Staff
Rev. Marita Burkeen is the pastor for both Tiptonville First United Methodist and Crockett Chapel.
STAFF
| Karen Hulme is director of youth. She teaches the pre-school students. | ![]() |
| Gail Graham teaches the Faith Sunday School Class for adult women. | ![]() |
| Cliff Berry leads the Sunday School program for adult men in the Robert Henley Class. | ![]() |
| Helen Lovell is the teacher of the Friendship Ladies Class and Director of Music. | ![]() |
| Mary Rose Newsom is the church pianist and organist. | |
| Sonja Wyatt is the nursery attendant for both Sunday School and Morning Worship service. | ![]() |
| Lynne Ayers is the Lay Delegate to Annual Conference and Web Master. | ![]() |
Tiptonville First UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
2010 Church Council and Committees
Chair of Church Council: W.C. Haynes
Vice Chair: Lawrence Weeks
Sec. of Church Council: Corinne Covington
Church Treasurer: Emily Lewis
Church Lay Leader: Cassandra Chadwick
Assistant Treasurer: Lyn Fields
Lay Member of Annual Conference: Lynne Ayers
Alt. Lay Member: Lyn Fields
Education & SS Superintendent: Frank Markham, Jr.
Evangelism Chair: Lyn Fields
Financial Secretary: Gail Graham
Outreach Chair: Shirley Pierce
Flower Committee: Gladys McKeel, Lynne Ayers
Membership Sec: Lynne Ayers
Nurture Chair: Shirley Maude Johnston
Communications Chair: Cara Jones
Newspaper Campaign Chair: Gladys McKeel
Scouting Rep.: John F. Fields
Reelfoot Rural Ministries Representative: Helen Lovell
Lambuth Representative: Karen Hulme
Church Historian: Mary Basham
Visitation Chair: Cassandra Chadwick
Church Musician: Mary Rose Newsum
Age Level and Family Ministry Chairs:
Adult (Status & Role of Women): Chair: Corinne Covington
Older Adults: Chair, Lillie McCain
Families: Chair, Shirley Rogers
Youth and Children: Chair, Karen Hulme; Cassandra Chadwick, Debra Vaughn
President United Methodist Women: Karen Hulme
Adoption/Foster Care Rep: Joann Calhoun
Board of Trustees: Chair: Skipper Pierce
Secretary:
Class of 2010 Class of 2011 Class of 2012
Skipper Pierce Perry Butler Terry Jamison III
Shirley Johnston Charles Chadwick Mary Tipton
Staff-Parish Relations Committee: Chair: Tommy Lovell
Lay Member to Annual Conference: Lynne Ayers
Lay Leader: Cassandra Chadwick
Class of 2010 Class of 2011 Class of 2012
Mary Basham Cliff Berry Albert Markham
Emily Lewis Tommy Lovell Debra Vaughn
Lay Leadership Committee: Chair: Pastor
Lay Leader: Cassandra Chadwick
Class of 2010 Class of 2011 Class of 2012
Joann Haynes Lillie McCain Larry McCain
Peggy Weeks Mary R. Newsom Gail Graham
Finance Committee: Chair: Helen Lovell
Other members: Shirley Pierce, Emily Lewis, W.C. Haynes,
Charles Chadwick, John F. Fields, Gail Graham, Corinne
Covington
Parsonage Committee: Chair: Karen Hulme
Other Members: Frances Schenk, Mary Basham, Claudia Smith
At Large Members: Sunny Fale Berry, Pat Burrus, Alan Butler,
Susanne Cooper, Sandy Markham, Mickey Moore, Terry
Newsom, Ruby Parker, Joe Delaney Schenk, Marty Vaughn
Honorary Members: Helen Jean Hyde, Carrie Miller, Angeline
Yarbro, Mary Moss, Dale Rogers





