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Damon Hodges and son Seth are shown using their big machines to do the dirt
work for the new Naples Church of Christ facility. A wing of the former David
Granberry Hospital, in the background, will be used by the church, possibly for
class rooms. CA photo
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Site of old Naples hospital will be home for new Church of Christ
By Neil Abeles
Monitor Correspondent
The new Church of Christ
building going up on the site
of the former David Gran-
berry Memorial Hospital will
be simple, practical and pur-
poseful.
That much is clear after a
visit with the Church of
Christ congregation itself on
a recent Sunday morning.
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The modest, clean-cut sign announcing a community endeavor of the Naples Church of
Christ can be seen on the property of the former David Granberry Memorial Hospital near
the streets of Willis and Craig. Ground preparation for the new church can be seen in the
background. CA photo
The Church of Christ and
its members are a straight-
forward, almost austere,
group ... They have no frills.
No musical instruments,
the congregation stands and
sings one song after another,
all verses, with the leader's
pleasing voice and the con-
gregation's choir-like harmo-
nies reaching upward and
outward.
Words of the hymns are
doubly emphasized with this
manner of music.
The church celebrates the
Lord's Supper every Sunday.
Each member replaces his
own grape juice cup.
The minister's sermon is
like a Bible study. Exception-
ally clear. The hardest pas-
sages chosen for explication.
Prayers are by the congre-
gation, often simply to say,
"We don't understand why ...
but we thank You for Your
love to us," as one did Sun-
day.
All children attend morn-
ing worship until the minis-
ter preaches.
Afterwards, congregation
members will greet you
straight-forwardly, with no
hurry to move away.
The Church of Christ is
exceedingly simple. And this
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At the end of morning service Sunday, member Barbara Griffin speaks with the preacher, Roger Scully, of the Naples Church
of Christ while other members leave services. Notice the very simple lettering on room doors which is typical of the church's
very down-to-earth manner. CA photo
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one in Naples is growing.
They need a new building.
The new one is to seat 500,
said the preacher Roger
Scully. (No title of respect
precedes the Church of Christ
minister's name.)
But it has a purpose Scully
wants the public to know.
"We want the public to
know we really care about
the people of the community,"
he said. "We're building to
meet those needs."
The building will be in an
excellent location near the
center of town and upon a
slight hill.
Member Mac Jones said
he thinks this location is its
most important advantage.
"The church people are highly
in favor," he said.
The present church build-
ing sits in a low place at the
corner of Main and Pace
Streets.
Scully said in the old build-
ing the church cannot serve
the way it wishes.
"The work we want to do
can't be done where we are.
The people have realized this,
and I think it's 100 percent in
favor of the move," he said.
The new facility will not
be extravagant. It will be
modest "to help us do what
we are trying to do," he added.
The facility will have the
500-seat gathering space as
mentioned, and then a full-
size gym which can also be
used for other recreation and
as a place for the gathering
and distribution of food and
services.
Scully mentioned several
times the need for a place
where youth can gather and
be "off the street."
An educational wing will
hold classrooms which is a
major purpose of the Church
of Christ.
"The church has taken a
long time to make this deci-
sion," Jones said. "But we are
growing so much now that it
is time."
A decision has not been
made on the use of the present
facility. It's for sale. Con-
strucion of the new site is
expected to take 18 months.
The parking lot is full on a recent Sunday during the service of the Naples Church of Christ. The church is building a new
facility because it has run out of space and service usability with this one. CA photo
A photo from the early days of the David Granberry
Memorial Hospital shows some of the staff and others.
Seated, left to right, were Dr. Charles J. Wise, Mrs.
Olive Wise, not known, Mrs. Marion Leeves and Dr.
James S. Leeves. B&Wphoto
Hospital built in 1948
served Naples area
for almost 50 years
A church is replacing the former David Granberry
Memorial Hospital, a place where many tears of
sadness and joy were shed over the years.
Both were and will be built with missions to serve
the community.
The hospital closed in August of 1990 after opening
in June of 1948. That history is well known to Naples
area residents. To open, operate or close a hospital is
a complex task. Many area hospitals, especially in
Texas, closed during the decade of the 1990s.
The original hospital was created in memory of
David S. Granberry, one of the first combat casualties
from this area in World War II. The hospital was then
dedicated to all veterans who had given their lives in
military combat as a service to their country.
A distinguished list of community leaders were
associated with the hospital's beginnings such as W.
G. Granberry, Leon Coker, Chester Coker, Horace
Morgan, Morris Hampton, A. A. Hummel, Wendell
Smith and M. N. Heard to name a few.
Its first doctors were Dr. Charles Wise and Dr.
James S. Leeves with the assistance of Doctors Par-
sons and Good of Texarkana.
After being closed, part of the hospital building had
been used for a period of time by Northeast Texas
Community College for continuing education classes.
One wing of the former hospital is expected to be
used by the Naples Church of Christ as it builds its
new facility to serve the community.
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Craig, Morris. The Naples Monitor (Naples, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 2012, newspaper, August 30, 2012; Naples, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291752/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.