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Apr 1, 2006 · Teary-eyed church members shared hugsbefore worship and later sang songs such as “No Tears in Heaven” as they sought comfort in God’sword and each other. A bouquet of 62 multicolored flowers –representing each child in the congregation and donated by the youth group inmemory of minister Matthew Winkler – sat in front of the pulpit ...
- Not A Normal Sunday
- A Congregation’S Nightmare
- God’s Comfort
Any other Sunday, a jolly Matthew Winkler would have welcomed members, as he loved to do, “to the best place tobe on the best day of the week.” A smiling Mary Winkler would have let members take turns holding and fawning over her baby girl. The entire Winkler family would have looked picture perfect as they left to eat Sunday lunch. But on this Sun...
For the Fourth Street church, the nightmare began when Matthew Winkler failed to show up for Wednesday night services. A worried look on his face, Ashe stood up and announced that the congregation would sing until Winkler arrived to teach. “This is very unlike Matthew to just not show up,” Ashe added. Ashe suggested that Winkler may have gone to vi...
At the first service after Matthew Winkler’s body was found, church leaders urged members to refrain from speculating on the “why” behind his death. “The simple fact is that no one knows why, except for maybe Mary herself,” deacon Robert Shackleford said, warning that speculation could fuel unhealthy gossip and rumors. Ashe urged members to “remain...
Jul 10, 2007 · Walt Freeland: The state will show you ample evidence that Mary Winkler premeditatedly, unlawfully, and intentionally, killed Matthew Winkler, a man that did not deserve to die.
Apr 20, 2024 · According to the Tennessee State Medical Examiner, Dr. Bruce Levy, Matthew was killed by a single shot from a shotgun. Dr. Levy also declared the cause of death to be bleeding as a result of the shotgun wound.
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Apr 19, 2024 · In 2008, Mary Winkler and Matthew Winkler's parents, Dan and Diane, reached an informal agreement out of court, giving her custody of her three daughters. A few years later, Mary sat down for one ...
Aug 27, 2006 · A deep sadness appeared to wash over Ashe’s ruddy face whenever he reflected too deeply on what happened to Matthew Winkler, an outgoing young man who had burst into Selmer with glowing ...
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Winkler was serving as the pulpit minister at the Fourth Street Church of Christ in Selmer, Tennessee, at the time of his death. Members of his congregation found him dead inside his home after he failed to appear at the church for a Wednesday-night service he was to lead on March 22, 2006.
