Kenneth Robertson dies in helicopter crash
September 1, 2010
SEARCY, Ark. (BNc) – Kenneth Robertson died at approximately 4 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31 when the air medical helicopter he was piloting crashed near Clinton, Ark. Robertson and two other crew members, Kenneth Meyer, Jr., and Gayla Gregory, were killed.
The cause of the crash has not been released. Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board have created a three-nautical-mile restricted fly zone around the site to begin their formal investigation.
Robertson, a graduate from Texas A&M University, was a U.S. Marine Corps pilot for 10 years, serving in Kuwait and the Middle East. He retired as a Navy aircraft mechanic. Read more
Boyd Albert Williams passes
August 25, 2010
by A’Lana Cutshall, office manager, Vero Beach congregation
VERO BEACH, Fla. (BNc) — Boyd Albert Williams passed away Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010 at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach, Florida.
Williams was born Dec. 7, 1932 in Harlam, Ky. He married Donna Sprout Dec. 17, 1955, was baptized in 1960 in Escondido, Cal. and has been a Gospel Preacher since 1961
Williams retired from the United States Navy in 1970. He was a preacher for the Vero Beach church for ten years and held a position as Elder at the church for ten years.
Williams is survived by his wife, Donna; daughter Teresa Williams; daughter and son-in-law Yvonne and John Palmer; grandchildren Lindsay Palmer, Jeff Shaffer, Katie Palmer and Josh Palmer; sisters Mona Petracoora, Peggy Stachura and Carol Kay Frye; numerous nieces and nephews and thousands of brothers and sisters in Christ. Memorial contributions may be made to Vero Beach Church of Christ to benefit Hope Children’s Home in Guyana; 3306 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
James Castleberry funeral set for Sunday
August 21, 2010
CORINTH, Miss., (BNc) – Funeral services for James Castleberry, 74, are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Charles Curtis officiating.
Mr. Castleberry died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, at the MS Care Center in Corinth. He was a member of Foote Street Church of Christ and a graduate of Corinth High School. He was also a graduate of David Lipscomb University — a scholar of Greek, Hebrew and Latin.
Castleberry served as a minister, working with the Maben, Waynesville and Mantee Churches of Christ, and for Conley Bros Supply and Environmental Services at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Read more
James Russell Shirley dies at 83
August 19, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BNc) — James Russell Shirley, 83, of Hixson, Tenn., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. He was born in Seco, Ky., and had lived most of his life in the Chattanooga area, moving to Nashville three years ago. 
He was a Veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of Radnor Church of Christ in Nashville and was a former member of the North Hamilton congregation.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Beatrice Wiseman Shirley; son, Larry Eugene Shirley; parents, John R. and Ruby Shirley; siblings, Mary Vaughn, Lucille Barnett, Oscar Shirley, Edgar Shirley, Johnnie Hall, Roy Shirley and Willie Shirley. Read more
Max Zamorano dies at 65
August 16, 2010
NEW BRAUNFELS, Tex. (BNc) — Max R. Zamorano, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, entered eternal rest on Aug. 8, 2010 at age 65.
Zamorano was born in Monterrey, Mexico to Máximo R. and Manuela G. Zamorano. Max started serving our God after training at Lubbock’s Sunset School of Preaching, where he later served with distinction as Dean of the Spanish Department.
His first love and passion was teaching the message of salvation. He served as preaching minister to startup Spanish language congregations in Dimmitt, Grand Prairie, Houston, and Andrews. He finished his formal service as associate minister with the New Braunfels, Texas, church.
Among his personal highlights, he counted his service abroad as short-term missionary delegated to Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Uruguay, Honduras and Spain. He kept his eye on helping congregations in the U.S. and Mexico in Rio Bravo, and in Monterrey and Torreón, Mexico. Two of his passions were helping anyone in need from afar or right here in the United States. Read more
Mrs. Leonard Johnson passes
August 7, 2010
by Tom Childers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (BNc) – Bernice Cagle Johnson, 99, passed away August 5, 2010. She was the wife of Leonard Johnson, former Freed-Hardeman University Bible faculty member and co-founder of Faulkner University. She served as part of Faulkner’s first faculty. Bernice supported her husband as a college professor at Christian universities in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, as well as the many congregations where he preached. Her life as wife, mother, and grandmother was spent serving and caring for her family and many others who enjoyed her hospitality. Read more
Tragic death claims young life
July 30, 2010
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BNC) — Funeral services have been set for Liz LaVelle who lost her life on July 28, 2010.
LaVelle, 19, was traveling back to Lipscomb University when she crossed the median and was killed instantly when her car hit an 18-wheeler head-on. The cause is unknown.
The driver of the truck said that her car just suddenly appeared in front of his truck and he had nowhere to go. He was not hurt physically but was devastated by what happened.
LaVelle is the daughter of David and Jenny LaVelle. Visitation will be from 2-4 Saturday at Harding Academy on Cherry in Memphis, Tenn. Funeral service to follow visitation.
Preacher and professor Coleman Crocker dies
July 5, 2010
by Tom Childers
MAURY CITY, Tenn. (BNc) – Coleman Crocker, 75, of Maury City, and formerly of Union City, died July 3 at his home.
His funeral was Monday, July 5, in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home in Union City. Richard McCaskill and Keith Parker officiated, with burial in Fremont Cemetery.
Brother Crocker was born Aug. 27, 1934, in Obion County, Tenn. He married Geraldine Pipkin in 1956, and she survives. Read more
Judy Flatt passes away
June 19, 2010
by Tom L. Childers, revised from the Jackson Sun, Jackson, Tenn., June 19.
HENDERSON, Tenn. (BNc) — Julia Faye (Judy) Anderson Flatt, daughter of the late Ben H. and Lucille Elkins Anderson, born Aug. 17, 1940, passed from this life in Nashville June 17.
She was married to Ben S. Flatt, a gospel preacher for the Henderson church for over 17 years.
The Flatts had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 25.
Besides her husband, she is survived by four children, Tammie Flatt, Ben Anderson (Andy) Flatt (Laura); Lisa Cummins (Ronnie); and Tracy (Lonny) Jones; and six grandchildren, Ben Anderson Flatt, Jr., Elizabeth Flatt; Andrew Cummins; Julia, James, and Jeremiah Jones.
Judy was a member of the Henderson church, FHU Associates and Town and Country FCE.
The photo was taken in Oct. 2009, during a gospel meeting with Ben at the New Hope congregation in Middleton, Tenn. Read more
Marion Ann Exum dies
June 18, 2010
LAKE CITY, Fla. (BNc) — Marion Ann Exum, wife of the late Jack Exum Sr., passed away Sunday, June 13, at 5:15 a.m.
“She will be missed very much,” wrote Jack Exum Jr. “She suffered almost two years with Altzheimer’s Disease before her death. Now she is in a far better place.”
Funeral services are to be held in Lake City at the Gateway Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Sunday the 20th, at 3 p.m., with Jack Exum Jr., presiding. Read more