1988 – Miss Hallie Perkins
Somewhere around the year 1900, the Perkins family left their home in Richmond, Kentucky, and headed off by horse and wagon - 25 miles north, to where a young Hallie Perkins (~age 8-10) could attend school. Hallie had been teaching herself to read by studying the newspaper that covered the walls of the family kitchen. Upon settling in Lexington, she and her sister Irene attended Broadway Christian Church, but would soon become charter members of a new congregation forming on the east end of Lexington at Woodland Auditorium.
As a young woman Hallie became known for her poetry and artistry. She lived with her mother in the church-owned home on the corner - known in those days as the annex. She also spent many years teaching Sunday school in the Primary and Beginner’s departments. That is where she first became known as “Miss Hallie,” a name that would remain with her for the rest of her life.
Miss Hallie Perkins was one of the last four surviving charter member of the congregation when she died in October, 1988, at the age of 96. She had served in many positions in the church, including historian. She was writing the 75th anniversary book at the time of her death - a project that was completed by Libby Roundtree, Vicki Ray, E. L. Snow, and others.
Miss Hallie was remembered for her positive outlook and can-do spirit. As Nancy Jo Kemper recalled, “Whenever there was a need…her white-gloved hand was among the first to be raised.”
As a young woman Hallie became known for her poetry and artistry. She lived with her mother in the church-owned home on the corner - known in those days as the annex. She also spent many years teaching Sunday school in the Primary and Beginner’s departments. That is where she first became known as “Miss Hallie,” a name that would remain with her for the rest of her life.
Miss Hallie Perkins was one of the last four surviving charter member of the congregation when she died in October, 1988, at the age of 96. She had served in many positions in the church, including historian. She was writing the 75th anniversary book at the time of her death - a project that was completed by Libby Roundtree, Vicki Ray, E. L. Snow, and others.
Miss Hallie was remembered for her positive outlook and can-do spirit. As Nancy Jo Kemper recalled, “Whenever there was a need…her white-gloved hand was among the first to be raised.”