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Union Christian Church

Union Christian Church

Source: From a collection of photographs from "Attica of Today (2016)" consisting of pictures that were collected by the Attica Sesquicentennial History Committee and Jeff Bossaer. Thanks Jeff!



Thanks to Andy Rice for this submission!  Enjoy everything below:

Also see, Union Christian Church Cemetery
Front of the Union Christian Church
from "Find~A~Grave" Taken by Dale Maley - 2014 (click on photo for full screen version)
Sign in front of Church
From "Find~A~Grave", taken by coan.net - 2007 (click on photo for full screen version)

Home-Coming pf the
UNION CHRISTIAN CHURCH and SUNDAY SCHOOL
September 7th 1913
(Photo below, click on photo for full screen version)
Names for people in photo, from left to right.

Front Row (seated on ground): 1 Wilmer Smith; 2 - ?; 3 Carl Jones; 4 Eston Cooper; 5 Harold Cooper; 6 Donald Cooper; 7 ~~~ Wright; 8 Glenn Jones; 9 Paul Minnick; 10 ~~~ Beasley; 11 ~~~ Beasley; 12 Beulah Smith; 13 Mildred Smith; 14 Leah Crumley; 15 Alice Crumley; 16 - ?; 17 Wreatha Royal; 18 - ?; 19 _ ?; 20 Lucille Strader; 21 Leah Royal; 22 Wreatha Clark; 23 Lyda Head; 24 Irene Meeker; 25 Virginia Meeker; 26 - ?; 27 Delcie Smith; 28 Bernice McKnight; 29 Ruth McKnight; 30- ?; 31 Howard Crumley; 32 Sylvestor Wright ?; 33 _ ?; 34 - ?; 35- ?; 36 -?; 37 - ?; 38- ?; 39 - ?

Second Row (seated): 1 Arthur McDonald; 2 - ?; 3 Dora Smith holding Lena; 4 - ?; 5 - ?; 6 -?; 7 - ?; 8 - ?; 9 Glenn Minnick; 10 Eva Minnick holding Marie; 11 Martha Meeker; 12 Charlie McKnight; 13 Freddy Quigle; 14 - ?; 15 - ?; 16 Judd Kellogg; 17 - ?; 18 - ?; 19 - ?; 20 - ?; 21 - ?; 22 Claypool ~~~; 23 - ?; 24  man - (girl in front)  ; 25 - ?; 26 ~~~ Strader; 27 ~~~ Strader; 28 - ?; 29 Elijah Minnick; 31 - ?; 32 - ?; 33 - ?; 34 - ?; 35 man - (girl on lap); 36 - ?; 37 - ?;

Third Row (standing): 1 - ?; 2 Clifford of Nolan Wright; 3 Williard Suitors; 4 Carl Royal; 5 Alva Smith; 6 - ?; 7 Viola Jones; 8 - ?; 9 alonzo Jones; 10 Nell Smith; 11 Charles Stembaugh; 12 - ?; 13 ~~~ Stembaugh; 14 Edgar Shultz; 15 ~~~ Shultz; 16 - ?; 17 sister to Verna Royal; 18 Verna Royal; 19 Walter Royal; 20 - ?; 21 - ?; 22 - ?; 23 ~~~ Beasley; 24 (babt) Sam or Charley Beasley; 25 Laura Head; 26 - ?; 27 - ?; 28 - ?; 29 - ?; 30 - ?; 31 Esta Suitors; 32 (behind) Anna Strader; 33 Lillie Clark; 34 Hazel Grey; 35  (with book) ~~~ Dincan; 36 Elizabeth Haverstick; 37 Ed Naverstick (with mustache); 38 Flossie Helms; 39 Isore Strader-?; 40 Barkey Meeker; 41 Frank Helms; 42 Minnie Helms; 43 Elmer Strader; 44 Edith McKnight; 45 ~~~ McKnight; 46 Valmer McKnight; 47 (boy in front) Charles Mcknight; 48 Margaret Marr; 49 ~~~ Mellott; 50 - ?; 51 - ?; 52 - ?; 53 -?; 54 Harold Shultz; 55 - ?; 56 - ?

Fourth Row (standing high left end of church): 1 ~~~ Cooper; 2  - ?; 3 Ralph or Moore Royal; 4 - ?; 5 (high) ~~~ Royal; 6 (low) - ?; 7 Frank Cooper; 8 - ?; 9 T. M. Meeker; 10 Preacher Bailey; 11 (behind) - ?; 12 ~~~ Duncan; 13 (boy) ~~~ Duncan; 14 - ?; 15 - ?; 16 - ?; 17 - ?; 18 Mrs Frank Cooper; 19 - ?; 20 Bessie Whitside; 21 (child) -?; 22 - ?; 23 Edith Meeker; 24 (doorway Man) - ?; 25 - ?; 26 - ?; 27 Helen Strader; 28 Reba Diehl;29 Lyda Haverstick; 30 Ruth Haverstick; 31 Roy Guy; 33 - ?; 34 - ?; 35 Zona Helms; to right 36 - ?; 37 Orvil Jones; 38 Freeman Clark; 39 Lon Head; 40 - ?; 41 Clifford Crumley

Fifth Row (in Doorway): 1 Daisey Mellott; 2 - ?; 3 - ?; 4 - ?; 5 - ?; 6 ~~~ Wright; 7 Fred Brown; 8 Fred Rice; 9 - ?;

Sixth Row (in Doorway): 1 - ?; 2 Dowie Minnick; 3 - ?; 4- ?; 5 - ?; 6 Ralph Duncan; 7 - ?

This is a GREAT Listing, but still have a few blanks.  Any help to fill them in would be appreciated!
Union Christian Church
Stained Glass Windows
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Union Christian Church
Pax Voviscum
above Stained Glass Windows
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Union Christian Church
Mural inside of Church
Handpainted by: Eleanor Farjeon - 1931
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Union Christian Church
Mural inside of Church
Thanks to Andy Rice for the submission!
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