Diary of Elder Walter J. B. Denney
This diary copied by Walter Dixson Denney on Wednesday January 13, 1982 from the original held by Mildred Mozelle Denney Tinney daughter of Elder Denney.
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THE LIFE WORK OF W. B. DENNEY IN THE MINISTRY
I was borned Dec. 3, 1891 was married to Miss Nettie Goodman Aug. 8, 1909. Joined the Primitive Baptist Church at Providence 1st Sunday in July 1911. Was liberated by same church on Nov. 3, 1917 motion by Bro. John A. White was ordained to the full work of the gospel on Apr 5, 1919 by Elders S. W. Pruett, H. G. Harris, M. Shaddix, H.H. Goodman, Moderator. This written by W. B. Denney April 10, 1919.
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Written by Mildred Denney Tinney on the death of Nettie Elizabeth Denney. Nettie Elizabeth Goodman was born January 7, 1892, she died Nov. 19, 1955, she was married to Walter B. Denney Aug. 8, 1909. Walter B. Denney born Dec. 3, 1891, died June 27, 1950.
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List of Churches Served
Called to Mt. Olive Church on April 4, 1917, gave up care of same Nov. 12, 1923, served 5 yrs, 7 months.
Called to Concord in June 1917, gave up care of same Aug 1919 served 2 yrs.
Called to Shiloah in March 1920, gave up care of same Aug. 1923, served 3 years.
Called to Providence in Aug. 1921
Called to Bethany in Aug. 1921, gave up care of same July 1934, served 13 years.
Called to Rocky Mt. Aug. 1923, gave up care of same Aug. 1927, served 4 years.
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Called to Darien Oct. 1923, gave up care of same 1925
Called to Valley Grove Jan. 1924, gave up care of same 1929, served 5 years.
Called to Emmaus 1923, did not serve.
Called to Caanan in Aug 1928 served 14 years.
Called to Pleasant Grove, Ga Aug 1929, gave up care of same Aug. 1930, served 1 year.
Called to Bethlehem in Aug. 1931, gave up care of same Sept 1935, served 4 years.
Called back to Rocky Mt. the second time in March 1932, served then Saturday afternoons up to Jan. 1933
Called to Ephesus in Aug. 1934 (Tallapoosa County) served 2 years.
Called to Fellowship in July 1935
Called back to Bethany Aug. 1935 second time-did not serve
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Called to Smyrna Sept. 1938
Called to Fish Pond Aug. 1939, served 1 year.
Called to Ephesus at Glass Aug. 1942.
Those Baptised by Elder Walter J. B. Denney
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Names of Those Baptised
Johnie Gibson and Lela Gibson at Providence Sept. 1921
Charlie Sims and Jocie Sims at Mt. Olive Nov. 1921
Lena Allen and Dessa Allen at Mt. Olive Aug. 1922
Jamie Blankenship at Bethany Aug. 1922
Gertrude Sims and Cordie Sims at Mt. Olive Sept. 1922
Flora Hamil at Providence Sept. 1922
D. W. Sparks at Providence Oct. 1922
Geneva Carter and Artie Crawford at Providence Aug. 1924
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H. R. Avery at Rocky Mt. Aug. 1924
Brinton, Mattie and Durell Fuller, Hubert Channey, June Blanks and Myrtle Alford at Bethany, Aug. 19, 1924
Grady and Edna Alford at Bethany, Sept. 1924
Hubert Channey's wife at Bethany May 17, 1925
Zula Jones and Jara (?) Hamlet at Rocky Mt. June 1925
Laura Fuller and Carrie Sprayberry at Bethany Sept. 1925
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Susie Yares and Bob Wallace's wife at Rocky Mt. Sept 20, 1925
C. P. Smith age 16, Rolland Smith's wife and Corban Channy's wife at Bethany Aug. 20, 1927
Sister Jarvis Age 75 at Valley Grove Sept. 26, 1927
John Channy Age 32 at Valley Grove June 24, 1927
Jim Jones Age 75 at Valley Grove Oct. 26, 1927
Edwith Channy, John Kennedy and Annie Maud Kennedy at Bethany Aug. 17, 1928
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Lizzie Gilbert age 28 at Bethany Aug. 27, 1930
Charlie Alsobrooke age 70, L. V. Alsobrooke age 50 and his wife age 48 at Caanan Aug. 24, 1930
Edmund Arnett age 26 at Caanan Sept. 7, 1930
