McLaughlin.-Albert J. McLaughlin, faithful preacher of the gospel for more than fifty years, passed away Wednesday morning, December 28, 1960, at his home in Champaign, Ill. Brother McLaughl1n was born at Rockport, Ill., March 26, 1882. He became a member of the Lord's church at Bloomington, Ind., May 15, 1896. The encouragement he received from a class taught by W. H. Krutsinger led blm to begin to preach, and his work for the following half century and more took him among churches of Christ throughout the Midwest and Eastern States. Brother McLaughlin was a trusted friend and counselor to many of the young men who have worked in the area about Champaign-Urbana in recent years. They, along with the host of others across the land who have known and loved him, will recall with gratitude his devotion to the cause of Christ and his kindly interest in them. His first wife, Thyra Cicil Clem, passed away March 28, 1933, and he was married to Lellia Swearingen in Champaign, Ill., June 11, 1936. She survives him. He also leaves a son, Wayne McLaughlin, Weston, W. Va.; two grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and a sister, Mrs. Edna Shaffer, Grand Haven, Mich. His body lies at rest in Mt. Hope Cemetery. ---Charles Chumley, Gospel Advocate, April 13, 1961, 239.
McLaughlin.-Albert J. McLaughlin, faithful preacher of the gospel for more than fifty years, passed away Wednesday morning, December 28, 1960, at his home in Champaign, Ill. Brother McLaughl1n was born at Rockport, Ill., March 26, 1882. He became a member of the Lord's church at Bloomington, Ind., May 15, 1896. The encouragement he received from a class taught by W. H. Krutsinger led blm to begin to preach, and his work for the following half century and more took him among churches of Christ throughout the Midwest and Eastern States. Brother McLaughlin was a trusted friend and counselor to many of the young men who have worked in the area about Champaign-Urbana in recent years. They, along with the host of others across the land who have known and loved him, will recall with gratitude his devotion to the cause of Christ and his kindly interest in them. His first wife, Thyra Cicil Clem, passed away March 28, 1933, and he was married to Lellia Swearingen in Champaign, Ill., June 11, 1936. She survives him. He also leaves a son, Wayne McLaughlin, Weston, W. Va.; two grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and a sister, Mrs. Edna Shaffer, Grand Haven, Mich. His body lies at rest in Mt. Hope Cemetery. ---Charles Chumley, Gospel Advocate, April 13, 1961, 239.
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