First Baptist gives Bullock retirement party

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Peggye Bullock served as secretary for First Baptist Church Monticello for eight years. The church has been, of course, more than a job for her. It is even more than a meaningful place of worship for her. “My church family is my family,” she said in an interview following her recent retirement. That church family gave Bullock a festive retirement reception on Wednesday, Dec. 20, crowning her as the honoree and draping her with a shimmering sash that read “Officially Retired!” Bullock saw the opportunity to serve as church secretary as a blessing. She says she loved the people she worked with and appreciates how Pastor Vickers guided her in lear