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Plaque Benefactors Needed

The Southern Gospel Music Association is fast meeting the goal of placing bronze plaques in our Hall of Fame and Museum in Dollywood for all of our inductees. In order to meet our goal completely, the SGMA would like to ask for your help.
If you would like to sponsor a plaque for one of our Hall of Fame inductees, then we will place your name or company name on the plaque. The cost of a plaque to the SGMA is $2,000. All donations are tax-deductible and you will receive a receipt at the end of the year. It takes about 2 – 3 months to have a plaque completed because each one has a hand-carved likeness of the inductee.
Below is a list of our Hall of Fame Inductees. Some have been sponsored and some are marked "needed". Please take time to view these and any donations made towards a plaque for the inductee will greatly be appreciated.
For more information, please call
(865) 908-4040.
| Inductee | Year of Induction | Benefactor |
|
Abernathy, Lee Roy |
1997 |
Friends of Lee Roy |
|
Abner, James Buford |
2002 |
Charlie Waller, Charles & Gene Key |
|
Allred, Glen |
2001 |
Family: Shirley, Randy, Cindy |
|
Arnold, Robert S |
2005 |
Texas Legendary Music Company Inc |
|
Bagwell, Wendy |
1997 |
Wife, Melba; Children, Rita and Wendy; Grandchildren, Jordan and Jade |
|
Bartlett, Eugene |
2000 |
Brumley Music Publishers |
|
Baxter, Clarice "Ma" |
1997 |
Brumley Music Publishers |
|
Baxter, JR |
1997 |
Brumley Music Publishers |
|
Beasley, Les |
1997 |
Clarke Beasley |
| Bennett, Roger Douglas | 2007 | Debbie, Chelsea, and Jordan |
|
Blackwood, RW |
2002 |
Needed |
|
Blackwwod, James |
1997 |
Mim Blackwood |
|
Brock, Dwight Moody |
2003 |
Needed |
|
Brumley, Albert Edward |
1997 |
Bob Brumley |
| Burger, Anthony John | 2007 | Needed |
|
Carter, David Parker "Dad" |
1997 |
Friends of the Chuck Wagon Gang |
|
Cook, Martin Alfred |
2003 |
The Inspirations |
|
Crumpler, Denver Dale |
1997 |
Leah and Mona Caradine |
|
Daniel, John Tyra |
1997 |
Needed |
|
Davis, Anna |
2005 |
Needed |
|
Davis, James Houston "Jimmie" |
1997 |
Harold and Betty Russell; Har-Bet Promotions, Oak Grove, LA |
|
Derricks, Lister Cleavant |
2001 |
Friends of Gospel Music |
| Edwards, Wallace E. "Happy" | 2006 | Loving Wife, Betty and children: Cathy, Claudia, and Wallace Jr. |
|
Ellis, Vesphew Benton |
2001 |
Needed |
|
Fagg, Elmo |
2005 |
Kenny Gates |
|
Fowler, John Wallace "Wally" |
1997 |
Needed |
|
Fox, Eldridge Locke "Foxy" |
1998 |
Tape Corp of America |
|
Gaither, Gloria Sickal |
2005 |
Gaither Music Company |
|
Gaither, Wm James "Bill" |
1997 |
Earl & Janice Eleton |
|
Gatlin, Earl Smith "Smitty" |
1999 |
Nell Gatlin Logan |
|
Goff, Jerry |
2002 |
Niles Borop |
|
Goodman, Charles F "Rusty" |
1997 |
Friends of Rusty |
|
Goodman, Howard |
2003 |
Judy Spencer Nelon |
|
Goodman, Vestal |
2002 |
Judy Spencer Nelon |
|
Hall, Connor Brandon |
1997 |
Needed |
|
Hamill, Jim |
2004 |
Arthur & Angie Rice |
|
Harper, Herman |
1997 |
The Harper Agency |
| Hemphill, Joel Wesley | 2007 | Joey, Trent, and Candy |
|
Hess, Jake W |
1997 |
Peppe Huss and Brent Joiner |
| Hildreth, Lou Wills | 2007 | Howard Hildreth, Dr. David Hildreth, Kathryn Hildreth-Mumaw |
|
Hinson, Kenny |
2004 |
Needed |
|
Hyles, Arnold |
2004 |
Leah and Mona Caradine |
| Hyles, Vernon Ross | 2006 | Needed |
| Jones, Bob Sr. | 2006 | His Family and the Songfellows Quartet |
| Jones, James E. "Jimmy" | 2007 | Atlanta Friends of Jimmy Jones |
| Karnes, Rose Carter | 2006 | Friends in memory of J Bazzel Mull |
| Key, Charles L | 2006 | Geneva (Gene) Key |
|
Klaudt, Lillian |
2004 |
Needed |
|
LeFevre, Alphus |
2002 |
The LeFevre Family and Friends |
|
LeFevre, Eva Mae |
1997 |
WATC/Community Television, Inc Atlanta GA |
|
LeFevre, Urias |
1997 |
Meurice and Peggy LeFevre |
|
Lester, Harvey |
2004 |
Brumley Music Publishers |
|
Lewis, James Roy "Pop" |
2000 |
Jeff and Sheri Easter |
|
Lister, Hovie Franklin |
1997 |
Needed |
|
Lister, Thomas Mosie |
1997 |
Needed |
|
Maples, Fred Calvin |
2003 |
Inez (True Love), June, Vivian and Linda |
|
McClung, John Alexander |
2003 |
Brumley Music Publishers |
|
McCoy, Otis Leon |
2003 |
Needed |
|
Mull, Jacob Bazzel |
2003 |
WJBZ Praise 96.3 FM |
|
Nelon, Rex Lloyd |
1999 |
Kelly, Todd and Judy Nelon and Families |
|
Norcross, Benjamin Marvin |
1997 |
Ken Hardin - Bob Crawford |
|
Nowlin, Wilmer Berney "WB" |
1997 |
Southern Gospel Music Promoters Association |
|
O'Neal, Ed |
2004 |
Allen, Dara and Randy |
|
Orrell, Lloyd |
1997 |
Needed |
|
Ott, Doy Willis |
2000 |
Cleon and Juda Yates |
|
Pace, Adger McDavid |
1999 |
Needed |
|
Parris, London |
2004 |
Needed |
|
Parris, Oren A "OA" |
1997 |
Needed |
|
Payne, Glen Weldon |
1997 |
Todd Payne |
| Pittman, Jack Earl | 2006 | Wife, Dot; Sons, Mitchell and Van Pittman |
|
Powell, Rosa Nell Speer |
2005 |
Gaither Music Company |
|
Rambo, Dottie Luttrell |
1997 |
Earl & Janice Eleton |
|
Ramsey, Wm Morgan |
2002 |
Needed |
|
Reader, Naomi Sego |
2001 |
Doug & Norma Green; Ralph & Lauren Green; Leah & Mona Caradine |
| Reece, David | 2007 | Reece Family |
| Reid, Mary Tom Speer | 2006 | Needed |
|
Rodeheaver, Homer Alvan |
2003 |
Bruce Howe, President, Rodeheaver Music |
|
Roper, Joe |
2005 |
Gerald Williams, Dick Guyton, Jonathan Sawrie, and Vera Roper Vaughn |
|
Rozell, Roland Dwayne "Rosie" |
1999 |
Betty and Marty Rozell |
| Sego, James Leon | 2007 | Naomi & Carlton |
|
Shaw, Bill |
2005 |
Family |
|
Shelnut, Dale Lawrence |
2001 |
The Dixie Echoes |
|
Showalter, Anthony Johnson |
2000 |
Leah and Mona Caradine |
|
Slater, Erman |
2005 |
Juanita Slater Guice and Connie Mack Slater |
| Slaughter, Henry Thaxton | 2006 | Harvest Time Publishing |
|
Snider, Marion B |
2003 |
Charles, Kate, Marianne, Wade, and Ashley Snider; John Charles and Emma Kate Erickson |
|
Speer, Ben Lacy |
1998 |
Needed |
|
Speer, George Thomas "Dad" |
1997 |
Needed |
|
Speer, Jackson Brock |
1997 |
Needed |
|
Speer, Lena Brock "Mom" |
1997 |
Needed |
|
Stamps, Frank Howard |
1997 |
Needed |
|
Stamps, Virgil Oliver "VO" |
1997 |
Brumley Music Publishers |
|
Stanphill, Ira Forest |
2001 |
Gloria Stanphill |
|
Stewart, Derrell |
2004 |
Reve Stewart |
|
Strickland, Bobby |
2003 |
Bobby Strickland Family |
|
Sumner, John Daniel "JD" |
1997 |
The JD Sumner Family |
| Templeton, Maurice | 2006 | Maurice Templeton Family |