Frederick Kimmons Hyde, also known as "Brother Hyde," 87, has gone to a new life with his Lord Jesus on Dec. 25, 2009 in Edmond, OK. He was born August 16, 1922 in Tulsa, OK to Jasper and Vessie (Bowdoin) Hyde.
After his dad passed away, he entered John Brown University in Siloam Springs, AR for a short time. He served his country, joining the U.S. Army from Feb. 14, 1943 to Feb. 13, 1946. He was a Line Corporal in the military police at Camp Wallace, TX. During WWll, he guarded German Prisoners of War.
Reverend Fred married his Sweetheart, Betty Jo Billingsley, on August 8, 1951. He was an ordained minister with the United Pentecostal Church International, living in the New Orleans, LA area for over 60 years. He retired from The Spirit of Freedom Ministries in 2006 and moved to Edmond, OK in Dec. of 2007. His life was changed when he received the infilling of the "Holy Ghost" and was baptized in Jesus' Name on Sept. 19, 1958 just a half block off of Canal Street @ 122 North Dorgenois St. in New Orleans, LA. There he taught the Junior Boys Sunday School Class. In 1960, he and his wife moved to Slidell, LA, where he started a church and pastored until 1970. From 1970-1978, he served as a missionary in Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and other areas of Asia, where he was known as the "Singing Missionary." He also served as a Missionary Evangelist all over Asia, Australia and the South Pacific. He returned to the United States, and on August 28, 1978, at the age of 56, he founded the Spirit of Freedom Ministries with a tape of his testimony, his guitar and the Lord Jesus Christ.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers: Jack, William Earl "One Punch Billy Hyde," Jimmy, Lewis "Tuffy," Truman, and Harry Hyde; sisters: Kitty Bell Yates, Viola Flemming, and Mildred Harper. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jo Hyde; son, Michael Lynn Hyde; daughter-in-law, Tina Marie Hyde; sister, Miona Sullivan; brother, Skipper Goins.
Services for Reverend Fred will be Wednesday, Dec. 30th, at Southern Oaks United Pentecostal Church. Burial will be Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Mt. Olivet cemetery in Hugo, Oklahoma.
Published in The Oklahoman on December 29, 2009
After his dad passed away, he entered John Brown University in Siloam Springs, AR for a short time. He served his country, joining the U.S. Army from Feb. 14, 1943 to Feb. 13, 1946. He was a Line Corporal in the military police at Camp Wallace, TX. During WWll, he guarded German Prisoners of War.
Reverend Fred married his Sweetheart, Betty Jo Billingsley, on August 8, 1951. He was an ordained minister with the United Pentecostal Church International, living in the New Orleans, LA area for over 60 years. He retired from The Spirit of Freedom Ministries in 2006 and moved to Edmond, OK in Dec. of 2007. His life was changed when he received the infilling of the "Holy Ghost" and was baptized in Jesus' Name on Sept. 19, 1958 just a half block off of Canal Street @ 122 North Dorgenois St. in New Orleans, LA. There he taught the Junior Boys Sunday School Class. In 1960, he and his wife moved to Slidell, LA, where he started a church and pastored until 1970. From 1970-1978, he served as a missionary in Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and other areas of Asia, where he was known as the "Singing Missionary." He also served as a Missionary Evangelist all over Asia, Australia and the South Pacific. He returned to the United States, and on August 28, 1978, at the age of 56, he founded the Spirit of Freedom Ministries with a tape of his testimony, his guitar and the Lord Jesus Christ.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers: Jack, William Earl "One Punch Billy Hyde," Jimmy, Lewis "Tuffy," Truman, and Harry Hyde; sisters: Kitty Bell Yates, Viola Flemming, and Mildred Harper. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jo Hyde; son, Michael Lynn Hyde; daughter-in-law, Tina Marie Hyde; sister, Miona Sullivan; brother, Skipper Goins.
Services for Reverend Fred will be Wednesday, Dec. 30th, at Southern Oaks United Pentecostal Church. Burial will be Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Mt. Olivet cemetery in Hugo, Oklahoma.
