A Sesquicentennial History of the Green River Missionary Baptist Church
1836 - 1986, Written and Compiled by Wendell Holmes Rone, Sr., For the One
Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Church, 1987. By
permission of author. Ohio County

JOHN HARRISON FLENER grew up on a farm and followed that occupation through
life.  On July 19, 1908, he was united in marriage to MISS MINNIE B.
RANNEY, the daughters of Seth P. Ranney and a native of Illinois, but he
was a native of Butler County.  They were married on an Ohio County License
on July 19, 1908.  The wedding took place at the home of and the ceremony
was performed by former Pastor James Pendleton Taylor, the writer's
grandfather.  The witnesses were:  Luther Lyles, Irene Taylor, Chester
Wilson and Cora Burgess.  He was born on May 13, 1884 and died on March
11th, 1962, in his seventy-seventh year; while she was born December 27,
1889 and died on December 17, 1972, in her eighty-second year.  Both are
buried in the Green River Cemetery.
	They became the parents of four children, two daughters and two sons, as
follows:  Lois (Flener) West (b. February 2, 1909 - d. November 8, 1973);
Jennie Mary (Flener) Kittinger (b.c. 1911); Boyce Franklin Flener (See
latter Sketch); and Royce Ranney Flener (b. September 23, 1927 - d. August
19, 1971.  Both sons eventually became Deacons of Green River Church.
	Brother Flener became a member of the Green River Church by Christian
Experience and Baptism in September, 1899, being baptized by pastor D. J.
K. Maddox.  He became a Deacon by Church action on August 4, 1920, being
ordained along with another, Thomas Monroe Goodman, at the same time.  He
served in the office nearly forty-two years.  He represented the Church at
the Association in 1920-1921, 1929, 1936, 1938, 1942, 1944-1945.  He also
served on several important committees of the Church and was one of its
most influential members.  Mrs. John Harrison Flener united with the Green
River Church by Christian Experience and Baptism in November, 1909, being
baptized by Pastor A. B. Gardner.  She had been a member over sixty-three
years at her death.  His funeral service was conducted by Pastor Wesley
Hanson (Hartford), assisted by former Pastor and present Pastor Dale Brauns
and Alton W. Crowe (Green River), respectively.  His widow and children
survived him.

Flener Ranney Taylor Lyles Wilson Burgess West Kittinger Maddox Goodman
Gardner Hanson Brauns Crowe
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