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Rev. Sinclair, Baptist Minist~r, Died Today{ The Rev. Wade F. Sinclair,

pastor of Calvary Baptist Church and a resident of 626 Justice Street, died shortly be­ fore noon today at Pardee Me­ morial Hospital where he had been a patient for two days. Funeral arrangements will be

announced by Jackson Funera Home. i Rev. Sinclair "QJas a well known Baptist minister and had beer pastor of alvarr, Church som 2 years.

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I Rev. Sinclair, I Hendersonville : Pastor, Dies

HENDERSONVILLE - Th e Rev. Wade Franklin Sinclair, 82, of Hendersonville, died un­

' expectedly Friday in a hospital

I here. Rev. Sinclair had been pastor

of Calvary Baptist Church, Hendersonville, ...lo.r....t.h. past 13 years, and had served at many 'churches in North Carolina and South Carolina during his 65 years in the ministry. He was a native of Hender­

son County and a son of the late William and Elizabeth Huntley Sinclair. He received

I his early schooling in Hender­ son County schools and later studied under private tutors. He began preaching in 1901 as

a lav minister and was or- dained in 1913. In 1919 he was named moderator of the Caro­

! lina Baptist Association and was later moderator of the Western North Carolina Baptist Associa­ tion for four years. In 1933, the Baptist State Mis­

sion Board named him and Mrs. 1 Sinclair as missionaries to the Eastern Band of Cherokees, where he served until 1942.

I He had produced the I "Heavenly Sunlight" broadcast over radio station WHKP, Hen­ dersonville, and had not missed'

: ~r~~~=~a:i ~~~~s h:g~.egan the Surviving are the widow, Mrs.

Rollie Mann Sinclair; a daugh-1

ter, Mrs. Ruth S. Gardner of Lancaster, S. C.; two sons, the! Rev. Hubert Sinclair of Heath Springs, S. C. and Herbert Sin-I clair of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; five brothers, M. K. and John A., I both of East Flat Rock, W. B. and G. L. of Hendersonville, and Charles B. Sinclair of Cuyahoga' Falls, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Ellen Merrill of Hendersonville; ' six grandchi1dren and 10 great· grandchildren. Arrangements will be an- 1

nounced by Jackson Funeral I Home.

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Rev. Wade Franklin Sinclair who served 65 years in the min istry, the past 13 years as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church here died unexpectedly yesterday i a Hendersonville hospital at th age of 82.

I Funeral services tomorrow at 3 p.m. in Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Oakdale Ceme­ tery. The family

. will r e c e i v e ; friends today from 7 to 9 p.m.

I in Jackson Fun­ ' era! Home, where the body will remain un­ til placed in the church an hour prior to services. He was producer of

"Heavenly Sunlight" broadcast over Radio Station WHKP, Hen­ dersonville, and had not missed a broadcast since he began the program 12 years ago. He began preaching in 1901

, as a lay minister and was or­ dained in 1913. Six years later he was named moderator of the Carolina Baptist Association, and later served four years as moderator of the Western North Carolina Baptist Association.

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H E N D E R S ONVILLE- ev. Wade F. Sinclair, 82, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Hen­ dersonville afttf"former pastor of many 'churches throughout the Carolinas, died Friday in a local hospital. Pastor of the Baptist church

here for 13 years, he had delivered a Saturjjay morning religious message ver a local radio stati for 1 Sinclair d be

to the Chero~jolllolololiiji4fl.i one of the fon ers an members of the Board of Directors of the Christian Day School in Hender­ sonville. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. today

at Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife;

daughter, Mrs. Ruth S. Gardner of Lancaster, S.C.; sons, Rev. Hubert S. Sinclair of Heath Springs, S.C., Herbert A. Sinclair of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; brothers, M. K. Sinclair, John A. Sinclair, II both of Hendersonville, Charles Sinclair of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio:

1 sister, Mrs. Ellen Merrell of Hendersonville.

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LOOKING UP at a new oil portrait of the late Rev. W. F. Sinclair, which now hangs in the entrance to the W .F. Sinclair Memorial Building at Faith Christian Day School, are (L-R): David

Norris, Kathi Thompson and Vicki Laughter, pupils at the school. The late m inister was one of the founders of the school. --Times-News photo.

Faith Christian School Is Some 400 persons-parents of

attending children, and f,riends­ attended the dedication ceremony of the W .F. Sinclair Memorial Building at Faith Christian Day School Sunday afternoon. The building was named for the

late Rev. W .F. Sinclair, pastor of Calvary Bapt1.st Church for more than 13 years, and one of the founders of the school. An oil portrait of the late

minister was presented to the school by three of his children, Mrs. Ruth Gardner of Lancaster, s.c., the Rev. H.S. Sinclair of Springfield, S.C., and H.A. Sinclair of Oak Ridge , Tenn. The portrait now hangs in the

entrance of the building.

Day Dedicated

The Rev. John L. Fain Jr., e·;angelist and former pastor of First Presbyterian Church, gave the dedicatory address. He spoke on the dedication of

the Tabernacle in the Wilder­ ness, and the Temple in Jerusalem, remarking that both "were filled with the glory of God." Quoting from the New

Testament, Rev. Fain told his audience that they should "be filled with the Lord's presence." Leonard Garren, a member of

tile board of directors and a deacon of Calvary Baptist Church, accepted the portrait on behalf of the school. The three choirs of the school

gave the musical program at the

dedication. In a surprise move, members

of the board presented the Rev. Earl H. Kilpatrick, principal, with a 17-foot self-contained travel trailer. Rev. Kilpatrick serves as principal without salary.

Others participating in the ceremonies were the Rev. Henry Vegter, vice president of the board and a member of the faculty, who gave the invocation; the Rev. Buddy Mullinax , pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, who gave the benediction; and Larry McKay, president of the board, who gave the dedicatory prayer. An open house followed the

dedication. •

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WADE F. SINCLAIR 1918-1920

Wade F. Sinclair was born Aug. 16, 1883 in Gerton, NC.

Although he did not finish high school, God greatly used him

in this area. He was saved at the age of 14 and was married

to Jennette Justus on Aug. 13, 1902. They had three sons and

one daughter: Frank - deceased, Ruth - housewife in Lancaster,

S. C., Hubert - deceased (was a Baptist minister in S. C.),

and Herbert - an electrical engineer in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Mr. Sinclair preached his first message at Middle Fork

Baptist Church in August, 1901 and was ordained Dec. 5, 1913

in Inman, S. C. He pastored 25 churches in North and South

Carolina, including Hoopers Creek, Balfour, Mt. Gilead, French

Broad, and Calvary - all in Henderson County.

Rev. Sinclair was moderator of the Carolina Baptist Associa­

tion in 1919 and was active in evangelism throughout his ministry.

He was founder and director of Faith Christian Day School and

in 1969 a new building was erected in his honor. On one single

occasion in Winnsboro, S. C., he baptized 145 people. Mr.

Sinclair passed away on Sept. 10, 1965.

(also a photograph on page 33 under the name M. K. Sinclair)

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