Venerable Minister Passes To Reward.
The Rev. Robert H. Spillman, 83 years old, one of the oldest Baptist ministers in the state, died at his
country home at Fountain Run, Sunday evening, at 5 o'clock, after several months illness of a
complication of diseases.
Rev. Spillman attended 60 sessions of the Barren River Association of the Baptists, served the Liberty
Baptist Association as moderator for 27 years, and was a member of the Mission Board for twenty years,
serving as chairman and treasurer most of the time. He served as pastor of churches in Barren, Allen,
Metcalfe, Monroe and Warren counties and one church in Tennessee. Some of his pastorial [sic] work
continued many years, the longest being the Fountain Run church, which he served thirty-six years."
In the passing of Rev. Spillman the Baptist Church has lost one of its strongest and most faithful
members.
Mr. Spillman is survived by one brother, Jess Spillman of Lucas, and a number of nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were conducted at the Fountain Run Baptist Church Monday afternoon by the pastor,
the Rev. T. F. Grider, and the Rev. J. P. Brooks, lifelong friends of Mr. Spillman, and the burial was in the
Fountain Run Cemetery.
The pallbears were Baptist ministers: Rev. Lon Steward and Rev. S. Steward of Harlan, Rev. Steenbergen
of Fountain Run, Rev. J A Howell of Scottsville, Rev.
J. Garrison of Scottsville, Rev. Neil Rigdon of Fountain Run.
Unknown Glasgow KY newspaper, from files of the late Eva Coe Peden. |
