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Rev L G Curtis Uune 29 1907-April 13 1960) was the son ofJones Curtis and Nora Vicshy n ReI

n toria Curtis He was married to Mary Harris Curtis and they had three children Mrs Ava

1934 tHolley Mrs Sue Wilson and Johnny G Curtis be agrRev Curtis was converted August 1931 and was licensed to the ministry in 1932 He served

as pastor of Mountain Grove Baptist Church which was part time from 1933 to Oct 1935 At Re Hill Ishyn the same time he was serving two other part time churches - Center Grove Baptist and I CountPooveys Chapel

Re In October 1935 he left and went to pastor the First Baptist Church in Daisey Tennessee Rev ~

From Tennessee he went to Alabama and was pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Andalusia Alabama at the time of his death

Rev Curtis is buried in the cemetery at the First Baptist Church Hudson NC The above information was furnished by the daughter of Rev Curtis Mrs Ava Holley and

wife Mrs Mary Curtis Mrs Holly sent a copy of a book of sermon outlines by Rev Curtis Gleanings From the Gospels Rublished by Christ for the World Publishers Orlando Florida

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THE ALABA MA BAPTIST

REV L E BRAGG

L E Bragg formerly passhytLe Parrish Baptist Church lker County has accepted of the Walker Baptist Asshy

n to be their Associational

Bragg s e r v e d approxishythree years at the Parrish throughout the chuf(h on Sunday Church coming to that April lO-Charles B Veach Minshy

from the Valdosta Baptist of the Tuscumbia AS50ciashy

he served six y~ars Bra g g along with his

~fr Joan sons Larry 18 13 took up rc~id cnce

tional Field Workshy15 1960 H e olshy

as pastor of Church on Sunday

uths ide Baptist Church observed its Youth

tIle week of Aplii j

Billie Dempsey was First Baptist Church New Al- IIpastor for Sunday bany Miss did the preaching and and the Rev Bin TurleyIthe Rev Ralph Cline Jr of the d the evening services Oak Grove Baptist Church Mud

who particlpated Creek ASsocIatIOn led our sIng- I

Shropshire T K ing Brother Cline is one of our t S h D II h

hrops lIe ame preac er sons Charlotte Adams Bar- There were eight additions to GAB ample apace for the Sunday SChOll andBUICe race nn Ulce our church fIve by baptIsm and OUlcr chrch auxiliries vlued at middot all

Lynda McKim one by transfer and tvo by state- proxima tely 56000000 middot and an incre i H the annual church budget hom $400000

Glenda armon ment There were also approxlshy to $1100000 and middot

ngum Linaa Martin mately 50 re~edications Our WHEREAS during Ihis time Brother Humphries Margaret church was revived The spirit Murphy middotmiddotcd Oil the Brd of TO5tee~ f

)ersonalamp therwisel EPTS CALL Of IAlCO BREAKS _KER BAPTiSTS IALL RECORDS

the Lak~ Jackson nr t l ltClOY SOBrenda Fulmer Mrs 15 exce][ent rctaryTreasurer o the Cwington co~nY Itt he has been servinl the

Parton Mrs Joyce Now- H E White J n ptlst Pasors conit-rltce anrl as clI~I1 u e 1( shy enry J r~ man of the ]aJlO De otwllols ani L bullbull _ _ T _~~ K~__n_ ~

Easter Sunday was indeed a record breaking day for the Alco Baptis t Church Brewton Alashybama The 144 in attendance in Sunday school was the largest group in the Churchs history and the 76 in Training Union excelled any record in the i r Training Union history The climax of the day was a special Easter music program presented by the comshybined Carol and Church Choirs A very impressive part of the progra~ was the closing at which tim e all the lights were turned out and an illuminated 6 foot eros was tHe center of attention while a soloist sang Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross Wm A Byrd Jr is tile pastor of this church

Youth Vreek was observed in the Huntsville Park B apt i s t Church Huntsville Alabama April 3-10 The Young People parshyticipated in a number of activities during the week including a Youth Weeurok Banquet on Friday night They presented a special program at the midweek service on Wednesday night and filled a total of 41 places of leadership

islc r of Music amp Education Huntsvilie Park Baptist Church Huntsville Alabama

11r D A Tew of Clio Alabama writ s tat Rev E E Hemy has resigned as Pastor of Pine Level Ch urch in Barbour Association and the church has called Rev G G Flowers

Pastor Flowers is from Dothan Alabama and lev Henry lives in Cottonwood Alabama

bull _ The Palmerdale Cnurch has

just concluded a very successful revival Dr J William Harbin

FIELl REV CURTIS DIES IN CENTURY FLA

Rev L G Curtis 52 pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Andalusia for the pastmiddot two years died early Wednesday morning April 13 in a Century Fla hospital after an illness of a week

Rev Curtis was taken to Century Tuesday April 5 after he was stricken with a heart attack at his home in Andalusia

