bowling Green, Ky., and a sister, Helen Phy of Glasgow, Ky., and several nieces and nephews.

Harvey was the fourth generation in his family to read the Advocate. His great-grandmother received the first issue.

Services were conducted January 26 by Jim Bill McInteer. Burial was in Green Lawn Cemetery, Franklin, Ky.

Mrs. Allen Phy.

Gospel Advocate, February 27, 1975, page 143.

Stuart, Menora Autelia Fleming

Menora Autelia Fleming Stuart, eldest daughter of Nannie Hanes and Robert Stuart Fleming, was born November 28, 1870, and quietly went to sleep at her home November 19, 1949, lacking one week of being seventy-nine years of age. She was baptized into Christ, by W. H. Carter, September 1, 1885. The one church was ever her greatest joy, and was uppermost in her life, and next to her Bible was the Gospel Advocate, which was read for seventy-three years, and would never allow her children to use it as waste paper. On January 21, 1892, she was married to Esla Stuart, who for fifty-seven years was her devoted companion. To this union were born five children: an infant (who died in infancy), Helen (Phy) Harvey, Edgar, Arthur Larimore, and Walter Fred. Three grandsons, two granddaughters, a brother (Robert Fleming), a sister (Miss Nannie Mai Fleming), and her beloved husband survive. Funeral services were conducted by Jim Bill McInteer, assisted by Allen Phy, her son-in-law. Burial was in Green Lawn Cemetery, Franklin, Ky., Sunday, November 20. Mamma died as she livedin Christ. None knew thee but to love thee; none named thee but to praise.

Helen Phy., Daughter.

Gospel Advocate, December 8, 1949, page 783.

Stuart, Willie

Brother Willie Stuart was born on December 29, 1877, and died on January 28, 1907. He was married to Elsie Tidwell on December 29, 1902, and obeyed the gospel under the preaching of Brother Riggs in August, 1906. Brother Stuart was a man of more than ordinary intelligence; was strong in the faith; and was humble and dutiful, serving the Lord. He is greatly missed by the church and the many friends and relatives who survive him. He leaves a wife and one child, together with many friends, relatives, and brethren, to mourn their loss; but we will not sorrow as those who have no hope.

A. J. Luther., Burns, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, May 2, 1907, page 287.

Stubblefield, Charles Macon

Charles Macon was born July 25, 1878, in Tennessee. He died in Fort Worth, Texas, October 31, 1950, at the age of seventy-two years, three months, and six days. This announcement will bring to many deep sorrow. Brother Stubblefield was baptized by W. S. Long when he was twenty-six years of age. In less than a year he preached his first sermon, an appointment made for him by A. O. Colley, a lifelong friend. In a piece of notebook paper found among his papers were these notes: I preached my first sermon at Mount Carmel, Ky., September 20, 1908; subject, Christian Life (Act 5:20). I began my first protracted meeting at Viola, Ky., on Monday night, September 13, 1909; results: church of twenty-six members established, of whom nine were baptized. I conducted my first funeral over Mrs. Phoebe Nance at Pottsville, Ky., May 27, 1910. She was seventy-three years old. I married my first couple, Elzie Yearwood and Arch Vaughn, near Idlewild, Tenn., on March 20, 1910. I met Brother Stubblefield soon after his coming to Texas about twenty-six years ago. He first preached at Plainview, Texas, and then moved to Fort Worth and preached for what was then known as Glenwood congregation. He later labored with Northside in Fort Worth, Texas; Paris, Texas; Ada, Okla.; Arkadelphia, Ark.; Prince Street congregation; and finally with the churches at Rhome and Newark, near Fort Worth. We were closely associated most of these twenty-five years. He was an able man, and had a grasp of the Restoration plea unequaled by few, if any, men. His first wife, Kate, passed away about fifteen years ago in Paris. He later remarried. The survivors, besides his present wife, are three daughters: Mesdames Edgar Witherspoon, E. C. Cauthen, and C. F. McClure, all of Fort Worth. Funeral services were held in the building of the Northside congregation before a large concourse of friends. I have rarely ever seen more beautiful flowers and as many floral pieces as were brought. F. L. Paisley, Harvey Scott, and the writer spoke to the assembled group.

J. A. Dickey.

Gospel Advocate, November 23, 1950, page 759.

Stubblefield, Dollie Holder

Sister Dollie Holder Stubblefield, wife of Brother Roice L. Stubblefield, was born on April 24, 1900, and died on October 8, 1922. Her funeral services were conducted by Brother Pendergrass at the Viola church house on October 9. Something like eight or ten years ago, she, then a little girl, joined our congregation at Viola, Tenn. My first particular notice of her was on one Lords day, when I was requested to hear a class of little girls, which she had been invited to join, as she, pleasantly and with becoming hesitancy, repeated the entire list of books composing the New Testament. She was a dainty, flowerlike little girl of ten or twelve years. The impression was an indelible one, and I have from that day oft enjoyed the inspiration of it. She came from the Tennessee Orphans Home to live among us as a member of the family of our deceased sister in the Lord, Mrs. Dock Lawrence. Her life, since we have known her, as almost a little child, was always that of a truly consecrated Christian; a cheerful, happy member of our youthful social life, school life, and church life. By and by, as the years came and went, she became the happy wife of Brother Roice Stubblefield. They, as one, made their home in the village of Viola, where they lived happily the Christian life, never failing in the Lords-day worship. Such an even life, without a visible cloud upon the horizon of their days. Yet, stealthily, secretly, was disease eating its way toward the dissolution between body and soul of the little wife. They removed to Nashville for medical aid, but were too late. The spirit quickly and quietly took its flight back to God who gave it, leaving a congregation of saddened hearts in the little village, besides those who tenderly and lovingly held the relations of father and mother, sisters and brothers to her, and last, but dearest to her the broken-hearted, true, and loyal husband, truly bereft of the most blessed earthly complement of a Christian life. Her earthly body was brought back to Viola, where it received interment at the hands of those who loved her. And now we come humbly with thanks and praises to the Author of eternal life for his words of consolation: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Again: God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Again, through the loving eye of faith, we joyfully exclaim: O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? And with many such words of life would we offer consolation to the bereaved husband and family.

A Loving Sister In Christ.

Gospel Advocate, April 5, 1923, page 340.

Stubblefield, Hiram B.

Hiram B. Stubblefield, a man whose Christian influence can not be adequately measured, passed from this life April 13, 1983 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., at the age of 72. George Keesler, in a beautiful eulogy, referred to him as a leader without a title. He was a moving force in the Lords church in Warren County, Tenn. A success in his chosen profession, he offered financial assistance to gospel ministers and the work of the church the world over. There were so many good deeds done of which only the Lord and the person receiving the benefit are aware.

Brother Stubblefield was a part of the foundation of the prosperous nursery business in Warren County. Starting as a field laborer, he worked his way up to President of Forest Nursery and was President of the Tennessee Nurserymans Association. He was also a member of the Southern Nurserymens Association and the National Nurserymens Association. He served as a board member of the Warren County Bank in McMinnville, Tenn.

A strong believer in Christian education, Brother Stubblefield was a board member of the F. C. Boyd Christian School in McMinnville. His liberal financial support of this school is a matter of record.

Brother Stubblefield is survived by his wife, Mary; his son, Bobby Lynn; a daughter, Mrs. Edna DeAngelo; and a step-son, Charles Craven. His mother, Mrs. Blanche Gibbs Stubblefield, also survives along with three brothers, Harry, Claude, and J. P., and a sister, Mrs. Nora Lee Michael. He had seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted April 15, 1983 at the Central Church of Christ by George Keesler, Stanley J. A. McInery, and the writer. Gospel preachers and nurserymen of the area served as honorary pallbearers. The large number in attendance indicated the esteem held for him.

Brother Stubblefield served for the past five years as one of the treasurers of the Smyrna church of Christ. His example will ever be an inspiration to those he leaves behind. (Picture included)

Tim L. Long., McMinnville, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, May 19, 1983, page 313.

Stubblefield, Howard

One of Gods giants has passed away and the world is the loser as a result. We who loved Howard Stubblefield will always remember him and be reminded of his simple straightforward manner of life, his devotion to God, country, family, friends, neighbors, and children. His life stands as a monument for all of the ordinary saints who work tirelessly, quietly in the church and the community and receive little praise of men for their accomplishments. He was not ordinary at all, just unpretentious.

His many friends will remember him as a person who possessed many of the childlike qualities of the children he loved and was eager to help. He was able to sympathize and gave to them an understanding audience.

It would be easy to allow ourselves to feel sad at the loss of our brother, but he would not want this to prevail. We can be comforted in the knowledge that he died as one of Gods children. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of one of his saints.

We believe he has found his place, a home not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Karl W. Peltier, Sr.

Gospel Advocate, October 12, 1972, page 655.

Stubblefield, Lummie

The gentle spirit of Lummie Stubblefield took its flight to the realm where the spirits of the just are made perfect on August 6, 1949. She was born April 28, 1904, unto Sidney and Lorena Carman Stubblefield in Trousdale County, Tenn. She was the oldest of seven children. The father died while the children were small. The widowed mother, a devout member of the church of the Lord, kept her children together, and by diligent work and careful management has provided well for them physically, spiritually, and educationally. Two daughters finished Fanning School, and four are graduates of David Lipscomb College. After Lummie finished Fanning School, she took nurses training, and worked for a while in the hospital at Cleveland, Tenn.; but, due to failing health, soon gave up public work. She has ministered much to the sick and afflicted among neighbors and relatives for a number of years. She obeyed the gospel early in life, and was a devout Christian to the end of her earth life. Though confined to the bed the last year of her life, she never missed partaking of the Lords Supper a single Lords day. She had a meek and quiet spirit, was gentle and kind, patient and uncomplaining. She is survived by her mother, four sisters, one brother, and one foster brother. The sisters are: Mrs. Irven Lee, Florence, Ala.; Mrs. Delmar Groves, Rosalie, and Sarah Alice, Portland, Tenn.; one brother, Lowell of Portland; and a foster brother, James Robinson of Nashville. The funeral service was conducted at the meetinghouse of the church at Fountain Head by the writer, assisted by Charles E. Crouch and Harold Savely. Interment was at Corinth Cemetery.

J. D. Boyd.

Gospel Advocate, October 27, 1949, page 687.

Stubblefield, Peyton Madison

On Tuesday afternoon, January 13, 1930, after patiently enduring his afflictions, Peyton Madison Stubblefield quietly and peacefully passed from this world of toil and sorrow to the home of the faithful in Christ, he being the last of his family of twelve. He was born on May 19, 1850, in Calloway County, Ky., near the place of his lifelong home. He was reared in the nurture and admonition of the Lord by his godly parents, and at the age of sixteen he gave heed to his Masters call and obeyed the gospel, being baptized by Brother Nash. He began at once adding the Christian graces recorded in 2 Pet. 1:5-11. On December 22, 1872, he was married to Miss Sarah Ann Knight, the only surviving member of her family of five. To this union four children were born. One died in infancy. Besides his devoted wife, two daughters and one son, also eleven grandchildren, are left to mourn their loss, yet not as those who have no hope. The daughters are Mrs. W. H. Curd and Mrs. B. D. Grogan; the son, C. R. Stubblefield. He was a kind and loving husband, father, and grandfather, and lived a life of sacrifice for his family and friends. So often he expressed his appreciation of all who so kindly ministered unto him in his sickness. It was his hearts greatest desire to talk about Christ and Christianity. As long as it was at all possible he assembled with the saints on the Lords day to commune, sing, pray, and sacrifice of his means, and he constantly admonished others to do the same. His influence will be greatly missed in the New Concord congregation, where he served as an elder for many years. He was a diligent and thoughtful student of the Bible and a life long reader of the Gospel Advocate, his father also having been a subscriber. In his dying moments he tried to quote one of the many passages of Scripture he so often quoted in healthJames 5:16; The effectual fervent prayer of a righteousBut here strength of speech failed him and he could not finish it. He leaves a rich heritage, the memory of a Christian life. May God help us to follow in his footsteps as he followed Christ, and again be a united family where we can sing His praises throughout eternity. In the presence of a large number of relatives and friends the funeral services were conducted in a very effectual way by Brother C. P. Poole, who spoke words of comfort from the beautiful words of Paul to Timothy, I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith, after which his lifeless body was laid to rest in the New Concord Cemetery to await the resurrection morn.

Mrs. W. H. Curd.

Gospel Advocate, April 10, 1930, page 354.

Stubblefield, R. L.

Brother R. L. Stubblefield, of Viola, Tenn., was born on February 18, 1824, and died on November 20, 1909. With sad hearts, on Sunday evening, November 21, we followed the frail form of this noble man to its last resting place. A valiant soldier of the cross has fallen and now lies quietly sleeping in Old Hickory Creek Valley, to await the sound of the trumpet that shall awake the righteous dead. Brother Stubblefield, was a good citizen, a kind neighbor, a true friend, a tender father, and a devoted husband. He spent the greater part of his life in the church of God, and was a leader in the three congregations in which he laboredOld Philadelphia, Antioch, and the church at Viola. At one time he taught a class at Old Philadelphia, the greater part of which made successful gospel preachers. Among these are his son, J. R. Stubblefield, of Viola, Tenn., and Prof. S. R. Logue, of Lynnville, Tenn. He was married to Mary Jane Stout on September 6, 1857. A home was never blessed with more faithful parents. They brought up seven children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, two of whom have crossed the river, having passed away in the hope of the risen Lord. The remaining five are faithful members of the church of God. Brother Stubblefield leaves an aged wife to mourn his loss. May the richest benediction of a tender Heavenly Father rest upon her in this trying time, and may she be sustained by the strong arm of Jehovah in her declining years. Brother Isaac Thurman, of McMinnville, Tenn., assisted by the writer, conducted the funeral.

J. D. Northcutt.

Gospel Advocate, December 9, 1909, page 1558.

Stubblefield, Sallie

Sister Sallie Stubblefield, wife of Brother J. R. Stubblefield, of Viola, Tenn., died in an infirmary in McMinnville, on February 1, 1925. She was buried at Viola on February 2. Brethren W. P. Willis and Frank Blue conducted the funeral services. She was born on July 21, 1862. Her parents died when she was small, leaving her and one brother, G. B. Campbell, who died several years ago. She obeyed the gospel of Christ in early life. She was married to Brother J. R. Stubblefield on December 31, 1890. Four sons and one daughter blessed this union. She lived to see all her children obey the gospel and start in the Christian life. Her sons are all worthy and upright gentlemen. Her daughter is an accomplished Christian lady, who, when her father was left so lonely, left school and came to him. So now she joins her father, as did her dear mother, in reading the Bible and praying to the Father of our Lord. I never knew a better-trained family than J. R. Stubblefield and Sallie Stubblefield have raised. She joined her husband in his work; in fact, she enjoyed having the gospel preached as much as he did in preaching it. Truly a great woman has finished her work on earth. My dear brother, I commend you to God and the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and give every needful thing. Your dear mother and children and the church need you. I am praying for each one.

W. P. Sims.

Gospel Advocate, June 11, 1925, page 571.

Stubblefield, Sarah Campbell

Our beloved sister in Christ, Sarah Campbell Stubblefield, departed this life in the early hours of Lords-day night, February 1, 1925. She was born according to the flesh on July 21, 1862, showing the days of her earthly pilgrimage to have been about sixty-two and one-half years. She was born again into the family of God early in life. She was the dearly beloved and faithful companion of our esteemed brother, J. R. Stubblefield, of the home congregation at Viola, Tenn. They were married on December 31, 1890. Their home was blessed with five good childrenfour sons and one daughter. In our association with her in the walks of this life, comparing her earthly life with the admonitions and commandments of the Holy Scriptures, we believe that her spirit has been joyously received in the land of continued joys and eternal rest. Her children delighted to call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. She literally fulfilled the admonition of the Holy Spirit in giving her body a living sacrifice, that she might the more perfectly do her Masters will, as mother to her children and companion to her husband. She faithfully ministered to every necessity for comfort and ease of body of the very aged mother of her husband, who is now in her ninety-fifth year. All of her children have obeyed the gospel and are living faithful to their Christian obligations.

Mrs. Jesse N. Bonner.

Gospel Advocate, June 18, 1925, page 596.

Stucker, Hiram Baruch

Hiram Baruch Stucker was born July 31, 1874, in Fulton, Mo., and died in Buena Park, Calif., March 24, 1949, after a long illness. He moved to Texas at the age of three. He married Miss Allie Fortenberry of Lone Oak, Texas, November 11, 1894. He was baptized by W. A. Bentley over forty years ago in Dalhart, Texas. He moved to California in 1923, and for several years served as deacon for the congregation in Huntington Park, Calif. At the time of death he was a member of the congregation in Buena Park. Surviving him are three children (Raymond Stucker of Dalhart, Texas; Harold Stucker of Buena Park, Calif.; Lutitia Stucker of Buena Park); two grandsons (George Stucker of Dalhart, Texas; Howard Stucker of Buena Park; one cousin (Tom Coats of Lone Oak, Texas); also a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted in Renaker Funeral Chapel in Buena Park. The body was laid to rest in Westminster Memorial Park, Midway City, Calif. Hubert Derrick assisted the writer in the service.

