Memorials and Honorariums

Donations are chosen by many to express love and sympathy to families who have lost loved ones or to express honor, appreciation, and congratulations to those they wish to recognize.  A letter is sent to the family when a donation is made letting them know who donated in their honor.  We are grateful for all the families and lives represented here and the impact they have made and are making on those around them.  

2025 Donations

Donations have been given in memory of: 

• Terry Adams by Rock Island Church of Christ

• John Akers by Brent & Amy Hewitt, Danny and Regina Mullins, Scott and Jennifer Moore, Joe and Deitra Dunlap, Centertown Church of Christ, Mitch and Gina Burke, Willie and Donna Newby, Brett Merritt Family

• Sid & Helen Barnes by Jeff & Jimmie Dean Bush

• Taylor Blanton by Mr. and Mrs. Tim Akers

• Christine Bouldin by Donna Goolsby Family, Peggy Hammons, Isaac Turner, Morrison Lunch Ladies, Wanda Bouldin, William C. Chilton and Family, Willie and Donna Newby, David and Patricia Hutton, Jacob and Kristen Smith, Steve and Jill Stubblefield, Carla Parson

• Jim Boyd by Brett Merritt Family, Tim and Jessica Akers, Willie and Donna Newby

• Sam Boyd by Jeff & Jimmie Dean Bush, Bill and Tracy Walkup

• Wilma Branch by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Faye Burger by Danny and Regina Mullins, Johnny and Suzanne Reed, Justin and Sara Reed

• Dawson Campbell by Lajuanda Herrin, Tim & Jessica Akers, Linda Gilbert, Dykes & Sons Nursery, Jeff & Tonja Dykes, Danny & Regina Mullins, Scott & Jennifer Moore, Willie & Donna Newby, Jason & Renee Cripps, Claudia Iliff

• Bernice “Bo” Cantrell, III by Rockliff church of Christ, Rock Island church of Christ, Christine Bouldin

• Collene Crumbly by Carole George and Family, Wanda Bouldin, Centertown Church of Christ, Brett Merritt Family, Tim and Jessica Akers

• Iva Cunningham by Tim and Jessica Akers

• Bernice Driver by Kathy Robison

• John England by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Adam Freeze 

• Charlie Futrell by David & Pat Hutton

• Joan George by Teresa Prater and Family

• Jean Goodman by Danny & Sharon Shirley

• Sandra Green by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• Judy Hoover by Ezra Hewitt, Tim & Jessica Akers, Willie and Donna Newby

• Jesse Hutchins by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Paul King by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• Virginia Mays by Morrison church of Christ

• Faye Mears by Mr. and Mrs. Tim Akers

• Edwin Medley by Philip and Jamie McAfee

• Patsy Mullican by Steve West

• Tommy Myers by Willie and Donna Newby

• Travis Norris by Centertown church of Christ

• James Pistole by Jeff & Jimmie Dean Bush

• Larry “Yogi” Powers by Bill and Tracy Walkup, Rock Island Church of Christ

• Wayne Prater by Scott & Jennifer Moore, Tim & Jessica Akers, Danny & Regina Mullins

• James Rhea by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• Brenda Shields by Mr. & Mrs. Mickey Ralph, Sr.

• Clyde Thomas by Jan Thomas

• Betty Turner by Rock Island Church of Christ

• Wilma Turner by Lucretia and Jamie Brown, Willie and Donna Newby, Bill and Tracy Walkup, Rock Island church of Christ, Christine Bouldin

• Yvonne Wheeler by Randy and Vickie Griffith, Willie and Donna Newby

• Brian Woods, Sr. by Centertown church of Christ

• In Honor of Bubba Barnes by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• In Honor of Jean Boiko by Jeff & Jimmie Dean Bush

• In Honor of John and Kathy Bower by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• In Honor of Mrs. Sam Boyd by Jeff & Jimmie Dean Bush

• In Honor of Steve Grandey by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• In Honor of Hugh Hillis by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• In Honor of William Moore by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• In Honor of Mrs. James Pistole by Jeff & Jimmie Dean Bush

• In Honor of Jeff and Lisa Shepherd

• In Honor of Becky Vassar

October-November 2024

Donations have been given in memory of: 

• Floyd Bailey by Tim & Jessica Akers

• Doug Bullington by Willie & Donna Newby

• Iva Cunningham by Tim & Jessica Akers, Willie & Donna Newby

• Jean Goodman by Vivian Thomas, Brian Spain, Kenneth & Dara Johnson, Gary & Melissa Gilley, Anell Black, Nancy Mayfield, Nathaniel & Lindsi Green, Steve Smith

• Don Griffith by Willie & Donna Newby

• Tooter Grissom by Bill & Tracy Walkup, Scott & Jennifer Moore

• Jill McArdell by Steve & Terry Stubblefield, Elizabeth Smith, Connie Turner, Jennifer Turner

• Charlie Pearson by Chris & Tabetha Sullens, Brett & Rebecca Merritt, Centertown Church of Christ

• Noel Pepper by Mark & Ginger Moore, Scott & Jennifer Moore, Brad & Teressa Pepper, Cory & Kelsey Prince, Peggy Smith, Tom & Deana Judkins

• Phyllis Prater by Christine Bouldin, Carl & Beverly Bouldin, Brett & Rebecca Merritt, Scott & Jennifer Moore

• Mike Steakley by Bill & Tracy Walkup, Scott & Jennifer Moore, Rock Island church of Christ

• In Honor of Scott & Jennifer Moore by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• In Honor of Eddie Thompson by Crescendo, Planned Giving

September 2024

Donations have been given in memory of: 

• Mary Adcock by Paula Prater

• Fred Bradly by Centertown church of Christ

• Charles Bradshaw by Joe & Becky Maynard, Morrison church of Christ

• Dale Bush by Richard Burks

• Willard Butcher by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Joe Cantrell by Morrison church of Christ

• George Christian by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Charles Cotton by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Mary Davis by Vicky Heisey, Cindy Pearson, Mickey Ralph, Sr., William Lively, Monica Davis, Brenda Cope

• Doris Dunlap by Rock Island church of Christ, Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Sharon Elam by Becky Maynard

• Maddox Forsythe by Jimma Dean Bush, Michael & Rhonda Maynard

• Mike Gann by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Eben Gilbert by Christine Bouldin, Cynthia Duncan, Bob Centracchio, Barbara Womack, Suchitra Mukherji, William Chilton, Bill & Tracy Walkup, Westwood church of Christ, Donna Goolsby, Lynne Lanmerhint, Sandra Perry, Marlene Sauer, Mullican Family Trust

• Savage Goff by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Sondra Harper by Teresa Farless

• Dickie Hillis by Rockliff church of Christ

• Mariam Kelly by David Hutton

• Bill Lee by Carolyn Phifer

• Wayne Lewis by Centertown church of Christ

• Ricky Magness by Bill & Tracy Waklup

• Eva Mathis by Jacob & Kristin Smith & Family

• Wally McClarren by Danny, Regina, & Stephanie Mullins

• Jeff McPeak by Rock Island church Of Christ

• Ruth Morris by Teresa Farless

• Debbie Neill by Centertown church of Christ

• Myrtle Northcutt by Coalmont church of Christ, Teresa Parker, Joyce Simmons, Bob Centracchio, Laurie Winton, Melanie Sweeton, Michael Kyle, Dawn Wanamaker, Pamela Dabbs

• Viva Page by Joe & Becky Maynard

• Johnny Parker by Jennifer Turner, Mickey Ralph, Sr. , Greg Rains, David Hutton, West Warren Utility, Cindy Pearson, Stephanie Vincent, Claudia Iliff

• Vernon Parker by Morrison church of Christ

• Edith Pearson by Charles Pearson

• Mamie Prater by Joe & Deitra Dunlap

• Gretchen Rhea by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Joyce Reed by Rock Island church of Christ

• Earl Rigsby by Rock Island church of Christ

• Glenn Slatten by Rock Island church of Christ

• Marie Slatten by Rock Island church of Christ

• Margaret Sparkman by Rock Island church of Christ

• Edward St. John by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Doris Talley by Dorothea Walker

• James Tittsworth by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Ennis Warf by Bill & Tracy Walkup, Centertown church of Christ

• Mary Warf by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Joyce Ann Watson by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Betty Walker by Steve West, Carolyn Phifer

• Syble Womack by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• William Young by Ray & Charlotte Weddington

• In Honor of Mike Steakley by Rock Island church of Christ

April 2023

Donations have been given in memory of: 

• Sheila Bishop by Rock Island Church of Christ

• Juanita Burks by Scott & Jen Moore, Danny & Regina Mullins, Evelyn Turney, David & Renea Faulkner, James & Jennifer Coppinger, Timothy Gentry, Tim & Jessica Akers, Judy Henson

• Evie Campbell by Jewel Thomison, Todd & Kathy Robison, Ray & Charlotte Weddington, Todd & Julia Noblin, Brent & Tracie Travis, Teresa & Donald Prater, Suzie Greene, Mickey & Mary Ralph, Chad & Jennifer Turner, Donald Campbell, Jeff & Jimmie Dean Bush, Claudia Iliff, Gary & Jama Hancock, Beverly Davis, Wanda Bouldin, Scott & Jen Moore, Willie & Donna Newby, VBHS Class of 1961, Flora Mae Wakefield, Brissey Family, Danny & Regina Mullins, Morrison church of Christ

• Julia Carter by Rock Island Church of Christ, Scott & Jen Moore

• William Glenn by Helen Morgan, Berea Church of Christ

• Sherry Davis Hallum by Betty Davis, Michael Davis, David & Joy Hyden, Connie & Marion Turner, Chad & Jennifer Turner, Stephen & Elizabeth Smith

• David Herrin by Scott & Jen Moore, Chad & Jennifer Turner

• Mildred Kilgore by Rockliff Church of Christ

• Larry Kirby by Merritt Nursery

• Sam Kuykendal by Russ & Lori Chilcutt

• Gordan Mason by Oakland Church of Christ, Bob Deason & Family

• Bobby Mayfield by Citizens Tri-County Bank, Totherow, Haile, & Welch, Brandon McGinness, Harold & Teresa McGinness, Sparta Wood Works, Don Sullivan, Steve & Sharon West, Jeff & Dachelle McVey, Nancy Mayfield, Willie & Donna Newby, Randy & Vickie Griffith, David Hutton, Steve & Jill Stubblefield, Donna Brewer, Bill & Sandy Haston, WT Mullican, E. Perry Cox, Merritt Nsy, Don Griffith and Family, Moore's Office Supply, Charlie Pearson, Karen Northcutt, Rick & Sherry KinKade, Bill & Jenny Mullican, John & Marlene Cook, Tim & Jessica Akers, Russ & Lori Chilcutt, Somerset Hardwood Flooring

• Chigger Parker by Fatama Campbell, Vernon Dyer, Debbie Vinson, Christine Bouldin, Wanda Bouldin, Joe Maynard, Lesa Hillis, Beverly Davis, David Hutton, Denise Hillis, Carol Rains, Teresa Stinson, Nydia Meacham, Teresa Austin, Mickey & Mary Ralph, Claudia Iliff, Arland & Debra Whitlock, Kathy Robison, David Elam, Bill & Lori Boyd, Calvin & Betty Williams, Pamela Dabbs, Alicia Estrada, Michael Cardinez, Karen Avey, Larry & Donna Williams, Larry, Helen, & Rachel Womack, Lois Gann Parker, David Gann, Paul Walker, John & Cindy Pearson, Truman Bush

• Edith Pearson by Pat Whitlock, Katrina Allen, Carolyn Collins, Michael & Elizabeth Hasket, Jim & Julia Higginbothom

• Tommy Powell by Willie and Donna Newby

• Houston Taylor by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Joan Carter Tollison by Rock Island Church of Christ

• Charlie Turner by Willie & Donna Newby

• Larry Vinson by Walter Hobby, Wilma Wheeler, Reta Carter, Willow Ave. Church, Tim & Susan Melton, Gary & Jama Hancock, Liberty church, Scott & Jen Moore, Morrison Ladies Class, Vernon & Diane Parker, Claudia Iliff, Karen Avey, Morrison Church, Greg & Dawn Wanamaker, Bill & Tracy Walkup, Don & Judy Gribble, Paul & Andrea Mitchell, Warren Co EMS, Glenn & Vickie Stockton

• Bob Warren by Bill & Tracy Walkup

• Joyce White by Randy & Vickie Griffith, Willie & Donna Newby, Merritt Nursery, Gwen & Ricky Hildreth

Sept 2021-Jan 2022

Donations have been given in memory of: 

• Barbara Capshaw by Steve West

• Wanda Carter by Willie and Donna Newby

• Willard Junior Frazier by Kenneth and Barbara McAfee

• Lois Green by Bill Walkup

• Dr. James Russell Hamblen by Jennifer Moore, Donna Newby, Gary and Jama Hancock

• Betty Nash by Randy and Vickie Griffith

• James Robert Norris by Steve West

• Mary Northcutt by Kenneth and Barbara McAfee

• Betty Sue Patton by Steve West

• Barbara Pryor by Willie and Donna Newby

• Elizabeth Smart by Bill Walkup

• Katelyn Smith by Ray Tenpenny

• Moody Stinson by Evie Campbell, Jennifer Moore, Willie and Donna Newby, Tim and Jessica Akers, Lori and Russ Chilcutt

• Bo Turner by Steve West, Jennifer Moore

• Billy Welch by Bill Walkup

• In Honor of The Stinson Family by Bert Woodham

• In Honor of Dawson and Evie Campbell by Bert Woodham, Teresa Stinson

• In Honor of Bert Woodham by Teresa Stinson

• In Honor of Donna Newby by BCS Faculty

Sept-January 2022 Donations

Donations have been given in memory of: 

• Betty Nash by Randy and Vickie Griffith

• Katelyn Smith by Ray Tenpenny

• Mary Northcutt by Kenneth and Barbara McAfee

• Willard Junior Frazier by Kenneth and Barbara McAfee

• Barbara Pryor by Willie and Donna Newby

• Moody Stinson by Evie Campbell, Jennifer Moore, Willie and Donna Newby, Tim and Jessica Akers, Lori and Russ Chilcutt

• Billy Welch by Bill Walkup

• Bo Turner by Steve West and Jennifer Moore

• Dr. James Russell Hamblen by Jennifer Moore, Donna Newby, and Gary and Jama Hancock

• Wanda Carter by Willie and Donna Newby

• James Robert Norris by Steve West

• Elizabeth Smart by Bill Walkup

• Barbara Capshaw by Steve West

• Lois Green by Bill Walkup

• Betty Sue Patton by Steve West

Donations have been made in honor of:

• Donna Newby by Faculty of Boyd Christian School

• The Stinson Family by Bert Woodham

• Dawson and Evie Campbell by Bert Woodham and Teresa Stinson

• Bert Woodham by Teresa Stinson

May-August 2021 Donations

Donations have been given in memory of: 

• Maddox Forsythe by Michael & Rhonda Maynard, Scott and Jennifer Moore, Bonnie George, Lesa Bouldin, Willie and Donna Newby, Angela Bouldin and Family, Stacey and Crystal Mills, Terry and Lisa Cope, Neal and Amy Smith, Hugh and Linda Hillis, Shockley Church of Christ, Sharon Shockley, Danny and Regina Mullins, Drusilla Burton, Larry & Sharon Mooneyham, Daniel Ewton

• Bill Smith by Steve Smith, Blaire Smith, Joe, Lindsay, and Gabe Patterson

• Jessica Jacobs by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• Mildred, Ted, and Teddy Prater by Ray & Charlotte Weddington

• Will Ed Worley by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• Bobby Dixon by Willie and Donna Newby

• Katelyn Smith by Don and Susie Griffith

• Rick Reed by Wanda Bouldin

• Christine Dillon by Steve Smith, Blaire Smith, Joe, Lindsay, & Gabe Patterson

• Philip Brasher by Willie and Donna Newby

• Sam Worley by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• Junior McCormack by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• Gordon Mayfield by Steve Smith, Blaire Smith, Joe, Lindsay, and Gabe Patterson