Annie Lee Williamson Age 19 at Caanan Apr. 26, 1931
Robert Nelson age 25 at Fellowship Aug. 1931
Erma Jones age 23 at Rocky Mt. Oct. 17, 1931
Frances Sprayberry at Bethany Aug. 21, 1932
Jess Story, sister Jess Story and sister John Mayo at Bethlehem Aug. 12, 1933
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Annie Drummond, George Arnett, Cohen Arnett at Caanan Aug. 24, 1933
Joe A. Tinney, Amos Kelley, Ruth Kelley, Jewel Gilliam, Lydia Mathews at Providence Sept. 3, 1933
Hoyt Morris at Providence Apr. 1, 1934
Ralph Henry at Ephesus Feb. 18, 1935
Charles U. V. Denney age 21, Myrtis Denney age 19, Junior Denney age 12, Maxine Denney age 9, Berry Griffin age 60, Marie Griffin age 14, Hilda Sparks age 17, at Providence Aug. 4, 1935
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Obera Allen age 19 at Bethany Aug. 8, 1935
Grace Harry age 25 at Bethlehem Aug. 11, 1935
Bro. Guy and Sister Guy at Bethlehem Sept. 7, 1935
Brac McCoolough and Sis Hattie McCollough at Fellowship Sept. 7, 1935
Sis. Germany, Sis Lovelady, Bro Vaulter McCollough, Bro. Hawkins and Sis Hawkins at Fellowship Sept. 15, 1935
Sis. Vaulter McCollough at Fellowship Oct. 14, 1935
Sister Lucy Middlebrooks at Caanan July 26, 1936
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Bro. L. J. McCollough at Fellowship Nov. 8, 1936
Sis R. D. Moore at Ephesus June 20, 1937
Bro. Bud Middlebrooks at Caanan June 26, 1937
Bro. Lon Crouch at Caanan Sept. 26, 1937
Sis Ethel McCright at Smyrna Apr. 16, 1939
Sis Nettie Carpenter at Providence Oct. 1, 1939
Bro. J. R. Kitchens at Fellowship Oct. 8, 1939
Bro. Aubrey White at Providence Nov. 3, 1940
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Sis De Berry at Fellowship Nov. 10, 1940
Sis Alma Smith, Sis Cohen Arnett at Caanan Aug 31, 1941
Sis Opal Williams, Sis Robertson, Bro Thomas Futral, Bro Higgins at Ephesus N. Ala Aug. 23, 1942
Bro. Newman at Ephesus Nov. 24, 1942
Bro. Beaman Denney at Providence July 4, 1943
Sis Nelson and Sis Morris at Fellowship July 12, 1943
Sis Odell Hamil at Ephesus July 20, 1943
Sis Paschal at Ephesus Jan. 24, 1944
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Sis Nonnie Nelson at Fellowship Nov. 15, 1944
Sis Brown and Sis Stephens at Fellowship 1945
Sis Rubie Nelson and Sis Hansly(?) at Fellowship 1946
Bro. Thom Morris, Fred Denney, Sis Mildred Denney Tinney, White Girls, Hamil Girls, 2 Griffins, Wynell Denney at Providence 1946
Bro Warren at Fellowship 1947
Bro. N. L. Presley at Fellowship 1949
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Bro. Phillip Kelley and Sis Phillip Kelley, Sis Onslow Morris at Ephesus Feb. 1949
Sis Lon Mitchell at Ephesus Oct. 1949
Funerals Conducted by Elder Walter J. B. Denney
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Infant of Ed Hanners at Providence Feb. 1918
Infant of J. W. Thrift at Bethany Mar. 1918
Harris Parish at Concord May 1918
Sister Strouder at Providence June 1918
Sister Hassel at Providence July 1918
D. H. Carpenter at Macedonia July 1922
Sister Taylor at Macedonia Aug. 1922
Infant of G. L. Goodman at Macedonia Sept. 1922
Doll Green at Providence July 1922
M. V. Patton at Shiloah Aug. 1922
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Permeila Harris at Lystra Sept. 1920
Sister H. G. Harris at Macedonia Jan. 1923
Infant of H. M. Crawford at Providence Apr. 1922
Sallie Short at Oak Grove Sept. 1922
Lucile Short at Oak Grove Sept. 1922
Sister Burks at Macedonia Feb. 1923
Mrs. Green at Providence Mar. 5, 1923
Martha Anderson at Shiloah Apr. 1923
Kermit Phillips at Shiloah Delta May 1923
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Sister Fuller at Macedonia (Chambers Cty) June 1923
Martha East at Lystra June 1923
Clois Gilbert at Bethany June 1923
J. T. Mountain at Bethany July 1923
Minnie Hodnett at Providence Feb. 1924
Br. McEachern at County Line May 1924
Miss Dukes at Providence July 1924
Sister Taunton at Bethany 1924
Infant of Mitchell at McDonald Chappel Sept. 1924