Vance Carruth.

Gospel Advocate, October 13, 1949, page 655.

Sturdivant, Alfred B.

Alfred B. Sturdivant was born at Batesville, Ark., in 1853. He moved to Texas in 1885, then to California in 1910. He located at Sultana, in Tulare County, and lived there until his death, in September, 1926, being seventy-two years of age. He left, to mourn his death, his faithful wife, Mrs. Rose Sturdivant, and the following children: Mrs. Edna Kelly and Mrs. Eliza Allison, of Dinuba, Cal.; George, Jim, and Les Sturdivant, of Sultana, Cal.; Mrs. Bell Johnson, of Fort Worth, Texas; and John Sturdivant, of Richmond, Cal. The floral offerings were beautiful and spoke highly of the esteem in which he was held by friends. Funeral services were held at the church of Christ in Dinuba, L. D. Perkins, of Hanford, Cal., being the officiating minister. A very large assemblage of people were present to pay last respects to the deceased. He will be missed by friends, neighbors, and relatives here; but there were others on the other side waiting for him, and there will be a happy greeting there.

L. D. Perkins.

Gospel Advocate, November 25, 1926, page 1120.

Sturgeon, John C.

John C. Sturgeon died on August 11, 1907. He was born on October 9, 1850, near Pulaski, Tenn.; was married to Mrs. Mollie Stephens, near Cairo, Tenn., in 1872; and moved to Northeast Texas in 1880. He was the father of nine children, three of whom preceded him to the grave. He leaves a wife, four sons, and two daughters to mourn their loss. He united with the church of Christ at Cairo, Tenn. thirty-two years ago, and was ever afterwards a faithful member. At the time of his death he was an elder in the church of Christ at Malta, Texas. The cause of his death was paralysis and Brights disease. He had wanted to live to be with his family, but seemed to be reconciled a few days before his death. He was a faithful worker for the Masters cause, and often said his greatest duty was to help spread the gospel.

Myrtle Morris., Malta, Texas.

Gospel Advocate, September 12, 1907, page 586.

Stutts, Janie

Sister Janie Stutts before her marriage to Mr. Richard Stutts was Miss Janie Bonds, having been born to Mr. and Mrs. William Bonds, in Lauderdale County, Ala., near Florence, on April 5, 1872. She died on January 10, 1930, and was buried in the Stony Point cemetery. She was buried in sight of her childhood home and by the place where, at the age of sixteen, she obeyed the gospel. Those who knew her best said she lived faithful to her Master to the end. Through a long period of illness she never murmured, but looked forward to the time when her soul would be released to go home to rest. The love and respect of the people were evinced by the great crowd that was present at the funeral services. She leaves, to mourn her going, her husband and two stepdaughters. Funeral services were conducted by the writer, assisted by Brother C. E. Holt. To her many friends we would say: Weep not as those who weep without hope.

L. L. Weathers.

Gospel Advocate, March 27, 1930, page 308.

Stutts, John Wesley

In memory of John Wesley Stutts, who passed from earthly scenes and hopes into the Great Beyond March 20, 1887, aged 26 years. One by one we cross the river, and no mortal aid or love can stay the passage over. If we remember correctly, he obeyed the gospel under Bro. Larimores preaching in 1880 or 81. May all the sorrowing ones remember that Jesus is the great comforter and none can comfort as does he, and may all their trials and bereavements lead them closer to the side of this sympathizing Savior, who is the resurrection and the life, and who will bring our loved ones that sleep in Him with Him at the last day. Earth hath no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.

W. B. McQuiddy.

Gospel Advocate, August 24, 1887, page 543.

Sullivan, Bettie

On the 4th day of November 1891 at her home in Moore county, Tennessee, sister Bettie Sullivan fell asleep in Jesus after only a few days of illness with pneumonia. She was the daughter of Bro. B. Logan, and wife of Bro. John N. Sullivan, whom with nine children she leaves disconsolate. At the time of her death she was in her 47th year. In early life she obeyed the gospel, and ever after adorned the confession she had made by a devoted and consistent life. She worshiped with the church at New Hermon, and none of the great numbers who have gone in and out there were more faithful than she. Bro. Sullivan has lost a faithful wife, the children a devoted mother, but theirs are the consolations of the gospel, for they can sorrow not as those who have no hope, for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again we believe also that God will bring with him those that sleep in Jesus.

J. D. Floyd., Flat Creek, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, December 17, 1891, page 800.

Sullivan, Callie Wolfe

On Friday, March 6, 1936, at 1:40 P.M., Callie Wolfe Sullivan, wife of the late William H. Sullivan, passed away at her home, Bon Aqua, Tenn. She was born May 9, 1865. She is survived by four children (Alex, of Decatur, Ala.; Archie, of Birmingham, Ala.; Amanda, of Bon Aqua, Tenn.; and Mrs. Luther Foster, of Franklin, Tenn.). She obeyed the gospel more than fifty years ago, and lived a consecrated, Christian life, devoted to the love and service of the Master. Her life was ever a radiation of those great principles of Christian character exemplified by the Christ life. She always enjoyed reading the Gospel Advocate, and held it next to her Bible. Every Sunday morning, as long as health permitted, she was always found in her place at the church service. She was a tender, loving mother. Her departure has caused great sadness to many homes, for her life was clean, helpful, and edifying; and her death was as beautiful as her life. Her voice is stilled, her chair is vacant, but her gentle spirit, which is abiding, will ever cheer us on to a better, higher life. We should not weep as those who have no hope, for blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. Besides her four children, she leaves seven grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her departure; but we all console ourselves with the blessed assurance that she, like the apostle Paul, fought a good fight, finished the course, and kept the faith. Therefore, the Lord will give her a crown of righteousness that fadeth not away. Funeral services were held at the Bon Aqua Church by A. J. Bachman. Her remains were laid to rest beside her husband in the Bon Aqua Cemetery.

One Who Loved Her.

Gospel Advocate, July 16, 1936, page 695.

Sullivan, G. W.

Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sullivan were born in Bedford County, Tenn.the former, January 23, 1835; the later, May 16, 1842. In 1851 they came with their parents to Arkansas, locating near Nashville. Here they were married on May 19, 1861, just at the breaking out of the great war which was to lay waste to our Southland. During these four long years G. W. Sullivan served as a Confederate soldier, crossed the United States twice, was in two of the most noted battles of the war and many skirmishes and received one severe wound. After having been baptized into the church of Christ in 1866 by Brother Alvin Dean, they remained consecrated Christians until death. During those many years while they lived and toiled in lowly obscurity they ceased not to worship God and bring up their children in the way they should go. To this union were born nine children. One died in youth, the eight still living are active members in the church. To these have been born thirty-six children and six grandchildren, making, in all, fifty-one children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, all of which are living, save six, and all over twelve years of age are toiling in the Masters vineyard. On January 30, 1911, the death angel carried grandfather away; and grandmother, on September 13, 1914. It was very hard indeed to give them up and see their smiling faces no more; though they were wrinkled with age and the cares of life, yet they were sweet to us. The grave now hides their faces, but not their lives. Hence, let us weep not, as those who have no hope. For they had become weary and bent with the toil of many winters. So their souls were wafted on the wings of the sweet angel of peace to the land of pure delight, where immortal saints reign, pleasure banishes pain, and the soul shall rove in the sunlight of love. Seeing death written in the forehead of every beast and carved upon every stone, we are reminded that life is very short and uncertain at best; for only a few more rising and setting suns and we shall be numbered with the dead.

R. B. Sullivan.

Gospel Advocate, June 17, 1915, page 602.

Sullivan, J. N.

Brother J. N. Sullivan died in Shelbyville, Tenn., on June 17, 1925. If he had lived till next October, he would have been eighty-seven years old. When I began to preach in Bedford County, Brother Sullivan was one of the active members at New Hermon, on Little Flat Creek. He was always faithful in his attendance at the meetings, liberal in his support, and conservative in his advice. He was a man of fine judgment both of people and of facts. Some one said to me one time that he was the best lawyer in the county, though he never studied law a day in his life. His counsel was usually good on all questions that arose in the church or in the community in which he lived. He was a generous man, willing to use his means for anything in which he had faith; and he obeyed that injunction of the apostle which says: Use hospitality one to another without grudging. He was a prince in entertaining his brethren in his home, and never seemed happier than when a large part of the congregation went home with him for dinner. Brother Sullivan was an industrious man who would always have something to do, and he was found in an unconscious condition in his garden, where he had gone to cultivate his vegetables. On the morning of June 15 he left home and went to the home of a neighbor on business, but on his return he came through his garden and began to pull up the weeds, and there in the back of his garden he fell with a stroke of paralysis, and remained there, unseen by his anxious friends, for the greater part of the day; but in the late afternoon he was found. He never regained consciousness, and passed over the river two days later. In life and in death he showed that he was diligent in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. Brother Sullivan was my friend, and he was the second man to send me money with which to make my trip to the West. I shall expect to see him in that city whose builder and maker is God.

F. B. Srygley.

Gospel Advocate, July 9, 1925, page 665.

Sullivan, Jane Warren

Jane Warren Sullivan was born June 1, 1810. She accepted Christ as her leader, and obeyed him in baptism under the preaching of Brother Jesse Sewell, in Cannon County in 1864. As a wife and mother she is best described by Solomon in his praise of a wise woman, in the last chapter of Proverbs. She was kind and gentle to all, and was loved most by those who knew her best. Her children loved her dearly, and in the many years of her widowhood they cared for her and comforted her with that devotion so justly due the fond mother. The last ten years of her life were spent in blindness, yet she never murmured or complained. She passed from this life, Aug. 8, 1896, to a brighter and better home, we trust. To her bereaved children and lamenting friends there is sweet consolation in these words: Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. One link less binds us to earth, and one more golden tie binds us to heaven.

J. A. Travis., Readyville, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, November 5, 1896, page 716.

Sullivan, John Franklin

John Franklin Sullivan was born February 8, 1866, at Nashville, Ark.; departed this life November 4, 1938. He is survived by his wife, five sons, and one daughter. His children are: Carl, Cecil, and Guy of Goodlett, Texas; Rheuben and Albert, of Nashville; and Mrs. Leslie Hardie, of Nashville. He had been a member of the church for many years, serving as an elder at Corinth, Ark., and later at Nashville. He was always present at every service if at all possible. He was always ready to lend a helping hand in everything for the up-building of the cause, and was instrumental in the beginning of congregations in this section of the State. Funeral services were conducted by J. A. Copeland and M. H. Peebles. Burial was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Jennie B. Chesshir.

Gospel Advocate, December 8, 1938, page 1159.

Sullivan, Laura

It is sad to say death has visited any family, for we know his mission; but darker still is the thought when we know he has visited those whom we have learned to love. On January 23, 1899, the spirit of Laura Sullivan, the youngest daughter of Brother W. B. ad Sister Mollie Sullivan, who live near Beckwith, Tenn., left its body of pain to seek a body of ease beyond the river. She was the youngest of a happy family. Father, mother, four sisters, and a brother mourn their loss. Death to one so young, so promising, so lovely and lovable as she was appears cruel indeed to us when we look at it from a human point of view; but when we view it from a spiritual position, we come into the possession of the assurance that to those who love and obey the blessed Savior all things work together for their good. Her bright, young life was such a blessing to her parents, and the place left vacant must ever remain desolate. She was baptized into Christ by Brother S. R. Logue about two years ago, and from that time has lived an exemplary Christian life. Therefore I am assured that when God shall give his awards the crown that Laura shall wear will shine with brilliancy. To her heartbroken father and mother, lonely brother, and sorrowing sisters and friends I would say, Weep not as others which have no hope; to those who are Christians I would say, Be faithful unto death; to those out of Christ I would say, May you soon see the danger of your course. Obey him who died for you; be loyal to him till death, and you will be granted an entrance into the everlasting kingdom, where death will separate you no more, where it will be peace, joy, and happiness forever. May this be our final abode, is the writers prayer.

Mallie A. Young., Hendersonville, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, April 27, 1899, page 266.

Sullivan, Susan E. (Logan)

Susan E. Sullivan (nee Logan) was born Jan. 15. 1845. Married to J. N. Sullivan, March 1, 1865. Obeyed the gospel, September 1865. Died, at her home, in Bedford Co., Tenn., Nov. 1, 1891. In the above brief record, we have four important dates, in a busy, useful, and honorable life, of nearly forty-seven years. More than twenty-six of these years were spent in happy wedded life, and in active constant service of the Savior to whom she gave her heart and life. About eighteen years ago I held my first meeting at New Hermon, Bedford county, and made the acquaintance of Bro. Sullivan and his wife. Since that time I have spent many pleasant hours in their home and I know much of the life and character of sister Sullivan. Her life has been an active busy life. She strove to be an helpmeet to her husband, to make her home pleasant and to bring up her children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. During the last eight or ten years she has lived three or four miles from the church house. Notwithstanding this distance, added to the care of a large family of children, she was prompt in her attendance at Sunday-school, and the Lords day meetings. Her own home was opened more than once for protracted meetings that her neighbors might hear the gospel. She would feed all who would stay and at the close of the meeting the preacher was never sent away empty. She will be missed in the church, missed by her neighbors, and more than all missed in her home. Her influence over her husband has been good, and I doubt not that he is a better man than he would have been without that influence. The memory of her life consecrated to God and to loved ones at home will help these loved ones to walk close to the Savior, that wife, and mother loved so well. Her work is ended, her cares and sorrows are over. Her hands, so busy in life are folded in death. She has finished her course, kept the faith, and has been called up higher to receive the crown of life and the glorious plaudit of well done good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of the Lord.

J. M. Kidwill.

Gospel Advocate, December 24, 1891, page 813.

Sullivan, William H.

On Tuesday, February 3, at 10 P.M., William H. Sullivan passed out of this life into the life beyond, at his home, Bon Aqua, Tenn. He was born on March 20, 1862, and was married to Callie Wolfe in October, 1880. He is survived by his wife and four children, also six grandchildren. The children are: Alex., of Decatur, Ala.; Archie, of Birmingham, Ala.; Amanda, of Bon Aqua, Tenn.; and Mrs. Luther Foster, of Franklin, Tenn. About fifty years ago he united with the church of Christ, and he died in full triumph of the faith. Every Sunday morning he was always found in his place at the church services. He was a devoted husband and father. His departure has caused great sadness to many homes, for his life was clean, helpful, and edifying; and his death was as beautiful as his life. All that loving hands and tender hearts could do was done, but God knows best. His voice is stilled, his chair is vacant, but his gentle spirit, which is abiding, will ever cheer us on to a better, higher life. We should not weep as those who have no hope, for blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. Funeral services were held at the Bon Aqua church of Christ by A. J. Backman, of Dickson, Tenn. J. W. Biddle, Rachie Golden, Mat. Tucker, Jim Overbey, Justice Brown, and Lavert Uselton were the pallbearers. His remains were laid to rest in the Bon Aqua Cemetery.

One Who Loved Him.

Gospel Advocate, May 7, 1931, page 567.

Summen, Ella

Sister Ella Summen died on January 13, 1915, at 6 P.M. She had been a patient sufferer from that dread disease, consumption, for about two years, and often spoke of being ready and willing to go and be with the Lord. She leaves a large family of boys and girls and her husband to mourn her death, all of whom are members of the church here at the chapel. The funeral was conducted by Brother M. L. Moore, with services at the grave by the writer. It fills us with sadness to give up our brethren and sisters. But we remember the word of the Lord: Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. Sister Summen was forty-nine years old.

Morton Tyree.

Gospel Advocate, February 18, 1915, page 162.

Summerhill, Bettie Smith

A fruitful branch of the true Vine has been removed from the earthly vineyard to the mansions of bliss eternal. A great and good woman in Israel has fallen. A Christian, true and tired; a wife and mother, tender and loving; a neighbor, by all her neighbors respected, honored, and loved, has fought the good fight, has kept the faith, and has been taken to dwell in a world of joy, and of light supernal. Sister Bettie Smith Summerhill was born on November 7, 1834, and went home on January 28, 1908. Her husband, Brother William Summerhill, preceded her a little more than one year. Three children (John S. Summerhill, Edward B. Summerhill, and Mrs. Annie Irons), one brother (A. J. Smith), and one sister (Mrs. Mattie A. Young) are left behind. Sister Summerhill was a reader and lover of the Gospel Advocate for many years. She kept all her papers. Her father was one of the first subscribers to the paper. After services, conducted by me and a few of the faithful in Christ, her remains were interred in the family cemetery at Macedonia Church, in Lauderdale County, Ala. May the Lord abundantly bless those who still linger here, and grant them an abundant entrance through the gates of the eternal city.

