Mrs. Frank (Gracie Nichols) Young

Gracie Nichols Young

Mrs. Gracie Nichols Young, 91, a former resident of Pulaski, died Feb. 27, 2007, at Hidden Acres Health Care in Mt. Pleasant.

She was a native of Walker County, Ala., and the eldest child of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gus Nichols.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Frank D. Young, who was a minister at East Hill Church of Christ, Pulaski from 1967-71.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 2, at East Hill Church of Christ with Tom Holland, Keith Mosier and Paul Sain officiating. Beginning at 1 p.m., the body will lie in-state at the church, and per Mrs. Young’s request, a congregational singing will begin at 1:45 p.m.

A second funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 3, at the 6th Avenue Church of Christ in Jasper, Ala. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Walker Memorial Gardens in Jasper.

Memorial donations are requested to be made to the Dr. Charles W. Hart Scholarship Fund at Memphis School of Preaching or to the East Hill Church of Christ Building Fund.

Survivors include two children, son Paul D. Young and daughter Janet Watson; grandson John Watson and wife Alanna; and two great-grandchildren, all of Pulaski.

http://www.gilesobits.us/ArchivedObits/February.html

Mrs. Marshall Keeble Passes

Laura C. Keeble
Age 108 - March 5, 2007

Features - "Sister Keeble," widow of famous traveling evangelist, dies at age 108

By Tamie Ross
The Christian Chronicle

Laura Keeble, the widow of the late traveling evangelist Marshall Keeble, has died at a Nashville, Tenn., nursing home. She was 108.

Baptized in a Mississippi creek 94 years ago, the gentle woman best known as "Sister Keeble" boasted a spiritual strength that belied her wrinkles, white hair and wheelchair.

Even in her later years, she expected someone to wheel her downstairs each Sunday afternoon for worship service.

"I'm going as long as I'm able to get up," she said at age 104 in a 2003 interview with Christian Chronicle managing editor Bobby Ross Jr., then a religion writer for The Associated Press.

For much of her life, Keeble lived in the shadows of her husband, who started more than 250 Churches of Christ, mainly black congregations in the South, and quietly helped bring about integration.

But this humble woman who became "Mama" to dozens of young girls had a story of her own - one of race, faith and perseverance.

Note: Memorial tribute, from the Jackson Street church website - www.jacksonst.org

Restoration Tour - June 15-21, 2008

Friends of the Restoration Tour - June 15-21, 2008. Please email Tom Childers at tchilders@gmail.com for additonal information.

Wayne Kilpatrick Roast

WAYNE KILPATRICK ROAST
Don't forget! March 15, Dinner at 6:30 p.m. join us for a great evening honoring Wayne Kilpatrick. The evening will begin with BBQ or Smoked Chicken, baked potatoe, baked beans, salad and dessert, followed by entertainment and the roast. Order tickets for $25 each by calling 256.766.6610 or order online at http://www.hcu.edu/eshop/20Review.asp?ProductCode=45.

Faulkner University Lectures

Friends of the Restoration Lectures
(All sessions on Monday, March 5)

2:00 PM - HP108 - Wayne Kilpatrick - The Influence of Barton W. Stone in Alabama


3:00 PM - HP108 - Scott Harp - The Influence of Alexander Campbell in Alabama


4:00 PM - HP108 - Panel - OPEN FORUM


5:00 PM - ROT - FRIENDS OF THE RESTORATION DINNER
Kenneth Randolph - Leonard Johnson and Christian Education

V. P. Black's grave and FHC picture

V. P. Black is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery, AL. His grave is in the Garden of Christus, section 8A, Lot 154. As you enter the cemetery, go to the top of the hill and turn right at the towers. Go to the bottom of the hill and the grave is on the left about ten deep from the road.


V. P. Black - Senior at Freed-Hardeman College - 1942