Dr Bascom Ray Lakin

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Dr Bascom Ray Lakin

Birth
West Virginia, USA
Death
15 Mar 1984 (aged 82)
Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.3533174, Longitude: -79.1789354
Plot
Liberty University
Memorial ID
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B.R. Lakin was born on a farm near Fort Gay, West Virginia. Dr. Lakin was saved at the age of sixteen, and a week later he preached his first sermon. He was a circuit riding preacher riding a mule to country churches in the early days. After pastoring for many years , and was on a nationwide broadcast for almost as many,in the early 1950's Dr. Lakin began a 30 year itinerant ministry.
March 15, 1984 Dr. B.R. Lakin went to be with the Lord.The day of his funeral over 5000 attended and was helded at The Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was buried on the grounds at Liberty University, Lynchburg,Va.




B.R. Lakin was born on a farm near Fort Gay, West Virginia. Dr. Lakin was saved at the age of sixteen, and a week later he preached his first sermon. He was a circuit riding preacher riding a mule to country churches in the early days. After pastoring for many years , and was on a nationwide broadcast for almost as many,in the early 1950's Dr. Lakin began a 30 year itinerant ministry.
March 15, 1984 Dr. B.R. Lakin went to be with the Lord.The day of his funeral over 5000 attended and was helded at The Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was buried on the grounds at Liberty University, Lynchburg,Va.