C. E. Holt.

Gospel Advocate, April 23, 1908, page 270.

Summers, Clarence W.

Clarence W. Summers died Nov. 1. He was 82.

He had been an elder for the Woodson Chapel Church of Christ in Nashville for the past 17 years.

Before moving to Nashville, Summers and his wife were members of the Camden Avenue Church of Christ in Parkersburg, W. Va., where he served as a deacon and then an elder for 22 years.

Summers is survived by his wife, Armina; one sister, Lavenia Bailey; a brother, Albertus; two daughters, Vearl Jane Sloan and Deanna Haley; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. (Picture included)

Nashville, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, December, 2000, page 41.

Summers, Susie

Sister Susie Summers, wife of William Summers, fell asleep in Jesus on July 16, 1904, aged fifty-four years. She obeyed the gospel quite early in life, and adorned the Christian profession by living a true, devoted life to her Master. She was a faithful companion and a devoted mother, truly a keeper at home, performing with patience the duties devolving upon her. Well did her husband trust in her, and her children rise up and call her blessed. By her godly walk she exerted an influence for good over her neighbors, being instrumental in building up the church in her community. Those who knew her best loved her most because of her good works. Husband and children, be thankful that she was spared so long. Cherish a fond memory of her love and devotion for you, and strive to emulate her virtues. Then when the toils of life are over, you will meet her, with all the faithful, in the beautiful home where pain and death can never come.

J. R. Stubblefield.

Gospel Advocate, March 16, 1905, page 170.

Summers, W. H.

Bro. W. H. Summers died Jan. 30, 1893, at Walnut Springs, Bosque Co., Texas. He was born in 1841, in Nelson county, Ky., and was therefore 51 years old. He was married in 1865, in Milburn, Ky., to Miss Eunice Thomis, (a sister of my wife) whom he leaves with five children to mourn and grieve over their loss. Bro. Summers was first a Methodist, but left that society twenty-one years ago to be a Christian, without prefix or suffix. He was a good, kind husband, and an affectionate father. He had to sacrifice a great deal to become simply a Christian, his family being very strong and partisan Methodists, it estranged him from them after living with them twelve years. He will long live in the memories of the people where he resided as a true man of God. Bro. Brown Godwin held a funeral service to his memory at Walnut Grove Cemetery, where his remains were laid away to rest till resurrections morn. Of him it can be truly said, Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. May the dear Savior whom he loved so well, comfort the grief stricken wife and family in this sore trial, and cheer them with the Christians hope of meeting their dear one again. Our loss is his gain.

E. C. L. Denton.

Gospel Advocate, March 16, 1893, page 172.

Summers, W. H.

Bro. W. H. Summers died Jan. 30, 1893, at Walnut Spring, Bosque Co., Texas. He was born in 1841, in Nelson Co., Kentucky, and was therefore 51 years old. He was married in 1865 to Miss Eunice Thomis, a sister of my wife, whom he leaves with five children to mourn and grieve over their loss. Bro. Summers was first a Methodist, but he left that society twenty-one years ago to be a Christian, without prefix or suffix. He had to sacrifice a great deal to become simply a Christian, his fathers family being very strong and partisan Methodists. It estranged them from him, but he, being a man of very strong convictions, and convinced that Methodism was not Christianity, was equal to the emergency, and he therefore severed his connections with them. Having put his hand to the plow he never looked back. He was consecrated to the service of the blessed Savior, and was truly a good man. He was a good, kind, and affectionate husband and father. We would say to the dear sister and children left here, Be faithful in your service to the dear Savior, and you will join him by and by in the land of the redeemed of the Lord. Bro. S. was ready and willing to die, and having suffered so much pain, he prayed to die easy. This was granted him and he passed away without a struggle. Of him it can be truly said, Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. May the Lord, who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, bless and comfort the bereaved family, is my sincere prayer.

E. C. L. Denton., Milan, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, March 30, 1893, page 203.

Summitt, Chester A.

Chester A. Summitt, the son of James Lee Summitt and Lucy Fransis White Summitt was born March 4, 1887, in Dyer County, Tennessee, and departed this life March 10, 1970, in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 83 years and six days.

He was united in marriage to Miss Katie O. Darden on February 29, 1908. She preceded him in death October 21, 1953. On December 16, 1961, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Carrie Buck of Leachville, Arkansas.

He is survived by his wife, Carrie, of Cardwell; three sons, Herbert of Arbyrd, Sherrill of House Springs and Moody of Louisville, Kentucky; two daughters, Glendola Harrison of Cardwell and Ruth Geer of Paragould, Arkansas; one brother, Virgil Summitt of Dyersburg, Tennessee, two step sons, Elven Buck, of Leachville, Arkansas, and Lloyd Buck of Flint, Michigan; five step daughters, Mrs. LaWanda Fowler of Westfield, New Jersey, Mrs. Juanita DeLong of Lake Forest, Illinois, Mrs. Sue Clough of Rockville, Maryland, Mrs. Betty Rogers of Manila, Arkansas, and Mrs. Lucille Harris of Albany, Georgia; twelve grandchildren, four great grandchildren, eighteen step grandchildren and two step great grandchildren.

He moved from Dyer County, Tennessee, to the Antioch Community near Cardwell, Missouri, in 1906, and lived in this vicinity for the remainder of his life.

He was baptized into Christ at the Antioch church of Christ in September 1911. He was one of the first male members of the church at Antioch. In 1920 he was appointed an elder at Antioch and served in this office until he moved to Leachville, Arkansas, in 1961. He stayed in Leachville a short time and then returned to Cardwell.

He was a charter member of the Cardwell State Bank and served as President of the Board of Directors from that time until his death. He was a charter member of the Federal Land Bank and served as its President until he moved to Leachville. He served as President of Farm Bureau of Dunklin County more than ten years. He served on the Board of Directors of SE Missouri Mutual Fire Insurance for more than thirty years.

He was very active in the church and this was his most important desire in life to be active in the work and to live as close to Christ as he could. When he passed away, he was very active in Christian work.

The funeral service was conducted March 12, 1970 at the Antioch church by the writer assisted by Russell McNalty, regular minister of the Antioch church of Christ. He was laid to rest in the Cardwell cemetery. Mrs. Summitt will continue to reside in Cardwell.

C. W. Brannam.

Gospel Advocate, April 2, 1970, page 223.

Summitt, Elizabeth Jane Tucker

Elizabeth Jane Tucker Summitt, daughter of Jim and Katherine Tucker, was born January 7, 1865; died February 1, 1942. In the early afternoon of January 29, after planting some apple seed, Aunt Bet took her accustomed chair to prepare her lesson for the following Sunday. While reading, she apparently went to sleep and fell out of her chair. A stroke of paralysis probably resulted from the shock of the fall. She passed at noon the following Sunday. Her childhood was spent in Middle Tennessee, near Centerville, in Hickman County, where she was born. She moved with her parents to Dyersburg, in West Tennessee. There she met Judge N. H. Summitt. They were married in 1892. In 1894 they moved to Cold Water, Dunklin County, where her only child, C. E. Summitt, was born in 1895. A year later they moved to Antioch. They helped to establish the Antioch Church in the first year of this century. Funeral services were conducted at the Antioch Church. J. Stanley Jones, by her request, preached a sermon on Death and the Judgment. More than five hundred people were in attendance. She is the last of her own immediate family, being survived by her son (C. E. Summitt), two grandson, two granddaughters, a great number of nieces and nephews, and many friends, who mourn her passing

J. E. Summitt., Cardwell, Mo.

Gospel Advocate, February 19, 1942, page 191.

Summitt, Eugenia Darden

Eugenia Darden was born on December 15, 1878; obeyed the gospel and was buried with Christ in baptism by Brother John F. Summitt, to whom she was married on May 3, 1903; and died on February 13, 1910. It was my pleasure to know Sister Summitt only a short time; but she impressed me as being a devoted Christian, a helpmeet in the true sense, and all that mother means. No higher compliment was ever paid to woman. Her life seemed to beautifully harmonize with the language of Solomon in Prov. 31: 26-28. Her many friends who followed her to her last resting place, the tears that were shed, and the words of commendation that were spoken demonstrated that she had not lived in vain, but had left an example worthy of being imitated and had influenced many for good. Brother Summitt has lost a helpmeet indeed; the church at Antioch, one of its most faithful and true members; the community, one that will be greatly missed. While it was sad to give her up, yet earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. We read in holy writ: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Did Sister Summitt comply with the requirements that place one in Christ? She did. Did she continue faithful until the end? Her many friends testify that she did. With these consoling thoughts, I would say: Weep not for her as those who have no hope, but live as God would have you live; and when you, too, are called on to bathe your feet in deaths chilly waters, you will meet her in that home where there is no death, no heartaches, no more good-byes.

J. E. Laird.

Gospel Advocate, May 26, 1910, page 650.

Summitt, John F.

Brother John F. Summitt was born, in Lawrence County, Ind., on September 26, 1870, and died, in Henderson, Tenn., on February 22, 1920. His father moved to Dyer County, Tenn., in 1877, and reared a large, Christian family. Brother Summitt obeyed the gospel in 1885 and lived it every day till the end came. About twenty years ago he moved to Dunklin County, Mo., where, by hard work and good management, he became possessed of several hundred acres of some of the finest land of that section, which he put into a high state of cultivation. During all these years he devoted quite a lot of time to preaching the gospel at home and in other fields. He looked upon life as a solemn, sacred reality, and believed that the grave was not the end. Humble, quiet, patient, and faithful, he went about the Masters service, and thus he was a living epistle of Christ favorably known and easily read of all men. Brother Summitt moved to Henderson in September last for the benefit of the Freed-Hardeman College, bought splendid property, and was well fixed for enjoying the remnant of his days. Seized by pneumonia, he was hurriedly called to plant his feet on higher ground. So far as the writer ever knew or heard, he had scarcely a spot or blemish upon him. He is survived by a wife; three sons Ewell, Paul, and Knox; a father, J. L. Summitt; six brothers Homer, George, Virgil, Robert F., Judge N. F., and Chester; and one sister, Mrs. C. B. Beasley. The funeral service was conducted at the church of Christ by the writer, and the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Henderson, Tenn.

N. B. Hardeman.

Gospel Advocate, April 1, 1920, page 327.

Summitt, Maude Constance

Sister Maude Constance Summitt, wife of Brother Robert F. Summitt, was born into this world on January 3, 1879; was married to Brother R. F. Summitt on January 27, 1896; and died on July 18, 1909. She leaves her husband, two children, and her mother and father, besides a host of friends, to mourn because of her death. I have known Sister Summitt for several years and considered her a most excellent Christian lady. She was naturally kind and pleasant in her disposition, full of sunshine, and seemed to never see the dark side of life. She had a great circle of friends; if she had an enemy on earth, I never heard of it. The most commendable thing to be said of her is that she was a Christian in the true sense a woman full of energy, constantly engaged in doing good to all. She was as faithful and thoughtful of her duty to the little church at her home (Brinkley, Ark.) as we find anywhere. Many of us can be apparently true to the church when all goes well. This sister was true under any and all circumstances. The same can be said of her faithful husband. To the sorrowing ones we express our sympathy, and we pray God to bless them in time and at last to take them to the loved one gone before, for we verily believe it is well with her soul.

J. W. Dunn.

Gospel Advocate, August 12, 1909, page 1015.

Summitt, William Knox

Dr. William Knox Summitt, 61, chairman of the department of education and psychology at Harding College, Searcy, Ark., was struck and killed by a car Sunday, October 3 in New Orleans where he was attending a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts of America.

The automobile left the scene of the accident and police said they are seeking a car. Dr. Summitt died two hours after the accident occurred.

A Harding faculty member since 1933, Dr. Summitt served as registrar from 1940 to 1960 when he became head of the education and psychology department and director of the teacher education program. A native of Missouri, he received a B.A. degree from Union University, Jackson, Tenn., a masters degree from George Peabody College and a doctor of philosophy from the University of Missouri in 1933. He had done postgraduate work in psychology at Indiana University.

Before coming to Harding he taught at Bogalusa, La., Oklahoma Christian Junior College and the University of Louisville.

He was past president of the Searcy Kiwanis Club and the Young Businessmens Club, a member of the Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the board of Camp Wyldewood. He also served as a deacon at the College church of Christ.

Dr. Summitt held memberships in many professional organizations on both the national and state level.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maurine Burch Summitt; three sons, Dr. James K. Summitt, with the Navy at New London, Ct., Paul C. Summitt, Washington, D.C. and Dr. William W. Summitt, Springfield, Mo.; two brothers, J. E. Summitt, Memphis, and Paul Summitt, Cardwell, Mo., and six grandchildren.

Memorial service was held October 6 in the College church.

Alice Ann Kellar.

Gospel Advocate, October 21, 1965, page 687.

Sutton, Cora

It is with a sad heart that I record the death of Cora Sutton, daughter of David and S. M. Sutton. She was born on October 6, 1886, and died on October 14, 1906. She obeyed the gospel in August, 1903, under the preaching of J. D. Gunn. She lived a consistent and zealous member of the church of Christ until death. For nine months she suffered much, but she bore her afflictions patiently and with Christian fortitude. She was a good girl and was loved by all who knew her. We sympathize with the bereaved relatives in their afflictions, but we sorrow not as those who have no hope. Jesus says: I am the resurrection, and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. May we all so live that we may dwell with our loved one in the home beyond, where sickness, sorrow, and death are felt and feared no more.

Alma Sutton.

Gospel Advocate, February 21, 1907, page 127.

Sutton, Ella Falkner

Ella Falkner Sutton, widow of W. H. Sutton, of Sparta, Tenn., daughter of William Spencer and Mary Thomason Falkner, was born at Lebanon, Tenn., September 21, 1856; died in Jacksonville, Fla., June 17, 1947, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. G. McGehee, with whom she had lived more than thirty years. A few years after the close of the Civil War, William Howard Sutton came to Lebanon to complete his education at what is now known as Cumberland University, and while there met and married Ella Falkner on January 17, 1876. Soon thereafter the couple returned to his old home, near Trenton, Ga., where they remained until the winter of 1880-81, and then came back to Tennessee when Brother Sutton became teacher of mathematics and later president of Burritt College, Spencer, Tenn., one of the leading educational institutions of the South at that time. Rather meager salaries were paid by the college, and it was here the young couple encountered the privations and hardships common to the people of Dixie while recovering from the ravages of war. To meet the situation, Sister Sutton boarded a dozen or more of the students, doing the cooking, household work, and looking after four little children. It tested the mettle of a truly great woman. Many of the students were unable to pay their full tuition and board, and at the end of each term settled their accounts with notes which, at the time, appeared to be worth little more than the paper upon which they were written. Years later, long after the notes were out of date, they proved to be one of the brightest chapters in Sister Suttons life. When Brother Sutton died suddenly in 1905, leaving very little of this worlds goods, these boys learned of the situation and, almost to a man, came forward with principal and interest, and the widow found herself with more money than she had ever had up to that time. During the summer months Brother Sutton conducted meetings in the neighboring towns with such success that he finally decided to give up his connection with Burritt College and devote his entire time to preaching the gospel. In 1889 the family moved to Sparta, Tenn., where they lived until after Brother Suttons death. He was a firm believer in Gods special providence. Never for a moment did he doubt that God would provide for him and his family. An insurance policy offered him by a friend was declined with these words: An insurance company might fail; God will not. The years that followed proved he was right. Gods richest blessings rested upon the home of C. G. McGehee, where she lived, and Mr. McGehee prospered far beyond his fondest dreams. Sister Sutton was surrounded by grandchildren who loved her, a devoted daughter, and a son-in-law who made it his business to see that every wish was gratified. She was ninety years old when her heart just grew tired, and she went to sleep in the presence of her son, J. H. Sutton; daughter, Mrs. McGehee; and the family. She was buried beside her husband at Sparta, Tenn., June 18, 1947.

Gospel Advocate, January 29, 1948, page 118.

Sutton, F. L.

F. L. Sutton was born on February 16, 1845, and died on June 28, 1903. Brother Sutton obeyed the gospel in his youth; at the time of his death he was a member of the congregation at Curve, Tenn. For the past ten or fifteen years he had suffered greatly, being almost an invalid; but now he has passed over to that bright home, where there is no more pain, but where all is joy and peace and happiness in the presence of God and his dear Son. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. He leaves a wife and seven children to mourn his death. Still, there is gladness and joy in the thought that the family is unbroken in the spirit circle; all are members of the one body. I conducted the funeral services at the family residence.

J. A. Carter.

Gospel Advocate, January 7, 1904, page 10.

