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That magnificent voice: Rev. G.W. Perryman, Russell Co. KY - VI

In this installment Part VI, "That magnificent voice:" The life and times of Rev. G.W. Perryman, late of Russell County, Kentucky," the great Baptist minister from Russell County completes his tenure at the Deaderick Avenue Baptist in Knoxville, Tennessee, during which time 550 were added to the membership. This segment, the next to the last in JIM's compilation, tells of his time as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Norfolk, VA, where he guided the congregation through the construction of one of the most splendid churches in the South. This installment includes Dr. Perryman's leadership in the Prohibition movement.
Next earlier installment: That magnificent voice: Rev. G.W. Perryman, Russell Co. KY - V

By JIM

In early 1909, Rev. Perryman announced his resignation from Deaderick Avenue Baptist in Knoxville to take leadership of the First Baptist Church of Norfolk, Virginia. In noting his pending departure from Knoxville, The Baptist World remarked that during his years at Deaderick Avenue, the church had received 550 new members.


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2017-04-30 19:33:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Jim: History

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Hank Chadwell Rice ready for custom farm work



2017-04-30 - Gradyville, Adair County, KY - Photo by Frances Salyers.
Hank got a new Blue Tractor like his Paw Paw Daril Salyers. He turned 2 on Saturday April 29, 2017. - - Frances Salyers

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Linda Myers, 60, Taylor County, KY/Russell County, KY native (1957-2017)

She professed faith in Christ and was a member of Pitman Valley Baptist Church. She was an employee of Campbellsville Apparel and Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville, KY. She was the daughter of the late Paul Hammond & Ethel Cundiff Hammond. Her husband, Timmy Myers, survives. She leaves four direct living descendants.
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Linda Myers of Campbellsville, KY daughter of the late Paul Hammond and Ethel Cundiff Hammond, was born March 6, 1957, in Russell County, Kentucky. She died at 9:43 A.M., Friday, April 28, 2017 in Campbellsville. Age: 60

Funeral service will be at 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, Monday, May 1, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville by Rev. Dannie Nelson and Rev. Robert Boston. Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery, 200 block W Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. Visitiation will be 4pm-7pmCT/5pm-8pmET, Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home


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2017-04-30 06:33:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Kenneth (Possum) Mikel, 64, Taylor Co., KY (1952-2017)

He was the son of the late Rube Mikel and Catherine Bryant Mikel. His wife, Nina Mikel, survives.
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Kenneth "Possum" Mikel, 64, of Campbellsville, KY, died at 3pmET, Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in Campbellsville.

Cremation was chosen.


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2017-04-30 06:17:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Mary Elizabeth London Worley, 84, Center, KY (1932-2017)

She was a member of and matriarch of a very large, leading North Metcalfe County, KY, family. She was a homemaker and member of the Seven Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1607 Seven Springs Church Road, Center, KY. She was the daughter of the late Leon and Mildred Myers London and the widow of Raymond Worley. She leaves 38 direct living descendants, spanning four generations.
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Mary Elizabeth Worley age 84 of Center passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at NHC Healthcare in Glasgow, KY.

Funeral services will be held 1pmCT, Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Seven Springs Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation was from 5pmCT until 8pmCT, Saturday, April 29, 2017, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY, and after 9amCT,Sunday at the church.


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2017-04-30 06:02:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

CES names Attendance Leaders of the Week

Campbellsville Elementary School recently named its Attendance Leaders of the Week for the week of April 24, 2017. They are third-grader Daniel Shively, first-grader Jayden Cox and second-grader Marissa Sumners, and kindergartener Joey Bledsoe. - CALEN McKINNEY

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Margaret Pierce DuVal, 77, Hodgenville, KY (1939-2017)

She leaves 22 direct and three step living descendants.
Her final resting place will be in Adair County, KY

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Margaret Pierce DuVal, age 77 of Hodgenville, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday at her home.

The funeral services for Margaret Pierce DuVal was conducted at 10amCT, Saturday, April 29, 2017, at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S Main Street, Greensburg, KY, with burial in the Haven Hill Cemetery, 1276 Liberty Road, Columbia, Adair County, KY. Visitation was requested from 4pm until 8pmCT, Friday, April 28, 2017 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home and after 7amCT Saturday until time of the funeral service.


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Campbellsvillian Becky Nash Rowe re-appointed to State Board

Gov. Bevin makes appointments to Kentucky Boards and Commissions
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From KY Gov. Matthew Bevin's Communications office

FRANKFORT, KY - (Fri 28 Apr 2017) - Gov. Matt Bevin has made the following appointments to Kentucky Boards and Commissions:


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Lindsey Wilson Baseball eliminated in MSC Opening Round

Pikeville takes 2-of-3 series, ending the Blue Raiders season. Saturday's two games were played before a crowd of 203 at Egnew Park, inside the Lindsey Wilson Sports Complex, 928 Russell Road, Columbia, KY
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By Matthew Wurzburger

COLUMBIA, KY - ( - The Lindsey Wilson baseball team split two games with Pikeville (KY) on Saturday, falling two games to one in the best-of-three Mid-South Conference Opening Round series.


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National Day of Prayer to be held Thu 4 May 2017

The Adair County Ministerial Association is sponsoring the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 4, 2017, at 12pmNoonCT outside the Adair County Courthouse Annex. Different pastors will offer prayers for different needs in our country. This year's theme is For Your Great Name's Sake - Hear us, Forgive us, Heal us! You are invited to pray for our nation. - Connie Scott, Trinity UMC Secretary.

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Today, SUNDAY with CM - 30 Apr 2017

Haiku by Robert Stone for April 30, 2017:
Kind words mean nothing
when you believe no one cares
about how you look.
--Robert Stone, Sunday, 30 April 2017.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2056

Sharing a language message for today for those who wish the "Valley Girl" speech were not so pervasive today. That rising, questioning inflection at the end of every utterance . . .



