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Cullman County Sacred Harp Convention

Cullman County Courthouse, Cullman, Alabama

July 8-9, 2023

Saturday, July 8

The 129th session of the Cullman County Sacred Harp Convention was held at the Cullman County Courthouse on the second Sunday and Saturday before in July. The class was called to order by Tom Booth leading 56t. Butch White offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Tom Booth 34b; Butch White 503, 547; Christopher Mann 75, 332; Beth Branscome 474, 208; Adrian Eldridge 454, 455; Nancy Phillips 354b, 196; Hazel Heinze 145t, 438; Kerry Cullinan 70t, 164; Carolyn Thompson 442, 500; Winfred Kerr 516, 36b; Robert Chambless 163t, 84.

RECESS

The class was brought back together by Joyce White leading 178 and 282. Leaders: Marlin Beasley 318, 40 (in memory of Dennis Beasley); Nadia Bolz-Weber and Tom Booth 277, 146; Danny Creel 106, 448t; Inga Buckland 28b, 425; Charles McCravy 127, 143 (for his aunts, his mother, and his grandmother); Jeff James 117, 31b; Judy Chambless 63, 37b; Derek Buckland 74t, 56b; Mike Hankins 168, 527; Glenn Keeton and Laurie Kirkland 497, 507; Christopher Mann and Amber Mann 47b, 77t; Brenda Chafin 276, 319.

LUNCH

The afternoon session began with Joyce White leading 515. Leaders: Karen Rollins 225t (in memory of her father); Karen Rollins and Ann Jett 327; Daniel Bearden and Brittany Bearden 35, 114; Craig Holmes 513, 479; Ann Jett 269, 546; Linda Booth 198, 273; Inga Buckland 268; Kerry Cullinan 551; Derek Buckland 160b; Robert Chambless 111b; Adrian Eldridge and Carolyn Thompson 236; Karen Rollins 227; Hazel Heinze 347; Jeff James 124; Louise Yeager and Mike Hankins 490; Christopher Mann 31t; Winfred Kerr 89; Beth Branscome 569t; Charles McCravy 176b; Danny Creel 448t; Daniel Bearden and Brittany Bearden 78; Christopher Mann and Amber Mann 159 (for Cindy Mann); Craig Holmes 323t; Butch White 287; Nancy Phillips 388; Tom Booth 475; Ann Jett 498; Linda Booth 350. Tom Booth led 267 as the closing song. Butch White offered the closing prayer.

Sunday, July 9

Tom Booth welcomed the class to the Sunday session of the Cullman County Sacred Harp Convention. Tom led 77b, and Butch White offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Butch White 313b, 86; Carolyn Thompson 142, 203; Linda Booth 186, 361; Christopher Mann 209, 39t; Kerry Cullinan 180, 193; Nancy Phillips 572, 452; Inga Buckland 38b, 399t; Rebecca Gilmore 65, 349; Marlin Beasley 348b, 406 (in memory of his mother); Adrian Eldridge 275b, 383; Christopher Mann and Amber Mann 159, 274t; Philip Gilmore 76b, 77t.

RECESS

The class reconvened with Travis McCay leading 345b. Leaders: Travis McCay 117; Derek Buckland 278b, 131t; Charles McCravy 87, 145t; Hazel Heinze 63, 452; Tom Booth 44, 354t; Linda Booth 218, 489 (in memory of Caleb Allred); Brenda Chafin 335, 336; Emily Stutzman 337, 408.

LUNCH

Craig Holmes called the class to order by leading 39b. Leaders: Craig Holmes 66; Marlin Beasley 61; Edwin Dixon and Marlin Beasley 153; Joyce White 72b, 276; Butch White and Joyce White 448t; Christopher Mann 277; Derek Buckland 278t (for Uschi Nolte and Eva Striebeck); Rebecca Gilmore and Travis McKay 457; Kerry Cullinan 378t (for Donna Carlson); Inga Buckland 535; Emily Stutzman 179; Adrian Eldridge 512; Philip Gilmore and Rebecca Gilmore 47b; Charles McCravy 43; Nancy Phillips 282; Brenda Chafin 480; Christopher Mann and Amber Mann 45t; Carolyn Thompson 53. Announcements were made.

Tom Booth led 472 as the closing song. Butch White offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Tom Booth; Vice Chairman—Butch White; Arranging Officer—Carolyn Thompson; Finance Officers—Tom Booth and Christopher Mann; Chaplain—Butch White; Secretary—Linda Booth