Background
Dobbins, CLaude Ray was born on January 25, 1919 in Denton, Texas, United States. Son of James Dewitt and Sallie Pearl (Wilkinson) Dobbins.
Dobbins, CLaude Ray was born on January 25, 1919 in Denton, Texas, United States. Son of James Dewitt and Sallie Pearl (Wilkinson) Dobbins.
Bachelor, Bethel College, McKenzie, Tennessee, 1941. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Bethel College, McKenzie, Tennessee, 1960. Master of Divinity, Memphis Theological Seminary, 1943.
Master of Theology, University Chicago, 1951.
Minister, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1945-1948; editor, The Cumberland Presbyterian, Memphis, 1948-1984; moderator, General Assembly, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, 1984-1985; executive director, Tennessee Association Churches, Nashville, since 1986.
Member Civitans (chaplain Memphis chapter, district chaplain).
Married Mary Alice Smith, June 4, 1943. Children: Mary Catherine, Dorothy, James, Alice, Cynthia, William, John.