June
SISTER LILA DUTTON BROTHER WOODROW COOK BROTHER OLNIE BALDOCK ELDER VIRGIL GOTCHER
It is with great hope in the Lord and our saddened hearts with which Sister Lila Dutton passed from this temporal life on April 6, 2000 at Central Carolina Hospital in Stanford, NC at the age of 93. Sister Lila was born on October 3, 1906 in Montgomery, AL. She married Andrew Jackson
Dutton, who preceded her in death on November 26, 1990. She moved from Muleshoe, TX to Lubbock, TX in 1966 where she lived and attended church faithfully until her move to North Carolina in 1966. She was a faithful mother of Israel and a member of the Angier Primitive Baptist Church.
Sister Lila is survived by one daughter, Billie Ann Peterson of Pinehurst, NC and four grandchildren. May the Great God of Glory be praised through her life and death.
Brother Dan Gowens
Lubbock Primitive Baptist Church
We, the members of the Marlow Primitive Baptist Church, recently lost Brother Thomas Woodrow Wilson Cook. Brother Woodrow died at the age of 86 on March 21, 2000.
Brother Woodrow had been a member of our church since 1972. During that time he was a hard-working devoted deacon. He eagerly awaited every Church day, and was always there until ill-health in these last few years kept him from attending regularly.
Brother Woodrow was born Oct. 4, 1913 in Wapanucka to Greenberry and Amanda Irwin Cook. He married Ida Lou Nobles on Dec. 24, 1936 in Duncan. He was a longtime resident of the Marlow area and worked as a machinist for Halliburton for 28 years.
Survivors include his wife, Ida Lou, of Duncan; four sons and daughters-in-law, Lloyd Ray and Jean Cook of Duncan, Aulton W. "Pete" and Anne Cook of Marlow, Thomas G.B. and Betty Cook of Dallas, and Bobby Joe and Wanda of Marlow; a daughter and son-in-law, Fern and Randy Nunley of Comanche; two brothers, Clem Cook of Mountain Park and Jeff Cook of Amherst, TX; 38 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five grandchildren, three brothers; and two sisters.
Graveside services were held March 23 at Hope Cemetery with Brother Forest Cook and Elder H. O. Ballard officiating.
Marlow Primitive Baptist Church
Kathy Ballard, Clerk
We, at Portales, N.M. mourn the passing of our beloved brother in Christ, Brother Olnie Baldock, who was a faithful deacon in the church for many years. He died Jan. 17, 2000 at the age of 89 years. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Sally of 52 years in 1986.
Survivors include two sons, Jessie and Lester Baldock and daughter, Barbara Rector. He is also survived by two brothers and two sisters; Walter and Gerald Baldock and Jenny House and Juanita Bennett, plus seven grandchildren, 14 great-grand-children and two great-great-grandchildren.
Our prayers go out to his loving family, who cared for him in his last years. Brother Olnie now rejoices in the presence of our Lord, awaiting the resurrection of his body.
Written for the Portales Primitive Baptist Church,
Elder Wayne Venable, Pastor
Sister Fern Bulls, Clerk
Once again, we, of Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church of Fort Worth, Texas, bow in humble submission to the will of our Heavenly Father, in that he called Brother Virgil Bartley Gotcher to his eternal home on March 9, 2000.
Brother Gotcher was born October 6, 1920 in Coryell County to Jessie and Nettie Gotcher. He was married to Sister Inez Evetts on October 6, 1939. He joined the Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church, near Killeen, TX, in 1940 and served as a deacon at Mt. Zion Church for many years.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years, Inez, one son, Carlos Gotcher and one grandson, Kenneth Key. He is survived by one son, James Gotcher of Joshua, TX, and one daughter, Carol Key of Burleson, TX, five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Dorothy Pafford of Abilene, TX, and Laurene Nowlin of Arlington, TX and a number of relatives.
Funeral services were conducted at Moore Funeral Home in Arlington with Elder Barry Brown, his pastor, and Elder G. H. Crain, officiating. Congregational singing was led by Brother Paul Harris.
Brother Virgil will be greatly missed, but we rejoice that he is now at home forever more with Jesus. He was devoted to his God, his church, and his family.
We, at Mt. Zion, wish to express our deepest sympathy to his family and pray that they will find comfort in knowing that he is in a better place with his Lord.
Written at the request of Mt. Zion Church,
By Brother Charles and Sister Lucibelle Swart