2021 Memorial Worship Book
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In Loving Memory of these Good and Faithful Servants of the LORD Q Presiding Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor Resident Bishop Holston Annual Conference Memorial Service Friday, August 27, 2021 ~ 3:00 p.m. First Broad Street United Methodist Church Kingsport, Tennessee Preaching The Reverend Charles W. Maynard Cokesbury United Methodist Church, Knoxville Smoky Mountain District, Holston Annual Conference Memorial Service Friday, August 27, 2021 ~ 3:00 p.m. First Broad Street United Methodist Church Kingsport, Tennessee Friday, August 27, 2021 ● 3:00 p.m. First Broad Street United Methodist Church Kingsport, Tennessee Memorial Service “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies. And whoever lives and believes in Me will never die.” John 11:25-26 Pre-Service Music 2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Prelude Processional “Foundation” Callahan Mrs. Anne Sorrell Please stand as we honor the family members of those memorialized today. *Hymn of Praise #711 “For All The Saints” sine nomine *Greeting Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor We have gathered here to celebrate the lives of those who have served faithfully through the years and now share the triumph of Christ. We affirm with praise and thanksgiving the goodness of our Lord. Let us rejoice in God’s presence with us, in death as in life among those who mourn as with those who now see Christ face to face. In the midst of our grief we sing with joy, for God’s love is over all that has been made. Blessed be God’s glorious name forever. *Prayer Bishop Taylor Tender and compassionate God, we seek to know you through the hearing of your Word and pray that we may go beyond hearing to obeying, as shown by the faithful lives of your departed servants whom we honor today. We know that they are precious in your eyes, worthy of your special attention and ours, for they served well in the task that you gave them. Grant that we may feel your presence As did the followers who knew Jesus in the breaking of the bread, and may we experience the fire within that sent them out to share good news. Amen. Anthem “Give Me Jesus” arr. Lloyd Mrs. Lindsey Blackwell 1 Introduction of Preacher Bishop Taylor Scripture Reading The Reverend Charles W. Maynard Romans 10:14-15 & Isaiah 52:7-10 Sermon “Beautiful Feet” Reverend Maynard *Psalm of Hope Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley Of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil; My cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. *Hymn of Faith #377 “It is Well with My Soul” ville du havre Reading of the Names Bishop Taylor As Bishop Taylor calls the names of those we remember, we invite you to stand if you are a family member, were blessed by their ministry, or if this person made a significant impact upon you during her or his ministry. Prayer for the Saints and Faithful Departed Bishop Taylor Everliving God, this day revives in us memories of loved ones who are with us no more. What happiness we shared when they walked among us. What joy, when, loving and being loved, we lived our lives together. Their memory is a blessing for ever. Months or years may have passed, and still we feel near to them. Our hearts yearn for them. Though the bitter grief has softened, duller pain abides; for the place where once they stood is empty now. The links of life are broken, but the links for love and longing cannot break. Their souls are bound up in ours for ever. We see them now with the eye of memory, their faults forgiven, their virtues grown larger. So does goodness live, and weakness fade from sight. We remember them with gratitude and bless their names. Their memory is a blessing for ever. And we remember as well the members who but yesterday were part of our congregations and communities. To all who cared for us and labored for all people, we pay tribute. May we prove worthy of carrying on the tradition of our faith, for now the task is ours. Their souls are bound up in ours for ever. We give you thanks that they now live and reign with you. As a great crowd of witnesses, they surround us with their blessing, and offer you