Reverend George Shearer Bright

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The Rev. John A. Bright of Topeka Kansas often came to Mifflin to assist his son with these services. David Bright, Sr. and Mrs. Marta Bolen, are grandchildren of the Rev. George S. Bright. Note: f/o Martin, George Sr, Paul, Andrew, Mary, Alice, Ruth, Joseph, Gene

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Saint Michael Luthern Church http://saintmlc.com/about-us.html 1910-1926 - the Rev. George S. Bright served as minister and his pastorate, thus far, has been the longest in the history of the church. In 1911, some fifty members were received as a result of his father's evangelistic preaching. The Rev. John A. Bright of Topeka Kansas often came to Mifflin to assist his son with these services. David Bright, Sr. and Mrs. Marta Bolen, are grandchildren of the Rev. George S. Bright. From 1910-1926, the Rev. George S. Bright served as minister and his pastorate, thus far, has been the longest in the history of the church. In 1911, some fifty members were received as a result of his father's evangelistic preaching.

The Rev. John A. Bright of Topeka Kansas often came to Mifflin to assist his son with these services. David Bright, Sr. and Mrs. Marta Bolen, are grandchildren of the Rev. George S. Bright. Note: f/o Martin, George Sr, Paul, Andrew, Mary, Alice, Ruth, Joseph, Gene

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OBITUARY - Mansfield News Journal, dtg Au gust 14, 1965, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Death Takes The Rev. Bright - Retired Lucas Pastor Dies - The Rev. George S. Bright, 96, a retired Lutheran minister who had served pastorates at Shelby, Strasburg and Mt. Zion-Mifflin in this area and at Phillipsburg, Pa., died yesterday in Richland Hospital. A resident of West Main St., Lucas, he entered the hospital five weeks ago. The son of a lutheran minister, the Rev. Bright was born in Aaronsburg, Pa., Oct 18, 1869. He attended Midland College, Fremont, Neb., and Wittenberg University, Springfield. He was graduated from Hamma Divinity School there. He was ordained in 1896. The Rev. Bright was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lucas and Masonic bodies. He was a past master of Cypress Lodge Free and Accepted Masons at Strasburg. His survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Wesley D. Lucas of Lucas; Mrs. Mary Snyder, Elyria, and Mrs. Ruth Lollar, Las Vegas, Nev.; six sons. Martin L and Paul B. Bright of Mifflin, Joseph and Gene Bright of Lucas, Phillip S. Bright of Medford, Ore., and James A. Bright of San Mateo, Calif.; 25 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lucas, Dr. Herbert Veler, president of the Lutheran Synod of Ohio and the Rev. Richard Faust, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Friends may call at the Byerly Funeral Home in Lucas after 7 p.m. today until noon Monday when the body will be taken to the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lucas through the funeral home. Masonic services will be conducted by the Strasburg Lodge at the funeral home at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

Fact: Occupation Occupation Story Rev. George Bright served as pastor of churches in Philipsburg, Pa.; Shelby, Strasburg-Winfield, Mt. Zion-Mifflin, all in Ohio; and for many years was a supply pastor after his retirement from active ministry. He also officiated at the weddings and baptisms of many of his children and grandchildren. His excellent voice engendered a love of talent for music throughout his family, although none ever attained the singing ability which gave him the title "Sweet Singer of Wittenberg." Singing in a quartet and giving solo concerts helped to pay his way through Divinity School and his scrapbook of concert programs attests to his popularity. While serving in Strasburg, he built up the choir until it was famous in the community. His voice was never so much appreciated in those endeavors, though, as it was the European trip he made with his father, who was sent as a delegate to a World Sunday School Convention. He often related stories of this trip to his children and grandchildren; an especially well-remembered tale was his impression of the choir singing in the Crystal Palace in London. Although he was devoted to his religion, studies, and music, George Bright should be remembered as a tough, sturdy man who tilled the soil in the heat of an Ohio summer and chopped wood to ward off the cold of the winter. He and his children supplemented a meager country parson's income by raising White Leghorn chickens and gardening acres during his service at Mt. Zion. In 1925, the family moved to Lucas, Ohio, and at this writing "Grandpa" (1964) still lives in the house that was their home. October will see his 95th birthday and it is a rare treat to visit with him for, altough these years have weighed heavily on him physically, his mind is alert and ready for a discussion at any time. His love for words is well expressed by a vocabulary to be envied by most. Mifflin Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States

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