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Rev. G.W. Birdsong was the youngest and last surviving member of eight children born to Corbit Birdsong and Maude (Howard) Birdsong. He was born July10, 1928 near Golden Pond in far western Kentucky.
G.W. was saved at the young age of 11. His little home church, Hopewell Baptist. After attending a revival near his home he decided to join with the Holiness people.
He and his brother Dan, who were already accomplished singers and musicians in their community, began touring the United States singing gospel music when he was only 13 years old.
G.W. preached his first message at the age of 15, and that ministry took him to all 50 states and many foreign countries carrying the gospel.
He made his final evangelistic tour in the fall of 2015. While preaching a camp meeting in Blanchard, OK he met a beautiful young lady by the name of Edna Fern George, who played the piano and sang with her parents, the late Rev. Dovie and Lola George.
G.W. and Fern were married on October 5, 1950 and enjoyed 65 years of marriage. To this union was born two sons and one daughter (Junior, Lendell and Gayla.)
The Birdsong's ministry touched the lives of many, many people across the world.
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