OUR LEGACY FROM THE PAST - NCCUMC

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WIVES OF THE MINISTERS
It seems that whenever someone writes a church history, they
always write about the ministers of the church, but seldom mention
the wives of the ministers. It is unfortunate however, since
the wives usually play such an important role in the activities of
the church. For that reason, I am including some information on
several of the wives of early pastors of our church.
MRS. H. M. EURE
Lillian McCoy Eure was born in Melrose, Iowa, in 1870. She
became a teacher in the public schools of Missouri and met
Reverend Eure, a young North Carolinian who had joined the St.
Louis Conference. They were married in 1890and began their long
career of service for Christ whom they so devoutly loved. Their
work in Missiouri was one of deprivation and hardship and after
ten years there, they transferred to North Carolina.
In 1916,they were sent to Williamston where Reverend Eure
served for two years. They were here during World War I and
since there was an acute shortage of qualified teachers at that
time, Mrs. Eure taught in the Williamston Public School for the
two years they were here. They left Williamston in 1919 and in
1926,Reverend Eure suddenly passed away, leaving her with the
responsibility of raising the children as best she could.
As the years went by, the burden became heavier, and during
the last three years of her life, Mrs. Eure was an invalid, spending
almost all of her time in bed. In 1945,she quietly passed away and
was buried in Red Springs, North Carolina.
MRS. J. O. GUTHRIE
Mrs. Jessie Stubbs Guthrie, wife of Reverend J. O. Guthrie,
was born in Williamston, North Carolina, in 1862.Her father was
General Jesse R. Stubbs, who built the railroad from Tarboro to
Williamston and was its first president; and her mother was Miss
Mary Williams, for whose family the town of Williamston was
named.
She was married first to D. D. Simmons of Williamston who
passed away in early manhood. In 1893, she was married to