___Retiring
___ Johnny Barrett as pastor of Caddo Church in Caddo. His address is 507 Avenue D, Graham 76450.
___ Jerald Moore, March 11, after 10 years as pastor of First Church in Tow. During his 28 years of ministry, he also was pastor of First Church in Poolville, First Church in Mertzon, First Church in Llano and Eastside Church in Comanche.
___ Burlie Taylor, March 25, after nine years as pastor of First Church in Pearsall. Taylor has been in the ministry 36 years. Previous pastorates include First Church in Lampasas, First Church in Cross Plains, New Hope Church in Boyd and two Alabama churches. He has been on the Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and has served on several SBC committees and boards. Taylor and his wife, Jerri, will be honored during with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. March 25. For more information, call (830) 334-2363.
___Anniversaries
___ Brad Cockrell, 10th, as minister to students at First Church in Denton.
___ First Church in Palestine, 150th, March 24-25. Saturday will include a tour, reception and concert. Sunday will feature a noon meal. For more information, call (903) 729-0204.
___ Oak Grove Church in Burleson, 90th, March 25. The morning service will be followed by a meal and fellowship. For more information, call (817) 293-1597.
___ Clifton Igo, 50th in the ministry, March 31. A reception will be held from 3 to 5:30 p.m. that day, which also marks his 80th birthday. The reception will be held in the activity building of Second Church in Lamesa. Letters or cards are being accepted for a memory book and can be sent to 115 17th, Lamesa 79331. Igo was ordained at North Church in McKinney in 1951 after returning from service in the South Pacific in World War II. Igo served 13 churches in Texas and Colorado prior to his retirement in 1987. Since that time he has been an interim pastor to 12 churches. He has served on the Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and was president of the Executive Board of the Colorado Baptist General Convention.
___Events
___ A Bible conference will be held at First Church in Fairfield March 30-31. Speakers will be evangelist Bill Stafford and Harold O'Chester, pastor of Great Hills Church in Austin. Music will be led by the Randy Fair Family. The conference will begin at 7 p.m. Friday and at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
___ Utopia Church in Utopia will be the site of the dedication and unveiling of a Texas State Historical Marker March 31 at 2 p.m. The marker commemorates the organizing of Utopia Missionary Baptist Church on July 20, 1886. The church was re-named sometime during the 1920s. Included in the program will be Gene Kingsley, pastor from 1957-1960, after which he and his wife, Beverly, served as foreign missionaries. Retired minister and chaplain Joe Webb, son of former pastor Lonnie Webb, also will speak.
___ Gospel Express and Third Cross will be in concert at Macedonia-Hix Church in Caldwell at 7 p.m. March 31. An offering will be taken. For more information, call (979) 272-3209. Jimmy Haile is pastor.
___Deaths
___ Mildred Easterwood, 92, March 1 in Garland. She was the wife of Texas pastor James Easterwood for 35 years prior to his death in 1982. She also was preceded in death by a son, Gary. She is survived by her daughters, Sally Simmons and Peggy Boyd; son, James; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
___ Kathy Loudat, 47, March 8 in Albuquerque, N.M. She was injured and left incapacitated in an automobile collision in 1991. Her husband, John, is editor of the Baptist New Mexican, the Baptist paper of that state. Prior to becoming editor, he was pastor of several Texas churches, including Allens Point Church in Honey Grove, Claytonville Church in Kress and South Seminole Church in Seminole, in addition to his service as pastor of First Church in Artesia, N.M. She began playing the piano for church while in high school and served churches as an instrumentalist, vocalist, children's and youth choir director, women's missions leader, Sunday School and discipleship teacher and church and associational Vacation Bible School director. She is survived by her husband; daughters, Mary and Joni; father, Jerry Mann; sister, Joyce Veillon; brother, Steve Mann; and grandmother, Robbie Mann.
___ Bill King, 73, March 12 in San Antonio. King was a Christian educator and served churches in Abilene and Wilmer before joining the staff of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, where he helped churches throughout the state. After leaving the BGCT, King joined San Antonio Baptist Association, serving churches there for almost 25 years. After retiring from the association, he served on staff at First Church in San Antonio and First Church in Devine. He is survived by his wife, Geneva; sons, Ross and Kyle; four grandchildren; sister, Jerry Toland; and step-sister, Jacque Chavez.
___Revivals
___ Rayburn Parkway Church, Bronson; March 22-24; music, Wayne and Betty West; pastor, Author Bridges.
___ First Church, Hallettsville; March 25-28; evangelist, John David Crow; pastor, Terry Horton.
___ First Church, Springlake; March 25-28; evangelists and music, Bill and Vicky Murphy; pastor, Tim Pruit.
___ First Church, Linden; March 25-28; evangelist, William Blackburn; music, Don Phelps; pastor, D.C. Mangum.
___ First Church, Hubbard; March 25-28; evangelists, Larry and Freida Sinclair; pastor, James Hooper.
___ Fellowship Church, Grand Prairie; March 25-28; evangelist, Gary Newman; pastor, Virgle Wyatt.
___ First Church, Tom Bean; March 25-28; evangelist, Paul Philippi; pastor, Tom Campbell.
___ Olden Church, Olden; March 25-28; evangelist, Jim Haggard; pastor, Blake O'Dell.
___ First Church, Ore City; March 25-28; evangelists, Jim Walsh Family; pastor, Roger Tarver.
___ Northside Church, Longview; March 25-28; evangelist, Jay Breland; music, Byron Jordan; pastor, Dick Lindsey.
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