Background
Dobyns, William Ray was born on May 17, 1861 in Columbus, Missouri, United States. Son of Benjamin Franklin (Doctor of Medicine and Margaret Ruth (Morrow) D.
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William Ray Dobyns
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Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri. Bachelor of Divinity, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, 1889. Doctor of Divinity, Westminster, 1901.
Doctor of Laws, Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1924.
Career
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1889. Organizer and 1st pastor Immanuel Church, Chicago, in “Bridgeport,” 1886-1890. Financial secretary Westminster College, 1890-1891.
Pastor 1st Church, Marshall, Missouri, 1891-1899, 1st Church, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1899-1920, S. Highland Church, Birmingham, Alabama, since 1920. Chairman Executive Committee Y.M.C. Assns. of Missouri. Chairman home mission work in Missouri for 12 years.
Founder and president trustees School of the Ozarks, Hollister, Missouri. Trustee Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, from its foundation. Director Agnes Scott College (Decatur, Georgia).
Membership
Member World’s Council of Presbyns., Liverpool, 1904. Mason. Camp director of religious work, Army Young Men’s Christian Association, Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia., 1917-1918.
Connections
Married Mary Triplette Buckland, June 19, 1889. Children: Margaret Ruth (deceased), Mary Ray.
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Nationality
American