[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 73 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING MILDRED JANE WORSHAM AND LANDON WORSHAM

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                            HON. ROBERT HURT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 10, 2016

  Mr. HURT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I submit these remarks in 
recognition of the service and dedication of Mildred Jane Worsham and 
Landon Worsham to the Chatham Presbyterian Church and the entire 
Chatham community.
  Mildred Jane Worsham has been serving the Chatham Presbyterian Church 
congregation as their organist for over 70 years. Mrs. Worsham began 
playing for Chatham Presbyterian in 1945 at the age of sixteen. Over 
the years, she shared that duty with the late Augusta Parrish on an 
every-other-month basis, and she now serves as the sole organist.
  In addition to her duties as organist, Mrs. Worsham has also served 
as the church's longstanding session clerk, Choir Director, taught 
Sunday School, Bible School and Bible Studies, and Mrs. Worsham had the 
honor of being named the first female elder of Chatham Presbyterian 
Church and was one of the church's first female deacons. She was also a 
commissioner for the Presbytery of the Peaks, which included 129 
churches spanning parts of Central Virginia, Southside, the New River 
Valley and Allegheny Highlands, and served as the Commissioner to the 
General Assembly of Presbyterian Church in the United States. Mrs. 
Worsham has also been a member of the Sylvania Garden Club, the 
Homemaker's Club, and assisted her husband's work as Chief of the 
Chatham Volunteer Fire Department for over 50 years.
  For decades, Landon Worsham's service to the Chatham community has 
extended far beyond firefighting. In 2013, I had the privilege of 
joining the Town of Chatham, Virginia to honor Mr. Worsham for his 60 
years of service to Chatham as a volunteer firefighter, 50 of which he 
spent as fire chief. In addition to this tremendous accomplishment, Mr. 
Worsham has been an active volunteer at the Chatham Presbyterian 
Church, serving as the superintendent of Chatham Presbyterian's Sunday 
school for over 50 years and counting. Mr. Worsham is also an elder at 
the church and has served numerous times on the session.
  Mr. Worsham also served as a leader in the Chatham Lions Club and the 
Chatham Jaycees, as well as serving as the Vice President of the 
Pittsylvania County Fire-Rescue Association. He also served his country 
in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, and was wounded in New 
Guinea and awarded the Purple Heart.
  I ask the members of this House of Representatives to join with me 
and the entire Chatham community in thanking and honoring the service 
and dedication of Mildred Jane and Landon Worsham to the Chatham 
Presbyterian Church and the Town of Chatham, and to the surrounding 
counties and our great nation.

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