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VIII. LET US REMEMBER A. MEMOIRS

Reverend Paul Wilson Bowles May 2, 1927 to September 8, 2010

Paul Wilson Bowles was born in Norborne, Missouri to John Wesley Bowles, Jr. and Louise Viola Derringer Bowles on May 2, 1927. The family included his four brothers: John, Jack, Lawrence and Leroy and his sister Katherine. Born to a farm family, he grew up in an agricultural environment and graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1944. As was unusual at the time, he went on to study at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri; graduating in 1947. Though his father wanted him to continue working the family farm; Paul felt called to sow other “seeds.” He left for studies at Andover Newton Theological Seminary where he received a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1949. Paul would later go back for a graduate degree from The Biblical Seminary in New York; receiving a Master’s Degree in Religious Education in 1951. Paul began his pastoral career in the Gilead Baptist Church of Norborne, Missouri where he was ordained in 1946. He served several congregations and joined the staff of Goodwill Industries of New Jersey which serves the needs of the disabled and went on to become the Executive Director there in 1960. He opened four new stores, increased the number of handicapped people employed from 27 to 225 and the payroll from $427 to $5,000 per week. Also in 1960 he was accepted as a Minister in The Methodist Church in the Newark Annual Conference. He later transferred to Goodwill Industries of St. Paul Minnesota as Executive Director. But Paul felt the Lord beckoning him back into pastoral ministry. He served at The Walker Methodist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1964 he was made a member of the New York Annual Conference and was appointed to serve the Oyster Bay Methodist Church. Over the next four years his ministry there was focused on church growth and community outreach — two recurring themes in his pastoral ministry.

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In 1968 Paul was appointed by Bishop Lloyd Wicke to serve the Central Islip United Methodist charge. First United Methodist Church was wrestling with some financial difficulties and had not seen any significant growth in its recent ministry. In early 1969 Paul reported 400 full members in the church’s “family.” Eleven years later, as brother Bowles prepared to move to his next charge, the church membership increased to 1,100 — 700 more members than when he began. Concomitant to the membership growth, First UMC also experienced a wide variety of programs of spiritual growth and Paul continued his interest in a ministry to “those in need” developing a Thrift Shop, a Food Bank, free Christmas Community dinners, and a vibrant Youth Ministry which included a Coffee House program and US Theater Players in which the young people of the church and community presented a variety of shows which were also made available to the patients at Central Islip State Hospital. He also organized an ecumenical council to assist in outreach, evangelism, and cooperative worship. Additionally, he served as the chaplain to the Central Islip Fire Department (as he had also done in Oyster Bay and Bayville) — yet another way in which he made the Methodist faith community

346 - Let Us Remember visible to the rest of Central Islip. The number of Community Boards and Committees Paul served on in all his churches was significant. In 1970, he was presented with the Town of Islip Martin Luther King Award for Humanitarian Service. He was also awarded the Key to the Village of Bayville. It was while he was casting his net for new Christians to share in this ministry that one of the most important things happened in Rev. Bowles’ life. It was here that Paul was introduced to Audrey Tudor when her family moved to Central Islip. Paul and Audrey Bowles were married, in 1978, at the Village UMC in Bayville, the charge to which he had just been appointed. This “partnership” with Audrey would continue until the time of his death as they shared their concern for, and ministry to both Methodists and the larger communities to which they were posted. Paul was always involved in the Rotary Club in all communities he served. He was a founding member of the first Sayville Rotary Club, where he served as President as he had in Central Islip (where the Rotary Club met in the Church.) These service Clubs were agreat asset in supplying needs of their communities (including a playroom in The Ossining Correctional Facility for children who waited while family members visited and supplies for a shelter for women and children.) He was awarded the Paul Harris Award for Rotary Service. Paul was appointed the District Director of Communications for the Long Island East District in 1978 and served (with Audrey) as Secretary of the Conference Communications Committee from June 1976. They worked to bring The United Methodist Reporter to The New York Annual Conference. This became the precursor of “The Vision.” He served on the Committee that brought the evangelist Dr. Alan Walker to The Long Island Arena in Commack.

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Paul continued his pastoral ministry in Ossining UMC (appointed in 1983). One of his more interesting pastoral experiences grew out of a connection with the Ossining Correctional Facility. Through an agreed upon arrangement, some of the prisoners were released on a work detail to provide some needed repairs to the historic Methodist Church. During the next year the prisoners renovated both the church and the parsonage. Paul connected the Correctional Facility with Bethel Home and with other community groups, leading to a number of restoration and repair projects. There was a great benefit to the prisoners who not only learned skills to help them in job searches after their release but they often said that this was their first contact with people in a church and they were amazed at the kindness they were shown. Paul joined with the church members in providing morning coffee and cake and in hosting dinners and holiday celebrations for the men in appreciation for their work. Paul extended his prison ministry to The Ossining Correctional Facility, visiting prisoners and performing marriages. In Ossining he also served as Welfare Secretary for The Salvation Army providing food baskets for these in need. In 1989 he was sent to serve St. Paul’s (Tottenville, Staten Island) until his retirement in 1992. Along the way he won a number of accolades and honors. He served on Mayor David Dinkins’ “Increase the Peace” Taskforce. During his time in ministry among the people called Methodist, Paul took great pride in the fact that in each appointment he left more participants than when he had arrived and a greater ministry in the community and, with ecumenical partners, a commitment to that shared responsibility. It may have been Paul’s affable style and his “love of people,” his complete focus (the Church WAS his hobby), or his ability to use every chance connection as an opportunity for invitation... but whatever its source it could be said of Paul Bowles that he had been a faithful “farmer for the Lord,” planting the seed of Christ’s great love wherever he was

2011 New York A nnual Conference - 347 sent. His fateful decision on the plains of Missouri had changed not only his life but so many lives his ministry touched. Paul continued to minister in a variety of ways in First UMC-Central Islip (after returning with Audrey to reside in the community). In 1996, together with Audrey, he edited “The Chronicle,” the annual publication for the Retired Ministers and Spouses of the New York Annual Conference, a pastoral ministry that he continued until the time of his death. Paul died of heart failure on September 8, 2010. The Funeral Service was held at The First United Methodist Church of Central Islip and he was interred at Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery.

Reverend Elemit Anthony Brooks December 21, 1922 to July 29, 2010

Elemit, the eldest son of Lee Augustus Brooks and Ella Morris Brooks was born, December 21, 1922, in Cape Charles, Virginia. He attended the public schools in Norfolk, and graduated an honors student from the city’s Booker T. Washington High School. He was a devoted member of St. John A.M.E. Church and made an early commitment to Christ’s work within that congregation. Like other members of “the greatest generation,” Elemit answered the country’s call and served in the United States Navy during World War II. After military service, he continued his education under the G.I. Bill at Lincoln University (PA). However, he had entered Lincoln as a pre-med student. After he received his Bachelor of Arts degree he was accepted at Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, New Jersey. While attending Drew, an internship at Trinity was granted at Trinity Methodist Church, Bronx New York and followed at Metropolitan Community Methodist Church, Manhattan under the guidance of the Reverend William M. James. He began his ministry in the New York Annual Conference in 1951. It was during this assignment that he met Miss Doris Kearsley at a church sponsored program.

Upon his return to New York Elemit served at the Protestant Council of the City of New York (Department of Education) and Bushwick Methodist Church, where he copastored with Charles Wesley Lee, (One of the New York Annual Conference’s first recognized multi-cultural parishes). During the turbulent 60’s he answered the call to community and political activism. At the Willis Avenue Methodist Church (Bronx) he was chairman of the South Bronx Community Progress Center, Mobilization of Parents, which focused on public education, plus countless committees and attended numerous conferences. He was especially proud of the minority hiring that resulted from demonstrations led by Methodist clergy at the soon-to-be-built Downstate

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Elemit received his Master of Sacred Theology from Drew University in June 1953, and was appointed to the Werner Methodist Church, Cleveland, Ohio. This was a newly formed church and Elemit would be the first Pastor. It was the ministry at Werner Methodist Church that developed and honed his church building skills. The Reverend Elemit A. Brooks and Miss Doris Kearsly were married at the Asbury Methodist Church, Croton-on-Hudson, NY on September 19, 1953.

348 - Let Us Remember Medical Center in Brooklyn. Activism had its place but he declined when asked to run for an open Bronx congressional seat; pastoral work always came first. Meaningful ministries at John Wesley United Methodist, Summerfield United Methodist and Brooks Memorial United Methodist followed with lifetime friendships, During March 1963, Elemit received a call from Bishop Roy Nichols who asked him to consider joining the Cabinet and he accepted. Effective July 1, 1983, Elemit served the 77 churches of the Long Island East District. Following this tenure he considered retirement, but instead accepted a combined appointment at Good Shepherd and South Floral Park United Methodist Churches. During his ministry in the New York Annual Conference he served various committees and boards. He remained active in the United Methodist City Society after his retirement in 1991, and returned to minister to Trinity United Methodist Church/Bronx, Union United Methodist Church/Brooklyn, and Grace St. Albans United Methodist Church, finally retiring in 1995. Elemit spent his last years as a faithful member and minister-in-residence at St. Marks United Methodist Church Manhattan. Although his health began to decline following retirement, he remained active until a series of strokes incapacitated him in 2006. Elemit died of cardiac arrest on July 29, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Yonkers, New York. A Service of Death and Resurrection was held on August 3, 2010, 12:00 Noon, at St. Marks United Methodist Church, Manhattan. The Reverends Joseph V. Crockett and Nathaniel R. Grady officiated, with Bishop F. Herbert Skeete, Eulogist. Elemit’s favorite hymn, “Savior, Thy Dying Love,” by Robert Lowry was among the hymns offered. Interment was held on August 4, 2010 at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, New York. His immediate survivors include: Spouse, Doris Kearsley Brooks, daughter Bethella Brooks-Brereton, son-in-law Steven V. Brereton. His brothers Clifton Purnell Brooks, and Samuel Lee Brooks predeceased him. Submitted by Bethella Brooks-Brereton and Doris K. Brooks

Reverend Julian N. Hartt

June 13, 1911 to November 29, 2010

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Theologian Julian Norris Hartt, professor of religious studies at Yale University for 30 years and professor emeritus of the University of Virginia, died Nov. 29, 2010 in Greenfield. He was 99 and died of natural causes with his wife and two of his children at his side. He was born June 13, 1911 in Selby, S.D., the son of Albert Hartt, a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church and Laura Beals Hard. Julian was educated in the small Dakota towns in which his father was assigned churches. He attended high school in Doland, S.D., where he became lifelong friends of Hubert H. Humphrey. One example of their closeness was that Julian gave the grace at the luncheon following the inauguration of Lyndon Johnson and Humphrey. For decades, Julian regaled students with Humphrey/Hartt stories. Students included scores of scholars and ministers including William Sloane Coffin, Ray Hart (no relation), William May, Stanley Hauerwas and James Carse.

2011 New York A nnual Conference - 349 Julian earned his BA from Dakota Wesleyan University in 1932, majoring in philosophy and psychology. During his junior and senior years he served Methodist churches in southeast South Dakota and for two years was a minister in Harrisburg, S.D., south of Sioux Falls. He graduated with honors in 1937 from Garrett Biblical Institute in Evanston, Ill., and received a Ph.D. in philosophy and theology in 1940 from Yale University. He taught at Berea College for three years before returning to teach at Yale Divinity School in 1943. He held the Noah Porter Professorship of Philosophical Theology. He taught at the Divinity School, the Department of Religious Studies and other schools and departments until 1972. He joined the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia in 1972, occupying the William Kenan, Jr. Chair of Religious Studies until he retired in 1981. He continued to do some teaching after his retirement, but devoted most of his time to writing. He is the author of many books and articles, including A Christian Critique of American Culture and memoirs published in several volumes by Soundings. Eight of his books have recently been reissued by Wipf & Stock Publishers. Julian Hartt’s brother, James, and one sister, Helen, predeceased him. His sister, Betty Strand of Sagle, Idaho, survives him. His first wife, Neva Beverly, to whom he was married for 50 years, predeceased him. He is survived by three children: Beverly Ann Gouaux of Denton, Texas, Susan L. Hartt of Hamden, Conn., and Julian N. Hartt Jr. of West Hartford, Conn., and two grandsons, Brendan J. Hartt of North Haven, Conn., and Amos Gouaux of Denton. He is also survived by his wife, the artist Elinor N. Hartt, currently of Greenfield, and three stepchildren: Katelin Roberts of New York, N.Y., Wendy Roberts of Laurel, Del., and Diana Roberts of Greenfield, and three step-grandchildren: Ruth Epstein of Roanoke, Va., Benjamin Epstein of Southfield, Mich., and Jamie Roberts of New York, N.Y. A memorial service was held in Greenfield on December 18, at St. James Episcopal Church. In the spring, a service was held at the University of Virginia. Submitted by the family of Rev. Hartt

Reverend Albert James Hillard July 8, 1923 to February 10, 2011

Rev. Hillard passed away peacefully on February 10, 2011 at age 87. After falling and breaking his hip in December, 2009, he lived at Country Manor Nursing Home where, despite being bedridden, he managed to keep his good humor and positive attitude.

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Born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, July 8, 1923, Rev. Hillard was a Methodist minister in the New York area for 40 years, including 10 years as Chaplain at NY State Psychiatric Hospital. He was active in many civic organizations including Rotary, Masons, BPOE, and Fire Chaplain. His military career included service in Korea and Japan during World War II. Newburyport became Rev. Hillard’s home after retiring in 1994. He is survived by his step-son Stephen DeSalvo and family, as well as many nieces and nephews.

350 - Let Us Remember Whether you knew him as Dad, Grandpa Al, Uncle Albert, Rev. AJ, Al, or something else, he was a one-of-a-kind soul. The words that come to mind to describe him are: Generous, thoughtful, supportive, joyous, funny, caring, charismatic, gentle, positive, theatrical, musical, dancer, trusting, humble, welcoming, private, stylish, patient, spiritual, pastoral, respectful, and insightful. All who knew him felt blessed and recognized that we were fortunate to have him in our lives. Many persons testified that he was the best friend they ever had and/or their favorite uncle. He had a special gift from God and spent his life in service to others. One always felt good in his aura. Though he was a preacher, he never told us what to do or be he just practiced the Golden Rule. While the list of things I learned from him is long, the most precious was that he taught me the joy of unconditional love & support. Even in death, he was the master of grace and timing. To celebrate his life and spirit, a memorial service was held on March 26 in Salisbury, Massachusetts at the East Parish United Methodist Church, and later in Kings Park, New York at the Lucien Memorial United Methodist Church. Submitted by Stephen DeSalvo

Reverend Frank A. Horbert

May 2, 1921 to November 24, 2010 The Rev. Frank A. Horbert Sr. was born May 2, 1921 in Queens, New York. He was the son of Anthony and Lillian Brain Horbert.

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He was the widower of Yolanda Horbert who was an extremely strong force behind him and stood by him every step of their 76 years of marriage. They had four married children: Frank Jr. and wife Jean; Paul and wife Debra, Jeff and wife Dale and Sandy and her husband Ron. Surviving descendants include nine grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. As a child Frank was sick for many years with heart problems. Doctors did not expect him to live past his early teens but instead he lived to be 89 years old. He showed his teachers how extremely intelligent he was, so they skipped him over Junior High and sent him straight to the prestigious Stuyvesant High School for boys where he graduated early. From there he explored many different fields of work – including his career as treasurer of the Capitol Theater in New York City and Grumman Aerospace in which he worked on the F14 Tom Cat and the Apollo missions. In between his careers he attended classes at Yale University and Boston University where his college education answered his calling and led to his degree as a counselor and ordained minister of The United Methodist Church. He was very involved in the UMC Conferences and served churches in Branford, CT and then several in Long Island and also served as interim pastor for churches in upstate New York as well. He was a mason, started several “Learn and Play” centers at his churches, was on the board and started several chapters of Hospice in Connecticut and New York and of course was hugely involved as pastor to his congregations and to the communities everywhere he went. When he had some spare time, which was rare, he loved to paint beautiful pictures and built wonderful things such as bird houses which he painted on as well.

2011 New York A nnual Conference - 351 His heart was not at all weak as the doctors told him at a young age, but extremely strong and filled with so much love for his family and everyone who crossed paths with his life! Submitted by Sandy Heins

Reverend Dr. Alfred Liberatore September 12, 1928 to May 23, 2011

Better known as Pastor Al, he usually wore a clerical collar. Some called him “Father,” but he was a father of two girls and grandfather of four boys. Born in Stamford, Connecticut, Al was the youngest son of Francis Liberatore and Dora (Zacarola) Liberatore. He was the only one in the family to attend parochial school. He had deep conversations with his step­mother Elsie and began attending the Waterside Chapel in Stamford. He and his brother worked for his father constructing sea walls, driveways and roads; they worked for several celebrities. He loved baseball and tried out for the Brooklyn Dodgers farm team as pitcher, but was hit in the face. Al met Winifred Waters at Stamford Methodist Church when she visited friends. He always said the Lord told him, “There is your wife.” He wasn’t ready to marry and it took him four years before he managed to date me. After a short engagement, we were married March 3, 1956 in High Ridge Methodist Church by Dr. Notar. After a short period of attempting to build a house and run a contracting business, he attended classes to become a radio announcer; he had to overcome stuttering. He became a D.J. in Georgia, Virginia and later Remsen, N.Y. before talking with Rev. Charles Marks. This opened the door to 48 years of service to the Lord. He served 5 years as pastor in Stittville and Floyd, N.Y. in which time Stittville built a new hall and class rooms. Floyd planned new construction. Although the Floyd Church Sanctuary had been remodeled, the congregation later moved across the road due to the lack of a water supply.

While in Cold Spring he attended New York Seminary before getting his Masters Degree in theology at Drew University. Besides attending classes, and preaching, he was a member of “F.I.S.H.” driving people to doctors and had a hot line for teenagers, and served as an EMT with the ambulance. He was well known in the community and the local hospital. He often was my caregiver.

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We returned to the New York Conference in 1964, moving into the parsonage in Malden with daughters approaching ages 6 and 4 years old. The parsonage had been sold; we didn’t unpack until moving into the new parsonage in Quarryville in October. Al served Malden, Quarryville and Palenville until 1968 when we moved to Cold Spring and Highland. He had earned his Bachelor of History degree at S.U.N.Y in New Paltz, NY. Besides three churches, and studies, he worked part time in radio in Kingston. One night he found our cat in the car trunk and she rode home on his shoulder as he drove the NY Thruway.