Sutton, Joseph Daniel

Joseph Daniel Sutton was born at Lovelaceville, Ky., April 17, 1880; died at Goodlettsville, Tenn., July 19, 1942. Forty years back he was married to Miss Fannie McFarland, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and in this state he lived most of his life. Two boys were born to this unionDaniel, who now lives in Goodlettsville; and Fletcher Haywood Sutton, who is now in the United States Army. Both boys are married and members of the church. Brother Sutton had been in bad health sometime. A recent operation disclosed cancer. Brother Sutton was a good man and very scrupulous about attending the Lords-day worship. He was a contractor by occupation, and did much heavy and hard manual labor. He obeyed the gospel in early manhood. He had many friends and helped many worthy causes. He tried to be humble and a true friend to the Lords church.

J. W. Dunn.

Gospel Advocate, September 17, 1942, page 911.

Sutton, Kate Rhea

Mrs. Frank (Kate Rhea) Sutton, age seventy-five, passed away in her home in Chattanooga, Tenn., December 9, 1952, after an extended illness due to a broken hip. Prior to her final illness, she had been an active member of Central church of Christ in Chattanooga, where her husband, Frank Sutton, served for years as an elder. He preceded her in death by several years. Sister Sutton was a talented musician and during her younger years she taught music, especially piano. She was a good Bible student and was devoted to the cause of truth, and any preacher of the gospel who tried to do right had her warm support. Of her fathers family, only one sister survives, Aunt Fan Gist. Sister Suttons immediate survivors are two sons, Frank D., and William Howard, one daughter, Jane (Mrs. James Still), and three grandchildren, all of Chattanooga. One of the characteristic marks of Sister Suttons cultured life was seen in her devotion to her family, including her son-in-law and daughter-in-law. Jennie (Franks wife) and Jimmy (Janes husband) were her children. Howard has never married, but lived with his mother until her death. Funeral services were conducted by the writer in Sparta, Tenn., her birthplace and early home. Her desire was that the funeral service and interment be in her beloved Sparta, where her remains could be beside those of her beloved husband.

Leslie G. Thomas.

Gospel Advocate, January 22, 1953, page 45.

Sutton, M. E.

Sister M. E. Sutton (nee Chatman) was born in Caroline County, Va., on December 28, 1809, and died, at Curve, Tenn., on August 7, 1896. She became a member of the church of Christ in her youth, and was ever afterwards a true and faithful servant of the Lord. She was left a widow in early life, with five childrentwo girls and three boys. She came to Tennessee in 1850, and spent the remainder of her life in this community. The church, the family, and the community greatly feel the loss of this noble, Christian woman; but we sorrow not as those who have no hope.

J. A. Carter.

Gospel Advocate, January 7, 1904, page 10.

Sutton, Robert Walker

Robert Walker Sutton was born in Caroline County, Va., on April 7, 1832, and died on July 24, 1913, of heart failure. He was married to Pamelia L. Parker on October 1, 1854. He was the father of nine children, four surviving himtwo sons, W. C. Sutton and W. B. Sutton, and two daughters, Mrs. J. A. Bradford and Mrs. R. F. Harris. At the time of Brother Suttons death I was in a series of meetings at Ripley, Tenn. and it was my good pleasure to be with him some during the last days of his pilgrimage here. He was remarkably strong in body and mind for one of eighty-one years and past. He heartily enjoyed the hours of worship and was happy when conversing on religious topics. He was a pioneer member of the church of Christ in Lauderdale County and a faithful student of the word of God. With a long, useful, and happy career, his departure, though sudden, was not sad.

D. H. Friend.

Gospel Advocate, December 4, 1913, page 1202.

Swafford, Elton

On April 16, 1980 Elton Swafford of Wichita, Kans., died in Wesley Hospital in Wichita. Bro. Swafford had served the old Cleveland Avenue Church of Christ as deacon for several years, then had been a charter member with his family, of the Dellrose Church of Christ, Wichita.

Bro. Swafford also served as special French correspondent and treasurer of the French Mission Work from the beginning of the war in 1949 until he moved to another congregation.

He was a special sales representative for Beech Aircraft, and had recently returned from Taiwan before his cancer was diagnosed and treated. His first wife preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife Burdine, by his three sons, John, Kent and Kim and by his daughter Kay. A loyal friend, gracious host, and our helpful aid and advisor in the French work has gone on.

Maurice Hall.

Gospel Advocate, June 19, 1980, page 374.

Swafford, John William

John William Swafford was born in Jackson County, Ga., November 26, 1852. He was first married to Miss Margaret Elizabeth Bartells. Four children were born to this union. He had the misfortune to lose his good wife. Several years later he was married to Miss Sarilda Cox, of Milton County, Ga. Five children were born to this union, one dying in infancy. On August 28, 1925, death again visited his home, claiming his devoted companion. He lived on at the old home place near Ackerman, Miss., having moved there in 1901. His oldest daughter lived with him and cared for him in his declining years. On March 27 he was called away. He leaves six children and a number of grandchildren to mourn his passing. He was in early life a Baptist, but learned the way of the Lord more perfectly some forty-five years ago. For thirty-five years he was a preacher, and loved to tell the story of Jesus and his love. Funeral services were conducted by A. H. Smith, of Dancy, Miss. He had served his Master faithfully, had many friends, and shed a genial, wholesome influence in his community. The surviving children are: Mrs. C. B. Dendy, Ackerman, Miss.; T. N. Swafford, Jackson, Miss.; Mrs. T. L. Griffin, Cleveland, Miss.; Mrs. H. D. Jeffcoat, Roswell, N. M.; W. L. Swafford, Merigold, Miss.; Mrs. S. O. Barron, Merigold, Miss.; also a daughter-in-law, Mrs. J. O. Swafford, Checotah, Okla.

H. J. Jeffcoat.

Gospel Advocate, May 24, 1934, page 511.

Swang, Mary Doris Cluck

Mary Doris Cluck Swang died Oct. 9 at age 80.

Mrs. Swang was a member of the Paragon Mills Church of Christ in Nashville.

Her husband, Axel Swang, is the former head of the Lipscomb University business department, a role in which Mrs. Swang supported him for many years.

She is survived by her husband of 58 years; two sons, Ronald and Stephen; four grandchildren; one sister, Carolyn Jackson; and one brother, Neil Cluck.

Nashville, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, November, 2001, page 45.

Sweaney, William

On February 9, 1843, Elder William Sweaney first beheld the light of this world. On April 29, 1928, he closed his eyes in death. He had passed his eighty-fifth milestone on lifes journey here below. When a very young man, in the darkest and most critical, period of this nations history, he enlisted in the United States Army, and served his country's cause until the clouds of war rolled away and the Union was saved to the generations then unborn. Not many years after the close of the great conflict between the States and the construction period which followed, Brother Sweaney enlisted in a much greater and much more glorious conflict, in which greater and more enduring principles and interests were involved. The section of country in which Brother Sweaney was born and reared offered very meager advantages to those who were struggling to acquire knowledge of the things which make for success in life, especially in regard to mental and spiritual enlightenment. In spite of the mountains and rivers, figuratively speaking, which lay in the way of mental and spiritual progress, Brother Sweaney acquired a good English education and became a great gospel preacher in his locality. He was a safe and sane teacher of the Bible. He led and taught the congregation at Iron City, Tenn. for many years. No congregation was ever blessed with a greater teacher. He had one son, Brother G. W. Sweaney, of the Charlotte Avenue congregation, Nashville, Tenn., who survives him. He had three daughters, one of whom preceded him to the better land several years ago. Two daughters, Sister Stutts and Sister Hamm, survive him. He was loyal and true and brave. He fought a good fight, finished his course, and kept the faith.

C. E. Holt.

Gospel Advocate, May 31, 1927, page 527.

Swearingen, Leo

Leo Swearingen of Muncie, Ind., passed suddenly from this life, following surgery for a malignancy on December 22, 1970. Born at Hillsboro, Ohio, he died in Muncie on his fifty-ninth birthday. His funeral was conducted by this writer, December 24, in the Fairlawn church building. The esteem the brethren of Muncie held for Brother Swearingen was attested by the large number of friends who attended. He was laid to rest in the Garden of Memories of that city.

Brother Swearingen attended Cincinnati Bible Seminary and Freed-Hardeman College, where he met and married the former Cilia Alice Reid of Henderson, Tenn., who survives him. To this marriage four sons were born.

Brother Swearingen had preached in Georgia, Oklahoma, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Indiana. For the past twenty-two years he lived and preached in Muncie and nearby communities.

Joe L. Connell.

Gospel Advocate, January 14, 1971, page 30

Swearingen, Leo R.

Leo R. Swearingen, 59, Muncie, Indiana, died Tuesday in Ball Hospital after a one-week illness. He had lived in Muncie twenty-two years, coming here from Coffeyville, Kansas. He was minister of Belmont church of Christ and had been previously employed by Fairlawn church of Christ, Huntington church of Christ, and New Castle church of Christ, all in Indiana.

He is survived by his wife, Celia, four sons; one granddaughter; three brothers and a twin sister. Funeral services were conducted December 24 by Joe Connel.

Elbert Dixon.

Gospel Advocate, January 28, 1971, page 62.

Sweat, Ona Edna Drain

Ona Edna Drain was born, near Nashville, Tenn. on September 5, 1876; departed this life on July 15, 1921. She was married to Brother Sweat at the age of eighteen. To this union two children were born, Corinne and Cornelius. Sister Sweat obeyed the gospel under the preaching of Brother McClelland, an Australian, a Bible student at Lexington, Ky., and was a faithful member of the church of Christ for thirty years. Especially during the last few years had she been very active in the cause of Christ. She will certainly be remembered for the help she gave the church at Tupelo, Ark., and will be greatly missed by the members there. As a wife, she was true, helpful, and loving; as a mother, she was kind and compassionate. She loved her home, her husband, and her children. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. She is now at rest under Gods care. She leaves a husband, a daughter, a son, two brothers, two sisters, and a host of friends to mourn her departure; but they weep not as those who have no hope. Funeral services were held at the home by the writer, after which her body was laid to rest in the Sand Hill Cemetery.

Z. D. Barber.

Gospel Advocate, August 18, 1921, page 797.

Sweeney, Florence

Sister Florence Sweeney was born on May 30, 1877, and departed this life on April 5, 1918. She was baptized into Christ in the year 1903, and from that time until death she lived a true and devoted Christian life. She was the wife of Brother Robert Sweeney, a good, Christian husband, and he and three children are left to mourn her departure. She bore her afflictions very patiently. She was conscious until death. Her last words were: I am ready to go. Funeral services were conducted by the writer.

R. E. L. Taylor.

Gospel Advocate, April 25, 1918, page 406.

Sweeney, Gertie Southall

The recent great storm that swept through the Mississippi Valley left death and destruction in its pathway. In the vicinity of Leipers Fork, Williamson County, Tenn., it was particularly severe, both in the loss of property and the loss of life. Within a mile of each other two homes were literally blown away, and five persons were either instantly killed or died of their injuries. Sister Gertie Southall Sweeney, wife of Matt. Sweeney, a devoted, Christian young woman, was instantly killed; and her husband received serious injuries. Sister Sweeney was a member of the Leipers Fork congregation, and her walk and conversation as a good, Christian woman were highly commendable. Her married life was short, but was happy and beautiful. She leaves a broken-hearted husband, father, mother, brothers, sisters, and a host of friends to mourn her death. Sorrow fills the hearts of her relatives and friends, but they do not sorrow without hope that she died in the Lord. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.

James E. Scobey.

Gospel Advocate, June 3, 1909, page 692.

Sweeney, Laura J.

Sister Laura J. Sweeney, wife of Brother R. L. Sweeney, died at their homes, near Carpenter, Miss., on December 23, 1917. In her death a husband is deprived of a devoted, Christian wife, one who was a real partner and helpmate; eight children lose a noble, God-fearing mother. The church and neighborhood will feel her loss deeply, for she was active and useful in good works. She was strong in the faith. She obeyed the gospel at the age of seventeen and continued faithful until death. She was forty-four years, two months, and sixteen days of age. Besides her husband and eight children, she leaves her father (J. T. Sweeney), two sisters, three brothers, and a host of friends to mourn her death; but they do not sorrow as those who have no hope, for we all firmly believe that she is one that is included in the sweet promise: Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. The writer spent a week in her home last summer, also summer before last, while holding a meeting for them in a schoolhouse near by. On moving to Mississippi they found that the plea for primitive Christianity had not reached that part of the country, and, as all Christians should do, they set to work to establish a congregation. It was her desire to see a meeting-house built in or near Carpenter, and I believe her desire will be accomplished, though she did not wait to see it; for the faithful few, led by her noble, Christian husband, will continue the work. All of her children who are old enough are Christians. I baptized a son, a daughter, and a son-in-law while there. May God bless, comfort, and sustain her husband in this sore loss and enable him to do much for the cause, and may her children all follow her as she followed the Christ.

M. C. Cayce.

Gospel Advocate, March 21, 1918, page 283.

Sweeney, Lena

Sister Lena Sweeney was born in Williamson County, Tenn., on October 20, 1885, and died on November 28, 1916. She was, at the time of her death, thirty-one years, one month, and eight days old. She was baptized on August 17, 1898, by Brother H. L. Calhoun, and lived a consistent, Christian life until God took her up higher. It was the writers pleasure and good fortune to know for a number of years this most excellent Christian girl. I spent much time in her fathers hospitable home and had ample opportunity both there and at church to know her. I feel that my life has been enriched by association with such a pure and noble soul. I have never known a more consecrated and devout young woman. She was as near perfection in all the Christian graces as it is possible for one to obtain in this life. Her precious life was burdened with physical infirmities which were calculated to rob her of much of the pleasures of young womanhood, but with it all she was cheerful and pleasant toward all. She was the daughter of Brother and Sister A. B. Sweeney. Besides her mother and father, one sister and a brother, there are a host of friends and relatives who grieve over her departure. The church, as well as the home, will greatly miss this sweet girl.

F. W. Smith.

Gospel Advocate, March 29, 1917, page 326.

Sweeney, Louise

Mrs. Albert F. Sweeney, thirty-one, of Nashville, Tenn., died on March 20, 1944. Funeral services were held at the Burkitt-Son and Cullum Funeral Home. H. M. Phillips officiated; Sam Norman and A. R. Holton assisted. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Sweeney had been ill almost two months this last time. A native of Berry, Ala., she was reared in Fayette, Ala., and had lived in Nashville for the past eleven years. She was a faithful member of the church for several years. Brother Grey baptized her at Berry, Ala. She is survived by her husband (Corporal Albert F. Sweeney, United States Army, now overseas), her father (G. A. Hunnicutt, of Fayette, Ala.), three sisters (Mrs. Oscar Harbin, of Parrish, Ala.; Mrs. Samuel H. Hall, of Mobile, Ala.; and Miss Ella Fair Hunnicutt, of Nashville, Tenn.), and four brothers (Chester A. Hunnicutt, of Union, S.C.; Norman H. Hunnicutt, of Tullahoma, Tenn.; Elliott Hunnicutt, of Huntsville, Ala.; and Private Edward L. Hunnicutt, of the United States Army, stationed at Battle Creek, Mich.). Louise was a faithful Christian and a devoted wife. We regret to give up any of our loved ones, but especially when they are so young. We miss Louise, no one will ever know how much. I pray that we all may so live as to meet her just over there.

Chester A. Hunnicutt.

Gospel Advocate, August 17, 1944, page 551.

Sweeney, Sarah Elizabeth

Sarah Elizabeth Sweeney died near Franklin, Tenn., on Monday, October 29, 1906. Her maiden name was Jones. She was born on July 1, 1844, near Hillsboro, Williamson County, Tenn. She was nearly sixty-two years old at the time of her death. On January 8, 1863, she was married to H. L. Sweeney by Elder R. B. Trimble, and in the following fall she obeyed the gospel, being baptized by him. She leaves behind a husband and two sons, besides four brothers, two sisters, and numerous relatives and friends. I conducted her funeral services at the church at Leipers Fork, Tenn., in the presence of a large congregation of weeping relatives and sympathizing friends. She was buried in the cemetery hard by, where she will rest till she be waked by the voice of the Son of God, whose follower she was. She was a conscientious and good Christian, a dutiful wife, and a loving mother. Forty-three years a soldier of the cross, a follower of the Lamb. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.

James E. Scobey.

Gospel Advocate, November 29, 1906, page 764.

Sweeney, T. M.

T. M. Sweeney was born near Perryville, Ky., on January 20, 1834, and died at his home at Cotton Gin, Texas, on March 30, 1914. He was confined to his bed for more than one year. His sojourn on earth was more than fourscore years. His life was a sacrifice for others. He obeyed the gospel at the age of fourteen and began preaching in his twenty-fourth year. He was a faithful preacher of the gospel for more than fifty-five years. He led more than three thousand souls to Christ. At sixteen years of age he entered school at Franklin College, Tenn., the school then being presided over by Tolbert Fanning, one of the greatest preachers of his day. After his school days he taught twenty-five years, the greater pat of the time in Texas. He was twice married. His first marriage was to Miss Proctor, who became the mother of his children. His second marriage was to Mrs. Bell, who survives him. She was a loving, faithful wife, ever watching by his sick bed as a mother would care for a sick babe. God bless her, and may we all meet on the other shore, where paring will be no more.

Mollie Cannon.

Gospel Advocate, July 9, 1914, page 756.

Sweeny, Charley Thomas

Charley Thomas Sweeny, son of J. T. and Anna Sweeny, was born on August 22, 1878, in Williamson County, Tenn., and died in San Antonio, Texas, on April 26, 1911. Brother Sweeny left home in search of health on March 7, 1911, and went to San Antonio, but was not benefited by the change. So on April 24, seeing the end was near, he sent for Brother L. H. Hobard and told him he wanted to obey the gospel. After talking with him for some time, he saw that he knew his duty and he baptized him. Brother Hobard said he left him perfectly satisfied and happy. I had known Brother Sweeny for five or six years, and knew him to be honest and truthful. I have talked to him many times about obeying the Lord, and I know that he knew his duty toward his Master. Then let us not weep as those who have no hope. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them. The remains were interred in Leipers Fork Cemetery on Sunday following his death, in the presence of a large number of friends.

J. M. Thornton., Franklin, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, July 27, 1911, page 824.

Sweeny, Fletcher

Fletcher Sweeny, wife of Bonie L. Sweeny, was born on October 14, 1890, and died on February 5, 1919. She lived for a number of years after marriage at Leipers Fork, Tenn., where, in September, 1915, she obeyed the gospel under the preaching of Brother E. H. Hoover. She was a very highly esteemed neighbor, a devoted and faithful wife, a tender and affectionate mother, and a very consecrated Christian. She bore a good name in the community, which is rather to be chosen than great riches. It was a misfortune to all left behind for her to be taken away, but we can look forward to a happy reunion. At the time of her death she lived at Memphis, and her remains were brought to Leipers Fork for interment. The writer conducted the funeral in the presence of a number of relatives and friends.

Oscar Parham.

Gospel Advocate, June 5, 1919, page 546.

Sweeny, John T.

John T. Sweeny was born January 12, 1850, near Leipers Fork, Tenn., and was one of a large family of children. He was first married to Miss Anna McKennon, December 8, 1872, who died December 1, 1911. To them were born five boys and four girls. Of these, three boys and two girls preceded their father to the grave. Those that survive are: J. W. Sweeny and H. H. Sweeny, of Leipers Fork; Mrs. Matt. Sweeny, of Franklin, Tenn.; and Mrs. Charlie Marlin, of Thompson Station, Tenn. Brother Sweeny was married the second time to Miss Mattie Brown, of Boston, Tenn., who survives him. Early in life he became a Christian, and was regular in his attendance of worship. He always delighted to hear the preaching of the gospel. Just before his death he had attended nearly all the services of the protracted meeting conducted at Leipers Fork, where he had lived for a number of years. The writer conducted the funeral service at the Leipers Fork Church building in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends.

Oscar Parham.

Gospel Advocate, November 23, 1933, page 1126.

Sweeny, Joseph L.

One by one our friends and loved ones depart the shore of time, leaving behind them sad hearts and tearful eyes. Such was the case the morning of November 14, 1920, at the home of Joseph L. Sweeny, when his spirit left its tabernacle and went to God who gave it. He died at the age of seventy-eight years, eight months, and twenty-three days. Born and reared in the vicinity of Leipers Fork, Williamson County, Tenn., he married on April 18, 1866 Sarah Jane Gatlin. He is survived by her and five sons and two daughters (all who were born to them), whom they reared to manhood and womanhood. He became a member of the church in 1860, and from then on through his life lived a consistent Christian. He was one of the oldest members of the Hillsboro congregation, which will greatly miss him. He made an effort to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. In attestation of the esteem in which he was held, large crowds attended his funeral and burial. May his family and friends find comfort and consolation in the promises of the Lord as revealed in his word.

James E. Scobey.

Gospel Advocate, January 20, 1921, page 79.

Sweeny, Margaret Henrietta

The reaper still pursues us, and ever and anon he takes some one away. Death pursues us from the cradle to the grave. Sooner or later we must all go the way of all the earth. Again has our band lost from its ranks a member. Sister Margaret Henrietta Sweeny, wife of H. P. Sweeny, was born July 8, 1855; married Nov. 6, 1878; baptized into Christ by Brother J. A. Harding, August, 1887; and died April 4, 1897. She lived a little over half the span allotted to us here. For months she had struggled against the insidious approach of disease. She was satisfied the time was rapidly coming when she must bid earth adieu. It is comforting to her friends and family to know that she spoke freely on the subject and expressed herself ready to answer the call and depart the shores of time. She was not afraid to die. She sorrowed to leave her husband, and especially her children, but bade them not to weep for her. She was, indeed, a keeper at home, and lived in the faithful discharge of her domestic duties. She leaves to mourn their loss a husband and six children. Two of these are girls, who will surely miss a good mothers care. May the good Lord bless them, and, indeed, the whole family and all of us, and enable us to honor him by a consecrated service in this life, that in the world to come he may be able to bestow on us eternal life.

James E. Scobey., Leipers Fork, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, June 3, 1897, page 347.

Sweeny, May Nettie

Sister May Nettie Sweeny was born on January 11, 1867, and departed this life on August 20, 1903. Sister Sweeny was a member of the church of Christ, having obeyed the gospel, under the preaching of Brother E. G. Sewell, in August, 1880. She was married to Brother Lem. F. Sweeny on December 18, 1887. Brother Sewell and I conducted funeral services over her remains, at Hillsboro, Tenn., in the presence of a large number of sorrowing relatives and friends. I have known Brother and Sister Sweeny for several years, and have spent many happy hours in their hospitable home. Being intimately associated with them, I had a good opportunity to study the life of this good woman. I always found Sister Sweeny striving to live in harmony with the teaching of the word of the Lord and helping her faithful husband to establish the cause of Christ in destitute places. Many times she has encouraged me to press on in the good work of preaching the word. I loved Sister Sweeny on account of her faithfulness to God and his word. She leaves a husband and four children to mourn their loss. I pray that when these dear children reach the years of accountability they may imitate the example set by their sainted motherobey the gospel, enter the church of God and live in harmony with Gods wordthat they may meet her in that home where changes never come.

Joseph MPherson., Nashville, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, October 22, 1903, page 683.

Sweet, Errett L.

Errett L. Sweet, age seventy, went on to his reward Friday morning, July 29, 1955, after a serious illness of two weeks. It was my privilege to say a few words at the funeral service of one who was not only an elder in the congregation where I labor but truly fulfilled the relationship that should exist between preacher and elder. We here at Grand Avenue have lost a capable shepherd of the flock. Brother Sweet was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Sweet. He was born September 26, 1884, in Lampassas County, Texas. His father was a gospel preacher, having preached in both Texas and Oklahoma. Brother Sweet was a member of the church from his youth and served as an elder for the Grand Avenue Church for the past eight years. He was a retired engineer of the Frisco Railroad and served them for thirty-eight years. On December 21, 1906, he was married to Miss Flossie Hefton. Of this union there were born two children: a son, Otis E. Sweet, of Fort Worth, Texas, and a daughter, Mrs. Fred Holloway, of Sherman, Texas. He was further survived by one sister, Mrs. Homer Wolfe, Sr., of Lamar, Colo.; two brothers, R. B. Sweet, Austin, Texas; and H. C. Sweet, Tennessee Pass, Colo.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. B. E. Lemmons, Robert D. Bankes, and Johnny Richter assisted in the funeral services.

Claude C. McQuiddy.

Gospel Advocate, August 18, 1955, page 738.

Sweet, Nancy

The night of January 12, 1899, was dark and rainy. Supper was just over, the dishes cleared away, and our little family were seated by the blazing fire, each one engaged in his regular evening pursuit, when the messenger arrived, summoning us to the bedside of dear mamma, whom I had not seen for four and a half months, at which time she bade fair to live to a good old age. All day long the next day, through mud and rain and across gushing steams we wended our way for a distance of thirty miles to the old parental home, to find mamma sleeping the sleep that knows no waking, till the trump of God shall sound to call forth from the silent tomb the bodies of those that die in the Lord, to put on the robes of immortality and to receive the crown that awaits those that love his appearing. Nancy Sweet was born on January 12, 1845; died on January 13, 1899; aged fifty-four years and one day. She was married to W. J. Sweet on December 2, 1866; was baptized into Christ in September, 1882; and with unswerving faith served him until called from earth to be with him who she had served. Let me say to father, sister Ellie, and sister Frances: Let us not look back with sad reflections over this our sad loss, but let us look hopefully forward to the time when we shall share what she has gained.

(Mrs.) Sallie Abernathy.

Sister Sweet was one of those mothers who knew the value of industry and economy. Her pantry was always well stored with the products of her own labor, while the family was always well supplied with homespun clothing. She was no busybody, but supported herself with her own hands. Long live the many noble examples that she set before her children and others!

A Brother.

Gospel Advocate, February 9, 1899, page 90.

Sweger, Jackson

Brother Jackson Sweger departed this life on January 10, 1907. He appeared to be in fine health when I left Mechanicsburg, Va., on the morning of January 1. He was up in the seventies, so far as age was concerned. His wife has been dead for years. He was a true disciple, and had been most of his long life. He was conscious almost to the last, and said he had fought a good fight.

J. T. Showalter.

Gospel Advocate, February 28, 1907, page 142.

Swindle, Capye Prevost

Capye Prevost Swindle was born on February 25, 1887. She was married to Don Swindle on the first Sunday in September, 1907. To his union two children, both boys, were born. In August, 1905, she obeyed the gospel of the Son of God, and lived in the faith until the day of her death, which occurred in the hospital at Dyersburg, Tenn., on May 1, 1919. The doctors said she was doing well and would soon be well enough to return home; so her husband and father went back home, and just after reaching home the sad news was telephoned to them that Capye is dead. Her sister-in-law, Miss Nellie Swindle, was the only relative by her bedside when the spirit quit the earthly tabernacle and plumed its pinions for its flight to fairer worlds on high. She was a true and faithful wife; a painstaking, devoted mother; and a consecrated Christian. Just before the spirit went out, she, with an earnest and piercing gaze of the eyes, said: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. The writer conducted the funeral services at Jones Chapel on the first Lords day in May, in the presence of a very large audience. The casket was literally covered with flowers, expressive of the love her brethren, sisters, and friends had for her. A loss to her home, to the church, and to the community is sustained in her death. Her part of the work will fall upon others, thus increasing their labor; but the good work must go on, and some sweet day all the faithful will meet where sad partings come not. May all her relatives look to the Lord for comfort and consolation in this dark hour. Let us so live that when death comes we may be prepared to meet the dear ones gone before in that tearless, sickless, and deathless abode, forever to be with them and the Lord.

John R. Williams.

Gospel Advocate, June 5, 1919, page 547.

Swindle, Martha Helen

Martha Helen Swindle (of Coal Valley, Ala.) was born Nov. 24, 1854, and died Mar. 31, 1893. I knew her personally for more than fifteen years and can say truthfully, she was one of the purest women I ever saw. I have been often at her house and it was her chief delight to do good and to make others happy. In her death the church lost a good member, her husband a good wife, her children a good mother, and her neighbors a good neighbor; but no one lost an enemy. We sorrow not as those that have no hope. She left a good Christian husband and five children, three girls and two boys. The youngest child is a little over a year old. May God bless the dear bereaved husband and enable him to bring up the dear children in the way they should go, so they can live with her in the sweet by and by.

J. H. Halbrook.

Gospel Advocate, April 27, 1893, page 268.

Swindle, William

Died, at his home, near Coal Valley, Ala., Nov. 14, 1893, William Swindle, aged eighty-two years. Uncle Billy, as he was familiarly called, was a man of great wortha good father, a good citizen, a good neighbor, a good husband, and a good Christian. He was twice married, and for many years was a member of the Baptist Church; but years ago he learned the way of the Lord more perfectly, and took his stand with the Disciples on the Bible alone, and lived and died in the triumphs of a living faith. Brother Swindle is with the blessed. Then dry your tears, dear children, brethren, wife, and friends, and let us all prepare to meet him where parting will be no more.

J. H. Halbrook.

Gospel Advocate, January 4, 1894, page 13.

Swing, William Washington

On January 30, 1968, William Washington Swing slipped quietly from this life to be with his Lord. Just seventeen days before Brother Swing had lived to see his 101st birthday, although he was not conscious of the fact. He is survived by five children. His grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, great-great-great-grandchildren number 173. He obeyed the gospel at age 85, and remained a faithful soldier of the cross until the end. He continued steadfast in attending the services of the church until placed in the hospital eight months before his death. A visitor to the services of the small Mountain View congregation where he attended remarked recently, while most of the other men were mute during the song service Mr. Swing could be heard singing loudly. His faithfulness and zeal grew during the sixteen years he was a Christian. Truly he found a purpose in living at an age when most are sitting down to rest. He will be missed greatly by the Christians of Roane and Cumberland counties.

Carl W. Wade.

Gospel Advocate, February 15, 1968, page 111.

Swingley, Leon Harris

Leon Harris Swingley was born on August 3, 1875, and died on April 15, 1906. He was baptized by Brother J. M. Kidwill in 1887. His sun has gone down while it was yet day. A link in the family chain is broken. The whisperings of love and lifes fondest and most cherished hopes cannot bar the doors of our earthly homes against death. In our human weakness we cannot understand why in the vigor and strength of early manhood he should be taken away, but our Father knows best. It is, indeed, hard to give him up. His death has caused clouds of grief and sorrow to hang heavily about us, but in the midst of our crushing sorrow we can remember with joy that he has passed from the sorrows of earth and gained all the joys of heaven. He had been a sufferer for many years, and bore all with patience and humble submission. His rest will be sweeter because of trials here. May God give us strength to bear our sorrow and help us to put our trust in him, for he has promised never to leave or forsake those who trust in his word. If we will faithfully serve God through life, we will meet Leon in the home of the soul, never to say farewell.

Mother.

Gospel Advocate, June 28, 1906, page 410.

Swingly, Dora Owen

Mrs. Dora Owen Swingly was born on May 10, 1840, and died on December 6, 1930. She was the daughter of Stephen W. Owen, prominent teacher, preacher, and lecturer, founder of Irving College, near McMinnville, Tenn., and who taught there for nine years until his death. Mrs. Swingly became a Christian at Berea when twelve years of age and remained loyal to the church. She was married, in 1870, to J. J. Swingly, who was a direct descendant of Ulrich Swingly, a noted reformer. It has not been a lack of love and high esteem of our departed friend and neighbor that has delayed my writing these lines of appreciation of that excellent Christian woman whom I had known for more than forty years. I love to keep her in my thoughts and affection, and I hesitate to write of her as dead. I do not think of her as dead, but as having moved out of her earthly temple into her heavenly home. Sister Swingly was a cheerful woman, a delightful companion, pure in speech, and wise in counsel, the evening of her life was calm and beautiful. Her husband was a brave Confederate soldier, who fought four years in defense of his beloved Southland. To them were born four children--three sons and one daughter: Prof. Guy M., of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Leon, who died in early youth; John Q., of near Gallatin, Tenn.; and Mrs. Pearl Mosley, near Lebanon, Tenn. She was a devoted wife and loving mother. Her home was the place where her children could go and drink in the freshness of her youth. In her home she was the breath of its life, its fragrance, its glory, its joy and light. She is missed in the community, but her work and influence live on in the hearts of her many friends who had learned to love and honor her. She was of noble ancestry and possessed nobility of character, and added to this was charm of personality and the gift of making contacts that caused friendships to be made that lasted through life. Many friends and relatives who followed her body to its resting place in the cemetery at Leeville, Tenn., had been enriched by their association with her. Funeral services were conducted by the writer in the presence of a large congregation in the old home at Leeville. Interment at Leeville beneath banks of beautiful flowers.

F. Cochrane.

Gospel Advocate, January 28, 1932, page 128.

