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

A. MEMOIRS Reverend Clyde A. Anderson July 26, 1955 – August 13, 2015 Rev. Anderson went on personal leave in September 2008 while serving as the Executive Director of the United Methodist City Society a position to which he was appointed in 2003 when he became a member of the New York Annual Conference. In his 2004 report to the New York Annual Conference, the City Society’s president, James W. Perkins, reported that Rev. Anderson had “reinvigorated the Society’s leadership to…provide answers to the most basic question the City Society faces: how can we bring the greatest good to the greatest number of people…?” Between 1972 and 1986 Rev. Anderson served churches in the South Carolina Annual Conference, where he received his deacon’s orders in 1978 and his elder’s orders in 1980. A humanitarian and world traveler, between 1987 and 2003 he served as executive secretary for the General Board of Global Ministries in both the National and World Program Divisions with specific mission responsibilities throughout the United States, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. He traveled abroad extensively for more than a decade building bridges and strengthening partnerships between ecumenical and tribal groups under the leadership of GBGM. In his relationship with religious and government leaders, he led The United Methodist Church in analyzing and evaluating the context in which the church is called to Christian ministry in Sub-Saharan Africa. His work to challenge and empower oppressed people was widely recognized. Over the years Rev. Anderson maintained many church, community and professional relationships. During his time in the New York Annual Conference, he served as president of the Ministerial Interfaith Association of New York City, president and charter member of the Rainbow Push New York City Chapter, program coordinator of the Commission of Religious Leaders of New York City, and chaplain of the New York Alumni Chapter of Claflin University. He was a member of the National Council

of Churches and the Federation of Protestant Churches of New York. He was a lifetime LET US REMEMBER member of Black Methodists for Church Renewal, a member of the NAACP, and a member of the Harlem Community Interfaith Association. Rev. Anderson died on August 13, 2015. His survived by his wife, Loretta Martino Anderson, six sisters, five brothers and many nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. A funeral was on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Springfield Gardens United Methodist Church, 131-29 Farmers Blvd., Springfield Gardens, NY 11434. Committal will be in his hometown, Mayesville, South Carolina. 312 - Let Us Remember

Reverend Charles Brown May 12, 1922 – May 18, 2016 Charles graduated from Medford High School in Massachusetts in 1940 and worked for two years at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in Boston, followed by one year at Northeastern University studying to be a chemical engineer. In September 1942 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. In April 1943 he was called to active duty, serving as a staff sergeant radio operator, flying in a C-47 of the 306th Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Eighth Air Force. On D-Day his plane dropped parapacks over the beach. He was then involved with other parachute and glider operations, receiving the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. At the end of the war he left his “ship” at Munich, Germany, and came home on the Queen Mary. He was discharged in November 1945 and on December 1st married Elsie Florence Mutch of Medford, MA. They were married by Rev. J. Charles Reid, the founder of the United Methodist Economic Ministry in Salem, ME. In 1942 Charles had committed his life to Jesus Christ in the living room of Pastor Reid. In 1946 he served as a student pastor in Lowell, MA and Somerville, MA in the former Evangelical United Brethren Church. He graduated from Gordon College in Wenham, MA in 1949 and from Evangelical Seminary in Naperville, IL (now part of Garrett Evangelical Seminary) in 1952. While in seminary he served in Danforth, IL. After ordination he served in both the New England and New York Conferences, pastoring churches in Quincy, MA; Richmond Hill, NY and Newington, CT. Charles retired to Maine in 1984. Rev. Charles F. Brown of Kingfield, ME, died on May 18, 2016 at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, ME. He is survived by his daughter Joyce (Joy) and her husband, John Richardson, of Annapolis, MD; grandchildren Heidi, Amy and David; three great grandchildren; and sister, Olive Daily. Charles also had an adopted daughter Susan, who died in 1996. His wife of 62 years, Elsie, died in 2009 at Sandy River Nursing Home after a long illness. Although he was raised in Medford, MA, the family has a long Maine relationship. At a later date his remains will be buried at the Brown family plot in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Orland, Maine with a graveside committal. MEMOIRS 2016 New York Annual Conference - 313

Reverend Lloyd Eugene Dees December 12, 1930 – February 4, 2016 It has been said that Lloyd will be remembered for his beautiful voice, often singing the gospel song “If I Can Help Somebody” especially during Communion at his church in Savannah, GA. After serving the African Methodist Episcopal church from 1961 to 1972, Rev. Dees was admitted to the Western North Carolina Conference of the UMC. He transferred to the West Virginia Conference in 1973, where he became a full member, and to the New York Conference in 1974. In New York he served the following churches: Woodycrest UMC, Bronx; Taft UMC, Manhattan; Trinity UMC, White Plains (in the 1970s and again in the 1990s); St. Mark’s UMC, Brooklyn; St. Paul’s UMC, Inwood; and Freeport UMC. Lloyd retired in 1999. After retirement he served Aldersgate UMC in Dobbs Ferry from 2003 to 2004. In retirement Rev. Dees and his wife relocated to Georgia. He was an associate minister at historic Trinity United Methodist Church in Savannah, GA under Rev. Enoch Hendry. In Georgia, he continued to be an active community participant and volunteered with several local organizations including the Effingham County Democratic Committee, and the NAACP, and was chairman of the advisory board for the Coastal Regional Commission of Georgia Area Agency on Aging. Lloyd died on February 4, 2016 in Rincon, GA. He was 85. Lloyd is survived by his wife, Dolores Mills who he married in 1957. In addition he is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Jason Lloyd and Crystal Dees of Port Wentworth, GA, and a daughter, Janet Dees of Chicago, IL. He is also survived by seven brothers and one sister. A memorial service will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, Savannah, GA at a future date. Arrangements will be announced by the Baker-McCullough Funeral Home – Hubert C. Baker Chapel.

Reverend Matthew H. Gates November 3, 1920 – August 12, 2015 Many would agree with the statement Retire Bishop Jane Allen Middleton made at the time of his death.

“Matty Gates was a beloved pastor, an extraordinary LET US REMEMBER leader of the conference, a prophetic voice for justice for all people, a mentor and friend, and he was a man of great integrity.” A graduate of Meriden High School, Ohio Wesleyan University and Yale University Divinity School, Rev. Gates retired from the New York Annual Conference in 1985. He served parishes in Derby and Naugatuck, CT, as well as New Rochelle, NY. He was district superintendent of the then Connecticut West District and for the last 12 years of his active career was conference program director of the NYAC until his retirement to Cape Cod. He was an avid player of handball and tennis, enjoyed ballroom dancing with his beautiful wife, and traveled the world on a multitude of cruise ships serving as a 314 - Let Us Remember chaplain. On a more serious level Rev. Gates was intimately involved in the civil rights movement and marched on Washington with Dr. Martin Luther King. He protested apartheid, worked hard at getting safe and affordable low income housing built, and created opportunities for ecumenical living room dialogues bringing awareness and tolerance among people of many faiths. In 1943 he married his high school sweetheart, Alice. Alice predeceased him in January 2012. He is survived by his three children Matthew, Clark and Melissa, their spouses, four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Matty died on August 12, 2015 in Lebanon, IN. A memorial service was held at the Craigville Tabernacle, Centerville, Cape Cod, MA on Monday August 31, 2015. Interment was be at the Hillside Cemetery in Osterville, MA.

