In the News ... "101-year-old retired minister in Abilene still writes weekly commentary"

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• “I’m thankful to God and to a lot of people.”

By Loretta Fulton, Reporter
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - With a family history dating to the Cane Ridge Revival of 1801, it’s no wonder Lloyd Boyll is both a retired Church of Christ minister and a historian.

Boyll turned 101 on June 5, but to hear him tell it, he’s really only a little over one year old. When he turned 100 last year, Boyll decided to start over with the numbering.

“That was just a joke,” he said, but it caught on with friends ...

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