Saturday, January 12, 2013

MP Board Member Jackie Wishart Dies



Jackie Wishart, a longtime board member and supporter of Morrison Park Camp meeting died Friday December 21 2012. Jackie along with her son, her sister, and other board members was instrumental in seeing to the operation of the park for many years. In addition, Jackie also provided her talents as a songstress, pianist and organist for the camp meeting on several occasions. She will be greatly missed.


Jacqueline "Jackie" Wishart 80 of Glasgow died Friday, December 21, 2012 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. Born in Hopkinsville, KY she was the daughter of the late Jack and Bessie Mae Bailey Stewart. Jackie was a graduate of W.K.U. and was registered nurse. She had worked for Dr. Russell Starr for 30 years at the former Howard Clinic and later for Dr's Ray Gibson and Orlando Bravo. Currently she was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was the former organist and choir director at Faith United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Glasgow Musicale.

She is survived by her son Phillip Pursley (Carolyn) of Glasgow; her daughter Carla Jones (Terry) of Bowling Green; 2 grandchildren Jared Pursley (Nicole) and Jordan Elmore (Jacob); 1 great grandchild Bella Kate Pursley; 1 brother Frank Stewart (Joann) of Silver Springs, MD; 2 sisters Jeannine Harlow of Glendale and Nell Doris Stewart of Elizabethtown; a sister-in-law Kathy Stewart of Louisville and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alex Wishart, a grandson Joshua Pursley, and a brother Manuel Stewart.

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