Reverend Joseph A. Gillespie July 10, 1927 – December 15, 2015 Rev. Gillespie will be remembered by his large and loving family of children and grandchildren. He was ordained deacon, 1982, and elder, 1984 in the New York Conference and served Islip United Methodist Church and West Hills United Methodist Church in Huntington Station. Joseph retired in 1992. In his retirement he served 2 years in churches in the Troy Conference: Danville, West Danville, VT and United Church, Newport, VT. Joseph died in Texas on December 12, 2015. A memorial service was held in Texas. A funeral was held on December 17, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Church, 175 Wolf Hill Road, Mellville, NY 11747. Interment was at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, NY.

Reverend Arnold C. Miller, III May 18, 1928 – May 2, 2016 Arnold was born in Baldwin, NY on May 20, 1928 to the late Arnold C. Miller, II and Emily Miller. He graduated from Baldwin, NY schools. Arnold received a BS from New York University in 1949; MDiv from Drew University in 1954; MA from New York University in 1956, and DMin from Drew University in 1977.

Rev. Miller pastored churches in East Moriches, East Meadow, Westport, Valley Stream, Greenwich, Patchogue, and Hampton Bays. He also served in extension ministry at the New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn MEMOIRS as field chaplain and director of church relations. Arnold retired in1990. In retirement, Rev. Miller was on the staff of First Methodist Church of Fort Myers as minister of membership care. He also served as resident chaplain at Old Bridge Park where he resided. 2016 New York Annual Conference - 315 Rev. Arnold C. Miller III died on May 2, 2016 in North Fort Myers, FL. Arnold is survived by his wife of 66 years, Johnnie. He is also survived by three children and five grandchildren.

Reverend David L. Parker December 23, 1923 – April 6, 2016 David was always proud of his military service, he was also proud of his ability to fit into his Army uniform throughout his lifetime. David went to Middlebury College for his freshman year, before transferring to Hamilton to attend his father’s alma mater where his twin brother was also studying. David served in the Army, and his battalion was destined for the Battle of the Bulge. The night before the troops were set to ship out to Europe, nine men—out of thousands— had their names called. David was one of these nine sent to Guam instead of France, to serve with the Army Signal Corps. After college, David went on the G.I. Bill to Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Here he studied with some of the greatest theological minds of the twentieth century, including James Muilenburg, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Paul Tillich. David traveled to Amsterdam and attended the historic first meeting of the World Council of Churches as the secretary to Union’s president, Henry Van Dusen. Upon seminary graduation, David was ordained in The Methodist Church and began serving churches as a pastor. For about a decade, he sponsored immigrant families from Germany in his home. Some people stayed with him for a few months, but one family stayed for three years, during which time David learned to speak German like a native, which he did as often as he could. In 1959 David met Merolyn Faith Graham, and they were married in 1960. They had three daughters—Julie, Katie and Valerie—and together they created a loving, hospitable home for family and friends. He was a caring father who enjoyed teaching his daughters army calisthenics, making them animal-shaped pancakes, and writing songs for them on their birthdays. He was also happy and proud that all three daughters, and later a grandson, Eli, would go on to attend Hamilton College. David was a lifetime pastor who served eleven congregations in northern New Jersey, Staten Island and Long Island. He blessed every church he served with his musical abilities as he played the piano and organ and knew over 300 hymns by heart. He LET US REMEMBER also was deeply committed to clear and meaningful liturgy. Churches David served in NYAC included Staten Island-Summerfield, Albertson, Woodmere-Lawrence, and East Meadow. He retired in 1994 and continued to serve in East Hampton until 2004. David was an early supporter of civil rights, women’s rights and gay rights. Additionally he was a community leader in interfaith relations. Usually an easy-going, affable person, he was deeply upset by acts of injustice, and he joined in protests and reached out to individuals to help. Merolyn and David retired to Lord’s Valley, PA, where he continued his active church involvement as organist of the Church at Hemlock Farms. After the death of his 316 - Let Us Remember wife, Merolyn, in 2007, David went to live with his daughter Julie and her family in Larchmont, NY before finally settling at Wesley Village. David died peacefully of natural causes on April 6, 2016. He leaves behind a strong legacy of love and memories of wonderful music, along with thousands of personalized poetic, acrostic and musical tributes that he wrote for colleagues, friends and family. People who knew David recall his vibrant energy, vigorous piano playing, deep faith and endearing character traits. In addition to extended family, there are also dear friends who are considered part of the family. He is survived by three daughters and two sons- in-law: Julie Faith Parker and Bill Crawford, Kate and Don Parker-Burgard and Valerie Parker; and six grandchildren: Graham, Mari, Jacob, Eli, Maxwell and Josephine. A funeral service was held at the Larchmont Avenue Church, 60 Forest Park Ave, Larchmont, NY on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Memorial donations can be made to the Trustees of Hamilton College or the David Parker Memorial Fund at Wesley Village.

Pastor Arlene Penney September 25, 1923 – September 21, 2015 Pursuing her dream, Arlene, a lifelong member of The United Methodist Church, returned to college at 62 to fulfill that dream of becoming a United Methodist pastor. Arlene attended Wesleyan Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. She was a full-time local pastor who served churches in the New York Conference: Ridgebury, White Sulphur Springs, Philmont, Mountain View and Narrowsburg. Arlene retired in 1992 while serving in Narrowsburg. She was admired by her parishioners for her ability to weave together current events and scripture into meaningful sermons. Retiring to St. Augustine, Arlene continued her ministry at the First United Methodist Church in the areas of outreach and visitation. Arlene had many hobbies including gardening, baking, sewing and crocheting. She was involved in several civic organizations, including Wurtsboro Historical Society and Mamakating Ambulance Core. She was an avid genealogist and historian. Her home was a welcome place for family, friends and the many dogs she adopted. Arlene died on September 21, 2015. She is survived by two sons, Larry and Frank, and her daughter Laura, nine grandchildren, her brother Harold and her sister Gale, and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of life was held on Monday, September 28, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church, 118 King Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084 with Pastor Pat Turner- Sharpton officiating. Donations in Arlene’s memory may be made to the St. Augustine church or to your local animal shelter. MEMOIRS 2016 New York Annual Conference - 317

