91-year-old retires after 46 years as church organist in Prattville

When Camellia Baptist Church in Prattville was planted on Easter Sunday in 1975, Hilda Geoghagen was playing the organ.

She’s been playing it ever since — right up until she retired Sept. 12. The church honored her that day for her 46 years of service and for her 91st birthday, which was the following day. In total, Geoghagen has played the organ in churches for more than seven decades, since she was 19 years old.

Pastor James Taylor called her a “wonderful example of faithfulness.”