Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

Saturday, July 3

The Henagar-Union Convention was held at Liberty Baptist Church on the first Sunday and Saturday before in July. The class was called to order by Shane Wootten leading 32t. Ron Harper offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Shane Wootten 101t; Scott Ivey 34t; Loyd Ivey 318 (in memory of Eloise Wootten); Boyd Scott 58; Richard Mauldin 446; Connor Campbell 481; Susan Cherones 349; Ed Thacker 39b; Judy Chambless 63; Nicholas Thompson and J. L Hopper 340; Nate Green and Norma Green 482; Pat Temple 373; Winfred Kerr 314; Donna Wootten 74b; Philip Denney 120; Linda Sides 270; Louis Hughes 410t; Daryl Chesney 454 (in memory of Richard Chesney); Bob Watkins 499; Ruth Wampler 279; Hubert Nall 155.

RECESS

Shane Wootten led 40 to bring the class together. Leaders: Cheyenne Ivey 172; Robert Chambless and Richard Mauldin 358; Joyce Forry 354b; Mike Hinton 475; Jerusha Wheeler 107; Adrian Eldridge 299; Cindy Tanner 546; Andy Ditzler 292; Blake Sisemore 436; Lisa Bennett 203; Karen Rollins and Denney Rogers 222; Hollie Long 530; Daniel Lee 101b; Delone Cobbs 27; Ann Riley 542; David Killingsworth 49b; Wayne Wootten 276; April Watkins 53; Barrett Patton 406; Deborah Taube 344; Scott DePoy 277.

RECESS

The class was brought back to order by Shane Wootten leading 138t. Leaders: Paula Oliver 217; David Saylors, Theresa Saylors, and Sierra Saylors 455; Reba Windom and Garrett Morton 196; Erica Hinton 163b; J.L. Hopper 369; Ezra Lloyd 39t; Buell Cobb 417; Ron Harper 61; David Carlton 275t; Daniel Bearden 291; Samuel Williams 110; Taylor Watkins 445. Louis Hughes asked a blessing before the noon meal.

LUNCH

Shane Wootten led 36b. Leaders: Gaea Singer and Nancy Hicks 77t; Matt Hinton 432; Judy Caudle 403; Isaac Lloyd 95; Elene Stovall 142; Hayden Arp, Reba Windom, and Pam Nunn 269; Ainslie Allen 460; Justin Bowen 507; Peter Trumbore and Sarah George 319; Jayden Hunt and Scott Ivey 31t; David Ivey 298; Emma Hayden Calvert 76b; Jenna Strizak 192; Dennis George 211; Wanda Capps 200; Anna Hinton 383; Jonathon Smith 179; Lydia Lewallen 495; David Smead 534.

RECESS

The class was brought back together by Shane Wootten leading 313t. Leaders: Henry Johnson 418; Keillor Mose 316; Alex Forsyth and Rodney Ivey 30b; Nathan Rees 162; Ann Jett 47b; Johnathan Kelso 426t; Sasha Hsuczyk 422; David Brodeur 351; Rodney Ivey 282 (for David Knight); Cassie Allen 475 (for Pauline Oliver). The results of the ballot election of officers were announced by Dennis George as follows: Chairman—Shane Wootten; Vice Chairman—Scott Ivey; Secretary—Cheyenne Ivey. Announcements were made.

Shane Wootten led 521 as the closing song. David Ivey dismissed the class with prayer.

Sunday, July 4

The Sunday session of the Henagar-Union Convention began at 9:30 a.m. with Shane Wootten leading 283 (for Don Bowen). The opening prayer was offered by Dennis George.

Leaders: Scott Ivey and Marlon Wootten 70t; Nicholas Thompson and Judy Caudle 208; Boyd Scott 358; David Saylors 203; Lilly Underwood and Loyd Ivey 426t; Tony Ivey 454; Nate Green and Norma Green 287; Robert Chambless 560; Joyce Morton 36b; Joyce Forry 480; Ed Thacker 532; Eli Hinton 142; Isaac Green and Hayden Arp 395; Gaea Singer 83t; Garrett Morton 386; Marty Wootten 441; Peter Trumbore 300; Daniel Lee 411; Ann Jett 498; Chris Ballinger 344; David Smead and Lisa Bennett 346; Hayden Wootten 73t; Pat Temple 48b; Hollie Long 448b; Daniel Williams 56b; Anna Hinton 182; Louis Hughes 448t; Sarah George 564; Loyd Ivey and Red Lacy 45t, 424.

