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Dr. Drewry Meece, Jr., 81, Russell Co., KY native (1928-2009) Dr. Meece a highly regarded educator and Baptist Minister. He was a graduate of Lindsey Wilson College, Georgetown College, UK, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He taught in Russell Co. Schools, at Georgetown, Lindsey Wilson, St. Catharine, and Campbellsville University. The funeral will be today in Campbellsvile. Dr. Meece will be laid to rest in Russell Springs, KY Dr. Drewry Meece, Jr., 81, died Thursday, August 11, 2009, in Campbellsville, KY. The funeral for Dr. Meece will be in at 1:00pmET, Friday, August 14, 2009, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon AV, Campbellsville by Dr. Howard Bowman and Rev. Dave Walters. Burial will be in the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery, Russell Springs, KY. Pallbearers are Howard Durham, Tom Gupton, Foster Hedgespeth, Mike Hovious, Henry Pippin, and Roberts Westbrook, Honorary pallbearers are the Men's Sunday School Class of Lowell Avenue Baptist Church, Campbellsville, KY: Sam Garrison, Lilburn Hedgespeth, Dave Lyons, Eugene Smith, and Oval Tapscott. Dr. Drewry Meece, Jr.(June 26, 1928 - August 11, 2009) Dr. Drewry Meece, Jr. of Campbellsville, KY son of the late Drewry Meece and Mauda Wade Meece, was born in Russell Springs, Kentucky June 26, 1928. He died at 4:50 A.M., Tuesday, August 11, 2009, in Campbellsville. Age: 81 He professed faith in Christ and was called into the ministry at the age of seventeen. He became a Southern Baptist Minister and pastored several Russell County churches. He was currently a member of the Lowell Avenue Baptist Church. He received an Associate of Arts degree at Lindsey Wilson College in 1948, a Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from Georgetown College in 1950, Masters in Education in 1957 and Doctorate in Education in 1965 at University of Kentucky, and a Masters of Divinity at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1970. He taught in the Russell County School System, Georgetown College, Campbellsville University (1965 thru 1991), Eastern Kentucky University, St. Catherine College, and Lindsey Wilson College. He was a lifetime member of Phi Delta Kappa and the UK Alumini. He made thirteen trips abroad with students to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Athens and Rome and made four trips to Wuxi, China (1995-99) to teach English in the summer. He also had a nursing home ministry at the Fair Oaks Rest Home in Jamestown. He united in marriage to Shirley Baker April 25, 1965. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Shirley Baker Meece of Campbellsville, several cousins, and many friends. He was preceded in death by a baby brother, Ortis Meece. Family requests expressions of sympathy be donations to the Lowell Avenue Baptist Church Building Fund or Gideon Bibles and may be made at the funeral home.Send a condolence to the family of Dr. Drewry Meece, Jr. This obituary was made possible through the support of Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, established in 1926, located one block off the Square at 200 Campbellsville Street in Columbia. To reach David and Cathy Martin, phone 270-384-2149, or E-mail: grissomfuneralhome@windstream.net. Large enough to serve comfortably; Small enough to serve personally. and This obituary was made possible through the support of Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, established in 1922, located at 210 Greensburg Street in Columbia. To reach Louis and Brenda McQueary and Richard and Mary Beth Phelps, phone 270-384-2145, or call our 24-hour community obituary information line, 384-6999. E-mail: stottspm@alltel.net. Website URL: http://www.stottsphelpsmcquearyfh.com Friends you trust, caring for people you love. Editorial input on this obituary is welcome for consideration by ColumbiaMagazine.com. Photos, changes, list of casketbearers, and other additions are welcome. Current policy is to also post cards of thanks free of charge. Contact ColumbiaMagazine.com using Contact/Submit button This story was posted on 2009-08-14 07:55:42
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