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VIII. LET US REMEMBERUnless otherwise noted, these remembrances were prepared from the Let Us Remember notices and published obituaries.

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Reverend Wesley H. AllenApril 28, 1929 – June 10, 2017

Wesley was born in Brockton, MA on April 28, 1929, Wesley was the son of the late J. Howard and Gladys J. (Gray) Allen. He was educated in Brockton and graduated from DePauw University in Indiana and from Boston University School of Theology, where he earned a master of divinity degree. Rev. Allen served for over 50 years in ministry. He served several churches in the New England

Conference and joined the New York Conference in 1961. In New York, Rev. Allen served First UMC in Newburgh, Morsemere in Yonkers, St. Mark’s in Staten Island, Roslyn, UM Church of Richmond Hill, and Ozone Park Community UMC. From 1981 until his retirement in 1994 he served as Field Representative in the Office of Finance and Field Services at the General Board of Global Ministries. Wesley was an active member of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Decedents, Plymouth Plantation and the Massachusetts Audubon Society.He was the beloved husband of the late Mary (Sullivan) Allen and the loving father of Rev. Nancy Allen of Spencer, MA, Joy Cullen and her husband, Fred, of Elizabeth, PA, and Barbara Schmidt and her husband, Doug, of Warsaw, NY. He is also survived by a sister, Ruth Fowler and her husband, Robert, of Framingham, MA. He was the stepfather of Clifford S. Tinder, Cescily T. Schurhamer and the late Sidney Tinder. He was the cherished grandfather of five and great-grandfather of six, and is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.A celebration of Rev. Allen’s life was held on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at the Plymouth United Methodist Church, 29 Carver Rd. Plymouth, MA. There will be a private burial in Chiltonville Cemetery. Memorial donations in his name may be made to: Plymouth United Methodist Church; the Chiltonville Congregational Church, 6 River St., Plymouth, MA 02360; or the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Decedents, 175 Derby St., #13, Hingham, MA 02043.

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Reverend Birchfield AymerNovember 1, 1943 – April 4, 2018Birchfield Charlesworth Preston Aymer was born on November 1, 1943 in St John’s, Antigua, the youngest of six children of John and Millanette Aymer. He grew up in Ebenezer Methodist Church in St. John’s, and was educated at the St John’s Boys School and the Antigua Grammar School. He became a candidate for ministry in 1967, was accepted by the Synod in that same year and entered the United

Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI), in Kingston, Jamaica. He graduated from UTCWI with the approved professional qualification at that time of licentiate in theology (LTh) and entered service of the Methodist Church as a fully qualified minister of religion of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas. He served as a Methodist minister throughout the Caribbean, notably in the British Virgin Islands and the Netherlands Antilles.In 1978 he traveled to the United States to pursue studies at Boston University, from which he received a master’s degree in theological studies (magna cum laude) and a PhD in New Testament studies and Christian origins. Beginning in 1982 he served several United Methodist churches in New England, including Swampscott, Marshfield and Milton, MA. During this time he also became the honorary consul in New England for Antigua and Barbuda.In the year 2000, Rev. Dr. Aymer accepted an invitation from the New York Conference to become senior pastor for Salem UMC in Harlem, where he served for six years. While at Salem he successfully spearheaded the construction of a housing project for underprivileged communities and saw the first of these buildings (called “Salem House”) completed and occupied by low to moderate income families of Harlem. On May 29, 2006 Rev. Dr. Aymer suffered a massive stroke which left him disabled and led to his early retirement.After moving back to his native Antigua, he continued to dedicate his life to ministry. Rev. Dr. Aymer participated in the worship life of Ebenezer Methodist Church (the principal Methodist church on the island), trained local preachers and held weekly Bible Study sessions for congregants.Rev. Dr. Birchfield Charlesworth Preston Aymer, died on April 4, 2018 on the island of Antigua from an aneurysm. He is survived by his wife, Jean, as well as his children, Elise and Birchfield, Jr.; his stepchildren, Tammy and Rohan; his grandchildren, Laurel and Mariam; his step-grandson, Tristan; his siblings; and numerous nieces and nephews.His funeral service, beginning with tributes, took place on April 19th, 2018 at Ebenezer Methodist Church in St. John’s, Antigua. A Memorial Service for Rev. Dr. Birchfield Aymer was held Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Salem United Methodist Church 2190 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard New York, NY.Submitted by the family


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Reverend Philip A.C. ClarkeMay 13, 1929 – February 13, 2018Philip A. C. Clarke was born on May 13, 1929, the son of Rev. Fred Clarke and Marjorie Hall Clarke of Leeds, England and Gloversville, NY. He was a graduate of Gloversville High School, Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT, and Boston University School of Theology. He also studied theology in Edinburgh, Scotland.His first assignment in 1955 was as the associate

pastor of Scotia Methodist Church in Scotia, NY in the Troy Annual Conference. He served there for a year and a half before joining the New York Conference to serve at Park Avenue United Methodist Church in New York City. He served there for 43 years from December 1, 1956 until his retirement June 30, 1999, 43 years of extraordinary, faithful ministry. During his tenure, Park Avenue grew to become one of the most vital, progressive, and welcoming congregations in the New York Conference. His ministry and leadership influences continue to inspire.In 2003, Park Avenue United Methodist Church voted to invest Rev. Clarke with the honorary office of “Pastor Emeritus.” He graciously accepted the office noting that he had been “out of the game” for 5 years.He is survived by his children David Clarke, Catherine Clarke and Caroline Clarke Schack Chakeris. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Sara and John Chakeris; Emma Clarke; and John and Matthew Clarke. He was predeceased by his son Jonathan Clarke.Rev. Philip A. C. Clarke of Cape Elizabeth, ME died on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 in Westbrook, ME. A memorial service for Rev. Clarke was held at Park Avenue United Methodist Church on Saturday, May 19th, 2018.You can continue to make donations in his name to the Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 106 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028

Reverend Karen Sue EngelmanJanuary 5, 1947 – January 10, 2018Karen was born in Beaver Falls, PA on January 5, 1947. She graduated from high school in Joliet, IL and received her undergraduate degree from Valparaiso University in Indiana. Karen received her master’s degree in divinity from Union Theological Seminary in NYC in 1986. She also had an education administration certification from Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. Karen taught for 35 years (1967-

2002) as a high school teacher and summer school principal in Smithtown on Long Island. In 1987, after taking a two-year sabbatical that included three months in Japan doing research, Karen received a doctoral degree in international education from Teachers College, Columbia University.


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Karen spent a summer in India in the early 1970’s developing curriculum for the New York public schools. She continued sponsoring after-school programs for charities during her high school teaching years, as well as many Japanese exchange programs. Karen was committed to learning and teaching throughout her life for herself and others. She had extraordinary accomplishments in professional education.Karen was ordained a deacon in the New York Conference in 1991, and ordained elder in 2000. Her first appointment with the conference was as the executive administrator at Five Towns Interfaith Clergy.Karen served as associate pastor at Lexington UMC in NYC from 1994 to 1998 while also serving East Side Improvement. She then served as senior pastor at Lexington UMC through 2006. Karen retired from the New York Annual Conference in 2013.Karen loved to travel. Her various trips around the world included Israel, Egypt, Thailand, Japan, China, Europe, India and Burma. She enjoyed cruises and vacationing and went often with her partner Marguerite on special trips to Hawaii and Mexico, among others. Her last cruise was in December 2017 to Key West and the Bahamas.Karen was also a loving provider for her family. Karen’s strong work ethic, perseverance and knowledge were a great example for Marguerite and her children. Her love of cars was great and she tested quite a few. When she turned 69 she went on the Nitro Drag Car in Daytona Beach (75mph in 200 feet). She loved pets and had many small dogs including her Teddy. She led a truly remarkable life of adventure, understanding, passion and teaching. Playful, lovable, humorous and knowledgeable, she will live on in our hearts with fond and everlasting memories. Karen died on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in DeLand, FL.Karen is survived by her partner of 37 years, Marguerite Jhonson. She is also survived by two step-sons, Emkay Forest (Lara) and JJ Speights (Madrid Cornele), as well as by grandchildren, Ally Rose, Aidan, Amaya, Axel and Benjamin. She also leaves her godchild, Emma Rickert, and her parents, brothers, sisters and many cousins.

Reverend Clifton GatewoodJuly 4, 1925 – December 2, 2017Reverend Gatewood, the son of the late Elestine Simms and Alphonso Gatewood, was born July 4, 1925 in Dorsey, Maryland. He received his early education in the public schools of Anne Arundel County, Maryland at Harman Elementary School (Harmans, MD), and graduated in 1943 from Wiley H. Bates High School (Annapolis, MD). On September 23, 1943, at the age of 18, Reverend

Gatewood was drafted into the United States Army-Air Force where he served as a Sergeant during World War II at Murdock Airforce Base in California. He was honorably discharged on March 9, 1946. Reverend Gatewood continued his educational journey by attending The Cortez W. Peters Business School (Baltimore, MD), received his Bachelors of Art Degree from Morgan State College School of Religion (Baltimore, MD), advanced study at Howard University School of Religion (Washington, DC), Bachelor of Divinity at Drew


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Theological Seminary (Madision, NJ), advanced study at Columbia University (New York, NY), Union Theological Seminary (New York, NY), and Jewish Theological Seminary (New York, NY). In 1956 Reverend Gatewood became an Ordained Elder in the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church, and in 1978 was appointed as Black Supervising Elder for the New York Annual Conference. He served the United Methodist Church in New York City as Student Pastor at Metropolitan Community UMC (1953-1956), Salem UMC (1956-1963), Assistant Pastor Epworth UMC (1963-1969), and Mount Calvary UMC (1969-1992). Rev. Gatewood retired in 1992 and continued to serve at Willis Avenue UMC (1993-2011) as Assistant Pastor until 2015, and Pastor Emeritus, Mt. Calvery UMC (2015).Reverend Gatewood was wedded to June Houston on June 1, 1957, who preceded him in death on May 19, 1995. The two were blessed with one daughter, Chanell Elestine Gatewood-Brisbon born on August 3, 1961. Chanell preceded him in death on January 24, 2017. At the time of Chanell’s death, the two were patients in separate health care facilities. Reverend Gatewood’s consuming passion was to be in Chanell’s presence again on earth. In spite of many age related short-comings of a 91 year old, he mustered the mental acumen to deliver her eulogy. Family concerns about mourning after effects never occurred. His faith in the God he served brought him through and he remained strong until the end.Reverend Gatewood was the epitome of a true pastor. His hope was in the God he served and always encouraged others to glorify God in their personal lives and thereby inspire hope for generations that follow. He preached, pastored, and passed Christ on by precept and example. AMEN!!To God be the glory for the gift of Reverend Clifton Gatewood to the land of the living his legend left in the sands of time, and to the generations following. He lived longer than any of his forbearers and family members, granted his mother’s wish that one of her sons would never smoke, and devoted his entire lifetime in the service to his God, country, and fellow man. He gave his best to the call from God to make Disciples of Christ, and he remained faithful to the end in spite of the wills of the adversary.The transition from labor to reward for Reverend Clifton Gatewood unfolded on Saturday, December 2, 2018, at New York Lawrence Presbyterian Hospital in Bronxville, New York. He served God and the people of The United Methodist Church for 40 years prior to his retirement. Even in his retirement he was always present until his health began to deteriorate. A celebration of life service was held at Salem United Methodist Church, 2190 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, New York, NY 10027 on Wednesday, December 13th at 7:00 p.m. Rev. Marvin Moss officiated. Submitted by the family


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Reverend Edwin (Ted) S. GaultMay 24, 1924 – January 8, 2018Edwin (Ted) S. Gault was born in Philadelphia, PA on May 24, 1924 to Edwin and Helen Gault. In 1943 he enlisted in the US Navy, where he served for three years. With the help of the GI Bill, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA and then continued his studies at Oxford University. He earned a master of divinity from Yale Divinity School.

In 1950 Ted set off on his path of ecumenical service. He served as youth director at First Baptist Church, Bridgeport, CT, and then as student pastor at South Middletown Methodist Church in CT. He was ordained in the Methodist Church in 1952 and was appointed student assistant for youth work at Cairns Memorial Church in Edinburgh, Scotland while pursuing PhD coursework at the University of Edinburgh. Upon his return to the US in 1956, he pastored the following churches: The Village Church-Methodist in Bayville, NY; High Ridge UMC in Stamford, CT; Commack UMC on Long Island; and Sheepshead Bay UMC in Brooklyn, NY. From 1973 to 1988 he was appointed to the Interchurch Center in New York City, first as assistant director and then as assistant to the president. He served as NYAC Conference Secretary from 1963 to 1972.Rev. Gault also served the wider Methodist church in many ways. He served as Conference Secretary in the 1960’s. He was a member of the Conference Commission on Higher Education, the Conference Board of Pensions, and the Conference Committee on Rules. He served as a delegate to the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference and to the World Methodist Conference in London, and he was chair of the Northeastern Jurisdiction Conference Secretaries Association.His ecumenical work included involvement in the following organizations: board member and president of the Ecumenical Foundation for Higher Education in Metropolitan New York; Nassau County Council of Churches; president of the Nassau County Ministers Association; and member of the board of directors of the Morningside Alliance in New York City.After his retirement in 1989, Rev. Gault served as interim pastor at Orient UMC on Long Island and at New Paltz UMC. He performed numerous wedding and baptismal ceremonies around the country for family and friends. In 1992 Ted and his wife, Carol, moved to Fort Myers, FL in 1992, where he continued his involvement with church and community organizations. Ted enjoyed boating, a good baseball game, sitting on the beach, traveling and being surrounded by family. He was a founding member of the Southwest Florida Symphonic Chorale. He was honored by Southwest Florida Symphony Society as member of the year 2001-2002.In addition to his wife of 44 years, Ted is survived by five children: Malcolm and his spouse, Thip; Cathie; Fred and his spouse, Eva; Ann and her spouse, Steve; and Peter and his spouse, Kelleen. He is also survived by 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his sister, Jan, and his son Chuck.A memorial service was held on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at St. Hilary’s Episcopal Church, 5011 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33901. An inurnment service took


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place on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at The Columbarium at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave at 112th St, New York, NY. Submitted by: Carol Gault

Reverend J. Philip GehresFebruary 21, 1933 – November 24, 2017J. Philip Gehres was born in Huntington, WV on February 21, 1933. Phil was raised in Lancaster, Ohio, and attended Ohio Northern University. He pursued a calling to the ministry and served his first parish as a student pastor of Harrod (Ohio) Methodist Church. In 1955 he relocated to the New York Conference where he served churches in Grand Gorge and Gilboa while completing his Master of Divinity degree at Drew University in New Jersey.

He also served North Blenheim, Conesville, Manorkill and West Conesville. Reverend Gehres lived in Hobart, New York, for 18 years while serving as pastor of the Hobart and Township United Methodist Churches. In 1978 he accepted a call to the Floral Park United Methodist Church in Floral Park, New York, where he remained for 18 years. He retired to Delaware in 1996 with his beloved wife, Gerry, who predeceased him on September 15, 2017.A very active and dedicated member of the Lions Club International both in New York and Delaware for many years, Phil was especially proud of his volunteer service as a courier for Lions Eye Bank and his tenure as district chaplain. Friends may continue to honor Phil’s years in the ministry and his dedicated service to the Lions Club International by making a memorial contribution to their local church or Lions Club.Phil and his wife traveled extensively throughout the United States, completing several cross-country “Road Trips” along the Route 66, Route 50, Route 40, and US 30 corridors, as well as many coastal tours of lighthouses.Phil died on November 27, 2017 at Arden Courts of Wilmington, DE, just 3 months after Gerry Gehres, his wife of 64 years. He was also predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Ina Gehres; his sisters Hope Johnson and Judy Doner; his brother David Gehres; and his son Stephen Gehres.Phil leaves behind his son Mark Gehres and his wife Jen of Ocean Springs, MS; daughter Rebecca Gehres of Hurst, TX; daughter Elizabeth Lukacs and her husband Tom of South River, NJ; daughter Deborah Van Varick and her husband John of Newton, NJ; daughter-in-law Donna Gehres of Euless, TX; sister Winnie Rathbun and her husband Gary of Cleveland, OH; brother Gene Gehres and his wife Patricia of Las Vegas, NV; 6 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild. A private graveside service was held on Wednesday, November 29th, at the historic Barratt’s Chapel Cemetery in Frederica, Delaware, honoring his life-long affiliation with the Methodist Church.