Funeral services we f e held in Andalusia from the Calvary Baptist C h u r c h Thursday April 14 at 3 p m with the Rev George Gay pastor of the First Baptist Church and the Rev E E Weaver Covshyington Baptist Associationshyal Missionary officiating Foreman Funeral Hom e was in charge of funeral arrangemen ts

A second s e r vic e was held Saturday April 16 in Hudson North Carolina at the Mt Zion B apt i s t

-Church wit h Rev Paul Hopkins pas tor of that church officiating

The Rev Q T Curtis pastor of the Southside Baptist Church of Monroeville and the Rev Guthelie Curtis pastor of the Avoca Church at Avoca Indiana nephews of Rev Curtis asshysisted in the service in North Carolina

Rev Curtis is survived by his wife Mrs Mary Curtis one son Johnny Curtis Palatka Fla two daugqters Mrs Melvin Lovette Pensacola Fla middotand Mrs Larry Wilson Birmingham four grandchildren two brothers Boyd W and Cloyd Curtis of Granite Falis Iorth Carolina

A native of Hudson N C Rev Curtis was educated at the Patterso n School for Boys at Lenoir N C Howard College and Carson-Newman College

Befor e coming to Andalusia Rev Curtis was pastor of the Shoal Creek Bapt ist Church at Deatsville Ala Earlier he ser ved as pastor of the First Baptist Church at Flomaton the Seventh Street Church at Bessemer Westside Baptist at Jasper and the Signal H ill Church at Chattlnooga Tenn Rev Curtis had aho served churche~ at Daisy Tenn and Granite Falls N C

For the past ten years~ Rev Curtis was an instructor in homiletics with the Howard College Extension Center in RepshytOll Atmore Tallassee and Andalusia He was the first moderashytor of the Bessemer Baptist Association and was a past memlgter of the Executive Boald of the Alabama Baptist Convention

Rev Curtis had been selected to deliver the Easter Sunrise message at sercentices at the Andalusia Municipal Stadium Sunshyday morning When Rev Curtis became ill Rev George Gay was named to bring the early morning message

RESOLUTION

WHEn EAS Brother Sidney Murphy ha hly faithiully and effedivol) sercd t heshyAtlddulll nap list Church Andalusia Alamiddot banta for more than two )erS J and

WIII~RFS the Addclum Church has experienced phcomin~1 growth u~r h i$ pablo leadershIp wIth 102 addItions to the church a new Brotherhood organized a commodiou house of wGrhip c~ectcd with

PINE GROVE RENOVATES AUDITORIUM

GRACEVILLE Fla _ Pine GroveBaptist Church Camp lIiU -Alabama completed renovating the auditorium last week With piano and hymnbooks everyshything now is new

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THE ALABA MA BAPTIST

REV L E BRAGG

L E Bragg formerly passhytLe Parrish Baptist Church lker County has accepted of the Walker Baptist Asshy

n to be their Associational

Bragg s e r v e d approxishythree years at the Parrish throughout the chuf(h on Sunday Church coming to that April lO-Charles B Veach Minshy

from the Valdosta Baptist of the Tuscumbia AS50ciashy

he served six y~ars Bra g g along with his

~fr Joan sons Larry 18 13 took up rc~id cnce

tional Field Workshy15 1960 H e olshy

as pastor of Church on Sunday

uths ide Baptist Church observed its Youth

tIle week of Aplii j

Billie Dempsey was First Baptist Church New Al- IIpastor for Sunday bany Miss did the preaching and and the Rev Bin TurleyIthe Rev Ralph Cline Jr of the d the evening services Oak Grove Baptist Church Mud

who particlpated Creek ASsocIatIOn led our sIng- I

Shropshire T K ing Brother Cline is one of our t S h D II h

hrops lIe ame preac er sons Charlotte Adams Bar- There were eight additions to GAB ample apace for the Sunday SChOll andBUICe race nn Ulce our church fIve by baptIsm and OUlcr chrch auxiliries vlued at middot all

Lynda McKim one by transfer and tvo by state- proxima tely 56000000 middot and an incre i H the annual church budget hom $400000

Glenda armon ment There were also approxlshy to $1100000 and middot

ngum Linaa Martin mately 50 re~edications Our WHEREAS during Ihis time Brother Humphries Margaret church was revived The spirit Murphy middotmiddotcd Oil the Brd of TO5tee~ f

)ersonalamp therwisel EPTS CALL Of IAlCO BREAKS _KER BAPTiSTS IALL RECORDS

the Lak~ Jackson nr t l ltClOY SOBrenda Fulmer Mrs 15 exce][ent rctaryTreasurer o the Cwington co~nY Itt he has been servinl the

Parton Mrs Joyce Now- H E White J n ptlst Pasors conit-rltce anrl as clI~I1 u e 1( shy enry J r~ man of the ]aJlO De otwllols ani L bullbull _ _ T _~~ K~__n_ ~