352 - Let Us Remember We moved to Pine Plains in 1974 and he served there until 1984. He became Chaplain for the State Police and was an EMT again. He was known and loved by the whole community regardless of their faith. While in Pine Plains he delivered meals to shutins on Wednesdays when the ladies cooked for seniors. The church had a food bank, health clinic, and AA meetings. He helped build a handicapped ramp. At least 9 parishioners preached in the surrounding area. We moved to Seymour, CT for 9 years; there he served as Connecticut State Police Chaplain and Chaplain of the Fire Department. Al was an advisor for Women’s Aglow and built a stone altar in a field of another denomination that is used for Ecumenical Sunrise Services. He retired in June 1993, but became a part-time pastor in Durham and Oak Hill where he served 14 years until he retired in 2007. While there we helped revive the area Marriage Encounter and taught AARP Driver Safety. He served on the Senior Advisory Board for the Catskill Office for the Aged, and delivered bread to the Food Bank in Cairo from Stewart’s. While living in Cold Spring, we bought property in Catskill, NY and started to build our retirement home with the assistance of family and friends. Before and after an addition was added, we had weekend retreats with youth and eventually women and men. This became our home in 1993. Al was a Christian first who happened to be a United Methodist. After retirement he took a course at Slidell Baptist Seminary for his Doctorate in Theology. He has influenced many to preach the Gospel. Al died of congestive heart disease and donated his body as an anatomical gift to Albany Medical Center. A Memorial Service was held in Pine Plains United Methodist Church Sunday, May 29, 2011. The service was conducted by Pastor Gregory Higgins, Pastor Camille Regholec, and Rev. Karen Burger. Family and friends shared memories. Al is survived by his wife of 55 years in Catskill, NY and daughters Dorothy (Darrel) Brodhead of New Paltz, NY and Wendy (Clifford Mealy) Liberatore of Greenwich, NY, his four grandsons, Benjamin Liberatore, Clark Mealy, Darius and Darrel Brodhead. He is also survived by three sisters: Rosalie Healey, Ruth (James) Freebairn, and Elsie (James) Ferrara all of Stamford, CT and many nieces and nephews. Submitted by Winne Liberatore

Reverend Paul Hak-Hee Nam

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May 25, 1937 to June 8, 2010

The Reverend Paul Hak-Hee Nam passed on the morning of June 8, 2010. Just two weeks prior, he celebrated his 73th birthday with his devoted family: Choon Cha, his loving wife of 44 years; Paul and Peter, his sons; and granddaughters, Chloe and Parker. He was the senior pastor of the Bible United Methodist Church, Dix Hills, NY and the Korean United Church of Staten Island (now MarnBaeksung UMC of NY), Staten Island, NY. The youngest of four children, my father was born on May 25, 1937, in Seoul, Korea to Nam, Jung-Kwan and Sin, Im-Soon. He graduated from the prestigious Yonsei

2011 New York A nnual Conference - 353 University, Seoul, Korea with a degree in economics. The study of economics, however, was not his calling. Embarking on his true lifelong path, he graduated from the Seoul Methodist Seminary in February, 1969. In Korea, he helped to build and served as a deacon and a junior pastor in two churches: the YO’ju Saengguk Church, South Ch’ungch ong Province and the Paju Chkso’ng Church, Kyo’nggi Province. His greater ambitions and dreams, however, were not to be fulfilled in his native land, for he was called to the United States. Immigrating in August of 1972, my father and his young family found a home on Staten Island, NY. In his newfound home, he founded the Korean United Church of Staten Island in May, 1974. After a decade of struggle and devotion, in November, 1984, my father and the congregation achieved their dream of building a church of their own at 1278 Rockland Avenue. Up to this point, they had to lease buildings to congregate and worship. My father was driven by the need for a church “established for and by Koreans.” The inauguration of the church on Rockland Avenue was a momentous event for the burgeoning Korean-American community in New York; this was the first church built by and for Koreans on the island, and the second in New York City. After serving there for over two decades, he became the senior pastor of the Bible United Methodist Church in Dix Hills, New York. My father was not only a pastor to multiple congregations; he was a builder of churches. As mentioned above, he helped to establish two churches in Korea and one of the first Korean-American churches in the United States. He did not stop with these achievements, however. In 1997, he established the Almaty Church in Kazakhstan; the physical house of worship was completed in 2005. As such, my father helped to established four different churches throughout the globe. In addition to the roles as pastor and builder of churches, my father also served in the capacity of Chairman of the Council of Korean Churches of Greater New York in 1984, and also as Chairman of the Korean-American Clergy Association of Greater New York in 1986. In 2003, my father ended his lifelong career as a pastor with his retirement from the NY Conference to become a missionary in Kazakhstan. Health issues, however, prevented this new journey, and ultimately, claimed the life of my father last year. I speak for everyone who has been touched by the wisdom and love of my father ... we miss you deeply. Submitted by his son, Paul S. Nam

April 27, 1939 to June 20, 2010

The Rev. Ellen M. Oliveto passed away in her home in Prattsville, NY on June 20, 2010. Rev. Ellen was a classically trained pianist who graduated from Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 1960 with a Bachelor of Music. She studied piano under Jack Radunsky and also studied music in Austria.

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Reverend Ellen M. Oliveto

354 - Let Us Remember Prior to receiving her call to ministry, Rev. Ellen taught piano privately in Long Island and was a church organist for eight years in Massapequa, NY. She was an accompanist for various choral groups on Long Island, in the Hudson Valley and on the “Mountain Top” in the Catskill Mountain area, where she also directed several cantatas, performed in many local concerts and accompanied local choral groups. She attended and graduated from The Theological School, Drew University in Madison, NJ with a Master of Divinity in 1987. Rev. Ellen received Deacon’s Orders through the UMC in 1989, earned her Master of Sacred Theology in 1990 and was ordained an Elder in 1991. Rev. Ellen began her career in ministry as Pastor of the Prattsville/Lexington-West Kill Charge in 1988 and served that parish until she retired in 2001. Rev. Ellen came out of retirement in 2004 to serve the Windham-Hensonville United Methodist Church and the Ashland Community Methodist Church for three years. After fully retiring in 2007, she continued to serve the Ashland Community Church as pianist. Rev. Ellen was also a gifted artist, not only in her music, but her paintings; leather art and stunning stained glass creations. Her beautiful stained glass windows adorn the Lexington/West Kill United Methodist Church. Her spirituality is truly expressed in her extraordinary stained glass art. She had a deep love for the ocean and also for her Mountain Top home in Prattsville. A Celebration of Life service was held August 1, 2010 at the Ashland Community Methodist Church, Ashland, NY with Pastor Richard Lenz officiating. She wanted laughter and music at her service and the celebration was truly a tribute in photos, music, scripture, song, laughter and tears for our respected pastor, gifted pianist, friend, teacher, mentor and artist. She is missed by all who were touched by her presence, her sense of humor, and her loving spirit. Her ashes are buried in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Prattsville, NY. Rev. Ellen Oliveto’s music, her ministry, her art and her presence brought such joy, and her generous loving spirit touched so many. Her beautiful stained glass creations are a tribute to her artistic talents and beauty she saw around her. She listened with her heart and knew the wonders and blessings of God’s presence. “I am the Light of the World; he who follows Me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” — John 8:12 Submitted by Christine Dwon

Shirley I. Parris MEMOIRS

July 31, 1933 to June 13, 2010 Shirley Ianthe Clarke Parris was the last of four children born to James and Ruby Clarke in Barbados, West Indies. Shirley will be remembered throughout the Caribbean for her work in the late 1950s with Barbados Rediffusion Radio, where she co-hosted a daily show, “It’s a Woman’s World,” and appeared with comedian Joe Tudor in a weekly skit entitled “The Mistress and the Yardboy” and several other shows.

2011 New York A nnual Conference - 355 Nurtured at Dalkeith Methodist Church in Barbados, Shirley felt a call to lay ministry and was deeply involved in the work of the church, eventually becoming a Sunday School teacher and then lay preacher and was a participant in almost every aspect of the life of the church. Under the umbrella of the (British) Deaconess Order, she attended United Theological College in Jamaica, West Indies. Leaving before ordination, she migrated to the United States and eventually settled in Brooklyn, New York, where she joined Union United Methodist Church in 1964. The Rev. Arthur Caliandro encouraged her love of preaching and Shirley preached her first sermon at Union UMC. Shirley served in virtually every capacity at Union including as the member of annual conference until 2008. She also served on both district and conference levels, holding the position of District Lay Leader and Conference Lay Leader—the first woman to do so in both capacities. She was elected as a delegate from the New York Conference to the General and Jurisdictional Conferences in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 after which she decided not to run. She led the delegation twice and in that role, she was a member of the Jurisdictional Episcopacy Committee. She served on several conference committees including the Committee on Finance and Administration, the Episcopacy Committee, Conference Board of Laity and Parish Development Committee and was a lay member of the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry. She chaired Legislative Section 3 for many years, guiding the section in their deliberation of many challenging and divisive issues with grace and patience. She was elected Lay Leader of the General Conference for a quadrennium; and served the general church as a member of the General Council on Finance and Administration, the Commission on the General Conference, the National Association of Annual Conference Lay Leaders and as chair of the Inter-jurisdictional Committee on Episcopacy. She was also a delegate to many sessions of the World Methodist Council. Shirley loved preaching and as a district lay speaker she filled the pulpits in most of the churches in the Long Island West District, as well as beyond the district and The United Methodist Church, including both Baptist and Episcopal churches. She was a popular Bible study and workshop leader both locally and in other conferences. Her sense of humor and unapologetic love of God were well known, as were her love of music and singing and her familiarity with the hymns of both the British and The United Methodist Church.

In the secular field, Shirley enjoyed a successful business career which culminated in her position as Vice President of Human Resources with Bank of America. Using her extensive knowledge of finance, she audited the books of several churches. Shirley counted herself blessed to have loved and known the love of two children—a daughter, Shannon, who is an accomplished pediatric dentist, and son, Parris, who is a force within the cosmetic industry. She believed in excellence and maintained a high standard in all her endeavors. She leaves a legacy of faith and service to Christ and th e Church. Submitted by the Rev. Dr. Gennifer Brooks

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Shirley was a devout Christian and a woman of great prayer, praying daily for the people and situations on her prayer list that she updated constantly. She lived her Christian witness in many activities beyond the church including recording readings of books for the blind and sending greeting cards of support to friends and acquaintances at every opportunity.

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Reverend Robert E. Pearsall

January 1, 1927 to January 16, 2011 Robert Elmer Pearsall was born January 1, 1927, in Elmont, New York, to Frederick and Elsie Pearsall. He grew up on Long Island with seven siblings – three brothers and four sisters. Upon graduation from Bayport High School in June 1944, Bob enlisted in the U.S. Navy. In his first tour during WW II, Bob served as an electrician’s First Mate. He continued that service during the Korean War as a Naval Reserve. Bob was honorably discharged in 1962. He next applied his talent for writing with his expertise in all matters electrical and began working in the aerospace industry. Bob spent many years with Filtors, Inc., on Long Island, providing technical writing for the development of relays which, ultimately, were used on the Apollo 11 mission’s moon landing. Bob then attended Southampton College (of Long Island University), graduating in 1969. And with an eye towards exploring the heavens from a theological perspective he next obtained a master’s degree from Boston University’s School of Theology, in 1973. During the following seven years Bob served at several churches in the northeast, concluding with a United Methodist parish in Windham, New York. In 1980, Bob returned to his first career as a technical writer for Electric Boat and Sikorsky Aircraft, in Connecticut. He remained with Sikorsky until he retired in 1994, thereafter moving to Florida. Throughout his life Bob enjoyed playing piano and listening to classical music. He participated in chorale singing at various times, even doing so during his retirement in Florida. Bob also served with a number of fire, emergency medical response and law enforcement organizations, in both New York and Florida. In January of 2011, shortly after his eighty-fourth birthday, Bob finally succumbed to the effects of chronic heart failure. He was surrounded by family and friends while in hospice care. After a church service and a military funeral, Bob was laid to rest in the National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida. He is survived by his wife, Gwen, of Lady Lake, Florida, three children, two stepchildren and six grandchildren, and he was predeceased by one grandchild. Submitted by Robert E. Pearsall

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Reverend William A. Robbins October 28, 1920 – October 17, 2008

The Reverend William Alford Robbins was a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, born on October 28, 1920. His parents, Harry L. and Lillian Matthews Robbins, were devout and active Methodists, and Rev. Robbins and his four brothers and sister grew up in the midst of church involvement. In 1938, he graduated from Arsenal Technical High School and

2011 New York A nnual Conference - 357 followed his older brother, Rev. A. Clark Robbins, to Drew University, and then into the ordained ministry. Following one year at Garrett Theological Seminary, Rev. Bill Robbins transferred to Union Theological Seminary and received his Master of Divinity degree in 1945. He was ordained on May 26, 1944, and began serving a church in White Sulphur Springs, a small hamlet in the Catskill Mountains. Earlier that year, Rev. Robbins met Doris Gronlund, a student nurse at Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn. They fell in love and were married on August 20, 1944, in Elim Methodist Church in Brooklyn. They enjoyed nearly a year together in White Sulphur Springs before Rev. Robbins entered Navy chaplain’s school and active military service. Following his discharge in 1946, Rev. Robbins was appointed to Woodycrest Methodist Church in the Bronx, and in 1948 the Robbins’ first child, Betsey, was born. In 1951, son Bruce also arrived, shortly after Rev. Robbins began a four-year ministry in Yorktown Heights. Rev. Robbins never lost his interest in American history and continued with graduate studies at Columbia University Teachers College, earning both M.A. and Ed. D. degrees. In 1954, with a move to upstate New York, Rev. Robbins began a period of 31 years in the academic world—first, teaching history and social science, and later serving as dean of students, at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica. In 1968, he joined SUNY’s community college staff development center in Albany and directed it for 10 years until his retirement. He then accepted a part-time teaching position at Virginia Tech, which took the Robbins to Richmond, Virginia. During his long period of academic work, Rev. Robbins continued to enjoy opportunities to serve interim and short-term pastorates in both New York and Virginia. His retirement enabled him to return more fully to pastoral ministry, and for six years he served as minister of visitation at River Road United Methodist Church in Richmond. The Robbins returned to New York City in 1995, where they were able to live close to their son, Bruce, and daughter-in-law, and help care for their two growing grandchildren. Rev. Robbins’ final move, in 2003, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, was to be near their daughter, Betsey. In the following year, Bruce received an appointment in Minneapolis, and the entire Robbins family once again lived geographically close, after more than 30 years. After several years in the Twin Cities, Rev. Robbins’ health began to deteriorate. He died from pneumonia at his home in St. Louis Park, as peacefully as he had lived, on October 17, 2008 —11 days short of his 88th birthday. His life was celebrated in a memorial service on All Saints’ Day at Centennial United Methodist Church in Roseville, officiated by Rev. Brian Hacklander.

Rev. Robbins’ wife of 64 years, Doris, lives in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. His son, Rev. Bruce Robbins, is senior pastor at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church and has two grown children, Adam and Casey. Daughter Betsey Norgard is a writer and editor and lives in Shoreview, Minnesota. Submitted by Betsy Norgard

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Rev. Robbins was an avid reader and loved music. For many years, he sang in choirs and enjoyed providing a tenor voice at family get-togethers and reunions.

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Reverend Dr. R. Marston Speight October 15, 1924 to January 19, 2011

The Rev. Dr. R. Marston Speight was born on October 15, 1924, in Littlefield, Texas, to Robert Lee Speight and Neva Ernestine (Wright) Speight. He graduated from High School in Longview, Texas in 1940 and Kilgore Junior College, Kilgore, Texas in 1942. He served in the United States Navy (1943-46) as Aviation Radioman, Yd Class, earned a B.A. cum laude from Baylor University in 1947 and an M.A. from Columbia Bible College (summa cum laude) in 1950. He completed his formal studies at Hartford Seminary with an M.A. (1963) and a Ph.D. in the History of Religions (1970). In 1950 he married Elizabeth M. Francis and the couple had one son, Jonathan Wesley Speight, who was born in Rabat, Morocco (1952) and died in April, 2010 in Hartford, CT. Dr. Speight was ordained in the Southern Baptist Church in 1950 and served as a missionary in Morocco under the Gospel Missionary Union until 1961. In 1963 he was appointed to North Africa (Algeria and Tunisia) under the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church and received into full connection in the New York East Annual Conference by Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke on June 13, 1963. The Speights lived in North Africa from 1951 to 1979, where Marston served churches in Algeria and Tunisia, including the French Reformed Church in Tunis. He directed both the Christian Center for North African Studies in Algiers and the United Methodist Research program on Christian-Muslim Relations in Tunis. He also participated in the Groupe de Recherche Islamo-Chretien, an outstanding model of serious interfaith encounter.

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Dr. Speight’s work in Christian Muslim dialogue was monumental! Even in his 80’s, he and I attended an interfaith gathering at the mosque of the Amadiya Muslim Community in Meriden, CT. But in his heyday, he was writing articles with titles like “Islam in Politics” (1966), “Islamic Reform in Morocco” (1963), “Christian-Muslim Dialogue in the United States of America” (1981), books like Islam from Within (1980), The House of Islam (1988) and Creating Interfaith Community (2003); and four entries in The Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by the University of Chicago’s Mercia Eliade (1987). In addition to his writing and publications, Dr. Speight served as research associate with the Institute for the Study of Religions at the Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1972-1978), participated in many international conferences between Muslims and Christians and lectured on Islamics and Interreligious Dialogue in France, England, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Italy, Lebanon, Jordon, Nigeria, Benin and the Ivory Coast. Dr. Speight was co-director (1979-1988), and director (1988-1992) for Christian Muslim Concerns of the Working Group on Interfaith Relations of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. In this role, he facilitated many encounters between Christian and Muslim communities in the U.S. He also taught several times at Hartford Seminary and was on the editorial board of The Muslim World, a seminary publication circulated in more than 60 countries. Chief among his writings for the general public is God Is One: The Way of Islam (1986), republished by Friendship Press to include an “afterword” by the faculty of