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Reverend Reuben GumsOctober 16, 1927 – October 11, 2017Reuben was born October 16, 1927 in Cleveland, ND, to Fred and Katherine (Vossler) Gums. He attended Jamestown Public Schools, attended Jamestown College from 1945 to 1947 and graduated from North Central College in Naperville, IL with a bachelor of arts in speech and religious education.In 1952 Reuben graduated from Evangelical Theological Seminary in Naperville with a master

of divinity degree and was ordained elder and became a full member of the Dakota Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Reuben served Zion Church in Kulm, ND for one year, followed by an appointment to serve as director of the Radio-Audiovisual Commission of the Philippine Federation of Christian Churches. In the Philippines he met Frances Lorene Seifert, of Vernon, NY. They were married on March 9, 1956 in Manila where Frances was serving a three-year term for the Methodist Church’s Division of World Missions and the E.U.B. Division of World Missions.While in the Philippines, Reuben worked for the U.S. Air Force part-time as a civilian auxiliary chaplain and a “supply” preacher at other military installations. Returning to the U.S., he enrolled at Union Theological Seminary in New York, where he earned a master of sacred theology degree in 1959. After graduation Reuben and Frances moved to Chicago, where he was appointed director of radio and television for The Church Federation of Greater Chicago. They lived in Chicago until 1968, when Reuben was appointed executive secretary of the department of communications for the Council of Churches of the City of New York.When his wife passed away in 1970, Reuben continued to live and work in New York. In 1974, he was appointed to develop Tri-State Media Ministry, serving all churches in the metropolitan area. After retirement in 1985 he served as executive director for the Laymen’s National Bible Committee, which organizes National Bible Week, and had his own public service radio program each Sunday morning on WYNY. Reuben was active in the United Methodist Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew in New York City. He moved back to North Dakota in 2004, where he was active in St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Jamestown, ND.He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; his father and mother-in-law, Clarence and Evelyn (Lawrence) Seifert; two brothers, Fred, Jr. and Harold; three sisters, Leah Fuehrer, Helen Powers and Edna Weispfenning; two sisters-in-law, Violet Robinson and Sharon Clark; and two brothers-in-law, Verne Seifert and Milton Seifert. He is survived by two brothers, Ervin Gums and his wife, Nora, of Jamestown, ND and Lloyd Gums and his wife, Millie, of Lodi, CA; two sisters-in-law, Laura Wells of Vernon, NY and Eleanore Lamanque of Clinton, NY; two brothers-in-law, Lawrence Seifert and his wife, Lillian, of Oneida, NY and George Seifert of Vernon, NY; and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Jamestown, ND with Rev. Joel Winckler officiating. Burial was in Highland Home Cemetery in Jamestown, ND.


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Reverend Henry H. HobbsNovember 23, 1925 – December 30, 2017Rev. Henry H. Hobbs was born on November 23, 1925 in Clearwater, FL to Thomas and Clarine Hobbs. Henry graduated from Plant High School in Tampa, Fl. Barely out of high school Henry joined the Army Air Force’s 104th Bomber Squadron as a gunner on a B-24 and served in the Pacific during World War II. After the war Henry attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

graduating in 1950. It was while he was at UNC that he aspired to be a writer; so he came to New York where, in his words, “all writers should go to meet people and find experiences to write about.” Once there he began working with people with mental illness. He entered Union Theological Seminary to study for the ministry. During his student years, Henry worked in Harlem. Henry was ordained in the New York East Conference in 1957. His first job as an ordained pastor was at Westchester United Methodist Church in the Bronx where his congregation saw the need for a Day Care Center. They prevailed upon Henry to help them begin this work. This center, The Tremont Day Care Center serves 200 children and still thrives today.In 1977, Henry went to Port Chester as the new pastor of Summerfield United Methodist Church. There he continued his work as an activist and sought to address the needs and concerns of his new community. He gathered around him other concerned persons, many from his new congregation, and began to organize what was to become Human Development Services, initially to address the pressing need of providing housing for low income families. When in the late 1970’s, the New York State Legislature passed a Neighborhood Preservation Program, an opportunity to obtain funding presented itself. Henry wrote a proposal for a state grant. The result was that the fledgling grass roots organization received a grant for $20,000. These funds enabled Henry to become the first executive director of Human Development Services.The earliest days of Human Development Services were filled with opposition, from both politicians and neighbors who did not understand, as Henry did, that the work of housing is a deep and sacred work that is at the root of sustaining any kind of just and equal society. Over 14 years, Human Development Services purchased and renovated eight properties including a property which became a community residence for individuals with mental illness,Henry retired in 1999 when HDS merged with another organization to create Humans development Services of Westchester. From the humble, begins a good and noble idea, to offer an opportunity for safe, affordable and decent housing for low income people. HDSW has blossomed into the unprecedented success it enjoys today. A success which is due to the simple truth that every single project Henry had the courage and vision to undertake has survived and thrived. Henry was an organized visionary; he was a compassionate and generous man always thinking of the good he could do for others. He was committed to providing whatever resources, material and spiritual offerings he could to help make people’s lives better. Henry also served churches in Hobart and Township, NY. He enjoyed gardening, writing, watching UNC basketball and vacationing on the Outer Bank of NC.Following a divorce, Henry married Sandra West in 1981 at Rye UMC.


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Rev. Hobbs died on December 30, 2017 in Greenwich, CT following a brief illness. Survivors include his wife Sandy, his son James, two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son Kevin, two sisters and a brother. A memorial service was held on January 20, 2018 at Mamaroneck United Methodist Church with Rev. Karen Burger officiating with Rev. Andrea Raynor assisting. His ashes were interred in the Memorial Garden at Mamaroneck United Methodist Church.Submitted by: Sandy Hobbs

Reverend Robert Weir HowardDecember 21, 1931 – October 30, 3017Robert was born in Stamford, CT on December 21, 1931, the only son of Harold and Evelyn Howard. He grew up in Stamford and participated in many activities in the Stamford Methodist Church, singing in the children’s choir, playing basketball on the church court and later serving as president of the youth fellowship. He assisted his parents in cooking and serving many church suppers.

Bob graduated from Stamford High School in 1949; he was on the student council, co-editor of the yearbook and played football. At 15 he was the leader of forty boys at summer Boy Scout camp. Since all the would-be leaders were away fighting in World War II, this roll fell to Bob who was now an Eagle Scout.He attended Williams College where he played football until he injured his knee. Bob refocused his attention to academics. He was a member of the honorary society called Gargoyle and was president of Sigma Phi fraternity. Bob graduated Phi Beta Kappa from William College in 1953.During this time, Barbara Davis, the District Superintendent’s daughter, moved next door to the Stamford Methodist Church. Love blossomed and Bob and Barbara were married on June 18, 1955. Bob then entered Union Theological Seminary in New York City.While a student, Bob served as a Sunday preacher at Long Ridge Methodist Church in West Redding, CT and Sandy Hook church in Newtown, CT. After a short time as Associate at Mamaroneck, Bob was appointed to Brooklyn: Sunset Park. He graduated with a Master of Divinity from Union in 1956 and Barbara graduated from Barnard.During his 17.5 years as pastor in Brooklyn, Bob merged Sunset Park (a Norwegian congregation) and Elim (a Swedish congregation) to become in 1965 Christ United. During this time the parsonage family grew, welcoming three girls into the Howard family.Bob started a weekly newsletter called “Church Life” which he published weekly for his whole 50 year ministry. It consisted of Bob’s insights on life, Christ-centered and always with humor. Preaching was very important to Bob and every sermon and prayer was carefully written and delivered. In seminary he and other students published a collection of Paul Scherer’s (a well- known preacher) meditations: “Love Is a Spendthrift.” Later, on his website, Bob wrote a book called “The Effective Pastor.”


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In 1966 Bob was appointed to the Executive Board of the Brooklyn Long Island Church Society and then helped merge it with the New York Mission Society and remained active in the New York City Mission Society for many years. He served a term as President of the Brooklyn Council of Churches. He was on the board of the Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home, later becoming president. Appointed in 1973 Bob served for 29 years, until his retirement, as the Senior Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church in Valley Stream, NY. While there he continued leading youth fellowship, confirmation classes and singing in the choir. For over two decades Bob was the chaplain of the fire department; he served as president of the Board of Monica Village Senior Housing; he served on the board of the Salvation Army and its Wayside Home. In all he did, Bob was a leader who touched the lives of many.In 2002 Bob and Barbara retired and moved to West Hartford, CT. Through the years the Howards enjoyed travelling, through the United States, Caribbean, Scandinavia and Europe. Bob continued to be everybody’s go-to person, writer of a blog called “Critical Christian”, doer of crossword puzzles, 40-year treasurer of Chelsea Farm Society, builder of cabin in Vermont, basketball player, waxer of church gym floors, landscaper, cook, grandfather and devoted husband.Bob died peacefully at home of heart failure on October 30, 2017. He was busy living until the last, having enjoyed a recent trip to the family Vermont cabin and dinner out the night before. He is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Barbara Davis Howard; his daughters Elizabeth Carnes of West Hartford, Gweneth Mahoney of Cockeysville, MD, and Kathryn Curtis of Shrewsbury, MA. He is also survived by eight grandchildren: Henry and Robert Carnes; Jessica, Craig, Jack, and Ben Mahoney; and Alanna and Sohani Curtis.A service of committal was held on November 11, 2017 at the family plot at Fairfield Memorial Park in Stamford, CT. A celebration of life was held at Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford, CT on November 34, 2017. Another celebration and thanksgiving for Bob’s 29 year ministry was held at Grace United Methodist Church, Valley Stream, NY on April 14, 2018. The eulogy was given by Rev. John Carrington who appointed Bob to Grace in 1973.Submitted by: Barbara Davis Howard


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Reverend Robert E. HullstrungOctober 8, 1934 – December 3, 2017Robert E. Hullstrung was born October 8, 1934 in Mineola, NY, son of the late Jacob and Ethel (Condy) Hullstrung. He served the New York Conference for over 37 years, pastoring churches on Long Island in East Meadow, Flanders, East Quogue, Uniondale and Woodbury. Robert retired in 1996 and moved to Vermont, where he served for 18 years at West Swanton UMC.

Robert E. Hullstrung, 83, died on December 3, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of Flora (Robinson) Hullstrung, to whom he was married for 58 years.In addition to his wife, Robert is survived by his four sons: Garret of Syosset, NY; Jeffrey of Jericho, VT; Russell and his wife, Sophia, of Beacon Falls, VT; and Gregory and his wife, Liza, of Mohegan Lake, NY. He is also survived by four grandchildren: Savannah, Michael, Matthew and Jaxon.There was a memorial service at the Yorktown United Methodist Church, 2300 Crompond Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 on January 6, 2018. On May 26, 2018 in Vermont there was a sugar maple tree planting and dedication at the West Swanton United Methodist Church.

Reverend Sungnam KimJuly 20, 1924 – July 8, 2017Born in Korea on July 20, 1924, Rev. Sungnam Kim, was ordained in Korea (Korean Methodist Church) and served three Korean Methodist churches there before he came to the New York Conference in 1978. He is a founding pastor of two churches in the New York Conference: Long Island Korean United Methodist Church, and Astoria Korean United Methodist Church where he served from 1978 to his retirement in 1990.

Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Dong Won Ham Kim; a son, Rev. Eunchun Kim and his wife Yoonmi, of Flushing; three daughters Rev. Heasun Kim and her husband, Hongkyu, of Bethesda, MD; Heakyung Hahn and her husband, Sanghwan, of Watchung,NJ, and Heain Choi and her husband, Seihee, of New Providence, NJ; a brother, three sisters, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.Rev. Sungnam Kim, of Norwood, NJ, formerly of Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY died on Saturday, July 8, 2017.The Service of Life, Death and Resurrection was held Friday, July 14, 2017 at Calvary Korean United Methodist Church, 572 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, NJ. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 15 at Arcola Korean United Methodist Church, 52 South Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ. Interment will follow in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ.


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Reverend Albert R. MillerMay 15, 1927 – November 17, 2017Albert Richard Miller was born on May 15, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Albert F. and Marietta (Johansen) Miller.Rev. Miller was a U.S. Navy veteran. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from New York University, his seminary degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY and his doctor of ministry degree from the Graduate Theological Foundation in Mishawaka, IN.

Rev. Miller was a pastor for over 50 years, serving several churches in New Jersey before becoming a member of the New York Conference in 1965. He pastored the following NY Conference churches: Bethel on Staten Island; Bedford Hills, NY; Hicksville on Long Island; First UMC in Stamford, CT; and Carmel, NY. Rev. Miller retired in 1989, and also served several churches in his retirement: Great Hill UMC in Seymour, CT; Seymour UMC; Lake Mahopac and Holmes in NY; and Winsted, CT. Music was a special passion of Rev. Miller and he loved to sing. He sang in oratorios in the various churches he served. He directed special music for young people in those same churches. “How Great Thou Art’ and “O Holy Night” were his trademark hymns. However, most of all, he loved spending time with his family and friends.Rev. Miller was the Clergy Spiritual Director for NYAC Walk to Emmaus and was the founding pastor for the youth Chrysalis program. For 5 years he was an active part of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association in Ocean Grove, NJ. This is an active community of Methodists who founded this place for spiritual birth, growth and renewal in a Christian seaside setting. He was known in his church for accomplishing projects.Pastor Al died peacefully on November 17, 2017 at the Bishop Wicke Health Care Center in Shelton, CT.Rev. Miller is survived by his wife Marion (Hess) Ramsey, his son, Timothy Miller and his wife, Hawley; his daughter, Lauren Pappas and her spouse, Mary Beth Edwards; his grandchildren, Kaitlin, Paige and Pierce Miller, Zachary Pappas, and Kyle Pappas and his wife, Amanda, and their son, Grayson. His wife Virginia (Lord) Miller predeceased him.A memorial service was held on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church of Shelton, 188 Rocky Rest Road, Shelton, CT. Rev. Miller was cremated and his ashes, per his wishes, were sprinkled in the ocean at Ocean Grove, NJ where his heart was in the summer.Memorial contributions can be made to Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, 54 Pitman Avenue, PO Box 248, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756. Condolences may be sent to the family at Wesley Heights, 580 Long Hill Rd, Apt 124, Shelton, CT 06484.Submitted by: Marion Ramsey Miller


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Reverend John C. RainesOctober 24, 1933 – November 12, 2017Rev. Raines was born in Minneapolis, MN on October 24, 1933, to Richard C. Raines (who served as bishop of the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church from 1948 to 1968) and Lucille (Arnold) Raines. He graduated from Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, IN and Carleton College in Northfield, MN, and earned a master of divinity and a doctorate in theology from Union Theological Seminary in

New York. Rev. Raines died of congestive heart failure on November 12, 2017.Rev. Raines was ordained in the New York East Conference in 1959 and served Setauket UMC in NY until 1961. While doing graduate work in theology he was drawn to social activism, traveling with the 1961 Freedom Riders to Little Rock, AR, where he was arrested and jailed while trying to integrate a bus station. He continued to work for integration and voting rights over the next several years. During a school summer break Rev. Raines met his future wife, Bonnie Muir, who shared his commitment to social activism. Rev. Raines was appointed a professor of religion and social ethics at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA in 1966 and taught there until his retirement in 2011. He retired from The United Methodist Church in 2004.In 1971 thousands of documents were stolen from an FBI field office in Pennsylvania. The burglars distributed these files, which documented illegal FBI surveillance and sabotage of dissident groups, to journalists and members of Congress, and they sparked a Congressional investigation into abuses in the intelligence community. The Raines’ participation in the burglary was not revealed until almost 40 years later; additional details can be found in his obituary in The New York Times. In addition to his wife, Rev. Raines is survived by daughters, Lindsley and Mary; sons, Nathan and Mark; a brother, Robert; and seven grandchildren. A memorial service was held on December 2, 2017 at Christ Church in Philadelphia, and burial was private. Memorial donations may continue to be made to the Southern Poverty Law Center or the ACLU.

Reverend Dr. James E. RushJanuary 2, 1941 – May 22, 2018James E. Rush was born in Ames, IA on January 2, 1941. He received his bachelor of science from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA, continued on to Crozer Theological Seminary in PA for his master of divinity, and received his PhD from Hartford Seminary Foundation in CT. As a lifetime student, Jim continued his studies in India, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and

throughout the U.S., including Harvard Medical School, Georgetown University, the Tibetan Medical & Astrological Institute of H.H. the Dalai Lama and the University of Hawaii.


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Jim was a Methodist minister for over 50 years, receiving his license to preach in 1965 in the Western PA Conference. He was received into the New York Conference in 1968. He served NY Conference churches for 10 years, attending school and pastoring Grace UMC in Newburgh, NY and East Berlin UMC in CT. In 1977 he was appointed associate professor at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, AK, and in 1983 he became a full professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. He retired from the New York Conference in 2014.Jim was known as an expert in global philosophies and religions, formative spirituality, critical thinking, and moral reasoning, as well as the practices of Buddhism, mindfulness, and biomedical ethics. Throughout his career Jim was acknowledged with many awards, including twice receiving the Exemplary Teachers Award from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of The United Methodist Church.He was beloved by his students, faculty and staff. He was gentle, kind, and compassionate toward all those that he encountered. He worked tirelessly to empower his students and to bring altruism and compassion into all that he did and the curriculum that he offered. He was passionate about being of service to others through his teaching, how he lived his life and through his spiritual practices.Jim was preceded in death by his mother, Thelma Lewers, and his father, Harold Rush. Jim is survived by his wife, Kaycie Marler-Rush; his brother, Dave Rush; and Dave’s wife, Jan Rush. He is also survived by his niece and nephew, Jackie Rush and Nicholas Rush.Rev. Dr. James E. Rush died on May 22, 2018 in Little Rock, AK. A memorial service was held at Philander Smith College in the Wesley Chapel on Thursday, June 7, 2018. A reception followed at Philander Smith College, 900 West Daisy L. Gatson Bates Dr, Little Rock, AK, 72202.

Reverend Norma Andrus RustMay 2, 1932 – May 7, 2018Norma Andrus Rust was born on May 2, 1932 in Simsbury, CT, daughter of the late Arthur G. and Elizabeth (McHenry) Andrus. She was a lifelong resident of Simsbury.She was a graduate of the Hartford Seminary where she received her Masters of Divinity. In addition she had received her Doctor of Ministry from Drew Theological Seminary. Rev. Rust served

appointments at several area United Methodist Churches in Connecticut including Forestville UMC, Kensington UMC, Middletown UMC and Higganum UMC, and Bellmore UMC, Long Island, NY. After her second retirement as Pastor, Rev Rust came home and shared her talents with the Simsbury United Methodist Church as Pastor of Visitation. She was a pioneer of women serving in the ministry. Norma had a love for gardening and enjoyed traveling. Norma died peacefully on Monday, May 7, 2018.She is survived by her nephew, Donald F. Rust, Jr. and his wife Teri of Granby, her niece, Joan Johnson and her husband Ralph of Canton and several extended family


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members. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank J, her brother, Robert E. Andrus and her sister, Frances L. Andrus. A memorial service was celebrated Saturday, May 12th, 10:00 AM at the Simsbury United Methodist Church, 799 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury. Burial followed in Simsbury Cemetery.

Reverend Beryl SalmonDecember 3, 1934 – May 1, 2018Beryl Joyce Salmon was born December 3, 1934. She was pastor at Bronx: Woodycrest from 1997 until her retirement in 2001.Rev. Salmon died on May 1, 2018. A celebration of her life was held on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at St. Patrick Revival Church of the Newborn, Knockpatrick, Manchester Jamaica, West Indies.There was no service scheduled in New York.

Reverend James “Mac” Speights, Jr.November 4, 1940 – February 10, 2018James “Mac” Speights was born on November 4, 1940 in Walterboro, SC to James M. Speights, Sr. and Marietta Stribling. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL in 1962 and from Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, TX with a bachelor of divinity degree in 1965. In 1963 he married Marguerite Jhonson.

Mac moved to Camden, AK in 1965 to work as minister of Christian education at Camden Methodist Church. In June 1967 the family moved to Augusta, GA where he worked as minister of Christian education at Trinity-on-the-Hill Methodist Church. They moved again in June 1969 to Islip, NY, where Mac served as minister of Christian education at Islip UMC. In 1974 he was appointed pastor of Simpson UMC in Amityville, NY, and in 1982 he was appointed to Merrick UMC in NY, where he served until 1990. He also worked as a consultant at the Parish Resource Center (PRC) of Long Island in Rocky Point, NY from 1984 to 1994. He retired from The United Methodist Church in 1993. In September 1966 Mac and Marguerite welcomed Emkay James (formerly Michelle Kathleen) into their lives and in October 1968 James Jhonson was welcomed to the family. Throughout the 1970’s and 80’s Mac was deeply involved with United Methodist Camps summer programs and provided leadership for creative programs involving puppetry, clowning, personal growth, spirit awakening, and nature. These types of programs continued with PRC and his private consulting business, M.A.C. Consultants, from 1990 to 2000.


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In July 1989 he met his beloved Robert “Bob” Titus, who pre-deceased him. He moved into Bob’s beautiful home in Huntington in 1990, where they enjoyed a wonderful life tending carefully to each other’s needs and the fabulous garden which Bob had created. In 1995 Mac began work as coordinator of pastoral care for the Visiting Nurse Service (VNS)-Hospice of Northport, NY, continuing this work into the 2000’s.In 2000, at his 60th birthday party, Mac decided to proudly come out to all his friends, family, and colleagues as a gay man. He was a quiet but strong, passionate and active advocate for the LGBT community, using his wisdom, knowledge and skills to promote and assist PFLAG, and to help plan and launch SAGE Long Island and the Long Island LGBT Center.Mac was a masterful writer, a musician and an avid reader. His poems, sermons, stories and series “Speights of Life” will live on as a part of his legacy. Many, many close friends will remember his love, understanding, sharing of stories and great sense of humor. Rev. James “Mac” Speights, Jr. died on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the age of 77.Mac is survived by his children, Emkay J. Forest (Lara) and James J. Speights (Madrid). He also leaves five cherished grandchildren, Benjamin, Ally Rose, Aiden, Amaya and Axel, as well as his sister, Virginia Harrison, and his partner, Bill Huckaby.

Reverend David Arthur StevensMarch 1, 1936 – July 26, 2017Reverend David (Dave) Arthur Stevens was born March 1, 1936 in Fairmont, WV, the youngest of three sons of Julia (Currier) Stevens and Dr. Amos H. Stevens. When he was three years old his father died and the family moved to Tarpon Springs, Florida to live with his maternal grandmother in her winter home. Summers were spent in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. He enjoyed playing baseball, watching plays and movies, and swimming. Blessed with a beautiful

singing voice, he enjoyed singing in church and glee club. Orphaned at thirteen when his mother, grandmother and three aunts died in one of the most horrendous car accidents in Florida history, he moved up north to live with various relatives, graduating from Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1954. He studied English and Drama at Tufts University where he was president of Pen, Paint and Pretzels honorary drama society in his senior year.David earned a Master of Divinity degree from Hartford Theological Seminary in 1961 and a Master of Religious Education and Drama from Union Seminary in 1964. He was ordained an Elder in the New York East Conference in 1962. He served churches in Wethersfield, CT, (1960), in Brooklyn at Fisherman’s (1961-1968) and at Greene Avenue and Knickerbocker Avenue (1968-1970), in Stamford, CT (1970-1973), in Port Ewen, Esopus, and Rifton NY (1976-1980), Seymour, CT (1980-1984), Bellmore, NY (1984-1985), and in Glendale, NY from 1991 until his retirement in 2006. During his years in Brooklyn he produced and directed several dramas and musicals at the New York East Conference sessions. Funded by the “War on Poverty” he formed a teenage drama repertory team of fifty Brooklyn teenagers who performed plays and musicals in churches. He served as Chairman of the Brooklyn Methodist Ministers Fellowship.


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Two weeks after his arrival in Port Ewen, an arsonist burned the church to the ground, Miraculously, his ordination certificate survived the fire with only scorch marks. David rallied the congregation and led them through the fund-raising and rebuilding of the church. His beautiful singing voice added greatly to the choirs of his churches and he often sang solo. He had a soft, gentle speaking voice but when he sang he belted out the hymns, no need for a microphone. His last and longest appointment was to the United Methodist Church of Glendale. During his time in Glendale he founded the Jubilee Cluster United Methodist Players, an ongoing musical repertory theater group of youth and adults for the area’s United Methodist churches. Lay leaders of the Glendale church remember David as a “Healing Presence” in their church. He came to Glendale and healed a broken, hurting church. They also remember how inclusive he was in his ministry, always accepting people as they are and welcoming everyone. He was a generous and giving person, patient, kind and gentle, with a steady, calming, comforting presence. He was unfailingly hopeful and optimistic both in his role as pastor and while dealing with all his difficult medical problems.David was an avid Kiwanian, having been a member of Kiwanis in Brooklyn, Glendale and Port Washington, NY. He served as chaplain in all three clubs. David is survived by his wife, Marilyn L. Miller. They were married on January 28, 1989 at the Port Washington, NY United Methodist Church. David and Marilyn lived in Port Washington after their marriage. Marilyn was constantly by his side lovingly advocating for him through his many illnesses. He is also survived by his son, Mark, daughter-in-law, Gina, and grandsons, Nicholas (Natasha) and Hunter (Sarah Brady) Stevens. He was predeceased by his brothers, George A. Stevens and Reverend Edward A. Stevens and his nephew Charles Stevens. David died on July 26, 2017 at Northwell Hospital in Manhasset, NY with his wife, Marilyn, at his side. He appeared to be having one of his many bouts of sepsis upon arrival at the hospital but did not respond to sepsis treatment and, after several days on a ventilator, he suffered multi-organ failure and died. The doctors treating him concluded that complications resulting from the treatment he received for his hereditary prostate cancer caused his death. Viewing was Monday, July 31, 2017 at the Schwille Funeral Home, 6632 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale, NY 11385 from 2PM to 5PM and 7PM to 9PM with a wake service at 7:30 PM. A memorial service was held at the Glendale Maspeth United Methodist Church, 66-14 Central Avenue, Glendale, NY 11385 at 10 AM on Sunday, August 13. David was buried in his family plot in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington, Massachusetts. Memorial donations may be made to Glendale Maspeth United Methodist Church Memorial Fund. Submitted by: Marilyn L. Miller


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Reverend Virginia H. WilcoxFebruary 17, 1944 – December 28, 2017Virginia was born in Torrington, CT on February 17, 1944. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth and Asa Hall. She was preceded in death by a sister and brother.Rev. Wilcox received her undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University and her master of divinity degree from Yale Divinity School. Ordained in the New York Conference, she served the following

United Methodist churches in Connecticut: First UMC in Stamford, Summerfield UMC in Bridgeport, Middletown, Winsted and Derby. She retired in 2016.Virginia’s friends and pets were her family and she loved none more than Poppy, George, the Gee, the Goo and the Goose. According to her friends she was a gifted preacher, an eloquent writer, and a talented artist. She was intellectual, witty, and had a deliciously mischievous side. The honor of which she was most proud was The Reneen Steinberg Humanitarian Award for excellence in human services.Virginia died on December 28, 2017. A Memorial Service, officiated by Rev. Douglas McArthur, was held for Virginia on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at First United Methodist Church of Stamford, CT. Burial was private.

B. WORKERS IN THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT“These all died in Faith” Hebrews 11:13Listed are those who have passed in the 10 years prior to this Annual Conference; for information on those who have passed before July, 2005 please reference earlier Journals.

1. CLeRgY membeRs of the CoNfeReNCe ENTERED EFFEC. DATE OF NAME MINISTRY YEARS* DEATH AGE INTERMENTReese E. Griffin 1947 41 July 11, 2008 84 William A. Robbins 1944 64 October 17, 2008 87 Clarence S. Bigler 1947 61 November 13, 2008 84 Sapulpa, OKRobert Kenton Fell 1947 61 November 19, 2008 86 Mica Hill Cemetery, Durham NYEthelyn Bennett 1991 18 January 6, 2009 71 Fairlawn Cemetery in Fairlawn, NJRoger Don Riley 1956 53 February 5, 2009 86 Glen Cemetery, Port Jefferson, OHAustin Herrick Armitstead 1951 58 February 20, 2009 84 Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery, Suffolk, VAM. Lawrence Snow 1954 55 March 5, 2009 77 Pine Grove Cemetery, Brewster, MAHerbert William Detweiler 1969 40 May 2, 2009 83 Constance Jackson 1993 16 July 18, 2009 76 Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NYJohn Seongmo Park 1979 30 July 26, 2009 72 William C. Carroll 1946 37 August 12, 2009 98 Frederick Craig Clark 1960 49 August 19, 2009 73 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 EpiscopalCemetery, Fletcher, NCFrancis R. Lewis 1949 60 December 7, 2009 90 Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DCF. Allan Kirton 2004 17 January 30, 2010 69 Port of Spain, Trinidad


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ENTERED EFFEC. DATE OF NAME MINISTRY YEARS* DEATH AGE INTERMENTRobert Standish Hamilton 1951 49 February 17, 2010 91 Stony Creek Cemetery, Branford, CTDuncan T. Trueman 1957 53 March 9, 2010 85 Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, NYEvelyn Newman 1975 35 March 9, 2010 82 Sea View Cemetery, Mt. Sinai, NYHelen 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, NYEllen Oliveto 1989 21 June 20, 2010 71 Fairlawn Cemetery, Prattsville, NYCharles A. Melano 1949 14 July 14, 2010 94Jodey R. Williams 2008 2 Jul 24, 2010 60 Henry Bernard 1991 19 July 26, 2010 76 Elemit A. Brooks 1952 58 July 29, 2010 88 Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NYPaul Wilson Bowles 1960 50 September 8, 2010 83 Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery, Farmingdale, NYWallace T. Viets 1943 67 October 6, 2010 90 Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, CTRobert A. Traina 1961 49 November 9, 2010 89 Bluegrass Memorial Gardens, Nicholasville, KYFrank A. Horbert Jr. 1970 40 November 24, 2010 89 Julian Norris Hartt 1943 68 November 29, 2010 99 Robert Pearsall 1966 19 January 16, 2011 84 Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FLR. Marston Speight 1963 47 January 19, 2011 86 Hilltop Covenant Church Cemetery Cromwell, CTMerritt B. Queen 1939 72 February 2, 2011 95 Albert J. Hillard 1953 58 February 10, 2011 87 Aflred Liberatore 1971 40 May 23, 2011 82 Thomas Irwin Vaughan 1968 43 June 1, 2011 69 Andover, CTLloyd Alvah Duren 1947 39 July 7, 2011 87 Vale Gate Cemetery, Schenectady, NYRichard S. Parker 1951 46 July 12, 2011 81 The Atlantic OceanVernon C. Stutzman 1938 43 August 10, 2011 92 Rutherfordton Cemetery, NCWilliam Henry Hunter, III 1952 41 September 11, 2011 77 Paul C. Baresel, Jr. 1966 28 October 18 2011 80 William A. Studwell 1949 35 January 22, 2012 87 Jorge J. Cortizo 1951 40 February 18, 2012 85Carolyn Watson 1984 22 February 21, 2012 70 Max Andrew Schwindt 1963 42 March 5, 2012 71 Robert C. McMillan 1945 36 March 7, 2012 89 William Howard Baudendistel 1949 44 March 31, 2012 83 The Sea of GalileeJames R. McGraw 1959 44 May 28, 2012 76George Ellis Gibbs 1971 13 June 3, 2012 73Alfred C. Thompson 1958 33 June 25, 2012 87 Ruby Elinor Hare 1973 19 July 25, 2012 84 Levant Cemetery, Levant, NYSharon D. Miller 1985 24 July 30, 2012 64Lee Daniel Snyder 1959 38 September 9, 2012 79Paul B. Mengle, Sr. 1986 15 September 23, 2012 89 Blue Mountain Cemetery, Saugerties, NYDonald Eugene Goodson 1964 29 September 25, 2012 90Francis W. Carlson 1949 36 November 17, 2012 95 Bantam Cemetery, Bantam, CTSeaborn Benjamin Gay 1946 21 December 7, 2012 87 Georgia National Cemetery, Canton, GALyman Palmer Taylor 1947 44 December 12, 2012 87Charles William Cheeseman 1985 26 December 16, 2012 71Edna Grace Soltis 1986 21 December 17, 2012 69Wilbert Taylor Bradley 1963 48 December 20, 2012 73 Searing-Roslyn UM Cemetery, Albertson, NYDavid Perrin VerNooy 1954 40 December 22, 2012 83 Gerard B. Pollock 1958 35 January 16, 2013 80William Marcus James 1938 47 January 18, 2013 97 Trinity Cemetery, New YorkLucile Chambers Hill 2004 9 January 25, 2013 68Frederick D. Savage 1955 28 February 5, 2013 92


