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"This a picture of the church (Lick Fork Church Of God) that I attended for quite a number of years as I grew up. It was located at the mouth of Lick Fork, and Mossy Road.  It was located on the side of a hill, and, at times if the weather was not good, was not too easy to get to. I don't remember the exact year, but they finally built steps of wood up to the church. There was a back road from Lick Fork, allowing cars to be able to drive up to the church. Now in this photo, you can see an oil drum, which was used for heat. When I was a young boy and attending this church, it was heated by a coal stove. As, you can see there are a few graves beside the church. Now, the one room school that I attended for three years, is located about 40 yards to the left of the church. I lived about 1/4 mile from the school. We used to take turns, taking a bucket, and going down the hill to a spring by one of the neighbors houses, and bringing water back to the school. Finally, the school district, built a water pump next to the school. To us, this was like a miracle. Of course, there was no indoor plumbing, so on one side of the school, was the girls toilet, and on the other side, was the boys. Now the only reason I mention this is because every Halloween, some one always turned the toilets over on their sides. Of course, no one was ever arrested for this action.  This is the church that a lot of the people that have been named in messages to your web site, who lived on mossy attended at one time.  This would include the Aliff, Payne, Smith, and of course, my family, the Perrys.  One of your contributors, Omer Coleman, sent me a picture of the same church, showing the name as "Lick Fork Coleman Church".  When I was growing up in that area, I was not aware, that one of his relatives had built the church."

Photo submitted by Bob Perry & Laura Lee Perry Riner March 5, 2008