hymns of praise and thanksgiving. They are alive for ever more. Amen. *Hymn of Faith #557 “Blessed Be the Tie That Binds” dennis *Benediction Bishop Taylor Postlude “I’ll Praise My Maker” Page *Please stand as you are able. Worship Participants: Mary Virginia Taylor, Resident Bishop, Holston Area, The United Methodist Church Preacher ~ Rev. Charles W. Maynard, Cokesbury United Methodist Church, Knoxville, Smoky Mountain District Music Director ~ Mr. Trevor Smith, First Broad Street United Methodist Church, Appalachian District Music Leader ~ Mr. John Powers, Kingsley United Methodist Church, Appalachian District Soloist ~ Mrs. Lindsey Blackwell, Abingdon UMC, Clinch Mountain District Organist ~ Mrs. Anne Sorrell, First Broad Street United Methodist Church, Appalachian District Words and music to songs other than those from The United Methodist Hymnal are used by permission. CCLI # 11074740 Clergy Members In Memoriam Ronald Ogle Allen 7/9/1933 9/25/2020 Bobby Dale Barton 12/26/1956 2/12/2021 George W. Boles 4/8/1945 8/18/2020 Wayne Allen Bromberg 6/4/1950 6/26/2020 Donald Joe Daniels, Sr. 7/17/1935 11/30/2020 Donald Lee Everhart, Sr. 12/2/1945 8/25/2020 James Rollin Green 9/10/1934 12/15/2020 Katherine Cain Hale 9/25/1949 9/19/2020 Danny Charles Hensley 1/14/1950 8/23/2020 Donald Gene Hill, Sr. 9/15/1933 12/19/2020 Daniel Edwin Hoosier 9/23/1961 12/24/2020 Roy Leslie Howard 8/13/1930 9/19/2020 Sullins Marlin Lamb 3/12/1930 12/5/2020 William Carl Mooney, Jr. 9/7/1936 11/26/2020 Patricia Duncan Muse 5/22/1958 12/3/2020 Jimmy Ray Osborne 3/26/1937 1/12/2021 William Ray Perkins 3/21/1941 8/15/2020 Leonard Miller Perry 6/23/1935 8/25/2020 Kenneth Dale Pierce 3/9/1951 10/11/2020 James Darrell Ray 7/30/1948 8/6/2020 Shirley Jean McBurney Rogers 12/12/1932 2/6/2021 Bruce E. Vincent, Sr. 2/20/1945 10/28/2020 Cathy Walker 3/5/1954 2/27/2021 Daryl Kay Williams 4/11/1931 12/29/2020 William Charles Williams 12/18/1959 10/8/2020 Clergy Spouses In Memoriam Margaret I. Beck 3/31/1935 3/15/2021 (Reverend Dallas J. Beck, Sr.) Larry B. Blazer 7/16/1950 1/27/2021 (Reverend Phyllis Clark Blazer) Mary Kathryn Funk 3/30/1932 5/28/2020 (Reverend Dr. David L. Funk) Peggy Louise Fleenor Hill, 9/19/1934 11/21/2020 (Reverend Donald G. Hill, Sr.) Nona Gail Knox Humphrey 11/16/1932 4/25/2021 (Reverend Richard Alan Humphrey) Eva Pauline Jennings Kilbourne 10/15/1934 10/26/2020 (Reverend Charles Franklin Kilbourne) Susan Smyser Lamb 4/23/1931 10/29/2020 (Reverend Sullins Marlin Lamb) Betty Lynette Moore 11/3/1957 1/29/2021 (Reverend Joseph D. Moore) Leticia Ofelia Salazar 4/7/1930 8/1/2020 (Reverend Pedro Orlando Salazar) Verdine Ford Thompson 12/3/1941 1/16/2021 (Reverend James W. Thompson) Surviving Spouses In Memoriam Sara Dixie B. Bauman 12/15/1921 8/28/2020 (Reverend Frank Bauman) Sue Davenport Deal 1/28/1943 8/14/2020 (Reverend Harold Leslie Arnold) Wilma Jean Edmonds 9/30/1931 1/14/2021 (Reverend Robert T. “Bob” Edmonds, Sr. ) Anne Hall Smalling Frazier 11/24/1935 10/29/2020 (Reverend Fred Eugene Gooden) Velma E. Shankle Gaunt 11/19/1924 1/24/2021 (Reverend Jack Shankle) Nettie Fay Chandler Harlow 1/31/1930 1/23/2021 (Reverend Henry Augustus Harlow) Sheria Kay Miller Liles 9/16/1942 12/5/2020 (Reverend Charles Dorsey Liles) Jolinda Lewelling Mays 2/9/1936 7/19/2020 (Reverend John R. Mays) Ann Lynn Tolmie Pickering 12/5/1945 3/31/2021 (Reverend C.E. “Jack” Pickering) Nata Marlene Davis Shupe 5/17/1937 10/6/2020 (Reverend Arlin Duane Shupe) Roberta Mae Tabor 5/25/1944 3/17/2021 (Reverend Calvin Sam Tabor) Virginia G. Wampler 9/1/1928 3/8/2021 (Reverend Dr. George Moore Wampler, II) Narmel Russell Reneau Ward 7/13/1930 10/20/2020 (Reverend Hubert Reneau and Reverend Charles Ward) Frances Murphy Whetsel 7/4/1938 10/17/2020 (Reverend Charles William Whetsel) Iris Harless Williams 7/18/1936 2/3/2021 (Reverend Fred Williams) Clergy Ronald Ogle Allen 1933 – 2020 Rev. Ronald Ogle Allen, age 87 of Athens, TN, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 25, 2020, at his residence. Ronald served as a United Methodist minister in the Holston Conference in Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia. Ron was born to the late Colmer and Laura Allen in the community of Tranquillity in 1933.