Probationary Members Commissioned for Ordination as Elders
Joseph Isaac Carter
Shannon Clark Patterson
Robby Paulk
Jason Patrick Wade
Full Conference Member/Elders
Gerald Ray Akin, Jr.
Jonathan Lee Brown
John Pierce Grantham
Scott Dozier Stanfill
Those retiring this year:
Wayne B. Anthony
Gary C. Brady
Annette Brooks
Faye Burgamy
James A. “Jimmy” Cason
Donald C. Combs
William H. “Bill” Daniel
Lynn A. Drake
Edgar A. Eschmann
Sally K. Flowers
Rob Grotheer
William G. “Billy” Hester
Charles A. “Sonny” Moon
Larry G. Rader
D. Craig Rikard
Jerry D. Sharpe
Richard F. “Ricky” Varnell
J. Maddox Woodbery
We also celebrated with those pastors who have served 50 years in the ministry:
H. Dwight Bishop
Eugene C. Cochran
Hugh L. Davis
Charles L. Houston
Richard E. Lanning
Richard F. Varnell
Those being remembered who have passed away between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020, include:
Deceased Clergy
James Jesse "Jim" McLendon
George Joseph "Joe" Leatherwood
Sanford Vandiver Brown, Sr.
Edward E. "Ed" Cadle , Sr.
Thomas L. Teate
Ruben Vance Riggins
Kenneth Reinhold Banker
George Lotsy Anderson
Claude Theo "Ted" Bass
James Allen Brooks
John Errell Horton, Jr.
James David Aycock, Jr.
Donald Charles Warren
Deceased Clergy Spouses
Thomas Newton Pruette, Jr.
Betty Ann Flowers Driggers
Elia Josephine Lilley Dorsey
Patricia Allen Floyd Hazen
Tobye Ruth Bindes Watkins
Janice Evans Smith Henry
Velma Weismiller Foster
Inez Davis Cadle
Emma Ruth Bray Brown
Shirley Pike Turner Darden
Mary Elizabeth Carter Taylor
Belle Jones Cochran
Helen Claire Smith Rogers
Ann Paige Dampier Moore