RECESS

Shane Wootten and Rodney Ivey led 47t. Jackie Tanner led 314. The memorial lesson was held at this time. Tony Ivey spoke on behalf of the following sick and shut-ins: Karen Mose, Gayle Denney, Tim Reynolds, Mary Wright; Barry Rollins, Don Bowen, Margaret Thacker, and Willa Sue Gann. He recited the poetry from 566.

Tony then spoke in memory of the following deceased: Velton Chafin, Kenneth Sundberg, Mary Ruth Stiefel, Margaret Spurlock, Bill Windom, Jewel Wootten, Jerry Capps, Kathleen Robbins, Coy Ivey, Wilda Holmes, and Ottis Sides—Alabama; Bill Beverly—Michigan; Richard Chesney and Morgan Freuler—Tennessee; Rodney McBride, Bentley McGuire, Richard DeLong, David Grant, Agnes Todd, and Harry Eskew—Georgia; Sonny Erwin, Myrl Jones, and Curtis Owen—Texas; Keith Malcolm Brown—Maine; Les Updike—Virginia; Don Forsyth—Pennsylvania; Charles Lewallen—North Carolina. He led 421. Henry Johnson closed the memorial service with prayer.

Leaders: Linda Sides 500; Erica Hinton and Lottie Hinton 187; Samuel Williams 551; Susan Cherones 209; Adrian Eldridge 67; Linton Ballinger 146; Jamey Wootten and Terry Wootten 39t; Ann Riley 82t; Bob Watkins and Betty Shepherd 216. Shane Wootten asked a blessing before the noon meal.

LUNCH

The afternoon session began with Scott Ivey leading 89. Leaders: Dennis George 430; Larry Ballinger 528; Jared Wootten 313t; Blake Sisemore 556 (in memory of Jeff Sheppard); Alex Makris 288; Matt Hinton 228; Lisa Geist 304; Ken Tate 547; Hayden Arp and Rodney Ivey 137 (in memory of Daphene Causey and Virgil Phillips); Ruth Wampler 546; Tom George 150; Earl Ballinger 389; April Watkins and Cheyenne Ivey 384 (in memory of Coy Ivey); Nathan Rees 348b; Lydia Lewallen 138b; Barrett Patton 343; Keillor Mose and Hayden Arp 434; Reba Windom and Shelby Castillo 542; Henry Johnson 111t; David Brodeur 442; Pam Nunn 362; Jonathon Smith 428; Elene Stovall 215 (for Joan Aldridge); Alex Forsyth 186; Cheyenne Ivey, Scott Ivey, Keillor Mose, Hayden Arp, Blake Sisemore, Shelby Castillo, Nicholas Thompson, Sarah George, Tom George, Barrett Patton, and Jayden Hunt 465 (CB) (in memory of Coy Ivey); Andy Ditzler 336; Ainslie Allen 112; David Carlton 198 (for Tim Reynolds); Taylor Watkins 277; Cindy Tanner, Cassie Allen, and Wanda Capps 88t; David Ivey and Syble Adams 472; Rodney Ivey and Jayden Hunt 56t; Marlon Wootten, Donna Wootten, Anna Wootten, Cynthia Wootten, and Brenda Carroll 572 (CB); Loyd Ivey, Teresa Bethune, Marian Biddle, and Lilly Underwood 501 (CB); Pat Temple 33t; Sylvia Ivey, Tony Ivey, Sandy Ivey, Scott Ivey, Marty Wootten, Lorrie Wootten, Jared Wootten, Hayden Wootten, Jamey Wootten, Chelsea Wootten, Annie Wootten, and Jayden Hunt 345b. Announcements were made.

Shane Wootten and Scott Ivey led 159, and those who wished took the parting hand. Marty Wootten offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Shane Wootten; Vice Chairman—Scott Ivey; Secretary—Cheyenne Ivey