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Jones Gowble(?) at Ephesus Sept. 1924
Sis S. T. Passley at Fellowship Oct. 1924
Infant of Jack White at Providence Feb. 1925
Cathrine Ragsdale at Providence Mar. 1925
Sister Fannie Worthy at Wesobulga Mar. 1925
J. T. Waldrop at Countyline Mar. 1925
W. C. Hamlet at Rocky Mt. Apr. 1925
Sis Fannie Grant at Rocky Mt. Apr. 1925
Sis. Nina Morris at Rocky Mt. May 1925
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Razzie Young at Macedonia May 1925
Bro. Spears at Bethany May 1925
Caroline Dobbs age 106 at Zion Hill Aug. 1925
Kelly Gilbert at Bethany Nov. 1925
Harland Mitchell at Countaline Nov. 1925
Bro. V. G. Mathews at Providence Nov. 1925
T. J. Bell at Ashland Dec. 1925
M. F. Powell at Haller School H.(?) Jan 1926
John Gilbert at Bethany Feb. 1927
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Grady Hassel at Providence June 1927
Joe A. Gamble at Ephesus Feb. 1927
Will Thomas at Macedonia May 1927
R. W. McReight at Smyrna May 1927
Mrs. Spears at Bethany Aug. 1927
Sis Ragsdale at Providence July 1927
Sis John White at Lystra Mar. 1927
Sis Jim Blankenship at Bethany Feb. 1928
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Sis Anna Bell at Ashland Feb. 1928
Sis Mountain and Jack Jones Infant at Bethany Mar. 1928, Double Funeral
Bro Henry Hodnett at Bethany Mar. 1928
Matt Hamil at Providence Apr. 1928
Bro. Ragsdale at Providence May 1928
Infant of John Channey at Valley Grove Sept. 1928
Jim Wood at Bethany Sept. 1928
Bill Robertson at Wesobulga Sept. 1928
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Sis Jamie Waldrop at Wesobulga Dec. 1928
Dillard Green at Wesobulga Nov. 1928
Seila Phipps at Countaline Jan. 1929
Sis. D. M. Sparks at Shiloah Aug. 1929
Bro. John White at Lystra Sept. 1929
Bob Sparks at Shiloah Oct. 1929
Infant of Jack Simpshire at Providence Mar. 1930
Elder H. G. Harris at Macedonia Apr. 1930
Herman Carter at Countaline June 1930
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Zeola Price at Rocky Mt. July 1930
J. L. Sprayberry at Bethany Aug. 1930
Sis Waldrop at Smyrna Sept. 1930
Sis Nan Price at Rocky Mt. Sept. 1930
Little Russell Jones at Rocky Mt. Sept. 1930
Infant of O. L. Thomaston at Valley Grove Oct. 1930
V. D. Miller at Wesobulga Oct. 1930
Sis Trudie Hardaman at Smyrna Oct. 1930
J. H. Morris at Providence Jan. 1931
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Bascom Morris at Lystra Jan 1931
Sis Callie Carpenter at Macedonia Feb. 1931
Jewel Channey at Bethany Feb. 1931
Sarah Yates at Barfield Mar. 1931
Sis J. T. Boyd at Macedonia Apr. 1931
Leonard Young at Countaline Apr. 1931
Sis Allie Hand at Rocky Mt. Apr 1931
G. W. Drummond at Paran Mar. 1931
Willie Myerl Thompson at Bethany June 1931
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Bud Powell at Halter School H. July 1931
Sis John Arnett at Paran Aug 1931
Bro. C. R. Morris at Providence Oct. 1931
Sis Beulah Parrish at Concord Oct. 1931
Effie May Kennady at Bethany Nov. 1931
Andrew Young at Countaline Jan 1932
Sis Thomas at Macedonia Feb. 1932
Roe Hearn near Franklin Ga. Feb. 1932
W. Y. Willouby at Mt. Zion (Chamber Cty) Aug. 1932
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Vina Hamilton at Rocky Mt. Sept. 1932
Infant of L. B. Arnett at Paran Nov. 1932
Sis Lucy Whitley at Glenn, Ga. Jan 1933 Double Funeral
John Whitley at Gelen, Ga. Jan. 1933 Double Funeral
G. W. Gibson at Liberty Hill Feb. 1933
Joel Pearson Allen at Macedonia Feb. 1933
J. T. Hanners at Shiloah Feb. 1933
Sir Carrie Sprayberry at Bethany July 1933
Babe Williams at Macedonia July 1933
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Sis Bunk Phillips at Bethlehem Aug. 1933
Bro. E. M. Carwile at Shiloah Dec. 20, 1933
Mr. W. E. Sparks age 65 at Shiloah Jan. 26, 1934
Mrs. R. K. TRuett age 62 at Ephesus May 30, 1934
Betty Gray age 17 months at Providence June 4, 1934
Bro. H. M. Crawford age 58 at Providence July 4, 1934
Bro D. M. Sparks age 86 July 15, 1934 at Shiloah.
