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Submitted: 5/3/15 • Approved: 5/7/15 • Last Updated: 5/10/15 • R1073844-G1073844-S3
John
Jan 3, 1870-Mar 21, 1951
Eld. J. F. Rorex made his first appearance in this section of the state in 1899 when he came to be the first principal of Ouachita-Maynard Academy. He gave the young institution excellent leadership and made many friends for the school by his personal appearances before churches and associational meetings. He led in the erection of the main brick building in 1904.
He was born in Fackler, Alabama, January 3, 1870. He was converted near Russellville in 1883 and was baptized in Illinois Bayou by Elder E. D. Landers. He was educated in Ouachita College and Southern Baptist Seminary. (He holds the A. B. degree from Ouachita.) He was ordained by the Pottsville (Arkansas) Church in 1897. He married Claudia B. Marsh in 1900. They have one child – a daughter who is married to the Rev. A. C. Kruer, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Maryville, Missouri.
He served the following churches in Arkansas: Witt's Chapel, Eudora, and some rural churches. He served several churches outside the state and was at one time president of the New Mexico Baptist College. He was elected moderator of State Line Association in 1902 and preached the sermon that year. He preached the sermon for Current River Association that same year. He retired from the ministry July 1, 1941 and makes his home in Atkins, Ark.
Claudia
Oct 25, 1876-Sept 5, 1948
Contributed on 5/3/15 by bill060
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