Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The Denney Memorial was held on Saturday before the first Sunday in November at Emmaus Primitive Baptist Church near Carrollton, Georgia. The class was called to order by Tony Hammock leading 59. Michael Avery read Psalms 100: 1-3, and Phillip Denney offered the morning prayer.

A business session was held with the following officers elected: Chairman—Tony Hammock; Vice Chairman—Phillip Denney, Arranging Committee/Secretary—Judy Chambless.

Leaders: Tony Hammock 60; Phillip Denney 73t; Judy Chambless 142, 186; Louise Holland 178, 168; Michael Walker 495, 306; Karleen Williams 294, 405; Jan House 340, 151 (for her mother, Mary Fox); Ed Thacker 569t, 475; Lonnie Rogers 97, 176b; John Plunkett 55, 313t (in memory of Jimmy Denney); Karen Rollins 354t; Karen Rollins, Denney Rogers, Paige Harrod, Karlene Williams, and Sherry Lovvorn 46 (in memory of Jimmy Denney).

RECESS

Phillip Denney brought the class back to order by leading 40. Leaders: Jack Nelson 145b, 513 (for Virginia Futral); Myron House 109, 421; Robert Chambless 63, 84; Cheyenne Ivey 74b, 128; Dick Plunkett 45t, 268; Bud Oliver 145t, 203; George Burnett 101t, 76b; Elene Stovall 389, 42. Cecil Roberts offered the noon prayer.

LUNCH

Phillip Denney brought the class back to order by leading 100. Leaders: B.M. Smith 318, 448b; Paige Harrod 143, 112; Rodney Ivey 75, 225t; Charlene Wallace 365 (in memory of Aline Denney), 503; Sandra Wilkinson 300, 67; Richard DeLong 214, 403 (in memory of Mary Ann and Hermon Denney); Ruth Daniel 127, 378t; Cecil Roberts 283, 229; Sherry Lovvorn 373, 343; Margie Smith 393; Evelyn Harris 155, 47t; Ann Simpson 354b, 339; Shannon Prim 43, 33t; Julian Damashek 511, 132.

Announcements were made. Tony Hammock led 56t as the closing song. Cecil Roberts offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Tony Hammock, Vice Chairman—Phillip Denney, Secretary—Judy Chambless