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ENTERED EFFEC. DATE OF NAME MINISTRY YEARS* DEATH AGE INTERMENTPoong Ro Cha 1956 19 March 27, 2013 82 Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, NJRichard Edward Smeltzer 1951 46 April 28, 2013 86 Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NYDuBois T. Smith 1999 3 May 13, 2013 82 St. James Episcopal Church, St. James, NYDolores H. Henderson 1990 15 May 17, 2013 77 Heavenly Rest Memorial Park, East Hanover, NJWilliam W. Ross 1944 47 June 16, 2013 91 Sylvester McClearn 1984 18 July 3, 2013 75 Walter W. Pitt, Jr. 1956 30 July 16, 2013 85 Roger Floyd 1958 43 August 2, 2013 82 Vincent William Watson 1949 28 August 7, 2013 97 Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield, CTJohn Gordon Wall 1957 36 August 26, 2013 85 Jeffersonville, NYHector Manuel Navas 1959 36 September 18, 2013 79 Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FLBarent S. Johnson 1942 41 September 25, 2013 92 Alfredo Cotto-Thorner 1955 33 October 3, 2013 95 Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery, Farmingdale, NYGeorge Czar 1952 41 October 9, 2013 85 Betty R. McKinney 1984 23 November 1, 2013 72 Madeline McDonald 1978 12 November 7, 2013 84 John Edwin Swords 1949 36 November 22, 2013 93 Highland Mills Cemetery,Highland Mills, NYJack Larry Sharpe 1962 38 March 31, 2014 74Robert W. Smyres 1945 46 May 14, 2014 91Ivan Francis Gossoo 1947 38 July 22, 2014 94 Michael Inego Nathaniel Dash 1960 29 September 21, 2014 78 Jack William Henry Mattair 1958 45 October 10, 2014 81 Sober Cemetery, Reyburn, PAJuanita Valyou Middlebrook 1982 19 October 11, 2014 81 Ellsworth Cemetery, Sharon, CTThomas Frank Beveridge 1964 38 October 12, 2014 75 Richard Robert Guice 1955 41 October 17, 2014 82 Kermit B. Morrison 1953 45 January 2, 2015 86 Rachel C. Ye Kim 1989 24 January 14, 2015 50 Highway Cemetery, Milford, CTPaul Allen Godburn 1967 45 March 5, 2015 74 Louise (Dominica) Thomas 1982 25.5 April 17, 2015 70 Fantinekill Cemetery, Ellenville, NYRussell D. Goodwin 1970 25 April 18, 2015 82 Grambling Church Cemetery, Gramling, SCL. Lester McGonagle 1962 42 April 18, 2015 84 Edward F. Dobihal, Jr. 1951 38.5 May 30, 2015 87Milca Plaud 1976 39 June 4, 2015 61 Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers, NYEli Samuel Rivera 1967 34.5 June 11, 2015 77Samuel Soon Jong Park 1982 16.5 July 22, 2015 80Robert V Guthrie 1955 35.5 July 28, 2015 89 Matthew H. Gates 1941 40.5 August 10, 2015 94 Hillside Cemetery, Osterville, MAClyde A. Anderson 1976 29.75 August 13, 2015 60 Maysville, SCArlene L. Penney 1983 9 September 21, 2015 91 Willet R. Porter, Jr 1947 38.25 November 4, 2015 88 Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Kisco, NYLois M. Congdon 39 December 12, 2015 78Joseph A. Gillespie 1982 10 December 12, 2015 88 Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, NYJames Charles Watson 1947 32 December 28, 2015 96 Benjamin B. K. Chui 1957 13 January 2, 2016 87 Richard Y. Yerrington 1952 40 January 15, 2016 86 Lloyd E. Dees 1961 27 February 4, 2016 85 Robert D. Woodcock 1970 35 March 5, 2016 70 David L. Parker 1949 45 April 6, 2016 93 Edward A. Underwood 1955 38 April 16, 2016 85Russell E. Sargent 1944 41 April 25, 2016 96 Cairo Cemetery, Cairo NYArnold C. Miller, III 1950 37 May 2, 2016 86 Richard A. Simmons 1954 40 May 13, 2016 85


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ENTERED EFFEC. DATE OF NAME MINISTRY YEARS* DEATH AGE INTERMENTCharles F. Brown 1947 37 May 18, 2016 94 Oak Grove Cemetery, Orland MEDavid O. Rackliffe 1949 40 June 1, 2016 88 Peacedale Cemetery, Bristol CTCornelius Irwin 24 June 9, 2016 67Robert Kanthak 1959 33 July 9, 2016 91 Quaker Hill Cemetery, Pawling, NYJoseph N. Ary 1957 34 July 10, 2016 88 Copake Cemetery, Copake NYDwight L. Kintner 1950 43 July 17, 2016 91Frederick M. Moore 1963 34 August 3, 2016 84 Community Cemetery, Orient, NYSydney L. Parker 1956 32 August 10, 2016 93 Ferncliff Mausoleum, Hartsdale, NYSusan D. Woodworth 2011 4 September 3, 2016 60 David B. Rogers * * October 2, 2016 70 Hillside Cemetery, Egremont, MA * Other denominationRobert G. Barnes 1958 40 November 12, 2016 83 Sunnyside Cemetery, Kingfield, MEJames W. Clayton 1951 40 November 20, 2016 89 David J. Harper 1955 45 December 17, 2016 80 Union Cemetery, Greenwich, CTMark J. Richards 1983 16 December 19, 2016 82Irving A. Marsland, Jr. 1945 38 December 23, 2016 97 Ashes distributed in Long Island SoundAlbert H. Scholten 1951 43 January 22, 2017 93 William A. Johnston 1960 23 January 23, 2017 79Richard E. Wiborg 1962 42 February 20, 2017 78Charles W. Lanham 1959 38 February 22, 2017 93 Dorothy Weigert 1984 31 February 25, 2017 69Clinton A. Lunt, Jr 1962 38 February 28, 2017 81George E. Harris 1973 31 April 8, 2017 78 Arlington National CemeteryHenry E. Johnson 1969 37 April 15, 2017 80 Rosewood Memorial Park, Humble, TXJoseph E. Versteeg, Jr. 1966 19 April 22, 2017 96George R. Bailey 1943 40 May 22, 2017 99Phillip O. Schnell 1956 41 May 23, 2017 83 Ashes scattered Simsbury UMC Memorial GardensWesley H. Allen 1954 39 June 10, 2017 88 Chiltonville Cemetery , MASung Nam Kim 1978 11 July 8, 2017 93 George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus NJDavid Arthur Stevens 1967 39 July 26, 2017 81 Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington, MAReuben H. Gums 1952 36 October 11, 2017 90 Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown, NDRobert W. Howard 1957 47 October 30, 2017 86 Fairfield Memorial Park, Stamford, CTJohn C. Raines 1960 45 November 12, 2017 84Albert R. Miller 1960 29 November 17, 2017 90J. Philip Gehres 1953 43 November 24, 2017 84 Barratt’s Chapel Cemetery, Frederica, DEClifton Gatewood 1954 38 December 2, 2017 92 Robert E. Hullstrung 1959 27 December 3, 2017 83 Virginia Wilcox 1987 29 December 28, 2017 74 Henry H. Hobbs 1953 42 December 30, 2017 92 Ashes-Memorial Garden Mamaroneck UMCEdwin S. Gault 1952 37 January 8, 2018 93 Columbarium, Cathedral Church of St John the Divine, NYKaren Engelman 2000 13 January 10, 2018 71James Speights, Jr 1967 27 February 10, 2018 77 Philip A.C. Clarke 1952 47 February 13, 2018 88Birchfield Aymer 1982 29.6 April 4, 2018 73Beryl J. Salmon 1997 5 May 1, 2018 83Norma J Rust 1969 28 May 7, 2018 85 Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury CTJames E Rush 1966 48 May 22, 2018 77