2017-04-30 01:17:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for April 30
Happy Anniversary, Jim and Marsha Napier (1983) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Wanda and Terry Kerns (1976) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday Sarah Tarter Steele | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Adam Yarberry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy Joe Birdwell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Blake Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bryan Lynn Robertson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Doris Rush | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Eldon Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Inis Phillips (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, J.M. Shelley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jared McClister | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Melanie S. Amburgey (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tommy Pendleton (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wesley Bohannon (1979) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dixie Hay Miller, 79, Green County, KY (1936-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Austin Brice Cook, infant, Princeton, KY/Knifley & Columbia relatives (2017-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kathy Lynn Davis Brock, Greensburg, KY (1956-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Allen (Bob) Neal, Adair Co., KY native (1932-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gordon Feese (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wayne Byrd, Casey Co., KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daniel Shane Popplewell, 43, Russell Co., KY (1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Faye (Burton) Smith, Adair Co. KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hector Aaron Curry, Columbia, KY (2008-2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Inis Phillips, Adair County, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carol Shuffett Stith, Green County, KY (1950) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelyn Roberts Hunt, Taylor County, KY (1937-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Colby W. Compton, Adair Co., KY (1940-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Opal Clements, 87, Casey Co., KY (1926-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Malcolm B. (Mack) Gaskins, Taylor Co., KY, Adair Co., KY native (1921-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wendell G. Polston, Russell County, KY (1944-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Lee Moore, Jr., Russell Co., KY (1927-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred Brown Emerson, Russell Co., KY, Adair Co., KY native (1925-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Joseph E. Shuffett, Green County, KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Flossie Elizabeth Skaggs McAfee, 102, Green Co., KY (1912-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frances Smith Dunbar, 90, Jefferson Co., KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Manuel Johnson, 79, Casey County, KY (1935-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Linda Lou (Warner) Baumgardner, Taylor Co. KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sherry Lynn Rice Cogar, 70, Summer Shade, KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Strait, 84, Adair Co., KY (1931-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arlene Miller, Metcalfe Co., KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edward Hugh Smith, 72, Dunnville, KY (1943-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William M. (Doy) Harden, Taylor County, KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judy M. Johnson, 72, Adair Co., KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Eugenia Johnson Hiser, Center, KY (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry E. (Tony) Davis, 68, Taylor Co., KY (1949-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. James Robert Whitehead, 66, Green County, KY (1951-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard Edelen, Taylor Co., KY (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tina Marie Wilkerson Payton, 55, Dunnville, KY (1962-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Joe Garner, 54, Jamestown, KY (1964-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia (Kelsey) Hartman, Taylor County, KY (1947-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Allene Aaron, 94, Columbia, KY (1929-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Lou Thorne Burton, 88, Columbia, KY (1932-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlie Poff, 88, Adair Co., KY native (1935-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danny Moore, 83, Adair Co., KY native (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Denim J. Sullivan-Miller, 19, Columbia, KY (2002-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fred Ledford, 85, Liberty, KY (1936-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gordon Feese (1920-2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rosemary McQuaide, 59, Columbia, KY (1951-2010) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tim Bastin, 56, Liberty, KY (1963-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernon Lee Wilson, Liberty, KY (1936-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, April 30, 2017
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTTime to check CM Directory of Churches for Sunday worship service schedules. | (ID:47092, Comment)
6:30amCT2017 Spring Sports Calendars: Adair County High School.
BASEBALL. SOFTBALL. ACMS & ACHS TRACK & FIELD. MASTER SCHEDULE LINDSEY WILSON BLUE RAIDERS. COMPOSITE SCHEDULE CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY SPORTS | (ID:47096, Comment)
10:00amCTRed Lick United Methodist Church, 3976 Mosby Ridge Road, Edmonton, KY, is having special service today. The theme for the congregation is "Putting on the Whole Armor of God". - CHRIS LAGERMANN. (STORY) PRE-HOMECOMING & HOMECOMING SCHEDULE | (ID:47084, Comment)
10:30amCTYouth Sunday at Beulah Chapel Church | (ID:47090, Comment)
NoonCT Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:47093, Comment)
1:00pmCT
Services, Seven Springs Church, for Mary Elizabeth London Worley, 84, Center, KY (1932-2017) | (ID:47098, Comment)
2:00pmCTCelebration of the Lewis Garrison's 80th Birthday, 2pm-4pmCT at The Barn At Cedar Grove, 1000 Brockman Keltner Road, Greensburg, KY, in Adair County near the Adair/Green County line. Daughter Amy Mitchum adds a reminder, "Your presence instead of presents, please." (Celebration is Sun 30 Apr 2017 - Lewis Garrison's 80th birthday >STORY) | (ID:47036, Comment)
Service, Columbia, KY for Gary Coffey, 62, Milltown, Adair County, KY (1954-2017) | (ID:47073, Comment)
4:00pmCTTime to check CM Directory of Churches for Sunday evening worship service schedules. | (ID:47095, Comment)
5:00pmCT Chimes for the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:47094, Comment)
6:00pmCTThe Noblemen will sing at at 6pmCT/7pmET at Knifley Chapel Brethren In Christ Church, 6029 Elkhorn Road, Knifley KY. - MARTHA BOOK. STORY | (ID:46658, Comment)
Revival 26-30 Apr 2017, at Gradyville Baptist Church, 159 Old Gradyville Church Road, Columbia, KY. Bro. Robert Knight will be preaching each night, with different singers each night. - DEBBIE BENNETT. STORY w/SCHEDULE of SINGERS | (ID:46787, Comment)

 

































 
 
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