Elders

Contact the Elders by Email at RB-Elders@comcast.net

Elder's Mission Statement

Mark Beckham | Bob Brady | Grady Cash | Jimmie Eaton | Keith Gant | Sam Gennoe
Walter Jones | Phil McCormick | Steve McDonough | Jack Tarpley |

Mark Beckham 

Mark is a Financial Underwriter for UNUM. A native of South Bend, Indiana, Mark graduated from Freed-Hardeman University in 1977. Mark and his wife Jan have been married for 30 plus years and have lived in Red Bank the entire time. They are the parents of Brett (Brittney) who lives in Jackson, Tennessee, Blake who lives in Henderson, Tennessee and Katie a student a student at FHU.

Jan has worked as an RN at TC Thompson Children's Hospital for over 20 years. Mark enjoys teaching Bible classes, singing, reading about the Civil War, sports and walking. Mark's family has worshiped at Red Bank since 1978. Mark's areas of responsibilities at Red Bank are Worship, Administration, and Special Ministries.

Email Mark at: redbankmb@comcast.net

Mark Beckham
Grady Cash  Grady is retired, after 35 years service, from the DuPont Company in Chattanooga. He has been married to the former Jimmie Sue Tinker since Nov. 11, 1948. They have three children, two of whom are deceased. Their daughter, Vicki, lives in Washington State. They have nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Grady and his wife have worshipped at Red Bank Church since 1990. He has been an elder since 1994 and his areas of oversight are the building, grounds and benevolence.





Grady Cash
Keith Gant 

Keith grew up in Nashville, Arkansas; his wife Janet is a native of Singapore. They met at Harding University and both graduated in 1975, Keith with a B.S. in physics and mathematics and Janet with a B.A. in psychology. They have two children, Matthew and Rachel.

Matthew is an electrical engineer with TVA in Chattanooga, and Rachel is a senior at Harding. Keith and Janet have been married 28 years. Their first six years were in New Jersey, where Keith was employed as an actuary with Prudential Insurance Co, while they worked in preaching and teaching in a new mission effort. They then spent fourteen years in Jackson, Mississippi, where Keith served as a deacon at the Siwell Road congregation and was a regular Bible class teacher.

They moved to Tennessee in 1996 and have been members of the Red Bank church since that time. Keith is an actuary for UnumProvident in Chattanooga. At Red Bank he is involved in coordinating the TLC ministry (home Bible study groups), serving on the Missions committee, teaching adult Bible classes, and song leading. Janet works part time in secretarial work for the Red Bank church and has been involved in the Inner City Ministry.

Email Keith at: keithgant@comcast.net

Keith Gant
Sam Gennoe 

Brother Gennoe was born 12-30-1929 on a farm in Decatur, TN. He graduated from Meigs Co. High School in 1947, being a class officer and a member of the basketball team.

Sam graduated from the University of Chattanooga in 1951 with a BBA. Was a member of the varsity wrestling team and Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. He was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Retired from General Motors Acceptance Corp. with 38 years of service, serving as the Accounting Manager.

He married his wife, Barbara, in 1956 and has 3 daughters and 5 grandchildren. One grandson, little Sam, passed away in 1995 at the age of 2-1/2. Brother Gennoe was baptized in 1964 by Howard Carter and have previously served as a Deacon and Elder. He and his family has worshipped at Red Bank since 1987. Hobbies include refinishing furniture and grandchildren. Enjoys playing competitive Table Tennis, having successfully played in the Senior Olympic Games, locally, state and nationally as well as several open tournament every year.

Sam Gennoe
Walter Jones 

I am retired from TVA, where I worked in Human Resources for 24 years. I am currently teaching World History at Boyd Buchanan High School in Chattanooga. I also serve as an assistant coach for the girls' high school softball team.

I am married to the former Beverly Casteel, whose parents have been members at Red Bank for over 60 years. Beverly and I have been at Red Bank for over 30 years.

I have two children. My daughter, Amy, works for HCA Healthcare as a Financial Manager and lives in Nashville, TN. My son, Chris, works as a sales representative for U.S. Foods. Chris and his wife, Jennifer, and their son, Cooper, live in Collegedale, TN.

My areas of service are education, special events, worship, and the inner city program. I have been an elder since 1996 and served as a deacon for over 10 years before that.

Email Walter at: wjones@bbschool.org

Walter Jones
Phil McCormick 

Phil was born in southeast Missouri but spent his formative years in St. Charles, IL, a suburb of Chicago. Phil graduated from Harding University in 1977 with a major in Bible and earned an MBA at UT in 1994. He married Becky (also a graduate of Harding) in 1980. They have 2 children, Brad and Cara, both students at Harding University. Phil and his family have lived and worshiped in Memphis, TN, Oak Ridge, TN, Aiken, SC (where Phil served as an education deacon at the North Augusta congregation), Smyrna, TN and Chattanooga.

Phil's secular job is a Project Manager for IBM where he has worked for 9 years but he has been in Information Technology for over 20 years. He enjoys teaching Bible classes, family vacations, watching and playing sports.

Phil's areas of focus as an elder at Red Bank are education, local evangelism, and youth/college.

Email Phil at: pmccorm@us.ibm.com

Phil McCormick
Steve McDonough 

My name is Steve McDonough, and I am a pharmacist at CVS in St. Elmo. I grew up in Chattanooga attending the St. Elmo Church of Christ. My family and I ran Incline Drug in the St. Elmo community for 57 years until 1996. After six years at Baylor, I attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville for two years, then the UT College of Pharmacy in Memphis where I received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree.

I was married to Ann Moody McDonough for 30 years until her death in July 2004. We have two children, Jennifer and John. Jennifer is married and a CPA in Memphis. John lives in California.

I enjoy family and friends, golf, travel, good food, and fellowship. I have served as a deacon involved with missions, long range planning, and scripture assignments during worship. Now, as an elder, my responsibility is missions.

Email Steve at: stevemcdonough@comcast.net

Steve McDonough
Jack Tarpley 

Jack is a native of Tennessee, born a few miles Southeast of Henderson Tennessee in Oak Grove community. Jack grew up in Western Oklahoma and graduated from Sayre High School in 1959. He attended Oklahoma University and graduated with a BS degree in Electrical Engineering. While at OU he met his wife Betty from Oklahoma City who was also a student at OU. Jack and Betty were married his senior year and after graduation moved to Chattanooga accepting a job with DuPont. During this time Jack also completed a graduate degree, MS in electrical engineering, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Jack and Betty have been married 45 years and have four children. Tom, a biologist for the state of Alabama and his wife Debbie, a school teacher, live in Marion Alabama. Heather and her husband Kraig Campbell live in Hixson, both are teachers and high school coaches, they have two children, Tyson and Kayla. L.J. (Jack), an electrical engineer, and his wife, Amy who works at Boyd Buchanan School have two children, Kendall and Max, and live near Falling Water. Tara is a school teacher and her husband, Chance Blackmer, is attending Southwest School of Bible Studies. They have one son Jack Hayden and live in Austin Texas.

Jack is currently an engineering consultant working primarily with petroleum refineries.

Jack and Betty have attended Red Bank since 1968. During this time he has taught all adult and high school classes. He was a deacon for 24 years before becoming an Elder in 1996. His primary area of service is benevolence.

Email Jack at jack@pickett.com

Jack Tarpley