Obituaries

Mt. Juliet, TN (January 24, 2019) — Sean Hollis McDougal, age 19, died January 3, 2019, from complications related to cystic fibrosis. A resident of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, Sean was the son of Country and Gos...

Branson, MO (January 21, 2019) — Well-known musician David Creech passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019. He had battled bone cancer for the past few months. David played guitar in The Hemphills’ band...

Villa Rica, GA (January 21, 2019) — Edna Wright, president of the Southern Gospel Promoters Association, announced on Jan. 21 that her husband, Pastor James Wright, passed away following a long battle with ca...

Nashville, TN (January 9, 2019) — We are sad to hear that Suzan Speer, formerly of The Speer Family, has passed away. Brian Speer, Suzan's brother, posted the following on Facebook: From Brian Speer's col...

Chesnee, SC — Frank E. Moffitt, 72, of Chesnee, South Carolina, went home to be with his Lord Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Frank developed a...

Mt. Pleasant, TX (December 29, 2018) — We are sad to report that Howard Elton Hildreth Jr., 92, went to be with our blessed Savior on December 26, 2018, in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. Howard was married to Gospe...

Sanford, NC (December 5, 2018) — Fay Elizabeth Turlington Sykes, age 82, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Cumberland County o...

John Thomas Benson III, age 90, passed away Oct. 28, 2018. Benson was the former president of the John T. Benson Publishing Company, which was founded in 1902 by his grandfather, John T. Benson. After a succ...

Asheville, NC (November 29, 2018) — Legendary tenor and former Kingsmen Quartet member Ernie Phillips, “The Little Giant,” has passed away at the age of 68 at his home in Asheville, North Carolina. Ern...

Pensacola, FL (November 18, 2018) — Les Beasley, the president of the National Quartet Convention and the longtime owner/manager/singer of The Florida Boys, has passed away at the age of 90. Born in Crocke...