Rev. J. Stanley Gwinn Obituary (1916 - 2003)

Rev. J. Stanley Gwinn, of Madisonville, KY, died at 2:45 P.M. Monday, November 17, 2003, at the Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. \ He was born July 2, 1916, in Cumberland Co., KY. He was the son of the late Robert Christopher Columbus Gwinn and Mary Ella Brummett Gwinn. \ Rev. Gwinn was a member of the Kentucky Conference of United Methodist Churches. After 63 years in the ministry, he retired in 1998 from Browder United Methodist Church, having served 57 different churches in KY and TN; he was also a member of the E.W. Turner Masonic Lodge# 548 F&AM in Earlington. He was also a graduate of Vanderbilts Peabody School of Religion and was a member of the ABC Choir at the First United Methodist Church in Madisonville. \ He is survived by his wife, Barbara Anne Chisholm Gwinn of Madisonville; two daughters, Mrs. Anne Chisholm George of Louisville, KY and Ms. Mari Clayton of Hanson, KY; one son, Dr. James S. Gwinn Jr. of Paducah, KY; one sister, Mrs. Nina Baker of Burkesville, KY; two granddaughters, two grandsons and one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. \ He was preceded in death by his first wife, Maxine Russell Gwinn. \ Funeral services will be Thursday, November, 20, 2003 at 11:00 A.M. at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Dr. Glenn Sowards, Dr. Gary Ball, and the Rev. Leighton Thomison officiating. Burial will follow in East Lawn Cemetery near Hanson, KY. \ Visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00 P.M. till 8:00 P.M. and on Thursday from 9:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. \ Memorials may take the form of donations to United Methodist Mountain Mission, PO Box 888, Jackson, KY 41339-0888 or Camp Loucon Retreat Center, 8044 Anneta Road, Leitchfield, KY 42754. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \