Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Newspapers.....Abrams, Rev. Cooper P. III, 1982 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Suffolk News-Herald, Volume 60, Number 55, Fri., 5 March 1982 p. 10 Antioch Gets New Pastor The Rev. Cooper P. Abrams III has been called as the new pastor of Antioch Congregation Christian Church, Windsor. Rev. Abrams is a recent graduate of Piedmont Bible College, Winston-Salem, N.C., where he received his Bachelor of Theology degree. He and his wife, Carolyn, and their son, Bryan, age 17, are originally from Rocky Mount, N.C. The Abramses will reside in the church parsonage at 46 N. Court St., Windsor. [photo, captioned:] REV. ABRAMS New Pastor Rev. Cooper Pitt ABRAMS, III, named pastor of Antioch Christian Church, near Windsor, "Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 60, No. 55, Fri., Mar. 5, 1982, p. 10 *Additional information: He was b. 20 Nov 1947 in Suffolk. (B.Cert. 70123) He m. Barbara Carolyn LINDLEY, daughter of Rev. James Howard & Verlena Mae (McCULLOUGH) LINDLEY, 6 June 1970 in Suffolk; her father officiated. (Norfolk #821) His parents, C.P. Jr. & Cora Isabelle (MURPHY) ABRAMS, are buried in Pineview Cemetery, Pinetops, Edgecombe Co., NC. (Find a Grave Mem. 142223667 &c.) His paternal grandparents, C.P. Sr. & Lela Bland (MORRIS) ABRAMS, are buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Tarboro, Edgecombe Co., NC. (Find a Grave Mem. 122078581 &c.) His maternal grandmother, Emma Christine (HAMILTON MURPHY; Mrs. George W.) COLTRAIN, is buried with her second husband, also in Pineview Cemetery. (Find a Grave Mem. 119428968 &c.) Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/news/19820305nh.txt