The 4th annual Earl Judkins Golf Classic will be held Saturday, July 18 at Riverwatch to raise money for a Cannon County woman with local ties who is suffering from Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
The event is hosted by the Cantrell Cancer Benefit Foundation and this year’s recipient is Edith Johnson McReynolds.
“She was diagnosed a year ago. Mrs. McReynolds is the mother of five children. One is in college and the others will be entering college soon. She really needs a benefit to help overcome medical bills and for her kids to go to school too,” said spokesman Tyler Cantrell. Her father is J.E. Johnson from DeKalb County and she has two brothers from here.
The golf classic began four years ago to help families who have been affected by cancer. Those wishing to be served must first apply. A committee then reviews the applications and selects a recipient each year. The man for whom the classic is named, the late Earl Judkins, was an avid golfer and a cancer patient. “Earl was my brother. He had colon cancer. My mother Marie Judkins also had colon cancer. We have been hit with cancer like many other families in our community,” said Ivadell Randolph.
Our family was also affected by cancer four years ago with my sister Amy Miller so we know how hard it is for families,” said Cantrell.
In addition to Miller, previous recipients of the benefit golf classic were Chrissy Means and Gracie Dezarn.
This Golf Classic begins with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. “Tee time is at eight a.m. Show up a little bit beforehand. That way we can sign you up, get you a goodie bag, and place you on a team if you don’t have a team. We do take individual golfers for $75.00. You can bring your own team for $300,” said Cantrell.
“We partner with Modern Woodmen of America. They do matching funds up to $2,500. If we were fortunate enough make three thousand they will give another $2,500,” said Randolph.
“If you want to come out Saturday and meet Edith and make a donation that would be great too,” added Cantrell.
The entry deadline is Wednesday, July 15. The format is a 4-person A,B,C,D, Scramble/Own Team-Best Ball. For more information contact Tyler Cantrell at tcantrell@cosma.com. Like them on Facebook at Cantrell Cancer Benefit Foundation or Phone 1-931-239-5948 or contact Riverwatch Golf Course to sign up at 1-931-761-8125. Donations may be made to the Cantrell Cancer Benefit Foundation. Mail to 625 Foster Road, Smithville, TN 37166.
“It’ll be a great day for a great cause and we’ll feed you. Everybody is going to get a blessing out of it,” Cantrell concluded.
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