Swink, Addie Zelma

Addie Zelma Swink, daughter of John and Annie Peay, was born on September 8, 1898, near Burt, Tenn., and departed this life, at Dawson, Texas, April 11, 1928. She was married to Eddie Swink on December 25, 1913. Six childrenfive girls and one boywere born to this union. Besides husband and children, she leaves, to mourn her death, father, mother, five sisters, and a host of friends. A brother preceded her to the spirit land a few years ago. Funeral services were conducted by Brother Hellums, after which her remains were laid to rest at Dawson. She was a member of the church of Christ; and while distance would not permit her to attend services regularly, yet her life was filled with good works, such as visiting the sick, trying to relieve their suffering, and speaking words of cheer and comfort to those of a heavy heart. It was while doing this good work that she contracted pneumonia. After five days of suffering, the death angel came and relieved her body of pain and carried her spirit home. While we cannot see why a kind, loving Heavenly Father should take a mother from her little children, yet we know that he hath done all things well. I would say to the bereaved ones: Think not that you are left to bear your sorrow alone; for our hearts go out in sympathy for you, and especially for the little ones who are left without a mother. We sorrow, not as those who have no hope, but because we shall see her face on earth no more. Hear the comforting words of Jesus: I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

R. F. Hollis., (Her Uncle)

Gospel Advocate, June 7, 1928, page 551.

Swink, Sarah L.

On the night of April 30, 1904, Sister Sarah L. Swink, of Trimble, Tenn., surrounded by her family and a host of friends, peacefully crossed the narrow sea of death into the sweet beyond. Sister Swink was born in Cannon County, Tenn., and came to West Tennessee in 1885. In February, 1864, she was married to Thomas Swink; and of this union eleven children were born, seven of whom are living. In her effort to serve the Lord, she at first became a Baptist; but by reading the Bible and hearing the gospel preached as taught therein, about ten years ago she decided to obey the gospel and become a Christian. This she did, being baptized at Trimble by Brother Haddock. There being no congregation at Trimble, she, of course, was deprived of the worship which is so beneficial to us in this life. She was doing all she could in the interest of our recent tent meeting at Trimble; but, sad to say, the second sermon of the meeting (on the first Lords day in May) was the funeral of Sister Swink, by the writer. I have never witnessed stronger affection for a wife, mother, and friend than on the occasion of Sister Swinks funeral. She was fifty-six years, four months, and five days old. She said she did not fear death; she only regretted to leave her family. We pray that the blessings of God may rest on the heartbroken family and that after a while they may meet her again in the heavenly home, where no sad partings ever come.

John R. Williams., Hornbeak, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, June 16, 1904, page 378.

Swinney, Herb

Herb Swinney, president of Continental Church Builders, was killed May 27 when his plane crashed on take off from New Martinsville, West Virginia. Brother Swinney, a member of the West End church in Nashville, Tenn., had gone to West Virginia to discuss plans for the construction of a new building for the North Street church of Christ in New Martinsville.

The crash was witnessed by two elders, James Batton and Vernon Bailey. They said the plane, a twin Comanche, climbed smoothly to an altitude of a hundred to a hundred and fifty feet, veered to the left and crashed. The plane did not burn. The unpaved field was wet, and there had been some concern about the take off. The funeral was conducted May 30 at the West End church of Christ by Jim Bill McInteer assisted by Ken McDaniel and Jay Smith. Some eight hundred relatives and friends were in attendance in addition to the hundreds that visited the funeral home the two previous days. Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville, Tenn.

Brother Swinney is survived by his widow, Florence, and three children, Robert, Elaine, and Theresa, as well as two brothers and three sisters.

Continental Church Builders, a successful church building company will continue under the direction of Mrs. Swinney and the present staff. As a measure of their loyalty, the employees of Continental have established the Herb Swinney Memorial Scholarship Fund at Lipscomb College. This fund will be a perpetual memorial, and friends are also joining in the memorial.

Brother Swinney was reared in Indianapolis. He was a graduate of Freed-Hardeman College, Abilene Christian College, and Eastern New Mexico and preached in Texas. Continental Church Builders was founded in Fort Worth in 1962 and was relocated in Nashville in 1964. (Picture included)

Jay Smith.

Gospel Advocate, June 20, 1968, page 399.

Swinney, W. R.

W. R. Swinney of Medina, Texas, died in his sleep Thursday morning, November 14, and was buried November 16. He was seventy-four and one-half years of age, and had preached for fifty-nine years, mostly in Texas and Oklahoma. He is survived by his wife, the former Beatrice Watson, six brothers, and five sisters. Two sisters preceded him in death. The funeral was conducted by B. B. Harding. There was a large assembly to pay their respects. Many sent money instead of flowers, and many will send money to Orphan homes in his memory. He will be missed so much in this area where he preached fourteen years.

B. B. Harding.

Gospel Advocate, December 5, 1968, page 782.

Swinny, Charlie Lee

Charlie Lee Swinny was born on September 27, 1864, and departed this life on January 8, 1931, aged sixty-six years, three months, and eleven days. He obeyed the gospel under the preaching of Brother John R. Farrow at the age of eighteen and lived a consecrated, Christian life for forty-eight years. Uncle Charlie (as we all knew him) was not only a hearer, but a doer, of the word. Each first day of the week he was at the Lords table. He never missed a church service if it was in his power to attend. He did his best to uphold the banner of Prince Immanuel. He had implicit faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ and utmost confidence in his divine promises. He believed in a kingdom that could not be moved, and in all things he put this first. Uncle Charlie served the Master faithfully, patiently, and prayerfully. His life was truly an example to all with whom he came in contact and his daily walk and talk was a ray of bright sunshine to all who knew him. He had innumerable friends. He was engaged in public work at Greenfield, Tenn., for many years, and was Register of Weakley County for eight years, having just retired from this office at the time of his death. Uncle Charlie never married. He is survived by one brother, J.H. Swinny, of Greenfield, and one sister, Mrs. Ella Calhoun, of Dresden, Tenn., with whom he made his home, and by a number of nieces and nephews. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.

B. G. Swinny.

Gospel Advocate, May 21, 1931, page 631.

Swinny, J. W.

Our father, J. W. Swinny, was born on December 2, 1839, and departed this life on May 15, 1920, aged eighty years, five months, and thirteen days. He had suffered with kidney trouble for several months, which was the cause of his death. His suffering was great, but he bore it patiently. In early life he joined the Baptist Church and lived with them for a number of years, but he became dissatisfied with their teaching and practice, and, in the year 1874, united with the church of Christ at Trezevant, Tenn. He was an elder of the church of Christ for about forty years. He was a man of much courage and Christian fortitude, a Christian at all times and under all circumstances. He was the father of four childrenthree sons and one daughter. Of these, three are still livingJ. H. and C. L. Swinny and Mrs. Ella Calhoun. Besides these, he leaves eleven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and one brother to mourn after him; but we mourn not as those who have no hope. We believe that, if we live as he lived and as he taught us to live, we will meet him again on the shores of sweet deliverance, where partings will be no more. To this end let us all work, watch, and pray.

J. H. Swinny.

Gospel Advocate, June 24, 1920, page 628.

Swinny, Martha E.

A beautiful and useful life came to a close on October 19, 1932, when Sister Martha E. Swinny passed into the great beyond. She was born on February 6, 1861, and was married to J. H. Swinny, one of the best among Christian men, December 22, 1889. To this union were born four children. One died in infancy. Another, Mrs. Elon V. Wilson, passed on in 1914. Two others and J. H. Swinny, the husband, survive. Sister Swinny became a Christian in 1874, and for fifty-eight years walked worthily of the Christian vocation. No sacrifice for the Master was too great for her to make, no task too difficult to perform. Hers was a life of service and worship, and though she now is dead, yet she speaks. The writer conducted her funeral at Greenfield, Tenn., where she had made her home for many years. To her heartbroken husband and grief-stricken children I would say that since she is now clothed upon with her house from heaven, let us weep not as those who have no hope.

Fred W. Chunn.

Gospel Advocate, March 9, 1933, page 240.

Swofford, Mrs. J. W.

Sister J. W. Swofford was born on March 4, 1856, and died on August 28, 1925. She was married to J. W. Swofford on March 4, 1886. In her death the husband lost a faithful companion; her children, a tender, devoted mother; the church, a faithful, active member; the community, a willing helper in time of need. She was faithful to the sick in her community, and her friends were faithful to her during her illness. Brother C. B. Dendy conducted the funeral services. All who knew her miss her; but the three left at home, with Sister Jeffcoat, near by, who spends many lonely hours while Brother Jeffcoat is away preaching, are the ones that have suffered most on account of her absence. Up until about six months before her death, I am sure she must have thought that she would outlive Brother Swofford, for she was so mindful of him, and, as he was getting feeble, she would do all she could to lighten his daily task. Theirs has been a peaceful, happy home. Surely a crown awaits them.

Mrs. Mintie Pittman.

Gospel Advocate, November 10, 1927, page 1072.

Swor, D. D.

Brother D. D. Swor, of Hazel, Ky., departed this life in August, 1921. Brother Swor was a gospel preacher and was loyal to the old Book. He and I spent three years in the Freed-Hardeman College, during which time we roomed together. I think I have never seen any one who tried to do the will of God better than Brother Swor; and if I am not deceived in the life he lived, he will have an entrance into that home where no pain or sorrow ever comes. He leaves a young wife, father, mother, one brother, and one sister, together with many friends and brethren and sisters in Christ, to mourn his death. He will be missed at home and abroad, especially in the pulpits where he declared the love of God to a ruined world. May the Lord help us to live in such a way that we can meet him again, never to say good-by.

R. L. Colley.

Gospel Advocate, September 29, 1921, page 967.

Swor, David Denson

The little town of Hazel, Ky., the church, and the community, all are sad at the passing of this earthly life of Brother David Denson Swor. Brother Swor was one of their brightest and most beloved sons. He became a Christian early in life. He spent his days here in getting ready to live. He was a student several sessions in the Freed-Hardeman College. He loved to tell the old, ever-new story of a Saviors redeeming love. He suffered long, but never complained. His faith grew stronger and hope brighter as he neared the river.

Brother Swor was born on January 13, 1898, being twenty-three years and seven months of age when called hence. He was the eldest son of Brother and Sister Zol Swor.

The wife, mother, father, sister, and brother are deprived of his earthly associations, yet they have the memory of a beautiful life to comfort, and the rich heritage of a life of faith in God to emulate. They sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

Brother John Taylor and Brother Coleman Overby spoke words of comfort to a large gathering of friends and sorrowing ones at his burial.

A friend, brother, and old teacher,

A. G. Freed.

Gospel Advocate, December 22, 1921, page 1262.

Syler, Robert Lee

Robert Lee Syler was born on March 16, 1887, near Maxwell, Tenn., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Syler and one of a family of twelve. He was reared on a farm and learned well the valuable lessons of industry, frugality, honesty, and truthfulness. He was cheerful and obliging to all, and was, indeed, a friendly man. He was charitable and ever ready to help the unfortunate. He and his brother-in-law, Robert Grant, were in the mercantile business at Belvidere, Tenn. He was a member of the church of Christ at Salem, and was baptized by L. B. Jones. His death was premature, not anticipated in view of his age, good health, and active life. It is natural for ripe fruit to fall, for the aged and infirm to cross over the river, but a sad surprise for one in the noonday of an active life like that of our departed brother. He died in St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, after an illness of only three days. The high esteem in which he was held in the community in which he was born, reared, united with the church, married, and was rearing his family was manifested by the large gathering of friends and relatives who attended his funeral at Maxwell on Sunday, December 27,. The services were conducted by Hugo Allmond. He is survived by his wife, Lucy Counts Syler, three children, seven brothers, two sisters, and a host of relatives and friends.

Mrs. J. S. Ray.

Gospel Advocate, February 11, 1932, page 191.

Sanders, Martha G.

Martha G. Phillips was born at Greensboro, Ky., in 1821; was baptized by Herschel Porter, a Cumberland Presbyterian, in 1838; united with the church of Christ in 1839 at Burksville, Ky., under the preaching of Jacob Creath; was married to Henry J. Sanders, of Winchester, Tenn., January 2, 1844, where she lived until death. Seven children were born to them, five of whom, two daughters and three sons survive her. She had her share of trial and sorrow. Her husband died about fifteen years ago, and previous to that time she had lost two sons in early manhood. For more than twenty years Sister Sanders was the only disciple in Winchester. Amid surroundings calculated to try the strongest faith, she remained as true and undaunted as the apostle Paul himself, never losing an opportunity to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. We sorrow not for the aged Christian who has gone home, but for the earnest, enthusiastic worker we have lost. Her disease, dysentery, did its work rapidly, she was vigorous, energetic and useful till within a few days of death. Such examples of heroic faith are rarely found in this popularity-seeking age and should be recorded for the benefit of the living. The Bible was her constant companion, the gospel her daily theme; although nearly seventy years old, the day was never too cold, nor the night too dark for her to go to church; she never failed in her duty to the sick and afflicted, was never indifferent to distress. We would that not only her sons and daughters, but each disciple in the church, she loved, might emulate her example. To those who loved her here, it is comforting to know that, If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

J. W Grisard., Winchester, Tenn., June 4, 91.

Gospel Advocate, June 17, 1891, page 371.

Sawyer, Ollie Edward

Ollie Edward Sawyer died Nov. 9, 2004.

He graduated with the first class of the Nashville School of Preaching in 1968 and preached at Beckwith, Adams Grove and Cottontown for a number of years. He worked with the Sojourners doing mission work in Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and served on the mission committee at Walnut Street Church of Christ in Dickson, Tenn.

Sawyer is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marie Overton Sawyer; one daughter, Donna Romine; two sons, Larry and Jerry; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Dickson, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, February, 2005, page 41.

Scott, Horace Hall

Horace Hall Scott was born in Dyer County, Tennessee, October 1, 1882, the son of Thomas Elihu Scott (well-known gospel preacher who did much to help establish the cause of Christ in West Tennessee and to render great service in stemming the tide of digression around the turn of the century) and Artie Jane Hall Scott, (an aunt of the late, beloved W. C. Hall, former president of F-HC). Brother Scott obeyed the gospel in early life and spent his entire life in West Tennessee. His wife, the former Jessie Midyett, of Kenton, preceded him in death by thirteen years.

Although physically incapacitated the past few years through infirmities of age, he was an inspiring example in his regularity of attendance at all services until almost the end of his life, affectionately attended by his devoted daughter-in-law, in whose home he lived. His exemplary life, his Christian family and the contribution of a son and grandson as gospel preachers leaves a rich heritage. He died Friday night, March 12, in Jackson, Tenn.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Annie Maude Brown, Guntown, Miss., and Mrs. Janie Sue Green, Yorkville, Tenn.; his daughter-in-law, five grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

Services were conducted from the Kenton church auditorium where he worshipped many years, on Sunday, March 14, 3:30 P.M., with Jess Wilcoxson, Richard England and the writer having part in the funeral hour. Singers were from the college choral groups. Burial was by the grave of his wife in Sunnyside Cemetery in Kenton.

Jettie E. Williams.

Gospel Advocate, April 15, 1971, page 238.

Scott, N. E.

N. E. Hughes was born in Maury county, Tennessee, May 26, 1856. She became a Christian in 1875 under the preaching of Bro. Lipscomb. She was married to James Y. Scott, March 8, 1876, and died June 21, 1887, in Yell county, Ark. She was a dutiful daughter, a good wife, a devoted mother, and a faithful Christian. Her opportunities for attending the services of the church, were not as frequent as she wished. She always went when she could. In her last hours she expressed a willingness to depart and be with Christ.

We confidently look forward to a happy meeting. Let us be faithful to the end, looking for the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the resurrection of those who sleep in Jesus.

A. B. Hughes.

Gospel Advocate, July 27, 1887, page 479.

Scott, Thomas Elihu

Rarely are the deaths of father and son, resulting from natural causes, reported in the same obituary notice, but such is true for two faithful servants of God in the persons of Horace Hall Scott, 88, and his son, Thomas Elihu Scott, II, 56, who preceded his father in death by eight days.

Thomas Elihu Scott, II was born in Dyer County, Tennessee, February 9, 1915, the son of Horace Hall Scott and Jessie Midyett Scott (one-time house-parents of Oakland Hall, first girls dormitory on Freed-Hardeman College campus). He died in Memphis hospital on March 4, 1971, following a lingering illness of several months in which he valiantly, yet calmly, fought an ever-losing battle with leukemia.

Beginning his education in Gibson County public schools, he attended Freed-Hardeman College, 1934-1937; Pepperdine College, (B.A.), 1939; and Washington State University (M.A.), 1940. He became a Christian in early manhood. On October 18, 1940, he was married to Miss LaVonne Billingsley, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, who survives him.

In 1940-1941, he served as an instructor in history on Freed-Hardeman faculty. Leaving the teaching profession for a time, he engaged in full-time evangelistic work for several years, doing local work for churches in Hattiesburg, Miss.; Sylacauga, Ala.; Springfield, Mo.; Stillwater, Okla.; San Angelo, Terrell and Temple, Texas. In 1954, he returned to Freed-Hardeman College as chairman of the social science department, which post he efficiently held until his death. During these years, he has preached effectively in many congregations in West and Middle Tennessee areas, including Troy, Hornbeak, Linden, and others. His last and one of his most effective sermons was preached at Hornbeak about ten days before his passing, having left his hospital bed to keep that appointment. He conducted many gospel meetings over the years, and was regarded as a sound, persuasive and beloved student and teacher in the Bible department at F-HC.

