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MEMOIRS Linda Grund-Clampit, section editor

In MemoryThe following have died in the faith during the past Conference year.

May the merciful God receive them into eternal life.

We also remember with love and gratitude all of the faithfulmembers of our local churches who have died this past year.

Clergy MembersAlbert “Bert” HansonWilliam Edward Hare

Elliot “Nick” Leroy NicholsGeorge “Doug” NicollErnest I. Smith, XXVII

James H. SmithCarol J. ThompsonThomas L. Truby

Keith Wise

Local PastorDavey M. Lefler

Spouses of Lay PastorsDarryll Lynn Brass

Michael “Skip” Matthews

Spouses of Retired ClergyAlice BrooksLaRae Groves

A. Boyd JefferyJanet Nicol

Spouses of Deceased ClergyJeanne C. Hunnex Hall

Loraine McCarthyMarian Poindexter

June A. PowersLetha M. Remaley

Yowko Ichioka RichardsonErnest “Ernie” Stoppel

Milner “Mickey” E. StubbsKatherine Gillespie Trost Stultz

Mary “Margaret” TurnerMargaret M. Walker

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CLERGY:

Albert “Bert” Hanson January 7, 1938 – July 20, 2019

Reverend Albert “Bert” Hanson died in Forest Grove, Oregon.

He is survived by his wife, Sherry Hanson; daughters Kirsten Locke and Marlis Sears; sons, Albert Hanson, Jr. and Lewis Hanson; and eight grandchildren.

Reverend Hanson served at Warrenton, Sheridan, John Day/Prairie City and Sutherlin/Wilber in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. He retired in 2004.

William Edward Hare November 7, 1927 – August 9, 2019

Williams Edward Hare attended Vancouver High School, Compton College, and received a Bachelor of Business Degree from UCLA and a Master in Divinity degree from Iliff School of Theology in Denver.

During WWII he was in the US Army and served in the Philippines for a year. He worked for General Electric Company for 20 years as a salesman in Southern California and in the Denver, Colorado area.

Reverend Hare became a probationary member of the Rocky Mountain Conference in 1972. He became a full member of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference in 1980. He served at Crescent-Marshall, Grace,

Pawnee-Skedee, and Tulsa-St. Paul UMCs in Oklahoma; and at Lakeview-Paisley, Jerome, Dillard- Winston, Camas Valley, Tenmile, and Amity-McCabe UMCs in Oregon-Idaho. He retired in 1994.

During his free time he enjoyed fishing, cooking, reading, crossword puzzles, painting, drawing, bowling, and square dancing. Throughout his life he was a member of many fraternal organizations.

Rev. William Edward Hare had been married 72 years, his wife, retired local pastor Mary Ellen Hare, pass-ing just a little over five months prior to his death. He is survived by their children: Melinda Hare, James Hare and Kevin Hare; three of four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Elliot “Nick” Leroy Nichols November 11, 1921 – July 3, 2019

Reverend Nichols served at Elgin-Cove in the Oregon-Idaho Conference from 1982-1988. His tenure was mostly as a local pastor, but he became an associate member of the annual conference in 1987. He retired in 1988.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Clarissa “Curty” Marcella Lynch Nichols, and is survived by his daughter, Janice McLemore of Silverdale, WA; son, Larry Nichols of Seattle, WA; son, Kent Nichols of Whidbey Island, WA; son, Brian Nichols of Snohomish, WA; five grandsons, and ten great grandchildren.

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George Douglas Nicoll June 10, 1930 – December 11, 2019

After a long illness, George Douglas “Doug” Nicoll, age 89, died December 11, 2019, in McMinnville, Oregon.

He was born June 10, 1930, to George D. and Bonnie (Michael) Nicoll. He grew up in Portland and graduated from Willamette University in 1952. In 1953, he married Janet I. Stark of Portland. They enjoyed 66 years together until she passed away in September 2019. In 1955, he graduated from Boston University School of Theology and became a full elder member of the Oregon conference in 1956. In 1961, he received his Ph.D. in Russian and Soviet History at Boston University.

From 1958 to 1995, he and Janet made their home in Beloit, Wisconsin, where Doug taught Russian History at Beloit College. Doug was a major contributor of articles on Russian history in the Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History, as well as a published author on higher education, Oregon history and Scottish history. In 1995, Doug retired from the college as Emeritus Corlis Professor of History. He and Janet moved to McMinnville, where they spent their retirement years. He held his charge conference relationship at McMinnville UMC.

In retirement, Doug worked for Habitat for Humanity and hiked with the Chemeketans. His travels included the Soviet Union, Russia, and Scotland, including playing golf at some of Scotland’s most famous courses.

Doug was predeceased by his wife, Janet. Doug and Janet had no children. He is survived by cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Ernest Irving Smith October 24, 1942 – July 21, 2019

Ernest was born in Syracuse, NY and started school in a one room schoolhouse. He attended Solvay High and became active in the music program, participating in band and vocals. After serving in the Air Force he returned to attend Oswego State and received a degree in speech, music and theatre. With his great voice he sang at many weddings, funerals, and other occasions, which helped with expenses. In 1974 he joined the Coast Guard and was assigned to Alaska where he became very involved with Northern Light United Methodist Church in Juneau, directing the choir and leading worship.

He left the Coast Guard and returned to the East Coast to attend Drew Divinity Theological College in Madison NJ. While there he led his first church as a student pastor in Weedsport, NY. One of the high-lights during his ministry was a trip to the Holy Land and “walking in the footsteps where Jesus walked”. After retirement he was asked to give a couple days to the tiny church in North Powder, OR, which had the distinction of having more children than adults. During all those years his voice was also a highlight for those that heard him. He was a great leader for hymns. Two of his favorite sayings were, “Let go and let God,” and “Love them all and let God sort it out.”

Reverend Smith served in Weedsport in the Central New York Annual Conference and at Eagle, Wasco, Union/Cove, Toledo, and North Powder in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. He retired in 2007.

He is survived by his wife Neva Smith and children; Ernest I. Smith and Beth Smith; and grandson, Ernest I. Smith.

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James Harvey Smith June 12, 1919 – November 26, 2019

Rev. James H. Smith served Rosbury UMC in the Kansas West Annual Conference; Waldwick Circuit in the Wisconsin Annual Conference; Willamina/Grand Ronde, Lake Oswego, Portland: Patton Central, Portland: Rose City Park Associate, Idaho Falls: St. Pauls, Oregon City, and Bennett Chapel UMCs in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. He retired in 1985.

He is survived by his daughter, RoxAnne Jetine Smith, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, B. June Smith, and two sons, Roger and Bryan.

Carol J. Thompson September 5, 1943 – September 11, 2019

Carol Thompson died on September 11, 2019 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

Reverend Thompson served at the Nooksack Indian UMC in the Pacific Northwest Conference. She served at Monroe, Lyons, New Meadows, Filer/Jerome, and Florence UMCs in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. She served as Executive Director of the Western Small Church and Rural Life Center in Filer, Idaho, and was on the faculty of the Northwest House of Theological Studies in Salem, OR. She served as Executive Director for Town and Country Ministries of the General Board of Global Ministries in New York from 2003 to 2008. Carol retired in 2013.

Carol is survived by her daughter, Alysia Downs. She had one grandson, Weston.

Thomas LaVern Truby November 26, 1946 – March 16, 2020

The Rev. Dr. Thomas LaVern Truby died peacefully at home in Oregon City, his wife, Laura at his side.

Tom was born in Aurelia, Iowa. After graduating from Randolph High (1965), he attained his BA degree in Psychology from Morningside College (1969), followed by a Master of Divinity degree at St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City (1972), where he met his wife and soulmate, Laura Hamilton. Married May 16, 1971, they nearly reached their 50th anniversary.

Reverend Truby served Bradshaw-Lushton UMC in the Nebraska Confer-ence. Moving to Chicago to study Pastoral Counseling at the Center for Religion and Psychotherapy, he simultaneously earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Chicago Theological School (1977). For 18 years he provided Pastoral Counseling in Missouri, Illinois and Michigan, ultimately through his own organization, Kalamazoo Counseling Ministries. He attained “Fellow” level in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, taught Family Systems Theory, and served as consultant.

In 1995 he chose to return to parish ministry and served several churches in Michigan before moving to Oregon in 2006. He served Clarkes and Willamette UMCs in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. He retired in 2019 and was serving at Clarkes UMC when he died.

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Around 2000, Tom discovered Girardian Theory and intuited that it would provide the integration of anthropology and theology that he had searched for all his life. A member of Theology and Peace and of the Colloquium on Religion and Violence, Tom attended conferences, forming friendships with other Girardian writers. He was a voracious reader, deep thinker, illuminating writer, insightful preacher and Jesus-follower. His sermons are posted on girardianlectionary.net. Respected worldwide, Tom was an articulate witness to God’s love for all and that Jesus revealed there is no rivalry or violence in God, only forgiveness and peace. Tom believed in the Resurrection and modeled Jesus’ non-violence. He was a masterful gardener and storyteller.

Tom was preceded in death by his father, LaVern J. Truby. His mother, Ruth Ellen Truby, 96, still lives on the family centennial farm near Randolph, Nebraska, where he was raised. He was with her for Thanksgiving 2019 and his last, 73rd, birthday. Tom is survived by four younger sisters, Mary (Eddie) Smith, Sylvia (James) Johnson, Pat Truby and Nancy (Jim) Travnicek. Tom is also survived by his wife, Rev. Laura Truby, daughter, Angela (Seth) Truby; son, Aaron Truby; and granddaughters, Willa Clare and Iona. A wonderful father and grandfather, he was very proud of each.

Keith B. Wise  June 19, 1939 – June 14, 2019

Reverend Keith Burnell Wise died on June 14, 2019 in Pendleton, Oregon. He is survived by his wife, Jean Wise; sister, Sherlyn Gregg; former wife, Patricia Wise; two sons, Michael (Karyn) Wise, and Matthew (Irene) Wise, and two daughters, Kathleen Edic, and Kristin (Gary) Wolf. Stepsons are Randy (Lynn) Dunn and Dan Dunn.  He is also survived by 11 grandchil-dren.

Keith was born in Gap, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to Levi N. and Ida M. Wise. He graduated from Pequea Valley High School in Kinzers, Pa., and attended Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa. While attending United Theological Seminary he married Patricia Petrullo. They had four children.

Keith began his ministry in the Eastern Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the United Methodist Church (formerly EUB) in Southern New Jersey Conference (now Greater New Jersey Conference).

As a part of his ministry, Keith was sent by the National Board of Missions to a missionary church in Homer, Alaska, serving a tri-church ministry with Homer, Seldovia and Ninilchik churches from 1972 to 1983. He then served the New Hope Church, a combined Presbyterian-Methodist congregation in North Pole, Alaska, from 1983 to 1992. He especially loved attending meetings in which Korean, Athabaskan and English-speaking congregations sang “How Great Thou Art” in their native tongues blending so beauti-fully together. When time allowed, Keith loved to go hunting and fishing with friends and family.

While appointed to Rupert UMC in Idaho, Keith especially loved baptizing family campers in the South Fork of the Boise River at Sawtooth Camp. Keith became a voluntary Idaho State Police chaplain.

In 2005, after 44 years in the ministry, he retired and he and Jean moved to Pendleton, Oregon. He continued doing chaplain work for St. Anthony Hospital and enjoyed working with co-workers, working with patients in the hospital and on-call emergency room visits and also as hospice chaplain. Hospice pro-gram was extremely important to him. Keith continued to be connected to the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church, serving on the Boards of Trustees and Camp and Retreat Ministry before illness slowed him down.  

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LICENSED LOCAL PASTOR:

Davey M. Lefler January 26, 1953 – December 18, 2019

Davey M. Lefler died on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at the age of 66, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Pastor Lefler served the Kirkwood and Altona UMCs in the Illinois-Great Rivers Annual Conference. He served at Shelley, Aberdeen, American Falls, and Chubbuck UMCs in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference, serving all four churches as one circuit since 2009. He was serving at the time of his death.

He is survived by his wife, Roberta Lefler, and three sons: Chad, Robert, and Joseph. He is also survived by ten grandchildren.

SPOUSES OF RETIRED CLERGY:

Alice Platt Brooks September 4, 1934 – January 28, 2020

Alice P. Brooks, spouse of Rev. Fred R. Brooks, Jr, died on January 28, 2020. She is survived by her husband, Fred; children Thomas and Martin; and grandchildren, Elizabeth, Trevor and Clara.

Born September 4, 1934, in Oneonta, NY, Alice was the daughter of the late Levi M. Platt and Mildred Metcalf Platt. Alice grew up on dairy farms in Laurens, NY, and Fly Creek, NY.

On October 10, 1953, Alice and Fred R. Brooks, Jr. were married in The Methodist Church in Fly Creek, NY. They met while in high school and graduated in the same class. Committed to a lifelong adventure together, they recently celebrated 66 years of marriage. After Fred completed college, the couple moved to New Haven, CT, where Fred attended Yale University Divinity School. Alice graduated with a B.S. in English from Southern Connecticut State College.

In addition to providing an inspiring home for her family, Alice devoted her talents to serving her community. She was involved in church and community life in varied and numerous volunteer roles. She served as a foster care caseworker with the Broome County Department of Social Services in the 1980s and 1990s.

Alice also assisted her husband in his ministry. Reverend Brooks served at First Methodist Church, Oneonta, New York in the Wyoming Conference. He also served Eugene: Asbury in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. He served as Director of Aid and Admissions and Assistant Dean of Students at University of Chicago, Director of Admissions at Vassar College, Assistant Vice President at the State University of New York, and Director of Admissions at Marywood College. He retired in 1999. He served for a time after retirement at the First United Methodist Church of Forest Home (Forest Home Chapel) in Ithaca, New York in the Upper New York Conference.

Memorial contributions may be made in Alice’s memory to global relief efforts of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) through the Vestal United Methodist Church or to the League of Women Voters of Broome and Tioga Counties, P.O. Box 944, Vestal, NY 13851.

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LaRae Groves December 19, 1939 – February 10, 2020

LaRae Groves, spouse of pastor Eugene Groves, died on February 10, 2020. LaRae is survived by her husband, Eugene; children, Jeffry and Joel; and two grandchildren.

Rev. Groves served at Sutherlin-Wilbur in the Oregon-Idaho Conference and at Chugiak, Fairbanks and Anchorage First in the Alaska Conference.

A. Boyd Jeffery May 20, 1947 – March 13, 2020

A. Boyd Jeffery, spouse of retired pastor Rev. Gay Jeffery, died on March 13, 2020. Boyd is survived by his wife, Gay; children, Kirk, Carl and Keith; and five grandchildren.

Rev. Jeffery served at the Caldwell, Wilder, Buhl and Blackfoot: Jason Lee Memorial UMCs in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. She retired in 2013.

Janet I. Nicoll December 11, 1929 – September 16, 2019

Janet was born Dec. 11, 1929, in Portland, daughter of Raleigh D. and Isabelle (Petrie) Stark. Janet graduated from Willamette University in 1951 with a BA in English Literature. She earned her teaching credentials in 1952 at Lewis & Clark College and then taught in Lake Grove, Ore.; Newton, Mass.; and Beloit, Wis. She married G. Douglas Nicoll in 1953 in Portland, the beginning of 66 loving years together. They moved to Boston where her husband completed his graduate studies at Boston University in the fields of Church History and Russian and Soviet History. In 1958, they moved to Beloit, Wis., when Douglas joined the faculty of Beloit College.

Janet was active in church, college, and community affairs during the years in Beloit, serving in many volunteer roles. Her major hobby was collecting political campaign memorabilia and she was well known for presentations about early political campaign songs. Janet and Douglas enjoyed travel to Europe, particularly Russia and Scotland, where they explored their shared ancestry.

With the move to McMinnville, Oregon upon Doug’s retirement, Janet became the family historian and meticulously traced both her and her husband’s family histories. She and Doug had no children, and she is survived by cousins, nieces, and nephews.

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SPOUSES OF LAY PASTORS:

Darryll Lynn Brass December 31, 1939 – August 6, 2019

Darryll Lynn Brass, the husband of Lay Pastor Connie Brass, died on Tuesday, August 6, 2019. He is survived by his wife Connie, his two sons, 10 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren. Pastor Connie Brass is currently serving at Richfield UMC and Shoshone UMC in South Central Idaho for the Oregon-Idaho Conference.

Michael “Skip” Matthews February 5, 1958 – August 12, 2019

Michael “Skip” Matthews, spouse of pastor Kathy Matthews, died on August 12, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Pastor Kathy Matthews, their children, David and Sheri, five grandchildren and six great-grand-children. Pastor Kathy Matthews has been serving Warrenton UMC in the Oregon-Idaho Conference.

SPOUSES OF DECEASED CLERGY

Jeanne C. Hunnex Hall June 18, 1922 – November 17, 2019

Jeanne C. Hunnex Hall, surviving spouse of Rev. Myron (Mike) Hall, died November 17, 2019, in Salem, OR.

Jeanne was born in the same house as her mother in Hubbard, Oregon. She spent her school years in Medford, received a degree from Univer-sity of Redlands, California, a master’s degree from OCE (now Western Oregon University), and a Certificate of School Administration from University of Oregon.

Jeanne taught first grade at the “old” Bush School in Salem for 11 years. She was Teaching Principal at Roberts, Sunnyside, Garfield, and Mt. View Schools before their closure, and as Supervising Principal at Swegle and Brush College Schools. Her final four years of teaching were with first graders (her first love) at Baker School.

Jeanne married Milton D. Hunnex in 1940. In 1975, she married Myron (Mike) Hall; they moved to Capital Manor in 1993.

After her marriage to Reverend Hall in 1975, Mike served the Mid-Willamette Council of Governments as a Health and Aging Planner, Jefferson-EMO Director of Legislative and Government Affairs, and as pastor at Eugene: Wesley and West Salem UMCs in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. He retired in 1985.

Jeanne is survived by three children, Diane Dorsch, James Hunnex, and Richard Hunnex; and three step-children, Lenore Hall, Lark Hall, and the Rev. April Hall Cutting, along with 11 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Hall, who died in 1997, and stepson Scott Hall who died in September 2019.

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Loraine McCarthy April 26, 1929 – January 18, 2020

Loraine A. McCarthy, surviving spouse of the Rev. Charles “Charlie” McCarthy, died on Saturday, January 18, 2020. She is survived by her three children: Marilyn Reilly, Bruce Sarpola and Dick Sarpola. She is also survived by four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Reverend McCarthy served Lyons, Willamina/Grand Ronde, Eugene: First, Seaside, Grants Pass, Springfield: Ebbert, Southern District Superintendent and McMinnville in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. He retired in 1994.

Marian Poindexter April 5, 1929 – January 25, 2020

Marian Poindexter, surviving spouse of the Rev. David Poindexter, died on January 25, 2020. She is survived by her son, James D. Poindexter.

Reverend Poindexter served at Portland: Parkrose Heights in the Oregon-Idaho Conference, The National Council of Churches, Board of Church and Society, and as President, Population Communications International. He retired in 1998.

June Astrid Peterson Powers September 7, 1927 – December 27, 2019

June A. Powers, surviving spouse of Rev. John “Jack” Powers, died Friday, December 27, 2019. June is survived by her children, Jeffrey Powers and Julie Powers Aalbers, and four grandchildren

June was born in 1927 as June Peterson in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Marcus and Velma Shaw-Peterson. She grew up in Rock Island, Illinois with her brother Victor and sister Janice. She graduated from Rock Island High School in 1945, then attended Kendall College in Evanston, Ill and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa in 1950. She earned her Master of Arts degree in Christian Education from Garrett College in Evanston, Illinois in 1952.

June met Jack Powers at a YMCA camp in Estes Park, Colorado in1954. They married in Wauwatosa, WI, June 11, 1955.

June served as the director of Christian Education and Youth in her first job in Illinois. She eventually be-came a schoolteacher and taught Kindergarten and First grade for over 25 years. She taught at Englewood Elementary School in Salem before retiring in 1995. She received the Darrel Crossler Outstanding Educa-tor Award in 1994. June loved children and was a kindergartener at heart; she was loved by her students.

June loved spending time with family and friends and the mountains, hiking, swimming, painting and most of all dancing. She was a joyous person who could light up a room.

Memorial gifts may be directed to the Suttle Lake United Methodist Camp, c/o First United Methodist Church, 600 State Street, Salem, OR 97301.

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Letha M. Remaley November 29, 1923 – December 12, 2019

Letha Remaley, surviving spouse of Rev. Delbert Remaley, died December 12, 2019. Letha is survived by her children, Paula, Wes, Philip and Sue, 10 grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren.

Reverend Delbert Remaley served churches in North Arkansas and Pennsylvania Conferences; and at Kimberly, Murtaugh, Tillamook, Bay City, Blackfoot, Shelley, Payette and Gooding in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. He retired in 1985.

Donations can be made to the Delbert Paul Remaley Educational Scholarship fund c/o Twin Falls Chapter #29 Order of Eastern Star.

Yowko Ichioka Richardson September 1, 1933 – November 4, 2019

Yowko Ichioka Richardson, surviving spouse of Rev. Austin Harper Richardson, died November 4, 2019. Yowko had no children, and is survived by her brother, Victor Ichioka, brother Eddie, and a sister, Pat. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Richardson, who died in 2012, and a brother, Yuji.

Reverend Richardson served St. Charles Stockton in the Minnesota Conference; Hathaway in the East Ohio Conference; Yakima Wesley in the Pacific Northwest Conference; Coos Bay, Portland: Centenary- Wilbur, Eugene: Asbury, Salem: Jason Lee, and Portland: Laurelwood in the Oregon-Idaho Conference before retiring in 1988.

Ernest “Ernie” Stoppel February 23, 1931 – March 5, 2020

Ernest “Ernie” Stoppel, surviving spouse of pastor Jeanie Y. Stoppel, died on March 5, 2020. Ernie is survived by his sons and their wives: Paul (Cathy) and Tracy (Cathy) and their grandsons: Jeff and Jordan.

Pastor Stoppel served at the Reedsport, Vale, and Cherry Park Churches in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. She retired in 2001.

Milner “Mickey” E. Stubbs December 7, 1921 – November 15, 2019

Mickey Stubbs, surviving spouse of Rev. Edward J. Stubbs, died November 15, 2019. Mickey is survived by her three children, David Stubbs, Steven Stubbs and Annie VanNatta; and one grandchild, Krissy Harry. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Stubbs, who died in 1984.

Reverend Stubbs served North Powder-Haines, Weiser-Huntington, Aberdeen-American Falls, Gooding and Odell-Pine Grove in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. He retired in 1982.

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Katherine Gillespie Trost Stultz September 27, 1927 – February 2, 2020

Katherine Trost Stultz, surviving spouse of the Rev. John E. Trost, died on February 2, 2020.

Reverend Trost served at Weiser-Huntington and Boise: Collister-Eagle in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. He also served at Mariana Grace, Malone and Cambellton-Spring Hill in the Alabama-West Florida Conference. He retired in 1976 and died in 1999.

Mary “Margaret” Turner July 26, 1918 – August 9, 2019

Mary Margaret Turner, mother of Reverend Marshall Wattman-Turner, and surviving spouse of Reverend G. Wesley “Wes” Turner, died on Friday, August 9, 2019. Margaret is survived by her three children, nine grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.