Reverend Willet Ralph Porter, Jr August 28, 1927 – November 4, 2106 Good Methodists, theologically speaking, will not subscribe to the Calvinist belief that Will Porter was destined to find his life’s vocation in the ministry of The United Methodist Church simply because he was born in The Methodist Hospital of Brooklyn. He was the only child of W. Ralph, Sr. and Gertrude Catherine Harris Porter. Willett Ralph received the sacrament of Holy Baptism through the ministry of the Rev. Arthur Bruce Moss at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Jamaica, Queens. Will’s elementary education was at P.S. 134 followed by graduation from Andrew Jackson High School in Queens, N.Y. He earned a B.S. degree in animal husbandry from Cornell University (1949), and played the coronet as a member of the Big Red Band. Three years later he received the Master of Theology degree from Drew University’s School of Theology in Madison, NJ. As a pastor, Will took his seminary’s motto as his guide, “Freely ye have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:8 KJV). Shirley Katherine Bates, Deaconess, and the Rev. Porter were married February 8, 1953 at the New Paltz Methodist Church. They celebrated more than sixty-two years of marriage and are the parents of John B. (Gail), David B. (Paulette), W. Ross (Lisa), and Steven R. (Mary-Ann). Six grandchildren completed the Porter household: Melissa, Michael, Philip, Steven, Jr., Coryn and Katelyn. Will and Shirley are the great-grandparents of Mark, Hadley and Riley. At age 20 Will was granted a License to Preach by the New York East Conference. While a seminarian, he became a deacon on probation in the New York Conference (1951), followed by elder’s orders and full membership in that conference (1953). He formally retired in 1989, but continued to serve as a pastor for an additional 21 years! Will’s first episcopal appointment was to New Paltz, Lloyd and Plutarch (1951). Will and Shirley, as experienced by this “preparer,” were the perfect couple ministering to college students; the Porter household moved on to St. John’s Church in Elmont, Long Island (1964); Mount Kisco (1973); and following retirement, faithfully served the Mount Hope congregation in Mahopac Falls for 21 years! Numerous organizations in the New York Annual Conference benefited from Will Porter’s leadership including the Disability Committee; Board of Pensions; Interim Director of the N.Y. S. Methodist Student Movement; President of the N.Y. Methodist

Federal Credit Union; and as a member of the Bowery Mission Ministries Board. LET US REMEMBER Will’s community service was a marvelous expression of John Wesley’s perspective, “the world is my parish” — Umpire in the New Paltz Little League; Chaplain and life member of the New Paltz Volunteer Fire Department; Charter Member of New Paltz Lions Club; President of the Elmont Youth Athletic Association National Baseball League. He was named Mt. Kisco Citizen of the Year, 1989. He was the first recipient of the Annual Humanitarian Award by the Northern Westchester Raul Wallenburg Unit of B’Nai B’Rith; President of Mt. Kisco Rotary Club and Paul Harris Fellow; President of Northern Westchester Clergy Association. He was the First Chair of Northern Westchester Hospital Chaplaincy Committee; Mt. Kisco Boys Club board member; Mt. Kisco Day Care Center board member and Chair of Mt. Kisco Village/ Town Board of Ethics. 318 - Let Us Remember Self-care was important to Will through golf and bowling; his many athletic friends included persons beyond his churches. He was present in the community through so many organizations and activities! Death came suddenly at home in 2015. A Service of Death and Resurrection was held on November 7 at the United Methodist Church of Mt. Kisco. Participants included the Reverends Elizabeth (“Betsy”) J. Ott, District Superintendent (Preacher); Fredric O. Jackson, colleague and friend (Remembrances); Mrs. Diane Laux and Mr. David Porter, musical offering. Interment followed the service at Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Kisco. A memorial service was held at the church on December 13, 2015. At the time of Will’s death, many learned that his favorite Christmas Carol was authored by Christina G. Rossetti, In the Bleak Midwinter. The carol was offered at the memorial service by his granddaughters Coryn & Katlyn Porter, Lindsay Pytel and organist Nick Nicassio. What can I give him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part; yet what I can I give him: give my heart. This stanza reflects the quality of life exemplified by Willett R. Porter, Jr. – he gave his heart to Shirley, their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and not least of all to Christ and His Church! Prepared by the Rev. Fredric O. Jackson in consultation with Shirley B. Porter

Reverend Donald O. Rackliffe April 10, 1928 – June 1, 2016 As a full elder, Rev. Rackliffe served 40 years in churches in the New York Conference. These churches included West Side Hill UMC in Waterbury, CT; Mary Taylor Memorial UMC in Milford, CT; Cutchogue UMC in NY; Asbury UMC in Forestville, CT; West Hartford UMC in CT, and New Milford UMC in NY. Donald retired in 1994. In his retirement he served as an interim at Middlefield Federated Church in Middlefield, CT. He was also a chaplain at Bristol Hospital in CT. Rev. Rackliffe was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran who served during World War II. He was predeceased by his wife, Lucille, in 2009. Rev. Donald O. Rackliffe, 88, of Feeding Hills, CT. died on June 1, 2016. Funeral services were held on Monday, June 6, 2016 at the Asbury United Methodist Church, Forestville, CT. Burial was private in Peacedale Cemetery, Bristol, CT. It was Rev. Rackliffe’s wish that there were no calling hours. Memorial donations may be made to the Asbury United Methodist Church Scholarship

MEMOIRS Fund, 90 Church Avenue, Forestville, CT 06010. 2016 New York Annual Conference - 319

Reverend Eli S. Rivera April 4, 1938 – June 11, 2015 Perhaps what is remembered most about Rev. Rivera is that he was a visionary about the need for Hispanic ministry and helped in the planning and development of the Hispanic National Plan for The United Methodist Church. He was a member and strong supporter of MARCHA (Metodistas Representando la Causa de los Hispano Americanos). There exists a memorial fund in MARCHA to honor the many contributions that our friend and colleague The Rev. Rivera made to Hispanic/Latino Ministries. Rev. Rivera distinguished himself as an effective and beloved pastor and later as an influential leader of the United Methodist Church serving as Executive staff to the General Board of Global Ministries for several years. Among his many contributions are his service as Executive Staff to the National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministries. Rev. Rivera spent his ministry career in the Greater New Jersey and New York Annual Conferences working in Hispanic ministries. He served as associate program director for mission and social witness, Hispanic ministries for NYAC in 1993-94, and as coordinator of Hispanic ministries (cross-conference) for the New York, Southern New Jersey, and Northern New Jersey Conferences from 1994 to 1998. He also served in several capacities at the General Board of Global Ministries from 1977 to 1993, finishing his career as Executive Secretary for Congregational Development at GBGM from 1998 until his retirement in 2004. Rev. Rivera is survived by his wife, Marie Rivera and two daughters, Diana Rivera and Eileen de la Hoz. Rev. Rivera died on June 11, 2015. A funeral service took place on Monday, June 15, 2015 at 10 am at Teaneck United Methodist Church in Teaneck, NJ. The Metropolitan District of the NYAC held a memorial service on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Grace United Methodist Church.

Reverend Russell E. Sargent June 3, 1919 – April 25, 2106 His son John wrote, “My dad went to the Church

Triumphant around noon today. My brother Paul and I LET US REMEMBER were with him when he passed. His desire to live and his work for the Lord kept him going for a long time.” Russ was born June 3, 1919 in Joplin, MT. He was raised on a dairy farm in Red Wing, MN and graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. Rev. Sargent began his public ministry in 1944. He pastored churches in the New York Conference in North Fenton, Red Hook, Elizaville, Margaretville, Franklin, Athens and High Hill. Russ’s ministry included the Catskill UMC for over 20 years and his love and passion for that congregation had a huge impact on his life and the life of the church. 320 - Let Us Remember In 1967 Rev. Sargent made regional and national news when he rode his horse, Lord Baltimore, over 220 miles from Red Hook, NY to John Street Church in New York and to Bridgeport, CT delivering sermons in commemoration of the role of circuit riders as part of the 200th anniversary of The Methodist Church in the United States. Rev. Sargent served a tour as pastor on the Queen Elizabeth II from California to Australia, but declined an offer to continue long term in that position. Instead he went to Drew University and earned a master of divinity degree. He met and married Nancy Stella Borgese. After their marriage they began a sixteen- year journey serving as Methodist missionaries in Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico. While in Chile they lived and worked in primitive conditions among the Araucanian Indians, riding a horse to preach in the villages. During this period Rev. Sargent established several Methodist churches and a boarding school. Called to a mission in Costa Rica, he preached at the work farms set up by the United Fruit Company. Again he established Methodist churches. Many years later a youth camp, “Campamento Metodista Russell Sargent” was named in his honor. The third mission call was to Mexico, where he directed the Heifer International Project, which taught families the basics of animal husbandry. He was involved in many critical aspects of the ministry, including traveling to the US to bring livestock to Mexico. He purchased land on behalf of The Methodist Church to build churches, schools and hospitals. After retirement, Rev. Sargent went again to Mexico and Costa Rica as part of the Volunteers in Mission program. Russell was known as a compassionate, positive and spiritual man. Those who knew him appreciated his many “corny” jokes. Russell and Nancy were a devoted couple and were married for 45 years. Nancy predeceased Russell in 2012. Rev. Russell Sargent who died on April 25, 2016 at his home in Cairo, NY. Russ is survived by his children, Jeanette Sargent-Hill and her husband, Arthur, of Red Hook, NY; John Sargent and his partner, Tracey Farley, of Cairo, NY; Luther Sargent and his wife, Graciela, of Basra, Iraq; Paul Sargent and his wife, Jerelyn, of North Greenbush, NY, and David Sargent of Albany, NY. In addition he is survived by many grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Russell is also survived by a host of friends. The funeral service was held on April 29, 2016 at 12:00pm at the Catskill United Methodist Church with Rev. Michelle Lewis officiating. Interment followed in the Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, NY. Memorial donations may be made to the Sargent Mission Fund, c/o Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Avenue, Catskill, NY 12414.

Reverend Richard A. Simmons April 16, 1931 – May 13, 2016 Richard was born in Downingtown, PA on April 16, 1931, the son of the late Howard Simmons and Edith Norris Simmons. He was a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA and Drew Theological School in Madison, NJ.

MEMOIRS He began his parish ministry in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference serving Arch Street Church in Philadelphia, Gap Church in Gap and Lancaster Avenue Church in Lancaster. Richard moved to the New York East Conference in 2016 New York Annual Conference - 321 1960 serving churches in Waterbury and Babylon. From 1966 until his retirement in 1997, he served the Yalesville United Methodist Church. Among many attributes, he will be remembered for his love of family, books, music, and poetry. He enjoyed reading, the seashore, and the Boston Red Sox. A man of great, but quiet, dignity, he would try to help anyone in need. He is survived by Shirley, his wife of 59 year; his daughter, Laura Simmons Merola; and his son, Daniel R. Simmons, all of Wallingford; his two grandchildren, Vincent Richard Merola, of Wallingford and Emily Merola Volpe and her husband, Brian, of Massachusetts; his sister, Dorothy Ezard, of Lancaster, PA; his sisters-in-law Jackie Haught and Phyllis Bloom; several nieces and nephews; and his great-granddog, Anakin. Rev. Richard A. Simmons died peacefully, surrounded by his family, Friday, May 13, 2016 at the Masonicare Hospice in Wallingford, CT. A memorial service was held Saturday, May 21, at 2pm at the Yalesville United Methodist Church. Gifts in memory of Rev. Richard A. Simmons may be sent to the Wallingford Public Library, 200 North Main St, Wallingford, CT 06492; Yalesville United Methodist Church, 8 New Place St, Yalesville, CT 06492; Master’s Manna, 46 North Plains Industrial Rd, Wallingford, CT 06492, or Wallingford Emergency Shelter, 123 Quinnipiac St, PO Box 1747, Wallingford, CT 06492.

Reverend Edward A. Underwood, Jr. April 25, 1930 – April 16, 2016 Edward was born in Camden, NJ on April 25, 1930. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, Asbury University in Willmore, KY and Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Rev. Underwood pastored United Methodist churches in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. While in the New York Conference he served Christ UMC in Hartford, CT; Community UMC in North Yonkers, NY, and Wesley UMC in Franklin Square, NY. He retired from the New York Conference in 1994 and moved to Alabama, where he served on the staff of Riverchase UMC in Hoover from 1994 to 2015. Edward Anthony Underwood, Jr. died on April 16, 2016 in Foley, AL. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, F. Berneice Underwood, of Orange Beach, AL; daughters Debra LET US REMEMBER Sallay of Middlesex, NJ and Diane Colquhoun of Orange Beach, AL; granddaughter, Amanda Maltez, of Baldwin, NY, and sister, Mildred Abrams, of Wind Gap, PA. A son, David, predeceased him. A memorial service was held on June 25, 2016 at 4pm at Riverchase UMC in Hoover, AL. 322 - Let Us Remember

Reverend James Charles Watson September 27, 1919 – December 28, 2015 Jim’s family and friends will remember his love for travelling. A trip to the Holy Land in 1972 convinced Jim of the spiritual value of travel to religious sites, prompting him to host tours, first to the Holy Land and Oberammergau, Germany. After his 1982 retirement he and Marion organized group travel under the name “Memorable Tours,” visiting over 50 countries. The home base for Jim and Marion became Chatham, MA where they expanded the vacation home they had built in 1968. They became active members of the First United Methodist Church of Chatham. Jim enjoyed flying lessons at the nearby airport and sailing on beautiful Pleasant Bay, which he continued to do into his 90’s. After tending Marion through her long illness and her death in 2007, Jim’s loneliness prompted him to send an e-mail to his children, informing them he had invited a young blonde to live with him: Zoey, a camel-colored Lab-Pit Bull mix, who became his loyal and loving companion. Jim was able to stay in his home until the end, with the care and support of Seniors Helping Seniors, Companion Caregivers, and Hope Hospice. Jim grew up on Long Island NY, where he met and married his lifetime partner, Marion Doré in 1943. He trained as a machinist/tool-maker and supervised building artillery gun-sights during WWII. When the war ended Jim and Marion, with their two-year old son Dennis, attended Houghton College. He earned a master of divinity degree from New York Theological Seminary and a master of arts degree from Union Theological Seminary. Jim was a local pastor in the NY East Conference where he served Belmont UMC for two years. He was ordained as a deacon in 1952, then ordained as an elder in 1955. He served as pastor for 35 years in three Long Island, NY churches: Glen Cove, Plainview, and Merrick. During his ministry he was active in ecumenical activities, serving as president of the Long Island Council of Churches for three years, and was awarded several honors for fostering brotherhood and social justice. He died on December 28, 2015 at the age of 96. Jim is survived by a sister, Ann Caton, of Babylon, NY, his three children: Dennis F. Watson of Fredericksburg, VA; Ellen Doré Watson of Conway, MA, and Doc Watson of Manorville, NY, as well as seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A service celebrating his life was held at First United Methodist Church of Chatham on Saturday, January 2, 2016. Donations in his memory may be sent to First United Methodist Church of Chatham, 569 Main Street, Chatham, MA 02633 or to Hope Hospice, 765 Attucks Lane, Hyannis, MA 02601. MEMOIRS 2016 New York Annual Conference - 323

Reverend Robert Dudley Woodcock, III December 26, 1946 – March 5, 2016 Bert had a varied and interesting career. After graduating from Brown University with a master of science degree in 1968 he worked briefly as a physicist for the U.S. Navy. He became a probationary member of the New York Conference in 1971, received his master of divinity degree from Hartford Seminary in 1972, and was appointed to East Berlin UMC. He was ordained an elder in the New York Conference in 1974, and in 1977 he was appointed to South Park UMC in Hartford CT. Concerned with medical problems that some of his parishioners faced, he decided to study nursing and received his master of nursing degree from Yale in 1979. He was appointed to Hartford Health Care Ministries that same year. In 1983-84 he served in extension ministry at Newington V.A. Medical Center and in 1985 as a member of the nursing faculty at Western Connecticut State University, where he remained until his retirement from the New York Conference in 2006. In retirement he continued to teach part time until 2011 as an adjunct professor, and as late as this January, he was assisting in continuing education events at The Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital. He was recognized as an excellent and devoted teacher whose students left with a clear understanding of the material. In retirement Bert served on the Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits. Known for his kindness, concern and eagerness to help others, Bert was active in many groups and organizations, including the CT Council of Parish Nurse Coordinators, the Hartford Foundation, and Leadership Greater Hartford. He enjoyed monthly breakfasts with fellow retired Methodist ministers, and also with Hartford Good Shepherd Church’s men’s group. He was an adult education coordinator at Temple Beth Torah in Wethersfield. He served on the board of the American Assembly for Men in Nursing, in various roles for the International Honor Society of Nursing, Kappa Alpha chapter, and on the Spiritual Care and CPE Advisory Committee at Danbury Hospital. He enjoyed cooking, fine dining, investigating family history, geography, Caribbean cruises, trips to the Maine coast, and playing with his grandchildren. Bert Died on March 5, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; three children: Julien Tremblay, Katherine LeDuc, and Teresa Yankauskas; three grandchildren; and his

sister, Virginia Eisenstein. LET US REMEMBER The family held a private memorial service. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association. 324 - Let Us Remember

Reverend Richard York Yerrington October 30, 1930 – January 15, 2016 Dick always maintained his Connecticut roots. Richard (Dick) was born in Hartford, the only child of Charles B. and Lillian Y. Yerrington. He was raised in Rocky Hill and graduated from Wethersfield High School. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves. Following his time in the Reserves, Dick attended and graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, where he received a certificate in advertising design. He then attended the University of CT and graduated with a BA in history. The church was calling him and Dick went to Yale Divinity School and graduated with a bachelor of divinity degree. He was ordained by The Methodist Church in 1960. In his 40 years of service in the New York Conference Rev. Yerrington served South Middletown UMC, Unionville UMC, Memorial UMC of Avon, and Golden Hill UMC as senior pastor until 1995. Following his retirement from Golden Hill, he went on to serve as chaplain of the United Methodist Homes of Shelton, interim pastor of the Trumbull Congregational Church and most recently associate pastor of the Newtown UMC. Rev. Yerrington was a past president of the Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport and was active in many committees of the New York Conference of The United Methodist Church. Dick was also a member of the Saltwater Artists Gallery of Pemaquid Point, ME. Richard died on January 15, 2016 at Bridgeport Hospital. In addition to Penelope, his wife of 50 years, he is survived by his children, Matthew B. (Kimberly) Yerrington of Beacon Falls, Adam H. (Amy D’Amaro) Yerrington of Shelton and Sarah L. (Lee) Porter of MD; grandchildren, Kaylee, Zackary and Madison Yerrington of Beacon Falls, Lily Yerrington of Shelton, and Xavier and Mara Porter of MD. A memorial service in celebration of his life was held on January 30, 2016 at Golden Hill United Methodist Church, 210 Elm St., Bridgeport, CT. Interment was be private. Contributions may be made to the Memorial Funds of the Avon, Golden Hill and Newtown United Methodist churches. Arrangements are by Wakelee Memorial Funeral Home, 167 Wakelee Avenue, Ansonia, CT. MEMOIRS 2016 New York Annual Conference - 325

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

1. Clergy Members of the Conference ENTERED EFFEC. DATE OF NAME MINISTRY YEARS* DEATH AGE INTERMENT Marion Case Cox 1961 45 July 7, 2006 69 Robert Amasa Gevert 1950 24 August 26, 2006 86 Judith A. Mills 1978 28 September 17, 2006 62 Latimore Baker Neale 1943 64 October 7, 2006 89 Washington Cemetery, Washington CT Odella Barksdale Williamson 1989 17 October 27, 2006 73 John Gordon Chamberlain 1933 73 November 29, 2006 93 Jacob Marco Hunsberger 1938 68 January 30, 2007 91 Williamsport, PA Kenneth H. Davis 1957 50 February 28, 2007 73 Evergreen Cemetery, Bethel, NY James L. White 1953 54 March 6, 2007 76 Dighton, MA Phillip Elmore Sandbek 1968 39 March 12, 2007 84 Bella Vista Cemetery. Bella Vista. AR Gene Martin Smith 1996 11 May 16, 2007 63 Hamptonburgh Cemetery, Campbell Hall, NY Arthur Renfro Crowell 1949 58 June 27, 2007 88 National Veterans Cemetery, Liberty, NY Paul Frederick Abel 1950 57 July 19, 2007 85 Wilmore, KY George Camilleri 1972 35 July 22, 2007 59 Arthur Merlin Tingue 1953 54 July 22, 2007 77 Waldoboro, ME Nicholas Nappi 1953 54 August 19 2007 79 Calvin O. Pressley 1962 45 September 21, 2007 69 Martha’s Vineyard. MA Roger Leslie Bauer 1960 47 September 26, 2007 74 Angel Manuel Arus 1951 - October 15, 2007 80 Puerto Rico Jeffrey Alan Glassey 1973 34 November 6, 2007 58 Arthur Thomas Tedcastle 1973 74 November 10, 2007 100 Riverside Cemetery, North Barnstead, NH Nathaniel O. Thorpe 2000 7 December 9, 2007 52

Robert A. Pollard 1944 64 January 12, 2008 85 Union Cemetery, Sayville, NY Reese E. Griffin 1947 41 July 11, 2008 84 William A. Robbins 1944 64 October 17, 2008 87 Clarence S. Bigler 1947 61 November 13, 2008 84 Sapulpa, OK Robert Kenton Fell 1947 61 November 19, 2008 86 Mica Hill Cemetery, Durham NY Ethelyn Bennett 1991 18 January 6, 2009 71 Fairlawn Cemetery in Fairlawn, NJ Roger Don Riley 1956 53 February 5, 2009 86 Glen Cemetery, Port Jefferson, OH Austin Herrick Armitstead 1951 58 February 20, 2009 84 Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans

Cemetery, Suffolk, VA LET US REMEMBER M. Lawrence Snow 1954 55 March 5, 2009 77 Pine Grove Cemetery, Brewster, MA Herbert William Detweiler 1969 40 May 2, 2009 83 Constance Jackson 1993 16 July 18, 2009 76 Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY John 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, NC Francis R. Lewis 1949 60 December 7, 2009 90 Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC F. Allan Kirton 2004 17 January 30, 2010 69 Port of Spain, Trinidad Robert Standish Hamilton 1951 49 February 17, 2010 91 Stony Creek Cemetery, Branford, CT Duncan T. Trueman 1957 53 March 9, 2010 85 Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, NY 326 - Let Us Remember

ENTERED EFFEC. DATE OF NAME MINISTRY YEARS DEATH AGE INTERMENT Evelyn Newman 1975 35 March 9, 2010 82 Sea View Cemetery, Mt. Sinai, NY Helen Ayer Lombard 1970 40 March 27, 2010 93 Charlotte Ann Jaroscsak 1987 23 March 30, 2010 78 Hak Hee Nam 1987 23 June 8, 2010 73 Oceanview Cemetery, Staten Island, NY Ellen Oliveto 1989 21 June 20, 2010 71 Fairlawn Cemetery, Prattsville, NY Charles A. Melano 1949 14 July 14, 2010 94 Jodey R. Williams 2008 2 Jul 24, 2010 60 Henry Bernard 1991 19 July 26, 2010 76 Elemit A. Brooks 1952 58 July 29, 2010 88 Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY Paul Wilson Bowles 1960 50 September 8, 2010 83 Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY Wallace T. Viets 1943 67 October 6, 2010 90 Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, CT Robert A. Traina 1961 49 November 9, 2010 89 Bluegrass Memorial Gardens, Nicholasville, KY Frank A. Horbert Jr. 1970 40 November 24, 2010 89 Julian Norris Hartt 1943 68 November 29, 2010 99 Robert Pearsall 1966 19 January 16, 2011 84 Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL R. Marston Speight 1963 47 January 19, 2011 86 Hilltop Covenant Church Cemetery Cromwell, CT Merritt B. Queen 1939 72 February 2, 2011 95 Albert J. Hillard 1953 58 February 10, 2011 87 Aflred Liberatore 1971 40 May 23, 2011 82 Thomas Irwin Vaughan 1968 43 June 1, 2011 69 Andover, CT Lloyd Alvah Duren 1947 39 July 7, 2011 87 Vale Gate Cemetery, Schenectady, NY Richard S. Parker 1951 46 July 12, 2011 81 The Atlantic Ocean Vernon C. Stutzman 1938 43 August 10, 2011 92 Rutherfordton Cemetery, NC William 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 85 Carolyn 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 Galilee James R. McGraw 1959 44 May 28, 2012 76 George Ellis Gibbs 1971 13 June 3, 2012 73 Alfred C. Thompson 1958 33 June 25, 2012 87 Ruby Elinor Hare 1973 19 July 25, 2012 84 Levant Cemetery, Levant, NY Sharon D. Miller 1985 24 July 30, 2012 64 Lee Daniel Snyder 1959 38 September 9, 2012 79 Paul B. Mengle, Sr. 1986 15 September 23, 2012 89 Blue Mountain Cemetery, Saugerties, NY Donald Eugene Goodson 1964 29 September 25, 2012 90 Francis W. Carlson 1949 36 November 17, 2012 95 Bantam Cemetery, Bantam, CT Seaborn Benjamin Gay 1946 21 December 7, 2012 87 Georgia National Cemetery, Canton, GA Lyman Palmer Taylor 1947 44 December 12, 2012 87 Charles William Cheeseman 1985 26 December 16, 2012 71 Edna Grace Soltis 1986 21 December 17, 2012 69 Wilbert Taylor Bradley 1963 48 December 20, 2012 73 Searing-Roslyn UM Cemetery, Albertson, NY David Perrin VerNooy 1954 40 December 22, 2012 83 Gerard B. Pollock 1958 35 January 16, 2013 80 William Marcus James 1938 47 January 18, 2013 97 Trinity Cemetery, New York Lucile Chambers Hill 2004 9 January 25, 2013 68 Frederick D. Savage 1955 28 February 5, 2013 92 Poong Ro Cha 1956 19 March 27, 2013 82 Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, NJ Richard Edward Smeltzer 1951 46 April 28, 2013 86 Long Island National Cemetery, CHURCH TRIUMPHANT CHURCH Farmingdale, NY 2016 New York Annual Conference - 327

ENTERED EFFEC. DATE OF NAME MINISTRY YEARS DEATH AGE INTERMENT DuBois T. Smith 1999 3 May 13, 2013 82 St. James Episcopal Church, St. James, NY Dolores H. Henderson 1990 15 May 17, 2013 77 Heavenly Rest Memorial Park, East Hanover, NJ William 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, CT John Gordon Wall 1957 36 August 26, 2013 85 Jeffersonville, NY Hector Manuel Navas 1959 36 September 18, 2013 79 Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida Barent S. Johnson 1942 41 September 25, 2013 92 Alfredo Cotto-Thorner 1955 33 October 3, 2013 95 Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY George 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, NY Jack Larry Sharpe 1962 38 March 31, 2014 74 Robert W. Smyres 1945 46 May 14, 2014 91 Ivan 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, PA Juanita Valyou Middlebrook 1982 19 October 11, 2014 81 Ellsworth Cemetery, Sharon, CT Thomas 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, CT Paul Allen Godburn 1967 45 March 5, 2015 74 Louise (Dominica) Thomas 1982 25.5 April 17, 2015 70 Fantinekill Cemetery, Ellenville, NY Russell D. Goodwin 1970 25 April 18, 2015 82 Grambling Church Cemetery, Gramling, SC L. Lester McGonagle 1962 42 April 18, 2015 84 Edward F. Dobihal, Jr. 1951 38.5 May 30, 2015 87 Milca Plaud 1976 39 June 4, 2015 61 Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers, NY Eli Samuel Rivera 1967 34.5 June 11, 2015 77 Samuel Soon Jong Park 1982 16.5 July 22, 2015 80 Robert V Guthrie 1955 35.5 July 28, 2015 89 Matthew H. Gates 1941 40.5 August 10, 2015 94 Hillside Cemetery, Osterville, MA Clyde A. Anderson 1976 29.75 August 13, 2015 60 Maysville, SC Arlene L. Penney 1983 9 September 21, 2015 91 Willet R. Porter, Jr 1947 38.25 November 4, 2015 88 Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Kisco, NY Joseph A. Gillespie 1982 10 December 12, 2015 88 Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, NY James Charles Watson 1947 32 December 28, 2015 96 LET US REMEMBER 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 85 Russell E. Sargent 1944 41 April 25, 2016 96 Cairo Cemetery, Cairo NY Arnold C. Miller, III 1950 37 May 2, 2016 86 Richard A. Simmons 1954 40 May 13, 2016 85 Charles F. Brown 1947 37 May 18, 2016 94 Oak Grove Cemetery, Orland ME David O. Rackliffe 1949 40 June 1, 2016 88 Peacedale Cemetery, Bristol CT *Effective years calculated by the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits. This calculation appears beginning with those who died in or after June, 2012. 328 - Let Us Remember

2. spouses of Clergy Members DECEASED SPOUSE’S DATE OF PASTOR’S NAME (MAIDEN) NAME DEATH AGE INTERMENT Richard Mills Judith A. Mills September 17, 2006 62 James Charles Watson Marion Doré Watson March 6, 2007 83 David James Harper Linda Kathrine Harper April 16, 2007 67 William Marcus James Juanita Odessa James May 21, 2007 94 Trinity Cemetery, NY, NY Robert E. Kanthak Lois I. Kanthak May 29, 2007 75 Quaker Hill Cemetery, Pawling, NY David L. Parker Merolyn Graham Parker July 13, 2007 71 Interment, Laurel Grove Cemetery, Patterson, NJ Alfred Cotto-Thoerner Dorothy Lee Cotto-Thorner July 20, 2007 88 Charles Melano Doris Melano October 24, 2008 88 Donald Goodson Gladys “Rhea” Goodson November 2, 2008 83 Charles F. Brown Elsie F. Mutch Brown March 18, 2009 83 Orland, ME Robert A. Johnson Mildred M. Johnson April 8, 2009 77 Albert H. Scholten Nila Jean Clark Scholten April 12, 2009 81 Pine Grove Cemetery Donald O. Rackcliffe Lucille M. Rackcliffe May 12, 2009 78 Robert Hall Martin Patricia King Martin August 12, 2009 77 Howard E. Newton Frances Perry Newton October 5, 2009 79 Frank A. Horbert Yolanda Horbert November 18, 2009 86 Arthur Hewitt Beatrice Hewitt December 21, 2009 78 Irving A. Marsland Roberta M. Marsland December 24, 2009 84 Rolling Green Village Cemetery William Siktberg Laura Mae Siktberg February 26, 2010 84 Philip A.C. Clarke Bettie Lee Carothers Clarke March 12, 2010 78 John Olofson Sylvia Dietlin November 23, 2010 77 Elliott Oakes Martha J. Cheeks Oakes March 2, 2011 56 Kermit B. Morrison Mary Ellen “Susi” Morrison March 2, 2011 82 Robert E. Richmond Rose Mildred Richmond May 3, 2011 77 Madeline L. McDonald Russell McDonald August 18, 2011 85 Robert J. Cave Lois Palmland Cave August 29, 2011 81 National Cemetery, Calverton, NY Elven O. Riggles Jill Riggles November 10, 2011 57 Matthew H. Gates Alice K. Gates January 5, 2012 91 Bradley Ben Burns Maureen Burns January 20, 2012 77 Richard David Mellerup Louise Virginia Brooks Mellerup February 11, 2012 82 William Wells Ross Ella Betsy (Case) Ross July 17, 2012 73 William Doughty, Jr. Shirley (Merritt) Doughty August 26, 2012 85 Calvary Cemetery, S. Portland, ME Frank S. Denton Charlene (Lenox) Denton September 12, 2012 70 Russell Edwin Sargent Nancy (Borgese) Sargent October 20, 2012 86 Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, NY Barent S. Johnson Geraldine Johnson November 4, 2012 89 Bernadette Logan Mack Logan, Jr. February 14, 2013 58 James M. Speights Robert G. Titus June 28, 2013 89 Koonae Annie Lee Sunghee (“Sam”) Lee July 31, 2013 78 Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, NY Robert H. Pinto Bonnie Jean (Ecker) Pinto September 30, 2013 65 Bullville Cemetery, Bullville, NY Richard S. Monkman Margaret Rosalie Howlett Jones Monkman November 27, 2013 81 Richard A. Purnell, Jr. Louise F. Purnell February 27, 2014 90 Dorothea (“Thea”) Crites Rev. Lewis C. Johnson March 7, 2014 66 Herbert G. Day, Jr. Evelyn (Silvernale) Day August 24, 2014 84 Alan D. Carvalho Ann (Livingston) Carvalho February 9, 2015 77 Swain Memorial Cemetery, Bryson City, NC L. Lawrence Dunlap Katherine (Wolven) Dunlap April 19, 2015 61 Woodstock Cemetery, Woodstock, NY CHURCH TRIUMPHANT CHURCH 2016 New York Annual Conference - 329

