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Mulberry River/Clear Creek West Convention

Johnson School House, Fayette County, Alabama

Sunday, September 2, 2012

The annual Mulberry River/Clear Creek West Convention was held at Johnson School House in Fayette County, Alabama. Danny Creel called the class to order leading 56b. Darrell Swarens offered prayer.

A business session was held with the following officers elected or appointed to serve: Chairman—Danny Creel; Vice Chairman—Henry Guthery; Secretary—Elene Stovall.

Leaders: Danny Creel 56t, 145t; Henry Guthery 149, 331; Elene Stovall 172, 222; Darrell Swarens 208, 37b; Linda Sides 220, 328; Ken Tate 361, 147t; Bea Carnathan 283, 456; Ottis Sides 61, 530; Hannah Tate 358, 496; Larry Ballinger 109, 157; Betty Baccus 349, 168; Glenn Keeton and Isabella Keeton 235, 278t; Emily Burleson 278b, 29t.

RECESS

Danny Creel called the class to order leading 405. Leaders: Earl Ballinger 373, 439; Kim Vaughn 35, 490; Gravis Ballinger 182, 120; Charity Vaughn 270, 224; Lisa Geist 155, 272; Amber Davis and Claire Davis 341, 380 (for Paula Springfield); Carole Watts 384, 470; Donna Morrison 457 (in memory of Fred Killingsworth, Jr.), 56t; Elizabeth Keeton, Glenn Keeton, and Matthew Keeton 504, 178; Henry Guthery 316, 196; Betty Baccus 284 (in memory of Gene Wakefield), 179 (in memory of Travis Keeton); Ottis Sides 527, 475; Kim Vaughn 143, 46.

LUNCH

The class was called to order by Danny Creel leading 111b. Leaders: Ken Tate 53, 75; Emily Burleson 436, 285t; Darrell Swarens 200, 47b; Bea Carnathan 112, 80b; Earl Ballinger 177; Hannah Tate 268, 117; Gravis Ballinger 78; Linda Sides 76b, 225t; Larry Ballinger 93; Charity Vaughn 66, 186; Glenn Keeton 86, 163b; Lisa Ballinger 532; Carole Watts 319, 400; Amber Davis 192; Elene Stovall 564; Earl Ballinger and Fred Killingsworth 217.

Announcements were made. The next session of the Mulberry River/Clear Creek West Convention will be held at Old County Line Church, Jefferson County, Alabama, on the first Sunday in September, 2013.

Danny Creel led 45t as the closing song. Danny Creel offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Danny Creel; Vice Chairman—Henry Guthery; Secretary—Elene Stovall