2011 New York A nnual Conference - 359 Hartford Seminary’s Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. This informative book on Muslims and current developments in worldwide Islam helps readers to understand Islamic fundamentals like: Who was Muhammad and what inspired him? What is the Qu’ran and what does it say? What do Muslims believe about Christ? How can Christians and Muslims meet and talk today? For work such as this, both the Methodist News Service and the National Council of Churches Commission on Interfaith Relations have honored Dr. Speight. The Hartford Seminary named him Alumnus of the year in 2002. At the time of his death, Marston and Elizabeth lived near us in the Evangelical Covenant Church’s Covenant Village of Cromwell, a retirement community in Cromwell, CT. While getting to know the couple, my wife, Doris and I came to much appreciate their work within the Muslim communities. Often and happily the Speights and the Swains communed through helping out at the First United Methodist Church in Middletown, CT, where we worshipped and taught adult bible study together and through memories of our overseas church work, theirs in North Africa and ours in the Indian Punjab. Marston is interred near his and Elizabeth’s son, Jonathan, in the churchyard of Hilltop Covenant Church in Cromwell, CT. He also rests in the peaceful spots in many a Muslim, Christian, and other heart around the world. Submitted by Rev. James B. Swain (Retired)

Reverend Robert A. Traina

August 27, 1921 to November 9, 2010 The oldest of nine children of Italian immigrants Angelo and Argia Giovanonni Traina, Robert A. Traina was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 27, 1921. While he spoke only Italian, he quickly learned and then mastered English, having a deep appreciation for language and its ability to communicate God’s message.

While studying at The Biblical Seminary in New York, he began teaching, first as a fellow student and then as full-time faculty. His teaching career there spanned from 1945 to 1966. His development of his own method of inductive Bible study and a need for an appropriate textbook gave birth to his first book, Methodical Bible Study, which he used for over thirty years and is still used around the world today. On a personal level, he and Jane added three children to the family over the course of those years. During this period, Bob received his PhD from Drew Theological Seminary in 1966 as well as ordination as an elder in the New York Conference of The United Methodist Church. This same year the family moved to Wilmore, Kentucky, where Bob began teaching at Asbury Theological Seminary. In 1983, Bob was installed as the F. M. and

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Bob finished his public schooling in the Chicago area and went on to receive an AA degree from Spring Arbor (then a junior college), Spring Arbor, Michigan, in 1941 and a BA from Seattle Pacific College, Seattle, Washington, in 1943. He married Jane Odell on May 31, 1943 before moving to The Biblical Seminary in New York where he received an STB in 1945 and an STM in 1946.

360 - Let Us Remember Ada Thompson professor of English Bible. Administratively, he also served as Vice President of Academic Administration at Asbury Theological Seminary from 1967 to 1975. His teaching role lasted until 1988, when he retired, having lost his beloved wife, Jane, to cancer the previous year. He was also awarded a DD from Asbury Theological Seminary in 1988. In addition, he received alumnus of the year awards from both Seattle Pacific University (1978) and Spring Arbor University (1980). Bob’s ministry extended beyond the classroom. He served as preacher, instructor, and supply pastor at a number of churches in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, served as Bible teacher at the Abbey of Gethsemane in Kentucky, and spoke at ministerial retreats, professors’ institutes, and leadership training conferences for various denominations. Even after retirement, he continued to teach the occasional Sunday school class or to preach or speak at conferences. In addition to authoring Methodical Bible Study, Bob contributed to two articles in Wayne McCown and James Earl Massey’s Interpreting God’s Word Today and another to Baker’s Dictionary of Christian Ethics. In his last years, he collaborated with former student and colleague Dr. David R. Bauer to produce a sequel to his first book. This sequel, completed before Bob’s death but published just a few months after, is entitled Inductive Bible Study. Bob was an avid sports fan and enjoyed travel. He liked to keep current with events and politics but also enjoyed the occasional video game. His favorite outdoor activity was golf, especially enjoying rounds with his son, Bob. After spending some retirement years in Florida, Bob returned to Kentucky to live near his daughters and their loving care. He enjoyed spending time with family, laughing and having wonderful theological discussions with them. His passing occurred on November 9, 2010 after a brief illness. He is survived by his son Bob (and Glenna) Traina, daughters Jan (and Len) Wofford and Judy (and Marty) Seitz, seven grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.

Reverend Thomas Irvin Vaughan

MEMOIRS

October 9, 1941 to June 1, 2011

The Rev. Thomas Irvin Vaughan died at his home in Graham, North Carolina, on June 1, 2011. He and his twin brother Jerry were born in Denver, Colorado to Irvin Thomas Vaughan and Natalie Goudge Vaughan. Tom attended schools in Denver, graduating from South High where he won the State Championship in wrestling. He was a member of Emmanuel UMC and was active in MYF. Tom received his BA from Nebraska Wesleyan University, majoring in Philosophy and Religion. He lettered in wrestling, sang in the college choir, and received numerous drama awards. While there he met Anne Coleman when he directed a play on race relations. He and Anne were married February 6, 1966 at the campus church, First UMC, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Tom had an interest in ministry during college, but it was the summer after graduation while he and Anne were working in Colorado, that he truly felt God’s call, after asking Anne to marry him. Before attending seminary, he obtained his License to Preach in

2011 New York A nnual Conference - 361 Lincoln, and was appointed to a Federated Church in Herman, Nebraska. In the fall of 1967 he enrolled in the Master of Divinity program at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri. He was ordained Deacon in the Nebraska Annual Conference in 1968. While in seminary he served as Youth Minister at Trinity UMC and later was chosen to be Student Chaplain at the Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. In 1970 Tom graduated and transferred to the New York Annual Conference where he was ordained Elder in 1971. He was appointed to Beach UMC in Westhampton Beach, in 1970; Good Shepherd in West Hempstead, in 1974; West Granby and Copper Hill, in 1979; First UMC South Norwalk, in 1983; Waterbury UMC, in 1987, and Wesley in Franklin Square, in 1994. He was a volunteer fireman and chaplain in several communities, was active in the Camping program, was District Youth Director, served on the Board of Ordained Ministry, and directed several Emmaus weekends. In 1993 Tom had a heart attack followed by angioplasty, and in 2007 he underwent a quadruple bypass. So in 2004 he and Anne retired to the warmer climate of North Carolina, first to an apartment in Hillsborough, then to a new house in Graham. In 2003 his brother introduced him and Anne to the game of golf, so he was happy to work at perfecting his game at the plentiful courses in North Carolina. Tom loved virtually all sports and remained loyal to his Colorado teams. He was an excellent actor, loved to travel, play golf, sang in choir, and read. He was fond of telling stories, and was known for his sense of humor. He always had an adventuresome spirit, and was proud of having been in 48 states, 9 Canadian provinces, played golf in 31 states and 6 provinces, and traveled to Great Britain and Italy. After moving to North Carolina, he discovered that his grandfather was born near Galax, Virginia. A trip there revealed gravesites of ancestors as far back as his great, great, great, great grandfather William Vaughan. In North Carolina they attended Hillsborough UMC, then Bellemont UMC in Graham. Tom taught several classes and loved preaching, giving his last sermon a week before being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In addition to his wife, survivors include two daughters Jennifer Vaughan Bailey and husband Nicholas of Natick, Massachusetts, Pamela Vaughan Weathers and husband Neil of Andover, Connecticut; two grandchildren Chloe and Allister Weathers; one sister Susan Vaughan of Creston, Colorado; one brother Jerry Vaughan and wife Alice and nephew Travis of Vancouver, Washington. Memorial services were held at Bellemont UMC, June 5, 2011, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Jerry Jackson, and at Wesley UMC in Franklin Square, NY, June 25, 2001, officiated by the Rev. Adrienne Brewington. His ashes are currently in Andover, CT.

November 26, 1919 to October 6, 2010 Wallace Trowbridge Viets was born November 26, 1919 into an active Methodist family. A native of Schenectady, NY, he participated in Methodist, inter-denominational and peace volunteer work as a young adult. He served as President of the Wesley Foundation at Yale University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature in 1941 and his

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362 - Let Us Remember Bachelor of Divinity in 1944. He later earned the Master of Sacred Theology degree from the Hartford Theological Seminary. He was ordained a Deacon by Bishop Straughn at the Troy Conference in 1943 and an Elder by Bishop Oxnam in 1945 at an abbreviated war-time session of the New York East Annual Conference. In 1944 he married Evelyn Louise Cole, a school teacher from West Haven. The couple met in 1938 at a summer camp in New Hampshire. They raised four children and enjoyed over 66 years of marriage. Pastoral assignments included United Methodist churches in Connecticut, Long Island and New York State, from 1944 until his retirement in 1983.1 He lectured in Pastoral Theology and Methodist History at the Yale Divinity School and served as a District Superintendent of the Connecticut West District on the Cabinet of Bishop W. Ralph Ward, Jr. Throughout his ministry he emphasized preaching the Gospel, pastoral care, teaching and writing, witness in the community, and parish administration. The Reverend Viets was consistently inspired and moved by his abiding faith. At the height of the Cold War he led a mission from the Society for Enduring Peace to Moscow. His early and continued commitment to civil rights was one reason two traditionally black institutions — Shorter College and Allen University — awarded him honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees. In the finest Christian tradition, his embracing of Agape compelled him to extend his ministry beyond his congregation. He opened the doors of his churches to the unfortunate and indigent, providing assistance to victims of drug and alcohol dependency in need of support and rehabilitation. His sermons were lessons coupled with what were essentially challenges to his congregations to honor their faith in their daily lives. His books, Seven Days that Changed the World and My God, Why? were his earnest attempts to share his faith with those outside his congregations.

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Dr. and Mrs. Viets retired in 1983 to Wesley Village in Shelton, a Methodist retirement community he had helped to plan. His active retirement included guest preaching and lecturing, writing for Amnesty International, supporting Rotary International and serving other Yale Alumni as an emissary, as Class Notes Editor for 21 years, and as a Fellow of Timothy Dwight College. Dr. and Mrs. Viets traveled extensively, sang in their church choir, read for Recording for the Blind, and participated in weekly Bible study groups. In addition to his wife Evelyn, he is survived by four children (and their spouses): Raymond (Victoria), Vienna, VA; Robert, Greenlawn, NY; Wesley (Marian), San Jose, CA; and Marian (Philip Carter), Fair Haven, NJ; and five grandchildren: Ryan and Whitney Viets, and Christopher, Bradley and Mattison Carter. Services were October 23, 2010 at the Nichols United Methodist Church in Trumbull, Connecticut. Reflections and memories were shared by the Reverend Joseph Piccirillo, the Reverend lwy Patel-Yatri, the Reverend Kenneth Kiefer, the Reverend Donald H. Kirkham, grandchildren, and others whose sustaining friendship spanned several decades. The choir sang ‘The Eternal Goodness,’ a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier set to original music by Dr. Viets. His ashes were interred at the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven. Memorial contributions were made to The Bishop Wicke Health Center, Shelton, Connecticut. Submitted by Marian L Viets, daughter 1 Hamden Plains, East Northport, Commack, West Hartford, Albany, Glens Falls, New Haven, Huntington, Albertson: Searing-Roslyn.

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Reverend Jodey Williams June 3, 1950 to July 24, 2010

Jodey Williams was born on June 3, 1950 in Ft. Walden Beach, Florida, the second of three children, to Bill and Verdi Williams. She is survived by her father, William H. Williams, retired Air Force Master Sgt. and Postal Worker. She also leaves two brothers Jerry Williams (Monique) and the Rev. Dr. Wayne Williams (Margaret), and nieces, Elizabeth Williams-Katz (Howard) and Erin Williams. As a child, Jodey was a curious sort. She had many interests and always enjoyed learning and. trying new things. At times she seemed to be fearless in her endeavors and would not take no for an answer. One of the concerns Jodey had from the early years that persisted through her life was a deep concern for those less fortunate than herself. At the deepest level of her heart she was a social activist, seeking to do whatever she could to make this world a better place for all. Jodey held a BA from Pfeiffer College in Theater Arts. Following college she moved to New York to become involved in the theater. For many years she worked in the theater — Off-Broadway — volunteering her gifts and talents so others could enjoy the performing arts. Jodey worked at various jobs for over twenty-five years before being called into the ministry. She was a V.P. for two moving companies. She held a real estate license as well as an appraiser’s license and for a period of time owned and operated her own business. After her call into the ministry she began taking classes at New York Theological Seminary from which she received a Master of Divinity degree. While in seminary Jodey became legally blind, from diabetes. This transition did not give her a moment’s doubt. She carried on through the transition, determined not to let her physical challenges deter from what she felt was God’s call on her life.

Unfortunately, her ministry in the Bellmore Church lasted only three years. With many medical challenges, in the spring of 2010, Jodey’s health began to fail. In spite of this she continued to work diligently for her flock at the Bellmore church. She will be remembered by them, and her family, as an accepting and tolerant, but very determined servant of God. Submitted by the Williams Family and Bellmore Church

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Bellmore United Methodist Church, celebrates the life of their beloved “Pastor Jodey” who was appointed to the Bellmore in July 2008. With extensive experience in lay ministry before coming to Bellmore, Pastor Jodey brought a fresh outlook and approach to her first position in the pastoral ministry. She shared her faith and ideas and reached out to members and friends of the church. Although, legally blind she could see and understand with perfect 20/20 insight the spiritual needs of her flock. Through her help and guidance, the church began to move forward. Pastor Jodey’s fantastic memory was truly amazing, as well as her knowledge of the scriptures, which her sermons reflected. Jodey loved gardening, gospel music, baseball and chocolate.

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B.

WORKERS IN THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT

“These all died in Faith” Hebrews 11:13

Listed are those who have passed in the 10 years prior to this Annual Conference; for information on those who have passed before June, 2011, please reference earlier Journals.

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CHURCH TRIUMPHANT

NAME

CLERGY MEMBERS OF THE CONFERENCE ENTERED MINISTRY

EFFEC. YEARS

DATE OF DEATH

AGE

INTERMENT

Edward D. McGowan 1938 63 June 26, 2001 87 Mt. Holiness Cemetery, Butler, NJ Edwin N. Paul Hempel 1940 61 June 30, 2001 89 Mt. Carmel, PA Paul Chester Hoyt 1943 58 July 19, 2001 81 Ashes Scattered in St. Francis Garden, Church of the Redeemer, Sarasota, FL Stanley Robert Jones 1939 62 August 7, 2001 85 Chappell Family Cemetery, Kendrick, FL Henry C. Whyman 1920 81 September 26, 2001 98 Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY Donald H. Spencer 1931 14 October 22, 2001 94 Ashes Interred at Hamden, Delaware County, NY Francis Roderick Dail 1945 56 October 29, 2001 83 Cremated, Ashes Scattered Over Briarcliffe Acres, SC Frederick B. Jones 1939 62 December 19, 2001 86 Mettowee Cemetery, Granville, NY Paul Newton Otto 1940 61 January 19, 2002 87 Cremated, Interred Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA George B. Moody 1940 62 March 19, 2002 89 Lester Vaughan Baker 1951 51 May 19, 2002 87 Donald W. Hamblin 1942 60 July 13, 2002 84 St. Paul’s Cemetery, Swiftwater, PA Ronald Law 1948 54 July 26, 2002 87 Southlawn Cemetery, Utica, OH Richard W. Moore 1941 61 August 13, 2002 84 Westbrookville Cemetery Pedro P. Piron 1977 25 August 17 2002 72 El Circado, Dominican Republic Walter Steinard 1960 42 September 21, 2002 60 John Aye Ross 1957 45 September 24 2002 92 William Henry Perkins 1949 53 September 30, 2002 74 Roy C. Nichols 1949 53 October 9, 2002 84 Harrison Ernest Davis 1931 71 November 8, 2002 90 Donated, Yale Medical School Alan Deryck Moon 1953 49 November 13, 2002 73 Cold Spring Cemetery, NJ Robert R. Wright 1937 65 November 25, 2002 84 Kenneth Brend Truran 1934 66 January 11, 2003 91 Edwin Jeremy Arthur 1957 46 March 15, 2003 69 Paul Warren Brown 1951 52 April 3, 2003 76 Louis E. Young 1940 63 July 4, 2003 88 Ashes Scattered Over Family Garden, Center Harbor, NH Ruthenia Helen Finley 1980 23 August 28, 2003 70 Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY Laton E. Holmgren 1940 64 January 18, 2004 88 Joseph William Bell 1936 68 February 2, 2004 90 C. Wesley Christman, Jr. 1931 73 February 4, 2004 95 Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY Charles Wesley Lee 1939 65 March 23, 2004 93 John E. Zampier 1979 25 April 8, 2004 56 Ian Oakley Reid 1970 34 April 18, 2004 57 Montrepose Cemetery, Rhinebeck, NY Edward H. Holmes 1945 59 April 27, 2004 85 Lebanon Baptist Cem., Urbanna, VA Matthew Adams, Jr. 1977 27 May 8, 2004 60 Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY Richard C. Griffin 1987 17 July 11, 2004 59 St. John’s Cemetery, Norwalk, CT Richard L. Elder 1977 27 July 20, 2004 62 Martha Kenoyer Lamb 1981 23 September 17, 2004 77 Sanford C. Stamper 1969 36 October 6, 2004 57 Edmundo G. Morgado 1936 69 January 2, 2005 96 Donald John Rooney 1950 55 February 20, 2005 75 Pt. Washington Nassau Knolls Cemetery, Pt. Washington, NY

