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First Presbyterian Church Whitewright, Texas Some of the improvements and memorials given to the church: 1942 - Mrs. Ben Montgomery in memory of her daughter - Communion Table Mrs. Emmet Penn, in memory of Mr. Penn - flower urn Mrs. T.E. Sears & Mrs. Vera Hickman, in memory of Madge Braly - Icons Mrs. Tom Lilley & Mrs. Lydia Henry - offering plates Mrs. Arba Orenduff & boys & girls of the church, in memory of Madge Braly - Altar Sets Mrs. Paul Cook's Young People's Class - Baptismal Bowl Mrs. Cloy Horton & Mrs. Minnie Patterson - landscaping of church yard Margarita Fender Boyd & a group of friends, in memory of Mrs. John Fender - Altar Cross Children of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Barbee, in memory of their parents - Offering Plates Friends, in memory of Mrs. Will Barbee - Sconce 1971 - Friends, in memory of Bro. Dooley - Chimes 1972 - Margaret Lilly, in memory of Mrs. Mabel Lilly - Table 1972 - Gomer May, in memory of Mrs. Mabel Lilly - microphone for speaker system Children and friends, in memory of Mrs. Mabel Sears - red velvet cushions Ethel Short, in memory of her brother W.L. Gordon - piano IMPROVEMENTS 1969 - air conditioner 1969 - concrete work 1969 - new ceiling 1970 - hymnals and red rugs 1973 - basement rugs 1973 - church basement painted 1974 - children's rugs 1976 - interior of church painted 1976 - pulpit furniture and choir curtain 1977 - elevator (Holloway, Edith Mae. History of the Presbyterian Church of Whitewright, Texas) First Presbyterian Church History ~ Whitewright Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |