Interviewer
Jim Deeter
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia communities, focusing on Ceredo. At the time of the interview, Mrs. Billups was the church clerk for the First Baptist Church in Ceredo. She discusses: her personal history and her family; her job at the church; her husband; different pastors (such as Messenger, Patton, Hubert Six, Dr. Armstrong, Dr. John Meadows, and Reverend Kessee); men and women in the church and their roles in the church; different people who attend the church; anecdotes about the church; raising money for a new church building; and how the church has changed over the years.
Publication Date
1984
Identifier
OH64-338
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-338.
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Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-338, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Billups, Roma Gail, 1931- -- Autobiography.
First Baptist Church -- Oral histories.
Baptists -- Clergy -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Community life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Church attendance -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.