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David V. Samuelson 1965 40 April 19, 2005 94 H. Burnham Kirkland 1944 61 May 6, 2005 87 Earl Sanford McCary 1951 54 May 21, 2005 80 J. Wesley Day 1932 73 June 5, 2005 94 Barber L. Waters 1948 55 June 19, 2005 81 Howard Leslie Grant 1964 41 July 6, 2005 83 Joseph G. Bailey 1947 58 September 9, 2005 81 Arthur Stephen Marshall 1952 53 December 4, 2005 87 Greenwood Memory Lawn Crematory, Phoenix, AZ James Joshua Thomas 1968 December 19, 2005 87 Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, MD James E. Fitzgerald 1969 37 January 28, 2006 60 Soon Man Rhim 1964 42 March 4, 2006 79 George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ Harry Leon Bryant 1962 44 March 20, 2006 84 Ralph Bainbridge 1960 46 May 12, 2006 84 Gerald H. Sargent 1943 63 March 3, 2006 89 Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, VA Ivan Jerome Roberts 1983 23 April 5, 2006 69 Duncan MacKenzie 1954 52 April 8, 2006 81 John Monroe Vayhinger 1940 66 June 11, 2006 90 Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO James Jay Benson 1954 52 June 16, 2 006 77 Marion Case Cox 1961 45 July 7, 2006 69 Robert Amasa Gevert 1930 August 26, 2006 Judith A. Mills 1978 28 September 17, 2006 62 Latimore B. Neale 1943 64 October 7, 2006 89 Odella Barksdale Williamson 1989 17 October 27, 2006 73 John Gordon Chamberlain 1933 73 November 29, 2006 93 Jacob Marco Hunsberger 1938 68 January 30, 2007 91 Williamsport, PA Kenneth H. Davis 1957 50 February 28, 2007 73 Evergreen Cemetery, Bethel, NY James L. White 1953 54 March 6, 2007 76 Dighton, MA Phillip E. Sanbeck 1968 39 March 12, 2007 84 Gene Martin Smith 1996 11 May 16, 2007 63 Arthur Renfro Crowell 1949 58 June 27, 2007 88 National Veterans Cemetery, Liberty, NY Paul Frederick Abel 1950 57 July 19, 2007 85 Wilmore, KY George Camilleri 1972 35 July 22, 2007 59 Arthur Merlin Tingue 1953 54 July 22, 2007 77 Waldoboro, Maine Nicholas Nappi 1953 54 August 19 2007 79 Calvin O. Pressley 1962 45 September 21, 2007 69 Martha’s Vineyard Roger Leslie Bauer 1960 47 September 26, 2007 74 Angel Manuel Arus 1951 56 October 15, 2007 80 Puerto Rico Jeffrey Alan Glassey 1973 34 November 6, 2007 58 Arthur Thomas Tedcastle 1973 74 November 10, 2007 100 Riverside Cemetery, North Barnstead, NH Nathaniel O. Thorpe 2000 7 December 9, 2007 52 Robert A. Pollard 1944 64 January 12, 2008 85 Union Cemetery, Sayville, NY Reese E. Griffin 1947 61 July 11, 2008 81 William A. Robbins 1944 64 October 17, 2008 87 Clarence S. Bigler 1947 61 November 11, 2008 84 Robert K. Fell 1947 61 November 19, 2008 86 Roger Don Riley 1956 53 February 5, 2009 86 Glen Cemetery, Port Jefferson, OH Austin Armitstead 1951 58 February 20, 2009 84 M. Lawrence Snow 1954 55 March 5, 2009 77 Herbert William Detweiler 1969 40 May 2, 2009 83 Constance Jackson 1993 16 July 18, 2009 Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY John Seongmo Park 1979 30 July 26, 2009 72 William C. Carroll 1946 61 August 12, 2009 87 Frederick Craig Clark 1960 49 August 19, 2009 73

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Harold Monroe Jenkins 1951 58 October 23, 2009 85 Claude R. Welch 1945 64 November 6, 2009 87 Harold Lee Beaumont 1940 69 December 5, 2009 95 Calvary Episcopal Church Yard Francis R. Lewis 1949 60 December 7, 2009 90 Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC F. Allan Kirton 2004 January 30, 2010 69 Port of Spain, Trinidad Robert Standish Hamilton 1951 49 February 17, 2010 91 Stony Creek Cemetery Duncan T. Trueman 1957 53 March 8, 2010 85 Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, NY Evelyn Newman 1975 35 March 9, 2010 83 Sea View Cemetery, NY Helen Ayer Lombard 1970 40 March 27, 2010 93 Charlotte Ann Jaroscsak 1987 23 March 30, 2010 78 Hak Hee Nam 1987 23 June 8, 2010 73 Oceanview Cemetery, Staten Island, NY Ellen Oliveto 1989 21 June 20, 2010 71 Fairlawn Cemetery, Prattsville, NY Charles A. Melano July 14, 2010 94 Jodey R. Williams 2008 2 Jul 24, 2010 60 Henry Bernard 1991 19 July 26, 2010 76 Elemit A. Brooks 1952 58 July 29, 2010 86 Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY Paul Wilson Bowles 1960 50 September 8, 2010 83 Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery Wallace T. Viets 1943 67 October 6, 2010 90 Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, CT Robert A. Traina 1961 49 November 9, 2010 89 Bluegrass Memorial Gardens, Nicholasville, KY Frank A. Horbert Jr. 1970 40 November 24, 2010 89 Julian Norris Hartt 1943 68 November 29, 2010 99 Robert Pearsall 1966 19 January 16, 2 011 84 Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL R. Marston Speight 1963 47 January 19, 2011 96 Hilltop Covenant Church Cemetery Cromwell, CT Merritt B. Queen 1939 72 February 2, 2011 95 Albert J. Hillard 1953 58 February 10, 2011 87 Aflred Liberatore 1971 40 May 23, 2 011 82 Thomas Irwin Vaughan 1968 43 June 1, 2011 69 Andover, CT

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SPOUSES OF CLERGY MEMBERS

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DATE OF DEATH

AGE

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Timothy J. Riss Janet Kelder October 18, 1998 42 Ashes interred at the Halcott Cemetery, Halcott, NY DuBois Smith Francis Noble August 29, 2001 65 St. James, NY Clinton A. Lunt Nancy Lunt October 14, 2001 63 Kathryn B. Loizeaux Timothy R. Loizeaux, Jr. December 11, 2001 75 Betty A. Beach Leland Beach February 27, 2002 72 Wallkill Cemetery, Middletown, NY Henry C.A. Bernard Beatrice Bernard July 5, 2002 63 Edward L. Eastman Jane Gruver Eastman November 21, 2002 75 Odella B. Williamson Clarence Williamson January 18, 2003 70 John E. Swords Alison Fellows Moore Swords March 9, 2003 88 Elizabeth J. Lines William H. Lines March 19, 2003 68 Cremation Frederick M. Moore Lois Moore July 23, 2003 70 Orient Cemetery, Orient, NY SandraMoore-Levy Wanamaker David Wanamaker September 4, 2004 Josue Rosado Socorro Rosado September 28, 2003 69 Sydney L. Parker Lottie D. Parker August 14, 2004 84 Paul C. Baresel Nancy Baresel May 4, 2005 75 Richard Parker Grace Keefer Parker November 11, 2005 83 Richard N. Ryley Joan Strakey Ryley November 12, 2005 70 George R. Bailey Mavis McCarthy Bailey January 8, 2006 87 First UMC Columbarian Wesley Howard Allen Mary Elizabeth Allen February 9, 2006 Cremated, Chittonville Cemetery, Plymouth, MA Lloyd Alvah Duren Janice Duren April 26, 2006 80 Newton, MA

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DECEASED SPOUSE’S (MAIDEN) NAME

DATE OF DEATH

Richard Mills James Charles Watson Linda Kathrine Harper William Marcus James Robert E. Kanthak David L. Parker Patterson, NJ Alfred Cotto-Thoerner Charles Melano Charles F. Brown Robert A. Johnson Albert H. Scholten Donald O. Rackcliffe Robert Hall Martin Howard E. Newton Frank A. Horbert Arthur Hewitt Irving A. Marsland William Siktberg Philip A.C. Clarke John Olofson Elliott Oakes Kermit B. Morrison Robert E. Richmond Madeline L. McDonald Robert J. Cave

Judith A. Mills September 17, 2006 Marion Doré Watson March 6, 2007 April 16, 2007 67 Juanita Odessa James May 21, 2007 Lois I. Kanthak May 29, 2007 Merolyn Graham Parker July 13, 2007

AGE

INTERMENT

62 83

David James Harper

94 75 71

Trinity Cemetery, NY, NY Quaker Hill Cemetery, Pawling, NY Interment, Laurel Grove Cemetery,

Dorothy Lee Cotto-Thorner July 20, 2007 88 Doris Melano October 24, 2008 88 Elsie F. Mutch Brown March 18, 2009 83 Mildred M. Johnson April 8, 2009 77 Nila Jean Clark Scholten April 12, 2009 81 Lucille M. Rackcliffe May 12, 2009 78 Patricia King Martin August 12, 2009 Frances Perry Newton October 5, 2009 79 Yolanda Horbert November 18, 2009 86 Beatrice Hewitt December 21, 2009 78 Roberta M. Marsland December 24, 2009 84 Laura Mae Siktberg February 26, 2010 84 Bettie Lee Carothers Clarke March 12, 2010 78 Sylvia Dietlin November 23, 2010 77 Martha J. Cheeks Oakes March 2, 2011 56 Mary Ellen “Susi” Morrison March 2, 2011 82 Rose Mildred Richmond May 3, 2011 77 Russell McDonald August 18, 2011 85 Lois Palmland Cave August 29, 2011 81