3. widows and Widowers of Clergy DECEASED SPOUSE’S DATE OF PASTOR’S NAME (MAIDEN) NAME DEATH AGE INTERMENT William H. Stewart Alice M. Stewart Davidson August 11, 2006 100 Richard W. Moore Hanna Louise Swords Moore September 29, 2006 83 Joseph W. Bell Carol R. Bell August 16, 2006 92 Harold C. Jones Dorothy Beadsley Jones November 54, 2006 95 Gracelong Cemetery, Wilmington, DE John G. Chamberlin Mary Nies Chamberlin January 10, 2007 Paul Whiteman Hoon Alice Emerson Blodget Hoon January 13, 2007 91 Peacham Cemetery, Peach, VT George Perry Werner Grace Ellen Werner February 22, 2007 95 Spring Bay Cemetery, Spring Bay, IL John Bartle Everts Dorothy R. Everts May 22, 2007 97 Roy B. Severance Leota Severance July 23, 2007 87 Douglas 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. Young James Jay Benson Euna Lee Benson December 28, 2008 78 Francis Roderick Dail Hilda Lee Dail February 22, 2009 88 John Monroe Vayhinger Ruth Imler Vayhinger March 18, 2009 91 Willard G. Brown Evelyn Brown December 4, 2009 91 Greenlawn Cemetery, Chester, PA Richard Waller Nutt Dorothy S. Nutt February 3, 2010 89 Wesley D. Osborne Dorothy Osborne February 24, 2010 87 Garfield Thompson Eleanor Thompson March 8, 2010 84 Paul T. Woodward Edna Woodward June 16, 2010 89 Harry D. Robinson, Jr. Sidney B. Robinson July 23, 2010 94 William C. Carroll Doris Carroll September 17 2010 87 Dean Maurice Kelley Maryon H. Kelley Hall September 19 2010 86 Duncan MacKenzie Margaret A. MacKenzie December 5, 2010 82 Paul Marion Allen Thelma Allen January 3, 2011 95 Ivan Nothdurft Lorla M. Nothdurft February 22, 2011 92 Cape Girardeau County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, MO Joseph G. Bailey, Sr. Fannie Ellis (Baker) Bailey March 29, 2011 88 Wallace Roy Randall Charlotte (Palmer) Randall April 2, 2011 89 Owen E. Mercer, Sr. Juanita (Edwards) Mercer April 10, 2011 90 Julian Norris Hartt Elinor N. Hartt April 17, 2011 92 John George Butler June L. Butler April 24, 2011 89 Ronald S. Law Magdalene Takaro Law May 13, 2011 95 Southlawn Cemetery, Utica, OH Daniel L. Bennett Anita Bennett L. Boeck May 28, 2011 94 William Foster Esther Swords Foster July 5, 2011 89 Edwin C. Minnich Thursa Mae Minnich Brackbill October 19, 2011 91 MillersvilleMennonite Cemetery

Arthur Renfro Crowell, Sr. Beatrice Crowell November 29, 2011 84 LET US REMEMBER Robert A. Gevert Miriam P. (Heydt) Gevert March 11, 2012 88 Grandview Cemetery at the Mauseoleum, Allentown, PA John Jones Virginia E. (Koegel) Jones May 22, 2012 89 Riverside Cemetery, Brookline, VT Edwin Hemple Ruth Lindsay-Hempel September 6, 2006 82 John Jones Virginia E. (Koegel) Jones May 22, 2012 89 Riverside Cemetery, Brookline, VT David McCracken Edna A. McCracken October 31, 2012 97 Bobbie Rousch Anna Rousch-Mirabelli December 17, 2012 88 Charles Lee Kathryn Jean (Paine) Lee December 21, 2012 72 Howard L. Grant Judith-Ann (Clemser) Grant January 4, 2013 71 Green Cemetery, Glastonbury, CT Robert Roy Wright Marian Linn Wright February 13, 2013 93 Smithtown Landing Cemetery, Smithtown, NY John R. Dier Dorothea Dier June 4, 2013 92 330 - Let Us Remember

DECEASED SPOUSE’S DATE OF PASTOR’S NAME (MAIDEN) NAME DEATH AGE INTERMENT Robert Andrew Pollard Dorothy P. Pollard July 15, 2013 91 Saville Union Cemetery, Saville, NY Ernest Droppa Sarah Marion (Williams) Droppa November 6, 2013 91 Mark Anderson Lois Anderson March 21, 2014 71 Wallace T. Viets Evelyn Cole Viets March 24, 2014 93 Grove St. Cemetery, New Haven, CT Lucile 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 Street Cemetery, New Haven, CT David P. VerNooy Eleanor “Ellie” VerNooy February 11, 2015 81 Courtney C. Johnson Arline Priscilla Johnson February 13, 2015 90 Indian River Cemetery, Clinton, CT William 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, KY Ivan M. Gould Helen (Joslin) Gould April 4, 2015 99 Bernhard E. Olson Frances Templin Olson May 30, 2015 88

4. deaconesses & Diaconal Ministers NAME EFFEC. YEARS DATE OF DEATH AGE INTERMENT Nazgul (“Naz”) William July 17, 2013 45

5. Children of Clergy NAME AGE DATE OF DEATH INTERMENT Lisa Jeanne Hankins 43 January 24, 2007 Wayne Newton 47 February 1, 2007 James Davis Jr. 52 June 24, 2007 Nancy E. Perkins Latham 44 August 1, 2007 Timothy John Rackcliffe 50 August 2, 2008 Sally Marie Nothdurft Galion 62 June 4, 2009 Paul Todd Bradley 44 February 24, 2010 Chay Stinson Ponlork 35 April 15, 2010 Jonathan W. Speight 58 April 24, 2010 Henri J. Fils-Aime 40 June 21, 2010 Katrina Snow 51 June 28, 2010 Joycelyne Gilles Day 16 October 10, 2010 Thomas Ford 26 August 22, 2010 Williamsburg, VA Lynn Margaret Ary 52 October 15, 2011 G. Marilyn Watson 68 October 25, 2011 Michael Merlin Ackerman 39 April 29, 2012 Tim Manchester 61 May 1, 2013 Paul Bosley 82 September 8, 2014 CHURCH TRIUMPHANT CHURCH 2016 New York Annual Conference - 331

6. laity NAME DATE OF DEATH INTERMENT Samuel Singletary January 29, 2007 Daisy Coke-Peart January 16, 2007 Joseph Lorde Shirley Parris June 13, 2010 George Backofen January 30, 2011 Lillian Hertlin November 3, 2011 George William Wright June 23, 2012 Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, East Hanover, PA Lucretia Winifred Fernandez August 3, 2012 Rittenella June Marie Pipersburg Pyne September 2, 2012 Ralph Bromley Eddy October 29, 2012 Thelma Elizabeth Fortune Little February 18, 2013 Rosedale Cemetery, Linden, NJ Chiquita Gloria Smith April 1, 2013 Chelton Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA Douglas Nicholson July 12, 2013 Nancy L. Pinkard Fowlkes November 23, 2013 Ernest L. Swiggett December 2, 2013 William Listwan December 14, 2013 Doris Foltz Arnold (Retired Local Pastor) December 15, 2013 Beaver Creek Cemetery, Beaver Creek, MD

7. special Remembrances NAME DATE OF DEATH INTERMENT Keith Allen Muhleman January 8, 2015

C. BEQUESTS There were no bequests received during the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. LET US REMEMBER