Easter Sunday was indeed a record breaking day for the Alco Baptis t Church Brewton Alashybama The 144 in attendance in Sunday school was the largest group in the Churchs history and the 76 in Training Union excelled any record in the i r Training Union history The climax of the day was a special Easter music program presented by the comshybined Carol and Church Choirs A very impressive part of the progra~ was the closing at which tim e all the lights were turned out and an illuminated 6 foot eros was tHe center of attention while a soloist sang Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross Wm A Byrd Jr is tile pastor of this church

Youth Vreek was observed in the Huntsville Park B apt i s t Church Huntsville Alabama April 3-10 The Young People parshyticipated in a number of activities during the week including a Youth Weeurok Banquet on Friday night They presented a special program at the midweek service on Wednesday night and filled a total of 41 places of leadership

islc r of Music amp Education Huntsvilie Park Baptist Church Huntsville Alabama

11r D A Tew of Clio Alabama writ s tat Rev E E Hemy has resigned as Pastor of Pine Level Ch urch in Barbour Association and the church has called Rev G G Flowers

Pastor Flowers is from Dothan Alabama and lev Henry lives in Cottonwood Alabama

bull _ The Palmerdale Cnurch has

just concluded a very successful revival Dr J William Harbin

FIELl REV CURTIS DIES IN CENTURY FLA

Rev L G Curtis 52 pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Andalusia for the pastmiddot two years died early Wednesday morning April 13 in a Century Fla hospital after an illness of a week

Rev Curtis was taken to Century Tuesday April 5 after he was stricken with a heart attack at his home in Andalusia

Funeral services we f e held in Andalusia from the Calvary Baptist C h u r c h Thursday April 14 at 3 p m with the Rev George Gay pastor of the First Baptist Church and the Rev E E Weaver Covshyington Baptist Associationshyal Missionary officiating Foreman Funeral Hom e was in charge of funeral arrangemen ts

A second s e r vic e was held Saturday April 16 in Hudson North Carolina at the Mt Zion B apt i s t

-Church wit h Rev Paul Hopkins pas tor of that church officiating

The Rev Q T Curtis pastor of the Southside Baptist Church of Monroeville and the Rev Guthelie Curtis pastor of the Avoca Church at Avoca Indiana nephews of Rev Curtis asshysisted in the service in North Carolina

Rev Curtis is survived by his wife Mrs Mary Curtis one son Johnny Curtis Palatka Fla two daugqters Mrs Melvin Lovette Pensacola Fla middotand Mrs Larry Wilson Birmingham four grandchildren two brothers Boyd W and Cloyd Curtis of Granite Falis Iorth Carolina

A native of Hudson N C Rev Curtis was educated at the Patterso n School for Boys at Lenoir N C Howard College and Carson-Newman College

Befor e coming to Andalusia Rev Curtis was pastor of the Shoal Creek Bapt ist Church at Deatsville Ala Earlier he ser ved as pastor of the First Baptist Church at Flomaton the Seventh Street Church at Bessemer Westside Baptist at Jasper and the Signal H ill Church at Chattlnooga Tenn Rev Curtis had aho served churche~ at Daisy Tenn and Granite Falls N C

For the past ten years~ Rev Curtis was an instructor in homiletics with the Howard College Extension Center in RepshytOll Atmore Tallassee and Andalusia He was the first moderashytor of the Bessemer Baptist Association and was a past memlgter of the Executive Boald of the Alabama Baptist Convention

Rev Curtis had been selected to deliver the Easter Sunrise message at sercentices at the Andalusia Municipal Stadium Sunshyday morning When Rev Curtis became ill Rev George Gay was named to bring the early morning message

RESOLUTION

WHEn EAS Brother Sidney Murphy ha hly faithiully and effedivol) sercd t heshyAtlddulll nap list Church Andalusia Alamiddot banta for more than two )erS J and

WIII~RFS the Addclum Church has experienced phcomin~1 growth u~r h i$ pablo leadershIp wIth 102 addItions to the church a new Brotherhood organized a commodiou house of wGrhip c~ectcd with

PINE GROVE RENOVATES AUDITORIUM

GRACEVILLE Fla _ Pine GroveBaptist Church Camp lIiU -Alabama completed renovating the auditorium last week With piano and hymnbooks everyshything now is new

The a to R R C G P S f ev oy nggs

a student at Baptist Bible Insti-

Rl

Rev N the ca ll Secretal) Baptist A er pastor Baptist ( Associati( Church a ciation ] tor and tary of 0

tions of him to Christ in this assc Fields ~ Street in His offiC West Er Clanton have a n perience ties to WI

ciation Ch Mi

Re Re Re Dr Re

THE)

Editlt M A D

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VC1non ( T erms to eo

Jnhn~nnJ Terms to ~

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