 At the time of his death, he was serving as Minister in Residence at Highland Park United Methodist Church.Lambuth College (Bachelor of Arts)
Methodist Theological School in Ohio (Masters of Divinity - 1963)

Centenary College of Louisiana (Doctor of Divinity).Associate Pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Jackson, Tennessee, 1965-70 
Associate Director of the Memphis Conference Council on Ministries, 1970-72.