SAINTS GO HOME

December 12 was a day of sorrow for our church and for Cross Plains. Hollis Shults, Sr. and Jack Tunnell both died on that day. Hollis was a true saint in our church and Jack was a great contributor to Cross Plains. Hollis was a member of my Sunday School class and had the best attendance record of anyone. He was always at all the important meetings of the church, but never caused any problems with his quiet demeanor. He and Lyda were serving as treasurer of the church when I got that position many years ago. They were both great church members.

I talked to Dr. Richard Chaffin this morning and he will be conducting Jack Tunnell's funeral and plans to come in for Hollis' funeral. He said Hollis and Lyda were most welcoming when he first came to the church. I believe Lyda was chair of the parsonage committee at that time.

Jack Tunnell was the bank president and he and Katherine were great supporters of the Library. Jack built most of the shelves for the books that we used until we remodeled and replaced all of them this year thanks to a Tocker Foundation grant. So those who purchased the old shelves have a real treasure.