Bro. J. M. Arnett age 58 yrs 6 mos at Paran Aug. 26, 1934
Little Myrthal Murea Gilbwert age 5 at Bethany Aug. 29, 1934 (snake bite)
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Bro. J. T. Pennington age 74 at Concord Sept. 9, 1934
Bro W. S. Hassel age 79 at Providence Jan. 12, 1935
Mrs. Kay age 78 at Shiloah Jan. 14, 1935
Bro. Ben Jarvis age 73 at Rockey Creek Apr. 8, 1935
Mr. Austin Finley age 28 at Mt. Zion July 31, 1935
Mrs. G. W. Drummond age 76 at Paran Sept. 16, 1935
Mr. J. M. Griffin age 82 at Rocky Mt. Nov. 1, 1935
Bro. Henry Blankenship age 79 at Bethany Dec. 24, 1935
Mrs. Lula Boyd age 39 at Shiloah Jan 19, 1936
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Sis Mollie Sparks age 66 yr 4 mos 25 days at Shiloah Mar. 1, 1936
Bro. M. O. Sparks age 45 yrs 2 mos 20 days at Shiloah Mar. 7, 1936
Mrs. Kate Mecham age 77 at Countaline Mar. 14, 1936
Little Byron Stanford age 14 yrs at Shiloah Apr. 3, 1936
Bro. A. K. Kennedy age 81 at Bethany Apr. 10, 1936
Sis T. J. Hamlet age 82 at Bethlehem June 24, 1936
Mr. (?) Melton age 55 at Bethlehem Oct. 18, 1936
Mrs. Evah Kay age 55 at Shiloah Nov. ?4, 1936
Bro. J. J. Bearden age 77 at Providence June 5, 1937
R. D. Patterson age 77 at Bethlehem Nov. 5, 1937
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Mrs. Bell Lowe and babies at Fellowship Nov. 10, 1938
Mrs. Mask at Bethany Nov. 16, 1938
Mr. Anse Griffin at Rocky Mt. Nov. 20, 1938
Sis Pennington age 79 at Concord Dec. 11, 1938
Mr. John Anderson at Valley Grove Mar. 1939
Saffold Baby at New Prospect Nov. 1939
Sis Summer at Smyrna Dec. 1939
Sis. A. O. Burns at Olive Branch Dec. 12, 1939
Mr. Othis Morris at Rocky Mt. Jan. 7, 1940
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Bro. M. C. Elliott at Macedonia Jan. 12, 1940
Bro. R. H. Hamlet at Bethlehem Jan. 25, 1940
Sis. Ruth Jackson age 48 at Macedonia July 27, 1940
Bro. C. E. McCollough age 55 at Fellowship June 1941
Sis Meigs age 77 at Bethlehem Nov. 1941
Troy Nabors age 24 at New Prospect Nov. 1941
Bro. J. V. Price age 87 at Rocky Mt. Dec. 25, 1941
Irving Jones at Valley Grove March 1942
Sis. McGee at Rocky Mt. July 10, 1942
Bro. Hershal Goodman at New Hope Dec. 6, 1942
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Sis Avery age 84 at Fellowship Aug. 15, 1943