Memorial services were held in the church building in Henderson, at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, March 6, with Jess Wilcoxson, Tom Holland, Norman Hogan and C. P. Roland, as officiants. The simple, yet unique character of the service included numerous choral selections, directed by John Bob Hall. Hundreds paid their esteem and respect for Brother Scott and his family. Interment was in beautiful Chester County Memorial Gardens. In addition to his widow, he is survived by two sons, Thomas E. Scott, III, who preaches for the Skyline congregation in Jackson, and Ralph, a high school student; one daughter, Susan, of the home address; and one grandson, Thomas Elihu Scott, IV. (Picture included)

Jettie E. Williams.

Gospel Advocate, April 15, 1971, page 238.

Sears, J. Kern

J. Kern Sears died June 8.

Sears was a member and past elder of the McKnight Road Church of Christ in St. Louis.

He received his doctorate in chemistry in 1947. He then taught at Harding University in Searcy, Ark., for four years before joining the Monsanto Co. as a research chemist, a position he held for 35 years. While there he authored many patents and technical chapters as well as co-authoring The Technology of Plasticizers.

In 1994 he was honored with Harding Universitys Distinguished Alumnus Award. Sears also served on the board of Southeastern Christian College.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Sarah; three daughters, Sarah Louise Sears, Elizabeth Cline Parsons and Annie H. Logan; a son, Robert; a brother, Jack; and one granddaughter.

St. Louis, MO.

Gospel Advocate, December, 2003, page 40.

Sewell, Homer

Homer Sewell died June 5. He was born to Clarence and Mary Sewell on Aug. 4, 1920, in Red Bird, Mo.

Sewell served in the Navy during World War II. After his discharge in 1945, he graduated in 1953 from the University of Missouri with a bachelors degree in animal science. He received his doctorate in ruminant nutrition in 1965 from the University of Kentucky.

A county agent for years, Sewell became a professor at the University of Missouri in 1972, retiring in 1990.

Sewell, an elder at the Fairview Road Church of Christ, was active in the education ministry of the church. He was also a member of Golden K. Kiwanis and Retired Ag Professors.

Sewell is survived by his wife of 50 years, Maxine; sons, Bruce of Blue Springs, Mo., and Brent of Parkville, Mo.; a daughter, Beth Blevins of Overland Park, Kan.; a brother, Leroy; a sister, Bonnie Lenox; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Bernice.

Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery near Bland, Mo.

Columbia, Mo.

Gospel Advocate, September, 2004, page 41.

Shup, Ray A.

Ray A. Shup died March 10. He was 80.

Shup was a minister for more that 60 years and a board member of the Calhoun, Ill., Historical Society.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Wilma.

Hamburg, Ill.

Gospel Advocate, June, 2004, page 41.

Sims, W. P.

Brother W. P. Sims was born on July 1, 1846, in Warren County, near Irving College, Tenn., and died on December 31, 1932, at his home near Pelham, Tenn. At the close of the Civil War he describes himself as having no education, little estate, and no permanent home. During the next four years he attended several schools, one of them being Burritt College. On February 16, 1871, he was married to Miss Mary Neville. To this union were born seven children. His wife and five children survive him. After riding horseback thirty-one miles to hear E. G. Sewell preach, he became obedient to our Lord on the fourth Lords day in July, 1868. As a soldier in the army of the Lord, he was always found fighting. He preached as he had opportunity until his strength failed him several years ago. Most of his work was in destitute places. No one enjoyed, I believe, hearing the simple story of a Saviors love more than he. He was a friend of preachers. In his declining years he was glad to have preachers visit him, and the many who did so went away with a stronger faith and a greater determination to present the gospel message to a lost and dying world.

Hugo Allmond.

Gospel Advocate, March 2, 1933, page 214.

Singleton, Stanley Ray

Stanley Ray Singleton died Aug. 5. He was 77.

Singleton graduated from Abilene Christian University in 1946. He served as minister for churches in Valley View, Era, Sanger, Denton and Kenedy, Texas, before going to Grand Prairie in 1955. He also served mission fields in Washington and Wyoming.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce; one daughter; two sons; four sisters; and seven grandchildren.

Grand Prairie, Texas.

Gospel Advocate, December, 2003, page 40.

Smith, Byron C.

Byron C. Smith was nearing the age of 84 when he died suddenly in T. J. Sampson Community hospital, Glasgow, Ky., on June 4, 1982. A long time resident of Barren County, Ky., in the Dry Fork community, his influence will long be remembered by his family and those who came in contact daily with his glorious efforts. To those who knew and loved him, which multitudes did, he was an unusual person; he was very friendly, open in personality, honest and hard working. He obeyed the gospel under the preaching of Bro. T. C. Fox. For many years he served as an elder in the Dry Fork congregation. He was in attendance at the morning services of the church the Sunday before his passing.

H. Leo Boles, F. B. Srygley, Foy E. Wallace, Jr., E. G. Creacy, Harold Sain, and Jimmie D. Smith (distant relative, Gospel Advocate, Vol. 79, March 11, 1937) held many meetings at Dry Fork through his influence. These men and all gospel preachers were very dear to his heart. A short time before his passing he had his daughter to renew his subscription to the Gospel Advocate which he had read along with his daily Bible reading for a lifetime. He loved Gods word.

A large crowd of loved ones, brethren and friends attended the funeral services in the Hatcher and Sadler Chapel, Glasgow, Ky., on June 6, 1982 at 2:00 p.m. The most beautiful prayer was prayed by Bro. Allen Phy a dear friend of the family. The writer spoke words of consolation and warning. His body was laid to rest in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery beside his faithful companion, who preceded him in death May 19, 1979. (Gospel Advocate, Vol. 121, Page 380.) The writer offered more words of comfort at the graveside. Tom Hall of the Refuge church read Psalm 23 with comfort, strength and dignity. R. S. Lowe, preacher for the Dry Fork church of Christ led the final prayer with great fervor and zeal. The faithful in Christ turned from the graveside with this high hope in their hearts. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. (Revelation 14:13.)

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. John (Virginia) Simmons, Glasgow, Ky.; two sons, Cyrus T. Smith, Rt. 1, Mt. Herman, Ky., and Chester Reed Smith, Etoile, Ky.; a sister Anna Hoover, Rocky Hill, Ky.; a brother Leon Smith of Woodburn, Ky., and four delightful grandchildren; Cherry Kay, Leisa, Karen and Walter Reed Smith. May all of us find the comfort in reading Gods word as he did.

J. A. Floyd, Jr., 1103 McElroy Ave., Bowling Green, Ky. 42101.

Gospel Advocate, July 1, 1982, page 408.

Smith, Richard Hartman

Richard Hartman Smith, age 79, died May 13.

He was a lifelong resident of Nashville and a faithful member of the Jackson Park Church of Christ. He also served in the Army Air Corp in World War II.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ruth; four daughters, Sherri Hoskins, Gayle Lawson, Cindy Charlton and Donna Carnahan; and two granddaughters.

Nashville, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, July, 2004, page 41.

Smith, Tavie

Sister Tavie Smith, wife of Mr. Cary Smith, died Aug. 15, 1886, at her residence in Smith county, Tenn. Sister Tavie was born May 27th, 1868, and was eighteen years, two months and eighteen days old at her death. She confessed her Savior and was buried with him by baptism into death in 1883 by Bro. A. Alsup, from which time she continued a faithful Christian. We have known Tavie for some six or ten years; never saw a more devoted and affectionate daughter and wife. Her sociability and hospitality will long be remembered by her many friends. Sister Tavie expressed her willingness to die. She said she regretted to leave father, mother, husband, brother and sister and to die so young, but the exchange to her was a happy one. She was leaving a world of woe, pain, sickness and death for one of joy, peace and eternal life with the blessed of every clime in heaven. We mourn not as those who have no hope; we expect, if we continue faithful, to meet Tavie again in that clime where there will be no more parting. May God bless the bereaved ones and may those not ready prepare to meet her in heaven.

E. W. A.

Gospel Advocate, February 9, 1887, page 93.

Smith, Wade

Wade Smith was born on Aug. 23, 1902 in Celina, Tenn., the sixth child of 11 children born of the marriage of Martha Dale and Clark Fowler Smith. He received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee in 1923. After continuing his studies and teaching there, he received the masters degree in 1928. In 1930, he moved to Washington, D.C. where he was employed as a Naval Architect in the Navy Department until his retirement in 1966. On July 31, 1932 he married Mary Bland whom he had first met at the University of Tennessee and of this union two daughters, Mary Anne and Gina, where born. In 1977 he and mother moved to Richardson where he lived until he left this world on Aug. 30, 1982.

He is survived by his wife Mary Bland Smith; three sisters, Della Clark and Mary Nevins and Gladys Stone of Celina, Tenn., and one brother, Luke, of Livingston, Tenn.; two daughters and their husbands, Mary Anne and Paul Barnes and Bob and Gina Norris; five grandchildren, Laurie and David Barnes, Bob and Steve Norris and Kim and her husband Dan Huggins.

If this were the story of a mans life many would say well done. But there is so much more that it doesnt tellit doesnt tell of a baby born in a house on the Cumberland River in Clay County, who grew up in a Christian home forming a love for the land and the mountains which he never lost.

It doesnt tell of a young man who, not having had the benefit of more than a small settlements rudimentary school system, set out on horseback to matriculate at the University of Tennessee and who persevered to receive not one but two degrees.

It doesnt tell you about a marriage contracted during the height of the great depression which was founded on a firm faith in God and which Mother and Dad enjoyed more than 50 years; a marriage devoted in large measure to service to others and service to God.

It doesnt tell you of a devoted father and mother who raised their daughters to be servants of the church, a mother and father who, through their example of hospitality to others, inspired their children.

But above or transcending, these family concerns it doesnt tell you how after he and mother had worshipped at 14th Street Church in Washington, D.C. for some years, they and a small group of Christians founded the church in Arlington, Va., which he served as an elder for 28 years. Or, how for many years he published A Directory of the Churches of Christi n the Middle Atlantic States.

It doesnt tell you how he was the driving force in establishing the First Church of Christ Childrens Home in the Middle Atlantic States.

In short, it doesnt tell you of the countless lives touched by this man who sought to tend the flock over which the Lord had given him the oversight. Wade Smith has gone on to well deserved rest but he lives on, not only with his father, but also in the lives of those who saw Christ in and through him.

Robert L. Norris., P. O. Box 2180, Houston, Texas 77001.

Gospel Advocate, October 7, 1982, page 604.

Snell, Thomas Ralph, Sr. (April 13, 1911-April 2, 1982)

Memorial services for Thomas Ralph Snell, Sr. were conducted April 4, 1982 at Sherrod Avenue Church of Christ in Florence, Ala., in the presence of an overflow audience of some 1,000 people. Tributes were presented by his sons, Tom (Indianapolis, Ind.), Kenneth (Knoxville, Tenn.), David (Bells, Tenn.) and Jonathan (Birmingham, Ala.).

Congregational singing was directed by a grandson, James Ralph Kendrick, who also directed some selections by a chorus of other grandchildren. Burial followed in the Greenview Cemetery in Florence.

Brother Snell was a man of tall stature, physically and spiritually. At the time of his birth in 1911, his parents, William Ernest and Pearl Williamson Snell, lived in Bedford County, Tenn. In 1928 the family moved near Unionville at which time brother Snell met Ruby Eley at the Old Community High School, whom he was later to marry in 1934. When they graduated in 1930, she was valedictorian and he was salutatorian of their class. They enrolled at David Lipscomb College. After attendance for one year, Ruby began to teach school, which she did for three years until their marriage.

Ralph continued at Lipscomb and graduated in 1932. Brother Snell and Homer Putnam Reeves were selected to represent their class for oratorical addresses at graduation.

For the last six months of 1932, brother Snell preached in Columbus, Ga. There were only three employed men in the church, due to the Depression, and they were unable to pay him other than providing room and board. In 1933, he returned to Bedford County Tenn., and taught for eight years while preaching also for different congregations on alternating Sundays.

In 1940, upon the recommendation of H. Leo Boles, he moved to Gainesboro, Tenn., to preach for a period that was to last until 1947 when he moved to Florence, Ala., to assist in the establishment of Mars Hill Bible School.

At Mars Hill, he began as a sixth grade teacher, and until his retirement in 1978, filled many roles at the school, including vice president and acting president. He took a years leave of absence in 1975 to assist in the establishment of Indianapolis Christian School where many of his children and grandchildren are active in support of Christian education.

The dual church work he did involved service with East Florence, New Hope, Central Heights, Sherrod Avenue and River Road congregations in the Muscle Shoals area. His last work involved nearly 14 years at River Road, where he led in their building program.

With the aid of sister Snell, they reared ten children and provided them a Christian education, from elementary school through college. All of the children are Christians and active in the church. Of 25 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, all who are old enough are already Christians. Other than the four sons, six daughters also survive. They are Mrs. Ronald (Jewel) Kendrick, Mrs. Gerald (Joy) Brown, and Mrs. Richard (Jerilyn) Kelley of Florence, Ala.; Mrs. Jim (Jan) Brantley and Mrs. Bob (Joan) Dixon of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mrs. Russell (Jill) Watson of Smithville, Tenn. All of the sons-in-law serve either as elders, ministers, deacons or Bible teachers.

Mrs. Snell will continue to reside in their home at Rt. 11, Box 24, Florence, AL 35630. (Picture included)

Jack Wilhelm.

Gospel Advocate, May 20, 1982, page 310.

Sowell, Bettie Caldwell

Bettie Caldwell Sowell was born in Maury County, Tenn., on September 15, 1840, and died on October 29, 1907. Her heartbroken husband writes: The older I get, the more faith I have in earnest prayer. When I saw she had to go, I prayed most earnestly that she might have an easy voyage across the dark river; and she did not have a struggle, not even a gasp, but went to sleep as easily as a babewe hardly knew when she breathed her last. There is nothing left for me but to prepare to meet her. She was married to Dr. T. Milton Sowell on November 15, 1858, and was baptized by Brother Trimble during the Civil War while her husband was away in his countrys cause. Being a woman of strong faith and courage, she faced the inevitable trials of life bravely, her greatest sorrow having been in being called upon to give up her firstborn son just as he grew to manhood. They moved to Texas many years ago, and for several years her home has been in Corsicana, surrounded by her seven children and fifteen grandchildren, save one son (David) and his family, who live in Cleburne. The others are Mrs. Cora Key, Mrs. Mary Kerr, Mrs. Eva Houston, and, in the immediate family, the comfort of their father, are Milton, Jr., Albert, and Jewell. A happier Christian home than hers was would be hard to find. Her devotion to her husband and children was indeed something beautiful. The first school I ever attended was taught by this godly woman She taught for a number of years, for which work she was particularly adapted, being strong intellectually and of such a kind and gentle disposition that while she imparted useful knowledge her gentle sway was love, and indeed did she have the hearts of her pupils. She had the highest regard and respect for the word of God, and she gave her influence to the encouragement of the cause of Christ and to the building up of his kingdom and opposed every human plan and scheme that was introduced. Her thoughts and life reached out for pure and undefiled religion, and the good work was not without profit; with such a life she impressed the world that she was a woman after Gods own heart. That Christian influence is still here and will live on and one, though she has passed through the valley and shadow. She leaves that lonely companion who has so faithfully and devotedly walked by her side for almost half a century, those affectionate children and grandchildren, and that host of friends, with the blessed hope of again meeting her in the home beyond. Brother R. L. Whiteside conducted the last sad rites and spoke words of comfort.

F. C. Sowell., Columbia, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, November 21, 1907, page 750.

Srygley, J. W.

