Cumberland Road

Debbie Shanks writes: "I have been married for over 50 years to Roy: we have three children by birth, three children by marriage, and twelve grandchildren. Roy is from Casey Illinois and I am from Louisville Kentucky.  We met and married in Louisville and spent the next eighteen months in southern Italy (Air Force), spent one year in Indiana, and then seven years in Tennessee before moving to Illinois 40 years ago.   

 

I have been a church musician since I was twelve years old.  I started out as the pianist for First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Louisville Kentucky, then was the pianist/organist for both the Protestant and Catholic chapels on San Vito Air Force Base in San Vito, Italy, and then was the pianist for Goodlettsville Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Tennessee.  I have been the pianist for New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Yale Illinois for the last 40 years. 

 

I spend a whole lot of time with 'dead people'.  I manage eight cemeteries and I am the historian for both of our families, as well as for several social and religious groups.  I spend countless hours researching ancestral connections, military histories, local histories, and census records in order to preserve the history and bring the 'dead back to life' for future researchers.  

 

I am a Township Supervisor – the 'mayor' of 48 square miles of farm country.  I am a member of New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where I serve as an elder, Sunday school teacher, treasurer, musician, and a member of the Program Committee.  I am the Treasurer of North Central Presbytery and North Central Presbytery Cumberland Presbyterian Women's Ministry. I have served as the presbytery Moderator, a member of the Board of Finance and Trustees, and I am on the staff of the North Central Presbytery’s Sr. High/College camps and retreats.  I am the Stated Clerk/Treasurer of the Synod of the Midwest, and am the Secretary of the denominational Board of Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits   I have more hobbies than I have time to list.  

Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue. 
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