Macon-Dale County AlArchives Obituaries.....Slaughter, Sr., Dr. Dow Perry March 19, 1959 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patsy McCoy patsymccoy37@gmail.com May 13, 2006, 5:12 pm The Tuskegee News The Tuskegee News Tuskegee, Alabama Thursday, 3-19-1959 Dr. Slaughter, Native Of County, Passes At Ozark Dr. Dow Perry Slaughter, Sr. a native of Macon County and an Alabama Methodist minister since 1899 died last Sunday in an Ozark, Ala. Hospital after a long illness. He was born at Warrior Stand in South Macon County and made his home in this county until he reached manhood. He was a former district superintendent of the Pensacola, Eufaula, Selma and Montgomery Methodist districts. He preached for 49 years before retirement in 1948 and lived in Ozark where he held his last active pastorate. Dr. Slaughter had also held pastorates in DeFuniak Springs, Marianna and Pensacola in Florida and Andalusia, Auburn, Dothan, Mobile and Montgomery. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Ozark and teacher of the Men’s Bible Class and an honorary member of the official board of the church. Active in civic affairs he was a master Mason, a member of the Ozark Kiwanis Club and served as president of the Cowikee Men’s Club. Funeral services were held at the First Methodist Church at Ozark at 3:30 pm Tuesday and burial was in West View Cemetery. Additional Comments: **Note** Not my line just sharing File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/macon/obits/s/slaughte540gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb