June 2010 News Update

The King! . . .

Maurice Thompson, husband of the late Grace Lipscomb Thompson, and father of Tom Thompson and Malinda Thompson Pennington, was crowned “King” in a Valentine Day celebration at Remington House, the retirement  community where he lives in Conyers, GA. Maurice moved into an apartment there about 2 ½ years ago. (OSCAR family)

 Other family updates . . .

Darrell and Sue Webb, daughter of Max and Mary Worley (KIT family), are both celebrating 33 years in their respective careers this year. Darrell is in the ministry and has served as pastor for over 12 years at his current church. Sue has taught school for 33 years and is looking forward to her retirement at the end of the 2010-2011 school year.

Robert Webb, son of Darrell and Sue, and his wife Amanda are among the many
Lipscomb descendants who have and are serving in the military. Both are Captains in the Army now. Amanda completed her master’s degree at the University of North Carolina last summer and Robert completed Special Forces School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Both are now on their third deployment overseas. Remember to keep Robert and Amanda, as well as all our service men and women, in your prayers. Thanks, Robert and Amanda, for doing your part to protect us! (KIT family)

Randall Webb, younger son of Darrell and Sue Webb, and his wife, Melissa, reside in Savannah where Randall is a CPA with Deemer, Dana and Froehle. Both Randall and Melissa have completed their master’s degrees, and Melissa is working on her 6-year degree in education. She is a third grade teacher at Pooler Elementary, and was named Teacher of the Year for her school this year. What an honor. Congratulations, Melissa.

Maranda (Pennington) Curl reports that both she and husband Brent are very busy with work. Maranda is a conference planner for the Association of Church Sports and Recreation Ministers, and Brent is on staff at their church (Perimeter Church) with the recreation department. Summer camps began the first week of June and they expect about 8,500 kids to attend during the 10-week summer season. A third baby Curl, due in January, will make things even busier. (OSCAR family)

Buford Lipscomb has just been named President of  Church Foundational Network, the network of ministers and churches that their church is affiliated with. He was also named Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa. (JIM family)

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(Last updated Jun 14, 2010)