Rev. Wes Turner, who died in 2000, served at Tuscola in the Northwest Texas Conference and as a chaplain in the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. He served Salem: Leslie UMC, Lebanon, Grants Pass UMC and Silverton UMC in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. He retired in 1969.

Margaret had been a member of Oak Grove UMC and active in United Methodist Women there since 2001.

Margaret Maule Walker August 7, 1921 – October 31, 2019

Margaret M. Walker was the surviving spouse of Rev. Paul D. Walker.

Margaret was the daughter of Andrew and Margaret Lance. She graduated from Pasco High School in 1940, and then attended Deaconess Nursing School in Spokane. She graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1942. Most of her career was spent at Our Lady of Lourdes in Pasco, where she retired at the age of 70. October 29, 1945, Margaret married Paul D. Walker at her parents’ home in Pasco. They were married for 65 years. Reverend Paul D. Walker served at Kellyville, Jenks and Idabel in the Oklahoma Conference and at Hood River, Hood River-Pine Grove and Sherwood-Ebenezer in the Oregon-Idaho Conference. He retired in 1991.

After retirement, they enjoyed the motorhome life. Margaret drove their big rig until the age of 85. Her family and friends remember her devotion to God, kindness, love and self-sacrificing nature. As a member of Central United Protestant in Richland, she was a faithful prayer warrior, and she enjoyed the services and activities offered there. She was loved and admired by all who had the privilege of knowing her, and she will be greatly missed.

Margaret is survived by her sons, Paul L. (Marti) and Jim (Carrie), her loving companion, Bill Hoyt, eight grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren.

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Name Deceased

Charles M. Donaldson 02/06/1968Gustav A. Storaker 01/06/1968Earl B. Horsell 01/11/1968Walter F. Dodge 03/17/1968P.M. Blenkinsop 04/06/1968James H. Royer 04/11/1968H. Guy Goodsell 05/02/1968Earl W. Terry 05/16/1968John Place 09/26/1968John W. Warrell 09/26/1968Robert M. Gatke 12/05/1968David C. Brooks 12/15/1969Olney L. Kendall 08/1969J. Palmer Sorlien 09/1969Milton H. Greenlee 07/1969Virgil Bolen 1970A.E. Davis 05/31/1970Noah E. Hershey 03/23/1970Frank A. Lenz 1970Emory M. Petticord 1970Glen Randall Phillips 10/06/1970 (Bishop Portland Area 1967-68)Albert E. Place 1970Neal Raymond Van Loon 1970Andrew Langendorf 1971Everett W. Palmer 1971 (Bishop Portland Area 1968-71)Claud H. Cowdy 06/08/1971P. Malcolm Hammond 08/31/1971William W. Parker 09/10/1971Cecil G. Hannan 03/12/1972Louis C. Kirby 11/12/1972Alfred T. Hanson 1972Jane B. “Josie” Horine 1972Clark M. Smith 1972Edward E. Dixon 01/03/1973Jacob C. Johannes 04/02/1973Leila Luckey 01/11/1973Leonard J. Ruff 02/09/1973S. Raynor Smith, Sr. 09/03/1973Edward Martindale Woods 06/30/1973Milton A. Marcy 09/20/1973Jouette P. Bray 02/19/1974Harold Nathan Nye 03/11/1974Robert McIlvenna 08/08/1974Thomas Hilson 1974Joda L. Buck 1974Aaron J. Neufeld 09/27/1974Joseph Pope 09/27/1974Rinke A. Feenstra 01/24/1975

Edward A. Bawden 09/09/1975Edward J. Aschenbrenner 11/10/1975John B. Sims 11/08/1975O.A. Jewell 12/06/1975Oscar V. Luchs 12/06/1975Joyce S. Kendall 02/27/1976John H. McDonald 03/12/1976Charles Whelchel 04/30/1976Harley A. Zeller 09/18/1976Christian W. Bauman 03/23/1976Ralph Monroe Logsdon 02/15/1977Stanley Dallas McNeil 05/22/1977James J. Fleming 06/13/1977Henry J. Gernhardt, Sr. 1977Marion C. Smith 11/07/1977Roy W. Knight 12/24/1977Eugene V. Hamblen 04/01/1978Walter Warner 05/09/1978Thomas O. Hill 09/27/1978Ralph H. Richardson 11/07/1978Alfred L. Lonsberry 11/08/1978Joseph H. Coulter 11/09/1978Gertrude Boyd Crane 11/21/1978Meredith A. Groves 05/21/1979Gerald H. Kennedy 02/17/1979 (Bishop Portland Area 1949-52)John Ginter, Sr. 11/28/1979Masaji Goto 09/22/1979Paul Means 03/29/1980Wayne Forbes 01/21/1980Stanford Moore 1980Cloyd V. Gustavson 06/19/1981Wilmer A. Briggs 07/18/1981Samuel D. Johnson 08/11/1981Floyd S. Magsig 07/30/1981Audree M. Thomas 09/02/1981George F. Gordon 09/1981William N. Byars 01/21/1982Cyril Dorsett 12/02/1982Sidney Smith 12/14/1982Laurain M. Wahlquist 10/08/1982Woodrow D. Harris 05/07/1983Fenton G. Roscoe 03/10/1983Wendell L. Coe 04/24/1984I.L. Shaver 1984Collis C. Blair 06/11/1984Ralph E. Smith 06/13/1984Violet L. Bolliger 06/14/1984Edward J. Stubbs 09/08/1984Michael L. Collins 10/15/1984Fremont Faul 12/04/1984Revelle E. Roach 01/12/1985

Our Honored DeadClergy Members of the Conference

Refer to previous Journals for the list of Our Honored Dead prior to the 1969 creation of the

Oregon-Idaho Conference.

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Harold S. Shellhart 01/21/1985Merle W. Burres 02/01/1985John L. Cross 03/25/1985Howard A. Seymour 05/19/1985John Shepherd Wood 1985Jasper M. Ricker 01/03/1986Mark A. Chamberlain 03/29/1986Dayton Loomis 05/06/1986Francis M. Hayashi 02/18/1987William M. Orr 04/11/1987Daniel Henry Schulze 08/10/1987Alva Elmer Gilbert 10/06/1987Raymond Conover Shaw 02/24/1988George Roseberry 07/01/1988Recter W. Johnson 12/06/1988T. Askew Crumbley 12/13/1988Frank B. Drew 12/25/1988Charles Ellery Echlin 02/27/1989Charles H. Reep 03/11/1989Ben F. Browning 03/12/1989William C. Hartford 05/22/1989Austin Leonard McGhee 07/17/1989Orville Leonard Covault 09/17/1989Merrill Hurst Fox 10/25/1989Harold Frank Mackey 02/14/1989Floyd Edward White 08/28/1989Kenneth F. Abbott 01/18/1990Julaine Ann Hays 05/10/1990Edward Terry 1990Daniel F. Brose 07/28/1990Henry H. Dockter 08/05/1990Arthur L. Hansen 01/08/1991Ormal B. Trick 03/08/1991Stanley Doyle Trefren 09/05/1991C. Gene Albertson 10/14/1991William G. Tennant 10/15/1991Dwight E. Wilcher 01/15/1992Ralph S. Lawrence 02/18/1992La Vernae Hohnbaum 05/24/1992William O. Walker 07/04/1992Charles McDonald 10/29/1992Stanley J. Schmelling 12/07/1992Lyle H. Willard 03/30/1993Everett H. Gardner 08/28/1993William B. Hoffhines 12/11/1993H. Laron Hall 05/03/1994Walter C. Hines 06/29/1994Carl Mason 07/16/1994Sydney B. Corl 07/13/1994Orval M Whitman 07/28/1994Kenneth G. Coggon 09/14/1994Roy R. Finch 10/03/1994Carl Heinmiller 10/15/1994David Schneider 11/05/1994Hardy L. Thompson 12/02/1994Maurice Gunn 12/22/1994Pio Julian Daba 03/29/1995John N. Garrabrandt 06/12/1995Burton C. Bastuscheck 11/14/1995George Trobough 12/01/1995Harold Black 12/17/1995

Mark L. Lloyd 08/06/1995John R. Qualley 06/05/1996Hugh Tattersall 09/08/1996Ralph Fothergill 11/12/1996Kenneth Simonds 12/02/1996Merle Benson 06/20/1997Myron “Mike” Hall 07/09/1997Harry Monroe 09/13/1997Delbert Keller 09/19/1997Ernestine Hitchcock 02/08/1998Arshad Haqq 03/13/1998C. Everett Moles 04/18/1998Laurance A. Burdette 05/27/1998Paul Henry 09/15/1998Sydney Gaither 09/21/1998Ralph Kleen 09/21/1998Luis Bové 01/21/1999John Trost 01/21/1999James L. Wilson 02/26/1999Alice May Woolley 02/08/1999L. Edwin Cooke 04/13/1999Robert McNabb 04/15/1999Harry Christian Ryan 05/29/1999W. Maynard Sparks 08/17/1999 (Bishop, Portland Area 1971-1972)Clarence R. Desler 09/21/1999Edward V. Hargreaves 10/19/1999Donald S. Campbell 11/11/1999John Hugh Cummings 01/10/2000Herschel W. Hall 03/17/2000G. Thomas Skyler Sr. 04/05/2000G. Wesley Turner 04/07/2000Alford Vosper 07/22/2000James Ritchey Crowe 09/12/2000David Smith 04/21/2001C. Keith Mills 05/23/2001John McMurtrey 06/08/2001James Donald Crego 08/21/2001Dale J. Nicholson 10/20/2001George Boner 10/17/2001Waichi Oyanagi 11/13/2001Ernest Wilson 12/13/2001Wesley Hall 10/25/2001Paul Rademacher 03/28/2002Warren C. Thomas 07/09/2002George Emerson 08/31/2002H. James Jenkins 11/01/2002Allen C. Lambert 11/04/2002Paul O. Jewell 12/09/2002Hideo Hashimoto 06/22/2003Carol Youngbird-Holt 08/12/2003H. Dwight Townsen 09/20/2003William D. Bray 09/25/2003Cecil William Stanley 11/03/2003L. Max Wills 11/24/2003Edwin C. Bayly 01/04/2004Albert Boyer 01/30/2004Marvyn Shay 02/02/2004Theodore Buzzard 04/14/2004Elizabeth Boerl 10/05/2004Edwin Cutting 02/13/2005

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David Helms-Peyer 04/04/2005Virginia Florence Shuck Curtis 06/20/2005Roger William Thompson 09/13/2005Earl Wesley Fedje 10/21/2005Glenn Olds 03/11/2006Ralph Doughton Ohling 03/15/2006Robert Francis Dowrey 05/24/2006Charles Wilson Easley 05/27/2006Grace Weaver 07/12/2006Eric Robinson 08/14/2006Raymond Otto 10/15/2006Hillis Slaymaker 11/13/2006Harry Haines 03/29/2007Don Ian Smith 04/26/2007Silas Raynor Smith, Jr. 05/18/2007Kline F. Dickerson 08/11/2007Ramiro T. Cruz-Ahedo 08/13/2007Herbert E. Richards, Jr. 08/18/2007James Asa Mundell 04/19/2008Henry N. Easley 06/29/2008Edgar A. Raynis 07/05/2008Allen R. Reesor 10/08/2008Melvin Wilbur Dixon 11/01/2008John Wood 01/11/2009Ac Chester Wischmeier 02/10/2009Robert C. Harvey 03/03/2009Phyllis D. Stelson 05/26/2009John Wallace 08/21/2009Gertrude Sorlien 10/02/2009Thomas R. Fletcher 01/04/2009Stanley Andrews 12/26/2009J. Ross Knotts 04/26/2010Wayne F. Kildall 04/28/2010Paul D. Walker 07/06/2010Elwyn M. Williams 07/14/2010William W. Dew, Jr. 07/14/2010 (Bishop, Portland Area, 1988-96)Darwin E. Secord 08/25/2010William H. Lavely 08/26/2010James Airey 09/09/2010William Frank 10/12/2010Delbert Remaley 11/14/2010Marvin Jones 02/11/2011Jerry Peters 03/05/2011George Allen 03/06/2011Adele Hustis 04/30/2011Henry Haines 09/17/2011Donferd “Glen” Hughes 12/01/2011Robert W. Burtner 12/06/2011Wayne L. Hill 12/11/2011Ralph Wilde 12/20/2011Austin Harper Richardson 01/02/2012Edward W. Paup 03/21/2012 (Bishop, Portland Area, 1996-2004)Susan Nelson 04/25/2012Raymond E. Balcomb 06/10/2012Nevitt Brenton Smith 12/14/2012Lloyd Gustav Uecker 12/30/2012Philip S. Hanni 03/21/2013Robert Lewis Benefiel 03/29/2013