Donations have been made in honor of:

• Joe Patterson by Steve Smith

• Blaire Smith by Steve Smith

• Lindsay Patterson by Steve Smith

• Bob & Norma Deason by Oakland Church of Christ

• Chris & Kelcy Pepper by Oakland Church of Christ

February-April 2021 Donations

Donations have been given in memory of: 

• Gordon Mayfield by Willie and Donna Newby, Bill and Tracy Walkup, Scott and Jennifer Moore, Gary and Jama Hancock, Danny and Regina Mullins

• James Grissom by the Rock Island Church of Christ

• Thomas Malcolm Simpson by Johnny and Dianne Cothran, Ray and Karen Spivey, Steven Biles, TTA USA, Scott and Jennifer Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Downey, Diane Mingle, Juanita Underwood, Lloyd and Norma Locke

• Addie Glenn by Julius and Elaine Tittsworth, Joyce Simmons, Don and Teresa Austin, Morrison Church of Christ, Jeff and Kathy Elam

• Carl Southard by Steve and Jill Stubblefield

• G. B. Greene by Mr. and Mrs. Lynne Hamrick

• Donna Underhill by Willie and Donna Newby, Carolyn Elrod, Emily Panter, Brenda Wilson

• Teddy Prater by Mickey Sr. and Mary Ralph, Kenneth and Barbara McAfee

• Carl Spray by Philip and Janie McAfee

• James Bouldin by Christine Bouldin

• Debby Glenn by Nathanial and Lindsi Green, Dana Green, WC and Nelma Chilton, Willie and Donna Newby, Scott and Jennifer Moore, Charlotte Vaughn, Sandra Carney, Chris and Tabetha Sullens, Carolyn Phifer, Danny and Cynthia Duncan, James and Donna Goolsby, Danny and Karen Davis, Bill and Sandy Haston, Gary and Donna Brewer, Kenny and Jane Ann Pryor, Larry and Jane Flatt, Amy Layne, Jenny and Bill Mullican, Shannon Haston, Brenda Wilson, Patton Welding, Carol Locke, Steve and Sharon West, Clent and Lynette Kesey and Family, Paul Edge, Nancy Mayfield, Greg Glenn and Family, Donna Klerk and Family, John Stiles

• CJ Hughes by John Stiles

• Tom Avey by Scott and Jennifer Moore, Willie and Donna Newby

• Ella Ladd by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• Nell Russell by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• Ricky Reed by Scott and Jennifer Moore, Willie and Donna Newby, Bill and Lori Boyd, Judy Grissom

• Becky West by Johnny and Gail Atnip, Joe Michael Woodside, Gary Judkins, Jay Slatton, Don Hayes, Carrie and Darron Sherrill

• Helen Winton by Bill and Tracy Walkup

• Terry Allison by Kenneth and Barbara McAfee

• James and Mildred Northcutt by Oakland Church of Christ

• Jean Reed by Stephanie Vincent by Claudia Iliff, Deanna Hobb

• Mike Stiles by  John Stiles

Donations have been made in honor of:

• Gary and Jama Hancock by Weldon and Mary Parkinson

October-January 2021 Donations

Donations have been given in memory of:

• Jim Cunningham

• Jack Milligan

• Billie Stiles

• Terry Newport

• Betty Holt

• Don Glenn

• Donald Cheatham

• Thomas Simpson

• Addie Glenn

• Carl Southard

• Gordon Mayfield

• Betty Deaton

• Billy Martin

• Greg Cotten

• Sherry Cotten

Donations have been made in honor of:

• Bert Woodham

• Dawson and Evie Campbell

If you are interested in making a memorial or honorarium gift, you may make checks payable to Boyd Christian School.  Please send to Boyd Christian, 806 Morrison Street, McMinnville, TN 37190.  Include the name of the person you are donating in memory or in honor of, who you would like us to send a letter to (with address), and your contact information should any questions arise.