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The church and her family recently recognized her for her 50 years of service to the church. Lindsay’s journey to playing the organ seemed to begin during her childhood, when she took piano lessons from a local, well-known pianist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lindsay explained that she was then encouraged to pick up the organ and learn from Malcom Tate, a well-known organist in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe was wonderful, and he was distantly related to my daddy,\u201d she explained. \u201cMy daddy always wanted me to play the organ. So I believe he talked Malcolm into giving me lessons. Malcolm was the organist at the Episcopal Church. When I was 14, I started playing the organ at the church to pay him back for my organ lessons. I played there while I was in high school, and a year or two after I got married. I then became the organist at ARP Church, where I continued to play for some years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lindsay said she was asked to play for Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville during a turn of unique events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn 1983, my dad was the Lincoln County Trustee. When he started his 10th year, I was helping him in the busy season, which went from October through March. He passed that December, and I was appointed to take his place as the trustee in January 1984.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lindsay continued to explain that for the next 20 years, she served as the trustee for the county. The position was very important to Lindsay and something she took great pride in. She not only served as the county trustee but also as the state president of the Trustees Association and president of the County Officials Association of Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One day while working, someone approached her and asked her about becoming the organist at Cumberland Presbyterian Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSomeone came up to the trustee’s office and told me they wanted to hire me to be their organist,\u201d she stated. \u201cI told them I could start in March when the tax season slacked off. I started playing the organ for them, and I’ve been there ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lindsay said playing the organ is special to her as it\u2019s her way to connect with God. It\u2019s how she comes to worship each Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When she isn\u2019t in church, you can find her keeping busy. Over the years, Lindsay has been an entrepreneur of sorts, owning Janet\u2019s Flowers, a local flower shop, and Reflections women\u2019s store, which is now known to many as the Tigress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She has helped many in the area learn how to play the piano by offering lessons. She\u2019s also an accomplished painter who enjoys painting portraits. To her family and friends, she is truly a lady of many talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lindsay offers some sound advice for a life well lived: Variety is the spice of life. Don\u2019t be afraid to try a little bit of everything. You never know when you will find something that you love, like playing the church organ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo what your heart tells you to do,\u201d said Lindsay. \u201cDo the things you like. If you try it and it doesn\u2019t turn, then you\u2019ll at least know you tried it and didn\u2019t miss out.\u201d GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ORGANS ARE a longtime staple of the church. They connect the past to the present, weaving values and tradition. They remind us of where we have come from and help guide us as we move forward. Especially in the South, the sound of the organ forms a sacred and spiritual soundtrack to our lives. One […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":24478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/fayetteville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/3-1024x683.jpg\")