H. Lee Baker 05/08/2013Clark Enz 08/08/2013Jack M. Tuell 01/10/2014 (Bishop, Portland Area, 1972-1980)Gerald T. McCray, Sr. 03/03/2014Herbert E. Morris 03/22/2014Delbert Rice 05/08/2014Joe Walker 03/30/2014Fred Venable 04/21/2014Glenn Walter Swain Jaquith 04/22/2014James Hand 06/11/2014Elam Jonathan Anderson 12/29/2014Grace Elizabeth Drake 11/22/2014William “Bill” Edward Lineberry 05/07/2015Bruce E. McConnell 03/25/2015Willard D. Norman 08/21/2015Edward John “Jack” Powers 12/29/2015J. Robert Wetzel 01/06/2015Raymond Thompson 06/30/2015Meredith Groves 08/24/2015Denis Lawrence 09/04/2015Gary Ross 09/21/2015Sidney Harris 11/23/2015Laurence Loftus 12/30/2015Linda Layne 01/09/2016Benjamin Owre 02/17/2016James Thompson 02/22/2016Charles McCarthy 03/18/2016Robert Deal 03/31/2016Stacy Samuel Hance 06/06/2016Paul Pike 08/22/2016Flora B. Hall 10/30/2016Kjell Knutsen 11/23/2016Eugene Lamb 01/11/2017Jeannie Stoppel 01/23/2017Philip Harder 02/21/2017Milo Thornberry 03/09/2017James McCobb 04/26/2017Gary Miller 05/28/2017John Skien 11/25/2017Betty Luginbill 12/12/2017Richard Burdon 01/19/2018John Dawson 01/22/2018David Poindexter 02/08/2018Eunsoo Park 05/05/2018Stuart Shaw 05/18/2018David White 11/09/2018Robert Kingsbury 12/03/2018Earl Riddle 12/15/2018Lorenz “Lefty” Schultz 02/24/2019Keith Wise 06/14/2019Elliot Nichols 07/03/2019Albert Hanson 07/20/2019Ernest Irving Smith XXVVII 07/21/2019William Hare 08/09/2019Carol J. Thompson 09/11/2019James H. Smith 11/26/2019George Douglas Nicoll 12/11/2019Thomas L. Truby 03/16/2020

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Widows and Widowers of Full and Associate Members

Anderson, Jean (Elam)Baker, Frances (H. Lee)Bove, Margaret (Luis)Cummings, Elsa (Hugh)Dawson, Marlene (John)Deal, Barbara (Robert)Easley, Mary (Charles)Echlin, Elinor D. (Charles)Fedje, Joan (Earl)Fletcher, Rena Doris (Thomas)Fothergill, Mary Jane (Ralph)Gaither, Mary (Sydney)Hall, Elizabeth (Wesley)Hall, Katherine (Herschel)Hand, Jean (James)Hanni, Erin (Philip)Hanson, Sherry (Albert)Harder, Anita (Philip)Harris, Debra (Sidney)Hill, Betty (Wayne)Hohnbaum, Richard (Lavernae)Jaquith, Judy (Glenn)Jenkins, Betty (James)Jewell, Ardie (Paul)Kingsbury, Shirley (Robert)Kitts, Darlene Keller (Delbert)Knutsen, Debbie (Kjell)Lineberry, Ann (Bill)Loftus, Kate (Laurence)Loomis, Mary (Dayton)Maxwell, Barbara (Keith)McCray, Helen (Gerald)Moles, Gloria (Everett)Park, Hye Jung (Eunsoo)Pike, June (Paul)

Rademacher, Norma (Paul)Raynis, Lois (Edgar)Roscoe, Eleanor (Fenton)Ross, Ernestine (Gary)Secord, Jeanne (Darwin)Shaw, Donna (Stuart)Smith, Neva (Ernest)Sparks, Victoria (Denis Lawrence)Stanley, Jean (Cecil)Stelson, Jim (Phyllis)Thomas, Winifred (Bee Hall)Thompson, Hope (Hardy)Thornberry, Connie (Milo)Townsen, Joan (Dwight)Truby, Laura (Thomas)Venable, Joan (Fred)Walker, Beverly (Joe)White, Mary Ellen (David)Williams, Ann Smith (Elwyn)Wise, Jean (Keith)Wood, Dorothy (John)Youngbird-Holt, John (Carol)

Widows and Widowers of Local Pastors

Craig, Janie (Billie) Lefler, Roberta (Davey) Lockard, Pat (Murray)Novak, Nancy (Tim)Ward, Donna (Larry)

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Memorial Gifts

Any person who contributes the sum of $500 or more to the

United Methodist Ministers’ Retirement Fund of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference

may designate a relative or friend in whose name the gift shall be held as a memorial.

Churches or Sunday Schools contributing a like amount may have the same privilege.

The name thus honored shall appear year by year on the special pages that follow

in the Journal.

Legacies and gifts are solicited from all who would honor a dear one,

and perpetuate his or her name and influence through the years.

