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Orgues Létourneau Opus 135
Even when measured by expansive Texan standards, First United Methodist Church in Lubbock is extraordinary in scale. The church’s Gothic bell tower is visible from just about anywhere in downtown Lubbock. The church campus sprawls over two city blocks and includes spacious wings for music, Christian education, youth, and even physical fitness. Completed in 1955, the sanctuary seats over 1,800 people, and its spectacular rose window is reportedly among the eight largest in the world. Confronted with such a voluminous space, organ enthusiasts and builders alike would be forgiven if their thoughts gravitated towards grand schemes. Nonetheless, First Methodist’s sanctuary opened its doors in March of 1955 with M. P. Möller’s Opus 8530, a positively ascetic instrument of 38 ranks spread over seven divisions and located in all four corners of the sanctuary. The organ was pl
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February 1, 2021
S/MSGT K.C. Hurry, USAF/Ret., 85, an 18-year resident of Milford, passed from this world Friday evening, Jan. 22, 2021. Sgt. Hurry was born April 20, 1935, in Monroeville, Ala., the eldest son of Moton Hurry and Cammie Taite. His remaining siblings are Mrs. Fanya Dozier and her husband, Mr. Michael Dozier of Tampa, Fla., and his sister, Ms. Chi Rica Hurry of Pensacola, Fla.
He is preceded in death by his son Barry A. Hurry.
Sgt. Hurry is survived by his only living child, his daughter, Sherry Hurry Hancock and his son-in-law, Daniel Hancock of Albuquerque, N.M., and a daughter-in-law Christina Hurry, along with two grandchildren, Amber and George Hurry. K.C. leaves behind numerous brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law; nieces, nephews and cousins.