Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The Ivey Memorial Sacred Harp singing was held on the first fifth Sunday of the year at Liberty Baptist Church. The class was called to order by Scott Ivey leading 31b. Scott led 40, and Shane Wootten offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Shane Wootten 111t (in memory of Eloise Wootten); Jackie Tanner 47t; Nicholas Thompson 217 (in memory of Coy Ivey); Dan Brittain 216; Lomax Ballinger 270; David Carlton 332; Sarah George 546; Jonathan Wood 481; Karen Rollins and Shane Wootten 120 (for Philip Denney); Loyd Ivey 424 (in memory of Andrew Ivey); Deborah Morton 299; Blake Sisemore and Nate Butler 48t; Lisa Geist 269; David Smead 422; Susan Cherones 349; David Killingsworth and Brenda Armstrong 277; Prisca Rice and Emmaleigh Calhoun 49t.

RECESS

Scott Ivey led 172 to bring the class together. Leaders: Steve Schmidgall 156; Lisa Bennett 320; Warren Steel 351; Jeannette DePoy and Scarlett Tucker 448t; Lori Rodgers 198; Dan Edwards 448b; Lisa Grayson 528; Daniel Lee 302; Linda Sides 225t; Winfred Kerr 36b; Meredith Ivey 319; Lucey Rose Karlsberg 146; Everett Ivey 421; Clarke Williams 460; Ken Kelley, Jamie Kelley, Kristen Kelley, and Will Kelley 112; Leanne Carter 47b; Robert Chambless 303.

RECESS

Shane Wootten led 101t to bring the class to order. Leaders: Anne Steel 348b; Judy Mincey 311; Isaac Green and Tom George 478; Aaron Wootten and Jamey Wootten 63; Cheyenne Ivey 432; Adrian Eldridge 499; Wayne Wootten 276; Nate Green and Norma Green 314; Buell Cobb 69b; Georgeanna Presnell 282; David Ivey, Allison Ivey, and Rodney Ivey 384 (in memory of Coy Ivey); Erica Hinton 187; Jared Wootten 317; Rachel Hall 329; Steve Luttinen 387. Shane Brown asked a blessing before the noon meal.

LUNCH

The afternoon session began with Scott Ivey leading 99. Leaders: Linton Ballinger and Larry Ballinger 224; Tim Morton 485; Maddy Mullaney, Anna Whalen, Haukon Oyer, and Dani Hill 456; Tim Gregg 515; Hayden Wootten 441; Reba Windom and Elene Stovall 436; David Wright 454; Marty Wootten 182; Em Ekelund 48b; Matt Hinton and Lottie Hinton 542; Loyd Ivey, Lilly Underwood, Martha Brown, Marian Biddle, Lindsey Watkins, Callie Watkins, and Kate Watkins 501 (CB); Cindy Tanner and Ann Jett 498; Richard Ivey, Kelsey Ivey, Sasha Hsuczyk, and Liora O’Donnell Goldensher 30b; Keillor Mose 82t; Liora O’Donnell Goldensher 207; Karen Ivey and Jeannette DePoy 532; Eric Schwab 391.

RECESS

Shane Wootten and Rodney Ivey led 426t in memory of Hobert Ivey. Leaders: Earl Ballinger and Cassie Allen 110; Garrett Morton 426b; Judy Caudle 428; Jesse P. Karlsberg and Lauren Bock 345b; Nathan Rees 131b; Tom George and Dennis George 352; Anna Hinton, Lottie Hinton, and Andrew Kirk 142; Alex Forsyth 138b; Sandy Ivey, Jayden Hunt, and Scott Ivey 31t; Shane Brown 383; Darlene Dalton 489; Donna Wootten 76b; Samuel Williams and Daniel Williams 160b. Announcements were made.

Scott Ivey, Shane Wootten, and Marty Wootten led 176t as the closing song. Marty Wootten offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Scott Ivey; Secretary—Nicholas Thompson