For information:The Rev. Dan Wilson-Fey

1505 SW 18th AvePortland, OR 97201

503-802-9222dan@umoi.org

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In Everlasting Remembrance

IN HONOR OF OUR RETIRED MINISTERS Servants of God who went about doing good — Dr. and Mrs. L. F. Belknap

IN MEMORY OF EDWIN J. PEARSON He rejoiced in being a friend of man — His brother, Arthur Pearson

IN MEMORY OF OUR PARENTS Some work begun, some deed of kindness done — Mr. and Mrs. Steven Moss

A MEMORIAL TO ALEXANDER R. MacLEAN He laid the foundation on which others are now building — Mr. and Mrs. H.L. German

IN MEMORY OF THE REV. HIRAM GOULD He loved to tell the story of Jesus and His Love Mrs. V. V. Gould and Mrs. Aedene Gould

A MEMORIAL TO MILON and JENNIE VAN GILDER Their daughter, Mrs. Sargent

IN MEMORY OF DR. CLARENCE TRUE WILSON Inspiring leader in the cause of Temperance. — Mr. and Mrs. Truman Collins

IN MEMORY OF DR. FRANK L. WEMETT A good minister of Jesus Christ - The First Methodist Church of Klamath Falls

IN HONOR OF TWO DECEASED MEMBERS Faithful followers of Him who went about doing good The First Methodist Church of McMinnville

IN MEMORY OF DR. and MRS. HENRY D. KIMBALL Western Pioneers in Theological Education — Kimball School of Theology

IN MEMORY OF BRUCE R. BAXTER Educator, Friend of Youth, Bishop Beloved Members of the Oregon Annual Conference

IN MEMORY OF DR. and MRS. GEORGE C. CASPER Miss Philippa Hogan and friends — First Methodist Church of Klamath Falls

IN MEMORY OF MR. and MRS. M. S. HERRING Former members of Rose City Park Church of Portland

IN MEMORY OF ROBERT K. KELLER For many years a faithful member of First Methodist Church of Portland

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MR. and MRS. HENRY L. GERMAN Mr. German served faithfully as treasurer of the Methodist Ministers’ Retirment Fund Given by members of Sellwood Church

IN LOVING MEMORY OF FAMILIES OF HADLEY AND OF HARTFORD By Reverend William C. and Sara H. Hartford

IN LOVING MEMORY OF PAUL LUDLOW A dedicated teacher and minister who in his compassionate concern for persons was courageous in speaking out and working for Christian causes. By his wife, Frances Ludlow, Family and Friends

IN LOVING MEMORY OF FLORIS CROSS HARTFORD By William Christian Hartford

IN MEMORY OF JODA LEONARD BUCK One person ... One Lifetime ... So many beautiful memories His family and many friends whose lives he touched in fifty-two years in the ministry. Mrs. Floy O. Buck

IN LOVING MEMORY OF REV. STANLEY DALLAS McNEIL By his wife, Florence G. McNeil; son, Stanley Dallas, and wife, Mary Anne McNeil; and grandsons, John Dallas and Jason Paul McNeil

THE ATKINSON FOUNDATION

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IN MEMORY OF REV. F. A. SCHUMANN A gifted public speaker and a successful worker in the Kingdom By his wife, Mrs. Maria D. Schumann

IN MEMORY OF OUR FRIENDS Whom we have loved and lost awhile in the churches we were given to serve Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Pope

IN MEMORY OF MRS. VIOLA FROMONG Charter member, consistent and sacrificial worker in The Methodist Community Church, Willamette, Oregon

IN HONOR OF THE LATE WILLIAM CHALMERS LAWRENCE A faithful member of Sellwood Methodist Church — By his wife, Minnie E. W. Lawrence

IN LOVING MEMORY OF M. EVELYN LAWRENCE A staunch Christian character who gave happiness to many By her mother, Nommie E. W. Lawrence

IN MEMORY OF JENNIE DOROTHY McGILVRA “Her children rise up and call her blessed.” — By Clarence T. McGilvra

IN MEMORY OF Z. FRANK SUTTON Whom we loved — By Mrs. Z. Frank Sutton and family

IN MEMORY OF MR. and MRS. S. C. TURNER AND MISS ELLA POWELL For many years active members of the First Methodist Church of Astoria

IN MEMORY OF THE REV. EDGAR L. WHITE Faithful pastor of the Idaho Conference — By his wife, Winnifred F. White

IN MEMORY OF BISHOP and MRS. A. RAYMOND GRANT Given by Jean Grant Salman and Ruth Peterson

IN MEMORY OF REV. HENRY PRYER AND MRS. MARY JANE PRYER Who served faithfully in the Idaho Conference Given by their daughter, Mrs. Winifred White

IN MEMORY OF DAVID O. and JULIA B. LEAR Always active Christians and life-long Methodists Given by their son and his wife, Dwight and Margaret Lear

IN MEMORY OF REV. GEORGE WILLIS BARNES, D.D. A long-time pastor, Presiding Elder, and District Superintendent of the former Idaho Conference — Given by his daughter, Marion Barnes

IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE REV. DR. CARL HEINMILLER Leader and supporter of Missions around the world — Given by his wife, Ruth Heinmiller

IN MEMORY OF HAROLD and LUCILLE ROSE Servant leaders at Pioneer United Methodist Church, St. John (Portland)

IN MEMORY OF THE REV. ROBERT (BOB) CAGLEFirst Director/Manager at Suttle Lake CampNational staff person for Camp and Retreat MinistriesEncouraged a generation of leaders to strengthen churches through camping ministries In gratitude—Rev. Lisa Jean Hoefner

IN MEMORY OF HOWARD SOMERSA leader of UMMRF who lived his vision.Given by the estate of Howard Somers.

IN MEMORY OF CATHERINE E. FISHER Given by the estate of Catherine E. Fisher

IN MEMORY AND HONOR OF WORKERS FOR JUSTICEGiven by Deborah Maria

IN MEMORY OF FORREST J and LORRAINE FOGG ABBOTTGiven by the Abbott Trust