Corinth Church, Barry Co., MO

BARRY COUNTY, MO
Church Gathering
Dedication of the Second Building
Corinth Church Built in 1949 - Burned May 1, 1954

Allene Brock has a newspaper article from The Cassville Democrat dated June 1, 2005 that is about the history of Corinth and it gives the dedication as date as 1949. She also submitted this above given photo. Allene Brock
Charles VanZandt's wife, Dollie Ireland, died Jan. 9, 1951
Photo of gathering submitted by: Cheryl

Left Side of Gathering
Left Side Numbered - Red
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Red Side
Barbara Erwin's Note:
I showed Chloe (Porter) Weathers and Charlene Jefferies the photo.
Below is what Barbara found out:
Red side #20 Albert Stubblefield,
Red side #22 Ruby Stubblefield (wife of Albert),
Red side #15 May McGlothin (which they told me was Irene Homer mother),
Red side #35 Barney Fogg,
Red side #37 Mary (Fogg) Church.

I talked to Allene (Stubblefield) Brock. Here are the names she gave us:

Red #2 Jeston "Jet" Fulton Husband of Jessie Fulton

Red #4 Steve Varner

Red #6 Allen Stubblefield

Red #7 Claude Stubblefield

Red #10 Katherine "Kit" Varner

Red #11 Zeek Thomas ?

Red #12 Rev. Abe Eddie

Red #16 Carl Perkins

Red #17 Leona (Stubblefield) Harper

Red #19 Allene Stubblefield
(note - Allen & Allene Stubblefied were twins - parents were Albert and Rudy Stubblefield.)

Red #20 Albert Stubblefield

Red #21 Opal Sims

Red #22 Ruby Stubblefield

Red #25 Sharon Perkins

Red #27 Horace Neeley

Red #28 Bob Neeley

Red #32 Sonny Smith

Red #36 Thelma Fogg

Donna Cooper's Note:
#8. Red - Left Side, Rev. Charles VanZandt is standing in the front.
#3 Red - Bill Ball and #10 Pauline (Varner) Ball, wife of William "Bill" Ball.
Barbara Erwin passed on the note that Charlene Jefferies, daughter of Charles and Dollie (Ireland) Van Zandt did not see her mother in the photo. Since there are vehicles that are possibly 1948 - 1949 models in the photo and that Dollie died Jan. 1951, it is speculated that the photo is dated between 1951 and 1952, possibly in the fall.
Darla Marbut's Note:
#1 - my grandpa, Charley Ball, husband of Ora.

#20 is Albert Stubblefield.
Betty Lamberson's Note:
I think that #7 on the left side looks a lot like Ray Higgs b.1901 son of John Monroe Higgs. Ray's wife was Mildred Strother b. 1904.

Right Side of Gathering
Right Side Numbered - Blue
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Blue Side
Barbara Erwin's Note:
I showed Chloe (Porter) Weathers and Charlene Jefferies the photo and here below is what she said:
Blue #1 Lynn Fulton,

Blue #2 Jessie Fulton,

Blue #3 Howard Lee Fulton.

I talked to Allene (Stubblefield) Brock. Here are the names she gave us:

The date is about 1947-1949 She is looking up the date: The occasion was the dedication of the 2nd Building for Corinth Baptist. It is on the web site.

Blue Side

Blue #13 Jack Tucker

Blue #33 Floyd "Bill" Tucker.

She agreed with the other people that have been I.D. She said the Balls were from Roaring River Baptist Church at Eagle Rock.

Darla Marbut's Note:

#4 and #4 1/2 are my great Grandparents, Dollie Jane Tucker Ball and Finas Ball.

#6 Grandmother, Ora Prier Ball, but can't figure out who the little boy would have been. So it may not be her.

Possibly #10 and #11 are Audrey and Marie (Easley) Ball.

Note from Gary Ball - #10 and #11 on the right or blue side does look like Audrey and Marie.

Betty Lamberson's Note:

The woman #2 on the right side looks awfully familiar to me and she might be Ray Higgs' wife? Mildred.

Jack Tucker's Note:

Blue #13 - Jack Tucker (Me)

Blue #9 - Wilma (Ball) Swanson

Blue #8 - May be Noveta (Ball) Hicks