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MT. AIRY FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH.

  MT. AIRY FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH, which is located about twelve miles from
Eastman, and four miles from Milan, was constituted in 1885 by the Rev. Mr.
Miles. The members assisting in the organization were: Wilson Dean, Elbert
Peacock, Sr., Morning Peacock, Susie Ann Peacock, C. C. Home, John H. Burch,
Mrs. Wilson Dean, Mrs. Nancy Home, John R. Peacock and wife, M. M. McCranie,
Mary McCranie, and Elizabeth Cadwell.

  The pastors serving this church from 1885 until 1899 were the Rev. Mr. Miles,
Rev. Wilson Dean, Rev. C. C. Home, and the Rev. Mr. Thompson. B. F. Home was
pastor from 1899 to 1917. Rev. Newt Powell served from 1917 to 1919. Rev. L. S.
Yates served from 1920 to 1923. Rev. B. F. Home again became pastor in 1924 and
has served from that date to the present, 1931.

The members of this church are:

  I. H. McCranie, Wess Cadwell and wife, Jeanet Home, W. L. Peacock and wife,
Monroe Peacock and wife, Jim Peacock and wife, Elbert Peacock, Jr., and wife, J.
H. Peacock and wife, Warren Peacock John Peacock, Lilla Peacock, B. I. Peacock
and wife, Leila Peacock, Pearl Graham. Omie Cannon, Alice Turner, Cliff Peacock,
Curtis Peacock, Willie Peacock. Jr., Stevens Peacock, Allen Peacock, Jr.,
William Peacock the third, Bobbie Peacock. Charlie Peacock, John Peacock, the
third; Harold Peacock, Blanche Peacock, Margaret Peacock, W. M. Martin, Sallie
Martin, John W. Martin, H. G. Martin. George E. Martin, Bertha Martin, Mollie
Darsey, Nonie Wrye Joe Wrye, John D. Wrye, Mollie Wrye, Franklin Carr, Mrs.
Frank Carr, Ira Wrye, Mrs. Ira Wrye, John Ross Rogers, Mrs. John Ross Rogers, W.
M. Sheppard, Lilla Sheppard, Furman Sheppard and wife, Ben Sheppard, Pearl Odum,
John M. Howard and wife, Allen Howard, Charlie Howard, Jess Howard, Melcina
Burch, J. J. Jones, Sadie Jones, J. H. Yawn and wife, Julius Draffin, Mrs.
Julius Draffin, Dave Moore and wife, P. L. Moore and wife, W. H. Moore and wife.
Bart Moore and wife, Bertha Perry, Sallie Yancey, Charlton Home and wife, Ben
Home and wife, Bob Jones and wife, J. 0. Wiggins and wife, Mrs. J. W. Hendrix,
DeLacey Cadwell and wife, Mrs. Besise Faulk, Will Tyner and wife, Mack Tyner and
wife, L. S. Yates and wife and Charlie Harvey and wife.

  The first Sunday school was organized in November, 1895. W. B. Harrell was
elected superintendent. W. L. Peacock was elected teacher of the senior class.
Georgia McCranie was elected to teach the intermediate grade, and Margaret
Phillips was elected to teach the primary grade.


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