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DECEASED SPOUSE’S DATE OFPASTOR’S NAME (MAIDEN) NAME DEATH AGE INTERMENTJane Kim Byung Mo Kim December 4, 2017 55Jennifer Berry Chad Currier January 11, 2018 53Kyong Hee Kim Joung Ki Lee February 3, 2018 61Barbara Marks David T. Marks March 27, 2018 73 North Haven Cemetery, North Haven, CTWilliam Hagerty Athenia Hagerty April 24, 2018 76 Cemetery Fosterdale UMCFrederick Mech Margaret Mech March 29, 2918 92

3. widows ANd widoweRs of CLeRgY DECEASED SPOUSE’S DATE OFPASTOR’S NAME (MAIDEN) NAME DEATH AGE INTERMENTDouglas F. Verdin Margaret Bowdin Verdon May 15, 2008 84 Nicholas Nappi Dorothea Maria Darcy Nappi December 20, 2008 80 Louis E. Young Jean Lappley Young December 26, 2008 91 Louis E. YoungJames 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, PARichard 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 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, MOJoseph 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, OHDaniel L. Bennett Anita Bennett L. Boeck May 28, 2011 94William Foster Esther Swords Foster July 5, 2011 89 Edwin C. Minnich Thursa Mae Minnich Brackbill October 19, 2011 91 MillersvilleMennonite CemeteryArthur Renfro Crowell, Sr. Beatrice Crowell November 29, 2011 84 Robert A. Gevert Miriam P. (Heydt) Gevert March 11, 2012 88 Grandview Cemetery at the Mauseoleum, Allentown, PAJohn Jones Virginia E. (Koegel) Jones May 22, 2012 89 Riverside Cemetery, Brookline, VTEdwin Hemple Ruth Lindsay-Hempel September 6, 2006 82John Jones Virginia E. (Koegel) Jones May 22, 2012 89 Riverside Cemetery, Brookline, VTDavid McCracken Edna A. McCracken October 31, 2012 97Bobbie Rousch Anna Rousch-Mirabelli December 17, 2012 88Charles Lee Kathryn Jean (Paine) Lee December 21, 2012 72Howard L. Grant Judith-Ann (Clemser) Grant January 4, 2013 71 Green Cemetery, Glastonbury, CTRobert Roy Wright Marian Linn Wright February 13, 2013 93 Smithtown Landing Cemetery, Smithtown, NYJohn R. Dier Dorothea Dier June 4, 2013 92Robert Andrew Pollard Dorothy P. Pollard July 15, 2013 91 Saville Union Cemetery, Saville, NY


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DECEASED SPOUSE’S DATE OFPASTOR’S NAME (MAIDEN) NAME DEATH AGE INTERMENTErnest Droppa Sarah Marion (Williams) Droppa November 6, 2013 91Mark Anderson Lois Anderson March 21, 2014 71Wallace T. Viets Evelyn Cole Viets March 24, 2014 93 Grove St. Cemetery, New Haven, CTLucile Hill Ellis R. Hill, Jr. May 10, 2014 80 Phillip Sandbek Willavene Sandbek May 30, 2014 92 Chester E. Grossman Cherry Grossman July 16, 2014 92 Barber L. Waters Jean Waters July 17, 2014 85 Robert William Smyres Mary Elizabeth (Stevenson) Smyres August 9, 2014 91 Merritt B. Queen Dorothea (Mitchell) Queen August 10, 2014 100 Edgar Newman Jackson Estelle (Miller) Jackson August 28, 2014 103 Acelius Isaac Ismay A. Hoyte-Isaac October 7, 2014 88 Frederick John Ohms Sarah (Wilson) Ohms December 21, 2014 94 George Gardner Hill Elizabeth (Keeney) Hill January 19, 2015 94 Grove St. Cemetery, New Haven, CTDavid P. VerNooy Eleanor “Ellie” VerNooy February 11, 2015 81 Courtney C. Johnson Arline Priscilla Johnson February 13, 2015 90 Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, CTWilliam W. Holman Dorothy (Setchel) Holman March 5, 2015 95 John Filson Reid Joyce (Martin) Reid March 23, 2015 98 Paul Frederick Abel Wilmetta (Turkington) Abel March 30, 2015 91 Wilmore, KYIvan M. Gould Helen (Joslin) Gould April 4, 2015 99 Bernhard E. Olson Frances Templin Olson May 30, 2015 88Donald Stacey Patricia Rockwell Stacey May 13, 2016 78Clarence Bigler Josephine Wildcat Bigler June 4, 2016 95 Tecumseh Cemetery, Sapulpa, OKJoseph Versteeg Mildred Versteeg September 15, 2016 94William Robbins Doris Robbins November 10, 2016 92Latimer Neale Cornelia F. Neale December 29, 2016 97Wilfred Hansen Edith Mae Grogan Hansen January 10, 2017 101C. P. Hunter Louise Hunter February 14, 2017 100Arthur Amrein Ruth Amrein February 16, 2017 102James Clayton Doris May Clayton March 15, 2017 88Ralph Thorn Marion Thorn April 7, 2017 96 Cedar Park Cemetery, Hudson, NYJoseph N. Ary Faye M. Ary April 22, 2017 92Justin Haruyama Sarah Hamilton Haruyama June 29, 2017 82Michael Dash Linda Turner Dash July 18, 2017 67J. Philip Gehres Gerry Gehres September 15, 2017 84 Barratt’s Chapel Cemetery, Frederica DERoger Riley Adelia Riley September 24, 2017 91 Seventh Day Cemetery, Jackson Center, OhioDavid Young Nancy F. Young November 7, 2017 82Francis Rivenburgh Nancy Shaw Rivenburgh December 14, 2017 92Randolph M Kiah Maggie Dunston Kiah January 11, 2018 96Gene Black Faith N Wynne January 23, 2018 97Paul W Brown Dorothy B Brown February 22, 2018 90Paul Sartorio Connie Sartorio April 28, 2018 80

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NAME EFFEC. YEARS DATE OF DEATH AGE INTERMENTNazgul (“Naz”) William July 17, 2013 45


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NAME AGE DATE OF DEATH INTERMENTTimothy 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 Thomas Ford 26 August 22, 2010 Williamsburg, VAJoycelyne Gilles Day 16 October 10, 2010Lynn Margaret Ary 52 October 15, 2011 G. Marilyn Watson 68 October 25, 2011 Michael Merlin Ackerman 39 April 29, 2012Tim Manchester 61 May 1, 2013Paul Bosley 82 September 8, 2014Chanel Gatewood-Brisborn January 24, 2017Camille A Shand 48 September 14, 2017Jonathan James Caldwell Bortin 26 December 4, 2017Daniel Davison 63 April 14, 2018

6. LAitY NAME DATE OF DEATH INTERMENTShirley Parris June 13, 2010George Backofen January 30, 2011Lillian Hertlin November 3, 2011George William Wright June 23, 2012 Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, East Hanover, PALucretia Winifred Fernandez August 3, 2012Rittenella June Marie Pipersburg Pyne September 2, 2012

NAME DATE OF DEATH INTERMENTRalph Bromley Eddy October 29, 2012Thelma Elizabeth Fortune Little February 18, 2013 Rosedale Cemetery, Linden, NJChiquita Gloria Smith April 1, 2013 Chelton Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia, PADouglas Nicholson July 12, 2013Nancy L. Pinkard Fowlkes November 23, 2013Ernest L. Swiggett December 2, 2013William Listwan December 14, 2013Doris Foltz Arnold (Retired Local Pastor) December 15, 2013 Beaver Creek Cemetery, Beaver Creek, MDCarl J. Zenkert January 29, 2017Warren G. Whitlock October 20, 2017

7. speCiAL RemembRANCes

NAME DATE OF DEATH INTERMENTKeith Allen Muhleman January 8, 2015

C. BEQUESTSThere were no bequests received from 7/1/2017 through 6/30/2018.

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