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Tri-State Sacred Harp Convention (Cooper Book)

Mars Hill Church, Hoboken, Georgia

Sunday, October 18, 2009

The 13th annual session of the Tri-State Sacred Harp Convention was called to order by Mary Elizabeth Lee and April Dell leading 59b and 119. Bryant Lee offered the morning prayer.

Leaders: Julie Lee 558; Trevor East 268t; Tommie Spurlock 99; Lee Bradley 293t; Morgan Bunch 524; Karen Clark 573; Hannah Gunter 475; David Richardson 488t; Alice Bejnar 218; Frank DeBolt 500; Riley Lee 447t; Eleanor Haase 575; Mary Whitehurst and Stanley Smith 268b; Buck Lea 553; Kendra Strickland 162; Tom Ivey 494.

RECESS

The class was called back to order by Mary Elizabeth Lee and April Dell leading 63. Leaders: Stacy Berkheimer 72; Kathy Folsom 505; Jenny Steuver 488b; Judith Parker 518; Lloyd Jones and Loretta Jones 45t; Laurie Sommers 73t; Sarah Kahre 559; Tony Batten and Lynn Batten 571; Don Clark 320; Hans Guttman 47b; Shane O’Neal 283b; Bryant Lee, Amy Lee, and family 145b; Pat Morse 49b; Macy Crawford and Kendra Strickland 393t.

RECESS

The class was called back to order by Mary Elizabeth Lee and April Dell leading 146. Leaders: Amy Lee 270; Stephanie Steuver 511t; Steven Taylor 135; Syble Adams 543; Tor Bejnar 38b; Bill Aplin and Vicki Aplin 567; Denise Kania 98; Jessica Altman 142; Tom Clay 331t; Ernestine Pipkin 110; Terry Herrin 274t; Jim Pfau 171; Donna Smith 276.

Mary Elizabeth Lee and April Dell led 344 for the memorial lesson. David Lee offered prayer.

LUNCH

The afternoon session was called to order by Mary Elizabeth Lee and April Dell leading 300. Leaders: Aubrey Barfield 220; Sue Bunch 38t; Ashley Thompson 168; Zoe Clay 132; Karen Rollins 406; Gene Pinion 229; Ellen Gwynn and Beverly Dayton 76b; John Gentry 380t; Stanley Smith 364; Michael Walker 411; Michael Spencer 380b; Ross Brand 376; Lela Crowder 133; Arlene Strickland 285t; Frank Strickland 100; Rion Spurlock 282; James Williamson 348t; Dinah East 563.

RECESS

The class was called back to order by Mary Elizabeth Lee and April Dell leading 64. Leaders: Jane Spencer 156; Clarke Lee 287; David Gibson 290; Phillip Reeves 31t; Robert Kelley 138t; Johnny Lee and Delorese Lee 273; Karen Martin 422t; Raymond Hickox 395t; David Lee 463; Paula McNeill and Laurie Sommers 63.

Announcements were made. Mary Elizabeth Lee and April Dell thanked everyone for coming. The next session of the Tri-State Convention will be held in Florida on Saturday before the third Sunday in October, 2010.

The class sang 69 as the closing song, while taking the parting hand. Elder Clarke Lee offered a closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Co-Chairmen—Mary Elizabeth Lee and April Dell