Contributed: July 2007
I am transcribing this from written record of my grandmother, Mrs. G.W. (Theresa) Jobe (Sr.), who was on the building committee of the new church at New Chapel. All items in parentheses are mine.
Today, we met at 10:00 for Sunday School in our new church at New Chapel, for our first service. It was a cold, rainy day.
George W. Jobe (Sr.,my grandfather), Superintendent, directed the program. The first song sung in our new church was "Where He Leads Me, I'll Follow". Mr. Dudley Topp gave the devotional, and remarks on what the old church had meant to him and then statements on what the new one would mean to him. He then lead the group in prayer. After prayer, the classes met in their respecitve places.
Adult Class--Alton Morris
Young People--Marlin Fancher
Juniors--Mrs. Lunceford Riley
Beginners--Mrs. Farris Riley
Secretary and Treasurer--James I. Riley
Mrs. and Mrs. G. W. Jobe, Sr.; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Riley; Mrs. and Mrs. Farris Riley; Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Topp; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Riley; Bill Wright, Gwinda and Robert Wright; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ridings; Mr. and Mrs. Alton Morris, Horace, Ruth Ann, and Jimmie; Mrs. (Mamie crossed out and Norbin added) Sumner; Mr. and Mrs. Charley Jobe; Carl Riley and Sam Riley; Virginia and Marlin Fancher; Mary Alice Morris and Lessie Fancher; Bill Beachum, sons, Jimmie and Billy. Gillie and James I. Riley; Clifford Fowler and children, Brenda and Joe; Mr. and Mrs. (Diane Jobe, my mother)Alfred Williams, and Sonya; Carroll Fancher; Mr. and Mrs. Lunceford Riley, Bill and Beverly; John Wayne Burt, Mr. and Mrs. T. Waycaster, Jan and Phil; Vera Nell and Mary Etta Riley; Keither Patterson and Yvonne.
The oldest person there was Charley Jobe age 72 yrs., and the youngest was Sonya Williams, 8 months, great neice of Mr. Jobe.
The pastor of our church is Rev. Roy Ryan, age 26, Jan. 28, 1956. He preached (his crossed out and the added) sermon on Sunday morning, February 5, 1956 at 11 o'clock in our new church.
The funeral was conducted by Rev. Ike Berryhill of Tupelo, Miss. and the Rev. Sansing of Columbus. The singing was done by the Pinegrove Quartet, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sisk, Claud Attaway and a Mr. Hood.