Orland, Me Pine Grove Cemetery

Rolling Green Village Cemetery

National Cemetery, Calverton, NY

3. WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS OF CLERGY PASTOR’S NAME

DECEASED SPOUSE’S (MAIDEN) NAME

DATE OF DEATH

AGE

INTERMENT

LET US REMEMBER

Clifford E. Landrum Gaye Landrum July 21, 2001 Dubois T. Smith Francis Noble Smith August 29, 2001 65 St. James, NY Edward D. McGowan Dorothy Kendrick McGowan August 31, 2001 81 Mt. Holiness Cemetery, Butler, NJ William Bernard Grossman Roberta Grossman Vite November 13, 2001 83 Cremation, Orange Co., Orlando Fl Jesse Edward Thomas Theresa Bryan Thomas January 5, 2000 Nathaniel Griswold Margaret Schonerstedt Griswold January 8, 2002 93 Leonid Jesakow Augusta L. Jesakow January 10, 2002 99 Alta Mesa Memorial Park Cemetery, Palo Alto, CA George B. Lockwood Joan MacClone Lockwood March 1, 2002 76 Ernest F. MacMillan Annie MacMillian March 23 2002 90 Reginald T. Edwards Eleanor Hammond Edwards April 10, 2002 97 Hugh James Trew Alberta R. Phillips Trew April 26, 2002 87 Bethlehem Cemetry Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke Eunice Ensley Wicke July 11, 2002 91 Harold E. Miller Ann Mary Meinking Miller October 9, 2002 71 Arthur W. Goodhand Jeanette Myers Goodhand October 16, 2002 84 Gracelawn Memorial Park Wilmington, DE Harrison Ernest Davis Edna Muelder Davis November 14, 2002 89 Donated, Yale Medical School Lewis H. Davis Helen Ledgerwood Shelter Island Cemetery, Davis December 11, 2002 99 Shelter Island, NY Ernest Reith Margaret Arthur Reith January 8, 2003 92 New Smyrna Cem., Edgewater, FL Charles L. Austin Gertrude Leonard Austin April 7, 2003 85 West Stockbridge, MA Harold A. Bosley Margaret Marie Dahlstrom Bosley April 8, 2003 Bernard Clifton Graves Augusta C. Lindstrom Graves May 27, 2003 92 Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, MA Walter R. Towle Patricia Bailey Towle July 7, 2003 78 Beaverdale Meml. Park, Hamden, CT

368 - Let Us Remember

CHURCH TRIUMPHANT

PASTOR’S NAME

DECEASED SPOUSE’S (MAIDEN) NAME

DATE OF DEATH

AGE

INTERMENT

Frederick B. Jones Clara Estella McDonald Jones Sept. 29, 2003 85 Mettowee Cemetry, Granville, NY Warren Glenn McCarty Helen Hauger McCarty Sept. 30, 2003 82 Sunset Memorial Gardens Kingwood, WV George A. Ackerly Dorothy L. Eggleston Ackerly November 13, 2003 Clair F. Yohe Louise L. Yohe December 24, 2003 Isle LaMotte, VT James Thoburn Legg Mary Gray Legg January 15, 2004 91 Douglas W. Cook Virginia Fitzgerald Cook May 19, 2004 85 William G. Staszeski Mafalda Staszeski June 8, 2004 97 Bethel UMC Cem., Tottenville, NY Thomas Falshaw Wahneta Anderson Falshaw June 24, 2004 89 Cremated, Deerfield Beach, FL James Salter Hood Dorothy Buchanan Hood July 15, 2004 86 Harold Joseph Moser Aasta Indahl Moser August 9, 2004 88 Seaside Cemetery, Gloucester, MA Matthew D. Blair Vivian Barlie Blair August 31, 2004 88 Cremated, Lancaster, PA Jack Grenfell Claire Coffin Grenfell September 7, 2004 93 Mount Hope Cemetery, ME Donald W. Hamblin Margaret Diane Kramer Hamblin October 13, 2004 64 Swiftwater, PA Nils Herbert Janson Alice Quist Janson October 18, 2004 96 Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY Frederick I. Smith Billie Sue Wade Smith November 13, 2004 81 Cremation, Woodland Cemetery, Bellport, NY Alson Jesse Smith Florence McLeod Smith November 22, 2004 93 Cremation, Danbury, CT Arnold Orville Olson Mary Louise Olson October 28, 2004 77 Garrett, IN Joseph D. Maxwell Alberta Marchena Maxwell February 14, 2005 85 George Washington Cemetery, Paramus, NJ Ludvig W. Jansen Gerda Kristina Jansen March 15, 2005 101 George M. Teague Edna Mitchel Black Teague May 17, 2005 94 Ralph John Morgan Gertrude Foster Morgan August 31, 2005 98 Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY Gordon Brice Fear Rhoda Noxon Fear Bates September 1, 2005 96 Riverview Cemetery, Hancock, NY Dorland Russett Margaret Dodd Russett February 3, 2006 81 Henry Burnham Kirkland Evelyn Diodamy Frasier February 27, 2005 89 Clifford P. Albertson Mildred I. Albertson April 7, 2006 9 Arthur Edwin Berry Shirley N. Berry June 4, 2006 83 William H. Stewart Alice M. Stewart Davidson August 11, 2006 100 Richard W. Moore Hanna Louise Swords Moore September 29, 2 006 83 Joseph W. Bell Carol R. Bell August 16, 2006 92 Harold C. Jones Dorothy Beadsley Jones November 54, 2006 95 Gracelong Cemetery, Wilmington, DE John G. Chamberlin Mary Nies Chamberlin January 10, 2007 Paul Whiteman Hoon Alice Emerson Blodget Hoon January 13, 2007 91 Peacham Cemetery, Peach, VT George Perry Werner Grace Ellen Werner February 22, 2007 95 Spring Bay Cemetery, Spring Bay, IL John Bartle Everts Dorothy R. Everts May 22, 2007 97 Douglas F. Verdin Margaret Bowdin Verdon May 15, 2008 84 Roy B. Severance Leota Severance July 23, 2007 Nicholas Nappi Dorothea Maria Darcy Nappi December 20, 2008 80 Louis E. Young Jean Lappley Young December 26, 2008 91 Louis E. Young James Jay Benson Euna Lee Benson December 28, 2008 78 Francis Roderick Dail Hilda Lee Dail February 22, 2009 88 John Monroe Vayhinger Ruth Imler Vayhinger March 18, 2009 91 Willard G. Brown Evelyn Brown December 4, 2009 91 Greenlawn Cemetery, Chester, PA Richard Waller Nutt Dorothy S. Nutt February 3, 2010 89 Wesley D. Osborne Dorothy Osborne February 24, 2010 87 Garfield Thompson Eleanor Thompson March 8, 2010 84 Paul T. Woodward Edna Woodward June 16, 2010 89 Harry D. Robinson, Jr. Sidney B. Robinson July 23, 2010 94 William C. Carroll Doris Carroll September 17 2010 87 Dean Maurice Kelley Maryon H. Kelley Hall September 19 2010 86

2011 New York A nnual Conference - 369 PASTOR’S NAME

DECEASED SPOUSE’S (MAIDEN) NAME

DATE OF DEATH

AGE

INTERMENT

Duncan MacKenzie Margaret A. MacKenzie December 5, 2010 82 Paul Marion Allen Thelma Allen January 3, 2011 95 Ivan Nothdurft Lorla M. Nothdurft February 22, 2011 92 Cape Girardeau County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, MO Joseph G. Bailey, Sr. Fannie Ellis (Baker) Bailey March 29, 2011 88 Wallace Roy Randall Charlotte (Palmer) Randall April 2, 2011 89 Owen E. Mercer, Sr. Juanita (Edwards) Mercer April 10, 2011 90 Julian Norris Hartt Elinor N. Hartt April 17, 2011 92 John George Butler June L. Butler April 24, 2011 89 Ronald S. Law Magdalene Takaro Law May 13, 2011 95 Southlawn Cemetery, Utica, OH Daniel L. Bennett

4.

May 28, 2011

DEACONESSES & DIACONAL MINISTERS

NAME

EFFEC. YEARS

Ruth Frame Harrod Ethelyn Bennett

5.

Anita Bennett L. Boeck

12 18

DATE OF DEATH May 30, 2006 January 6, 2009

INTERMENT

71



CHILDREN OF CLERGY

NAME

AGE

DATE OF DEATH

Paul Frederick Abel 56 June 6, 2002 Kevin Martin Hobbs 43 June 29, 2002 Thomas George Tedcastle 57 October 20, 2003 Heidi Chapin Smith 32 May 2, 2004 Terry Grissom 38 August 2, 2005 Drew Hamblin Lisa Jeanne Hankins 43 January 24, 2007 Wayne Newton 47 February 1, 2007 James Davis Jr. 52 June 24, 2007 Nancy E. Perkins Latham 44 August 1, 2007 Timothy John Rackcliffe 50 August 2, 2008 Sally Marie Nothdurft Galion 62 June 4, 2009 Paul Todd Bradley 44 February 24, 2010 Chay Stinson Ponlork 35 April 15, 2010 Jonathan W. Speight 58 April 24, 2010 Henri J. Fils-Aime 40 June 21, 2010 Katrina Snow 51 June 28, 2010 Joycelyne Gilles Day 16 October 10, 2010 Thomas Ford 26 August 22, 2010

SPECIAL REMEMBRANCE

NAME

DATE OF DEATH

Chichi Keesler William T. Staubach, Jr. Derwin Fox Fletcher C. Wait Howard Darling Freda Adams Samuel Singletary Daisy Coke-Peart Joseph Lorde Shirley Paris George Backofen

April 18, 2002

October 22, 2006

June 20, 2010 January 30, 2011

INTERMENT

Hamptonburgh Cem., Campbell Hall, NY

Williamsburg, VA

LET US REMEMBER

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