Meriwether-Heard County GaArchives Obituaries.....CUMBEE (1826-1899), John April 8, 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Valerie (Johnson) Freeman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00009.html#0002248 June 7, 2005, 11:02 am "The Randolph Leader" Roanoke, Randolph Co., Alabama ~~ Issue of Wednesday, May 3, 1899 * * "THE RANDOLPH LEADER" Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, May 3, 1899 IN MEMORY OF JOHN CUMBEE Elder John Cumbee was born August 2, 1826 in South Carolina. In his boyhood his family moved to Meriwether County, Ga. At the age of 12 he was converted but did not unite with the church until he was 19 years old when he united himself with the State Line Missionary Baptist Church, Heard County, Georgia. He was licensed by Fellowship Church, Randolph County, Alabama on Oct. 3, 1857 and ordained Oct. 30, 1858 by N.H. Matthews, Benj. Goss and Gideon Leverett. He married Miss C.C. Spurlin, daughter of Elder J.M. Spurlin. He survived his loving companion by eight years. They were blessed with eleven children, ten of whom survive him to mourn the loss of their dearly beloved father. He served the greater part of his ministerial life in active service of his master, during which time he pastored the churches of Roaoke, Rock Springs, Fredonia, Fellowship, Hickory Flat, Lystra and others, also Bethel, of which he was a member at his demise and which he served from 1868 to 1880 inclusive and several years since. During these years the lord blessed his labors greatly. His death came unexpectedly to others but not to him, as he had told the family his time was short on April 8, 1899. The funeral was conducted by Elder W.J. Upshaw from a text the deceased selected before his death, "By the Grace of God I am What I Am". He was a kind and affectionate father, good neighbor, honored and loved by all who knew him and was one of the pioneer ministers of Chambers county. Therefore, be it resolved that; whereas, your heavenly father has in his goodness and providence seen fit to take from us our dearly beloved Elder John Cumbee, that we humbly bow in submission to the will of him who doeth all things well. 2nd; that in his death the church, community and Missionary Baptist cause has suffered a great losss, the cause he so ably defended in the ministry for nearly 41 years. 3rd; that we extend to the family our heartfelt sympathy in their sad bereavement. 4th; that a copy of these resolutions be placed on the church record, and a copy sent out to the Alabama Baptist, the LaFayette Sun and Roanoke Leader with a request that they publish them. T.N. Jones Robt Wheeler J.T. Lee J.P. Jordan W. J. Grady, Committee (Transcribed by Candace Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 June 6, 2005) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/meriwether/obits/c/cumbee187103ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb