Dr. Hugh Thomas McElrath, who lived in Murray, KY, from his birth until he finished college at Murray State in 1943, died May 8 at his winter home in Jacksonville, Fla. He was buried May 14 at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville.
He was the oldest child of the late Dr. Hugh M. McElrath, longtime Murray dentist, and Gladys Thomas McElrath.
He was valedictorian of his Murray High School class of 1939.
After completing his bachelor of arts degree with high distinction at Murray State, he did graduate work at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville and at Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, where he earned the Ph.D. degree.
For nearly half a century, Dr. McElrath taught church music at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. He also traveled all over the world visiting former students and engaging in short-term missions. One of his books is a standard text on the history of Christian hymns.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Garcia McElrath; two sons; one daughter; two grandsons; two sisters, Miriam McElrath Mobley Smith and Mary Frances McElrath Cox Hamby, and one brother, William N. McElrath. His siblings were all Murray natives.
He was the oldest child of the late Dr. Hugh M. McElrath, longtime Murray dentist, and Gladys Thomas McElrath.
He was valedictorian of his Murray High School class of 1939.
After completing his bachelor of arts degree with high distinction at Murray State, he did graduate work at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville and at Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, where he earned the Ph.D. degree.
For nearly half a century, Dr. McElrath taught church music at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. He also traveled all over the world visiting former students and engaging in short-term missions. One of his books is a standard text on the history of Christian hymns.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Garcia McElrath; two sons; one daughter; two grandsons; two sisters, Miriam McElrath Mobley Smith and Mary Frances McElrath Cox Hamby, and one brother, William N. McElrath. His siblings were all Murray natives.
Dr. Hugh Thomas McElrath, who lived in Murray, KY, from his birth until he finished college at Murray State in 1943, died May 8 at his winter home in Jacksonville, Fla. He was buried May 14 at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville.
He was the oldest child of the late Dr. Hugh M. McElrath, longtime Murray dentist, and Gladys Thomas McElrath.
He was valedictorian of his Murray High School class of 1939.
After completing his bachelor of arts degree with high distinction at Murray State, he did graduate work at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville and at Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, where he earned the Ph.D. degree.
For nearly half a century, Dr. McElrath taught church music at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. He also traveled all over the world visiting former students and engaging in short-term missions. One of his books is a standard text on the history of Christian hymns.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Garcia McElrath; two sons; one daughter; two grandsons; two sisters, Miriam McElrath Mobley Smith and Mary Frances McElrath Cox Hamby, and one brother, William N. McElrath. His siblings were all Murray natives.
He was the oldest child of the late Dr. Hugh M. McElrath, longtime Murray dentist, and Gladys Thomas McElrath.
He was valedictorian of his Murray High School class of 1939.
After completing his bachelor of arts degree with high distinction at Murray State, he did graduate work at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville and at Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, where he earned the Ph.D. degree.
For nearly half a century, Dr. McElrath taught church music at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. He also traveled all over the world visiting former students and engaging in short-term missions. One of his books is a standard text on the history of Christian hymns.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Garcia McElrath; two sons; one daughter; two grandsons; two sisters, Miriam McElrath Mobley Smith and Mary Frances McElrath Cox Hamby, and one brother, William N. McElrath. His siblings were all Murray natives.
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