Elder J. W. Srygley, commonly known as Major Srygley, died, at Landersville, Ala., on March 20, 1904. He was born near Hillsboro, Ala., on August 22, 1822. He lacked only a few months of being eighty-two years old. He was baptized, by Brother Carroll Kendrick, in 1842, making sixty-two years that he was a Christian. He obeyed the gospel at a time when people were persecuted for their faith, but he lived to see a great change come over his entire community. He differed from most of his neighbors all of his life on the questions of religion and politics, and many believed he enjoyed the controversies which were brought about by the difference. In his old age, when his neighbors had changed their views very much and had come to his way of thinking, he seemed to change, too, and kept up the fight till his life ended. Many of us are willing to look with allowance upon his peculiar notions on religion of late years, on the ground that he was driven to them in two waysfirst, by the fact that in his old age he was set aside as a leader of his brethren; secondly, the continuous warfare of early life made him love controversy. How much his afflictions may have injured his reasoning powers no one can tell. For twelve years, in the strength of manhood, he had something like epilepsy; and then he was cured, and it did not return till a few months before his death. Uncle Joe had many noble traits of character. He never yielded his convictions one hair-breadth on account of the notions and opinions of others. He was perfectly willing to stand alone on any question; in fact, he seemed to enjoy this distinction. At this time, when so many are lacking in firmness, in courage and conviction, his life stands out in contrast. He had moral and physical courage to do or say anything. Uncle Joe was twice marriedfirst, to Susan Norwood; then to Ann Harden, who was the widow of a Cumberland Presbyterian preacher. No man ever lived with two better women. His last wife and her children by her first husband stood by him patiently and faithfully to the end. His older children love and honor them for their devotion and faithfulness. He was a public-spirited citizen. He gained the title Major in the old muster days, before the Civil War. When the war came up, he was opposed to it; in fact he held with the union, but did not bear arms against his neighbors. He was never molested during the war, but always spoke his sentiments freely in favor of the Union. His life was a stormy one, but the sweet sleep of death has brought the calm. His battles are all over, his race is run. I shall endeavor to imitate his manly virtues. His last wife and six children are living to mourn the loss of a husband and father. May they find comfort in the promises of Gods word. We sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. The Lord bless his widow and children!

F. B. Srygley.

Gospel Advocate, May 19, 1904, page 314.

Starkey, Theodore Nichols

Theodore Nichols Starkey was an evangelist who could sympathize with the apostle Paul in many ways as he labored in mission fields. He often times suffered hardships preaching the gospel. He had to work often with his hands, to feed and clothe his family because he received only limited financial assistance in most of the places where he worked. Only after his death did his loved ones learn that some congregations survived division and false teaching primarily because of his uncompromising emphasis upon the Word.

Members of one congregation wrote his family recently, We have always remembered with sorrow the hard times you folk were dealt here. I hope you can fine it in your hearts to forgive us all. Brother Starkey spent from 1946 to 1966 going into areas where churches were weak and remaining if possible until the church became independent. He served in Fort Morgan Colo.; Thermopolis, Wyo.; Ogden, Utah; Southwest church in Phoenix, Ariz.; K Street church (now Savage Street) in Grants Pass, Ore.; Kalispell, Mont.; Rock Springs, Wyo.; Niles, Mich.; St. Joseph, Mich.; and South Haven, Mich.

Behind these years of service and sacrifice was a deep yearning to preach the gospel despite limited schooling. He was a native of Nashville, Tenn. He began going to services at the old Twenty-second Avenue congregation (later Seifried Street and now Milford Road) in his late teens and he became a Christian when he was about twenty years old. Almost immediately he decided he must be a preacher. He began preaching at rural congregations in Middle Tennessee. Meanwhile, he was employed with General Shoe Corporation and the Nashville Fire Department. His desire was to devote his life to full-time preaching. He studied diligently and took advantage of the courses offered by the late H. Leo Boles, Walter Karnes, James A. Allen, and others.

He was married September 20, 1943 to Jane Elizabeth Law, a native of Sumner County. In World War II he was inducted as a conscientious objector, and was sent to a camp in Arkansas in February 1944. A tornado struck the camp in April and he was among the most seriously injured, sustaining among other injuries a broken back which troubled him the remainder of his life. After the war he began work in mission fields which was to continue almost two decades. He worked in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Oregon, and Montana. Sometimes the family did not know what they would eat and where they would sleep, but the Lord always provided the necessities of life for them. However, rejoicing, sweet fellowship, and victories also abounded in the mission fields, and he and his family agreed they gladly would live again each experience, and they would have returned to evangelistic work if his death had permitted.

After returning to Tennessee, Brother and Sister Starkey became house parents at Tennessee Orphans Home in Spring Hill and then filled similar roles at the Monroe Harding Childrens Home in Nashville. Later they were replacement parents with AGAPE, Inc. Brother Starkey served as a teacher and deacon at Natchez Trace church of Christ until he had to curtail activities because of ill health about two years ago.

He died December 27 at Nashville Memorial Hospital. Less than two weeks earlier he received a call from brethren in Michigan begging him to return to preach there. He was 58 years old. Edward J. Craddock and J. M. Hunt officiated at the memorial services December 28 at Forest Lawn Funeral Home.

Memorial gifts may be sent to a mission congregation, the Dowagiac Church of Christ, 3147 M-40 North, Niles, Mich., 49120.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Roger Waldo; two sons, Sidney Clay and Charles Tedman Starkey; a foster son, Jerry Reeder Starkey; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Brown and Mrs. James R. (Buster) Morris; a brother, Charley Starkey and two granddaughters, all of Nashville. His immediate family resides at 1079 Horseshoe Drive, Nashville 37216. (Picture included)

Etha Green.

Gospel Advocate, March 2, 1972, page 143.

Starks, Walter

Walter Starks, above sixty years of age, died of a heart attack while leading the singing in the beginning of the night service at Main Street Church, in Franklin, Ky., last night. It was during the singing of the second verse of Wonderful Love of Jesus, No. 232 in Christian Hymns, that Brother Starks stopped singing, made an effort to sit down upon the front seat, but lost his balance and pitched forward upon the floor. A doctor was summoned, but he was dead when the doctor examined him. Brother Starks had long been a member of the church, a song leader, and a citizen of Franklin. Two other members of his family have died suddenly of heart ailments, and he had suffered for some time from the trouble. After the body had been removed by the undertaker, the meeting was closed with a short talk about the appropriateness of the sentiment of the song to the tragedy which had occurred, and the song was finished as an invitation song.

E. Gaston Collins., Nashville, Tenn., September 18.

Gospel Advocate, September 21, 1944, page 626.

Stockard, Benjamin Freed

Benjamin Freed Stockard, 78, died Sept. 30, 2005.

Stockard was an active member of the Lords church, serving as a minister, teacher and song leader. At the time of his death, he was the pulpit minister for the Lowrance Church of Christ in Kenton, Tenn. He had also preached at the New Liberty congregation in Paris, Tenn., for 20 years.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Marlyn of Milan, Tenn.; two daughters, Debra Phillips of Princeton, Ky., and Leisa Pope of Milan; two sisters, Novella Thompson of Memphis and Janella Gaskins of Paris, Tenn.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Interment was at the Pleasant View Cemetery in Bradford, Tenn.

Milan, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, May, 2006, page 41.

Stubblefield, Kate Pullen

Kate Pullen was born in Wills Point, Texas, June 7, 1881. As a child she was moved to Kentucky, and was reared in the town of Fulton. Early in life she obeyed the gospel, and was baptized by A. O. Colley before he had begun to preach regularly. Later in life she became the wife of C. M. Stubblefield, one of our best gospel preachers. Sister Stubblefield died in Paris, Texas, at noon on May 29, lacking but a few days of being fifty-five years of age. But in these fifty-five years countless good deeds were done by her, and the good she has accomplished will never be measured by us here. In conversation with Brother Stubblefield he told me much of her life that I did not know by my association with the family for nearly ten years. When they were married, Brother Stubblefield was a member of the Methodist Church. But Sister Stubblefield taught him the truth, and he obeyed the gospel. That was but the beginning of the good she was to do with and through him. He became a gospel preacher, and she was to him an ideal wife for a preacher.

The first meeting Brother Stubblefield ever held was to him his best. Thirty-one were baptized, and a congregation of some sixty members was set in order. During this meeting and the years to follow she helped him in the preparation of his sermon material. She could see his good points, and would commend them; she could see his mistakes, and make suggestions for the correction of these mistakes. She knew her Bible as few women do, and, being thus qualified, she helped make Brother Stubblefield the great preacher he is today.

When this notice is read by countless preachers who have had the privilege of knowing her, they will shed a tear of grief at her passing and remember the hours when they were in the Stubblefield home and enjoyed the hospitality there tendered, and treasure the memory of her pleasant disposition and kindly smile, even though the past several years this was done through pain and suffering.

During the years of affliction from rheumatism she suffered patiently from relentless pain. Naturally frail, scarcely ever weighing one hundred pounds, her determination and zeal in the face of insurmountable obstacles were the marvel of all those who knew her. Before her passing and while she possessed her faculties she discussed with Brother Stubblefield the inevitable going, and made preparations for the things that were to be done when the hour came. She made the request that Harvey Scott, of Tyler, Texas, and I make talks. A. Hugh Clark, of Fort Worth, read the Scripture and prayed, and a group from Fort Worth sang one song, a request number, followed by the singers from the Paris Church. A very large group of friends came from Fort Worth, one hundred fifty miles, to be present at the funeral, and, together with the friends at Paris, completely filled the meetinghouse. The floral offerings were as beautiful as was her life and as bountiful as were her good deeds. The body was buried Saturday afternoon, May 30, in the cemetery at Paris.

She hath done what she could could well be said of Sister Stubblefield. She leaves Brother Stubblefield and three daughtersMrs. Ruth McClure, Ruby, and Catherine. Sister Stubblefield lived to see all these girls graduate from high school with the exception of Catherine. She died at noon of the day Catherine was to graduate at night. She lacked this much of having her cup of joy filled.

The prayers of all the friends go up for the family in this hour.

J. A. Dickey., Gladewater, Texas.

Gospel Advocate, June 18, 1936, page 599.

Sugg, Sabra

Sabra is dead! Such was the shocking announcement broken suddenly and unexpectedly to the writer Sept. 10, 1895. Sabra was the daughter of Brother and Sister H. H. Sugg, of the old Gum Spring congregation, Lincoln County, Tenn. I hesitate as I attempt to write this memorial of her. We were playmates from childhood, and no one knew her better than I. Her death occurred at Lewisburg, Sept. 9, whither she had gone for a much-needed recreation to visit her brother. Early in life she professed her love for her Savior, being, with the writer, baptized by Brother T. C. Little, August 21, 1882. Like many other young converts, she was oftentimes careless and thoughtless, but as she grew older she grew better, purer, nobler, so that for many years prior to her death she was one of the most zealous Christians I ever knew. Conspicuous among the most noble traits which characterized her from infancy was her rare unselfishness, her almost passionate love for homefather, brothers, and sistersand, above all, her infinite love for her mother. We cannot pierce the veil, and know that our loved one is safe in the heavenly home, but we believe that one who was so thoughtful of others rights, so unselfish in her intercourse with her associates, so faithful in her several duties, must meet with a glad reward.

M. D.

Gospel Advocate, December 5, 1895, page 784.

Swanson, Aaron E.

Aaron E. Swanson was born in Sweden Jan. 1, 1905. He passed from the pleasant scenes of earthly life on Sept. 29, 1983, at Jackson, Tenn. Aaron Swanson was a great man in the kingdom of God; a prince among the princes of Israel. He leaves the impression of his character on the many who knew him. His influence, like Joshuas, will manifest itself on his contemporaries who live beyond his time.

At age two his parents emigrated to the United States and settled first in Iowa, then Minnesota where Aaron Swanson grew to manhood. He began to work in Chicago and there met Lona Lee Robinson who on Oct. 14, 1932, was to become his faithful and loving wife for some 51 years. It was because of her virtuous Christian life he began to hear the gospel of salvation preached and soon was to become a Christian. He was baptized at Skullbone (Pleasant View) near Bradford, Tenn., in August, 1934, by Hugo Almond. He moved to Jackson, Tenn., in the fall of 1940 and continued there until death sealed his earthly affairs.

Aaron Swansons half a century of Christian service was one of always faithful. His more than 40 years in Jackson contributed much to the stability of the church in that city and its many and glorious works in the name of Christ. He was a charter member of the East Chester church and from its beginning, Feb. 3, 1950, served as one of its elders. He was a dedicated elder, truly a shepherd of the flock, fearless, of deep conviction for truth, energetic in service. He watched closely the flock on East Chester Street, yet he was evangelistic and encouraged great mission programs in other parts of the world.

Aaron Swanson was a friend to all, and especially to those who attempted to preach the gospel of Christ. He loved the gospel and appreciated those who preached it. A faithful gospel preacher was assured his fellowships and support. He admired men who stood in the Old Paths and rang out the old Jerusalem sound. It was this writers pleasure to visit him in his modest humble home and talk with him of kingdom affairs. Visits always concluded in prayer. The last visit was the evening before his death. Even then he was optimistic, courageous, ready to continue the good fight of faith although his body was weak and the strength of life was ebbing. The benevolent God of heaven blessed him with a quiet and peaceable passing over Jordan.

His funeral was conducted the second of October at the building of the East Chester Church of Christ by brethren James Meadows and Ray Hawk. He was buried in Highland Memorial Gardens. He leaves his beloved wife Lona Lee, two daughters, Mrs. Delores Brandon of Jackson and Mrs. Charlotte Underwood of East Moline, Illinois, three sisters, Mrs. J. A. Jacobson and Mrs. Naomi Swedberg, both of Willmar, Minnesota, and Mrs. Ebba Mattson of Yakima, Washington. A multitude of friends mourn his departure, but rejoice in his victory of faith.

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord . . . that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. (Revelation 14:13.)

Max R. Miller.

Gospel Advocate, April 19, 1984, page 252.

Sweeney, Mrs. M. C.

Died: Mrs. M. C. Sweeney:--The subject of this sketch was born in Jefferson City, Mo. August 15th 1837. At the tender age of 15 she obeyed the gospel and thus identified herself with her Master and elder brother in the cause of human redemption. Married to our esteemed Bro. T. M. Sweeney, in the town of Sherman, Texas, on the 17th day of August, 1854; and ever true to the sacred vow that she that day entered into, she was for near 32 years the faithful helpmeet of our brother. On the 29th day of July last, she died of flux, and with an abiding faith in the precious promises of her Lord and Master, yielded her mortal life to his stern behest, surrounded by those who loved her most, who during this trying ordeal sought comfort and consolation, could find it only in flowing tears and the precious words, thy will be done, and they that sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him. She passed serenely away.

I can do no better than to let him, who of all persons on earth knew her best, speak in short of her real worth. He says in a private note to me, stating her death, We have lived together near 32 years, and I can say with great assurance, that she was one of the truest and purest women that I ever knew. As the result of so true and pure a life, she leaves an earthly crown, consisting of all friends and no enemies, a devoted Christian husband, five sons, most, if not all, Christians, and a promising little daughter (Katie) 9 years of age, to mourn her loss. Her oldest living son, Jas. B. Sweeney, was doubtless during her last days on earth, the pride of her life, he being a young preacher of great promise, a devoted son, a graduate of Add-Ran College, Hood county, Texas, and late a graduate of Lexington, Ky., Bible College. Then let us be resigned, and sing with true Christian fortitude.

G. M. Hollingsworth., Grapeland, Texas.

Gospel Advocate, August 25, 1886, page 531.

Swink, Martha Parks

Martha Parks was born April 7, 1814, was married to Michael Swink April 16, 1840. Heard the truth preached at her own home. Confessed her Savior and became a member of the church of God in 1848. Sister Swink was the mother of seven children. The last twenty-six years of her life were spent in widowhood. During all these years of care and toil, her faith in her Savior and his truth was unshaken. Two of her children were living with her at the time of her death, November 30.

A sad scene was presented when these children said the last farewell to a mother who had been to them one of the best of all earthly friends.

We should sorrow not as those who have no hope. May her example of patience in afflictions draw us closer to God and his promises.

J. L. B.

Gospel Advocate, January 18, 1888, page 14.

Speed, Mary Hunter Kirk

Mary Hunter Kirk Speed, 96, died Feb. 17.

Mrs. Speed graduated from Andrew Jackson Business College in 1929. She was a resident of Lewisburg, Tenn., until 1986, where she taught Sunday school at the Church Street Church of Christ for 37 years. At the time of her death, she was a member of the Granny White Church of Christ in Nashville.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Gentry T. Speed; two sisters, Katherine Cooper and Edith Hardwick; and a brother, Fred Kirk. Mrs. Speed is survived by two sisters, Alice Hardy of North Carolina and Joey Hembree of Brentwood; her daughter, Janice Speed Christian; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Interment was at Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Nashville, Tenn.

Gospel Advocate, June, 2006, page 41.

Sykes, Virginia Iris

Virginia Iris Sykes, 76, died April 7.

Mrs. Sykes spent most of her life in the Corpus Christi, Texas area. She moved to Montgomery in 1972, where she was a member of the Delraida Church of Christ.

Preceded in death by her husband, Jack Worthy Sykes, she is survived by her children, Lonnie Sykes of Richmond, Texas; Debbie Whittington of Nashville, Tenn.; and Patrice Sykes of Corpus Christi, Texas; six grandsons; four great-grandchildren; three sisters; and one brother.

Burial was at the Oakwood Annex Cemetery.

Montgomery, Ala.

Gospel Advocate, June, 2006, page 41.