Published in The Oklahoman on December 29, 2009
Frederick Kimmons Hyde, also known as "Brother Hyde," 87, has gone to a new life with his Lord Jesus on Dec. 25, 2009 in Edmond, OK. He was born August 16, 1922 in Tulsa, OK to Jasper and Vessie (Bowdoin) Hyde.
After his dad passed away, he entered John Brown University in Siloam Springs, AR for a short time. He served his country, joining the U.S. Army from Feb. 14, 1943 to Feb. 13, 1946. He was a Line Corporal in the military police at Camp Wallace, TX. During WWll, he guarded German Prisoners of War.
Reverend Fred married his Sweetheart, Betty Jo Billingsley, on August 8, 1951. He was an ordained minister with the United Pentecostal Church International, living in the New Orleans, LA area for over 60 years. He retired from The Spirit of Freedom Ministries in 2006 and moved to Edmond, OK in Dec. of 2007. His life was changed when he received the infilling of the "Holy Ghost" and was baptized in Jesus' Name on Sept. 19, 1958 just a half block off of Canal Street @ 122 North Dorgenois St. in New Orleans, LA. There he taught the Junior Boys Sunday School Class. In 1960, he and his wife moved to Slidell, LA, where he started a church and pastored until 1970. From 1970-1978, he served as a missionary in Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and other areas of Asia, where he was known as the "Singing Missionary." He also served as a Missionary Evangelist all over Asia, Australia and the South Pacific. He returned to the United States, and on August 28, 1978, at the age of 56, he founded the Spirit of Freedom Ministries with a tape of his testimony, his guitar and the Lord Jesus Christ.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers: Jack, William Earl "One Punch Billy Hyde," Jimmy, Lewis "Tuffy," Truman, and Harry Hyde; sisters: Kitty Bell Yates, Viola Flemming, and Mildred Harper. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jo Hyde; son, Michael Lynn Hyde; daughter-in-law, Tina Marie Hyde; sister, Miona Sullivan; brother, Skipper Goins.
Services for Reverend Fred will be Wednesday, Dec. 30th, at Southern Oaks United Pentecostal Church. Burial will be Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Mt. Olivet cemetery in Hugo, Oklahoma.
Published in The Oklahoman on December 29, 2009
After his dad passed away, he entered John Brown University in Siloam Springs, AR for a short time. He served his country, joining the U.S. Army from Feb. 14, 1943 to Feb. 13, 1946. He was a Line Corporal in the military police at Camp Wallace, TX. During WWll, he guarded German Prisoners of War.
Reverend Fred married his Sweetheart, Betty Jo Billingsley, on August 8, 1951. He was an ordained minister with the United Pentecostal Church International, living in the New Orleans, LA area for over 60 years. He retired from The Spirit of Freedom Ministries in 2006 and moved to Edmond, OK in Dec. of 2007. His life was changed when he received the infilling of the "Holy Ghost" and was baptized in Jesus' Name on Sept. 19, 1958 just a half block off of Canal Street @ 122 North Dorgenois St. in New Orleans, LA. There he taught the Junior Boys Sunday School Class. In 1960, he and his wife moved to Slidell, LA, where he started a church and pastored until 1970. From 1970-1978, he served as a missionary in Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and other areas of Asia, where he was known as the "Singing Missionary." He also served as a Missionary Evangelist all over Asia, Australia and the South Pacific. He returned to the United States, and on August 28, 1978, at the age of 56, he founded the Spirit of Freedom Ministries with a tape of his testimony, his guitar and the Lord Jesus Christ.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers: Jack, William Earl "One Punch Billy Hyde," Jimmy, Lewis "Tuffy," Truman, and Harry Hyde; sisters: Kitty Bell Yates, Viola Flemming, and Mildred Harper. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jo Hyde; son, Michael Lynn Hyde; daughter-in-law, Tina Marie Hyde; sister, Miona Sullivan; brother, Skipper Goins.
Services for Reverend Fred will be Wednesday, Dec. 30th, at Southern Oaks United Pentecostal Church. Burial will be Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Mt. Olivet cemetery in Hugo, Oklahoma.
Published in The Oklahoman on December 29, 2009
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