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Ix. Memoirs A. Elders Byron Wilton Ayers Henry J. Bevel 244 2019 IOWA CONFERENCE JOURNAL IX. MEMOIRS Editor’s Note: For record of charges served see the Pastoral Record of this Journal. Memoirs received after June 30, 2019 will appear in the 2020 Journal. A. ELDERS BYRON WILTON AYERS Byron was born on his family’s farm outside of Dew, TX on October 15, 1925, as the 7th of 9 children. He was an exceptional student in grade school and at Teague High School where he was co-valedictorian of the Class of 1943. He joined the Navy in 1943 and was undergoing pilot training just as the war ended. In 1946 he married Betty Ruth Koningsmark. He served in the Naval Reserves until 1947 and attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, IA, on the GI Bill. Upon his graduation, he went on to the Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. After graduating from Garrett, he joined the Iowa United Methodist Conference where he served 10 churches during his career as a pastor including Bertram, Davenport, Mapleton/Ticonic, Rockford/Marble Rock, West Union, Winterset/Patterson, and Emmetsburg. He also served as Secretary to the Iowa General Conference from 1980 to 1988. Upon his retirement in 1989 after 40 years of service, he and Betty bought a house in Emmetsburg, but lived the “snowbird” life with a residence in Mesa, AZ, which was near two of their four children. They eventually moved to Mesa full-time in 1997. During his retirement years, Rev. Ayers kept active in the church teaching adult Bible study courses and occasionally preaching as a substitute pastor at Velda Rose UMC. After 70 years of marriage Betty died on October 2, 2016 at the age of 90. Byron passed away on February 26, 2019. He is survived by four children, Diana, Beth, Julie and Mark, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. HENRY J. BEVEL, JR. Rev. Henry J. Bevel Jr. was born to Henry J. and Clyde Thelma (Tice) Bevel on March 9, 1934 in Madison, Florida. After graduating from Dasher High School, Valdosta, GA in 1951, he entered Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA. In 1952, without the knowledge of his parents, Henry joined the U.S. Army at age 17. After his discharge, he enrolled at Kentucky State College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education in 1959. Henry accepted his call to the ministry in 1965 after suffering a heart attack at age 31. While enrolled in Lexington Theological Seminary he served as student pastor of Wilsonville AME Church, Parksville, KY and St. James AME Church, Stanford, KY. In June 1971, he received his Master of Divinity with a special emphasis on Counseling. He accepted the position of Associate Pastor for the inner-city Cooperative Parish (Burns, Gatchel and Trinity United Methodist Churches) and he and his family moved to Des Moines in September 1971. For several years he taught the Afro-American Religion course at Drake University. He remained at the Inner-City Cooperative Parish until 1976, when he accepted a special appointment as Staff Chaplain at the Des Moines V.A. Medical Center. In 1994 he retired as Chief Chaplain and was appointed District Superintendent of the Council Bluff District for 2019 IOWA CONFERENCE JOURNAL 245 the Iowa Conference. Henry served on many District, Conference and General Boards of the United Methodist Church. He retired from the Iowa Conference in 1998. Henry entered eternal rest on October 14, 2018 at Wesley Acres Health Center, Des Moines, IA. A memorial service was held on October 20, 2018 at Burns United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Thompson officiating. Henry was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Novella Baker. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Shelvy Ann, three children, six grandchildren, two great- granddaughters, five nephews, three nieces, great nieces and great nephews, two sisters- in-law, a brother-in-law and many friends and the members of the Dasher High School class of 1951. LANNY R. CARLSON Lanny was born June 22, 1946 in Port Arthur, Texas. In his early years he attended West Groves elementary, Groves Junior High, and Port Neches High School. He went on to attend Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi and Saint Paul School of Theology. Lanny was joined in marriage to Connie Elaine Staples on June 3, 1968. They had three children (Tina, Paul, and Joy) and a foster daughter (Louisa). He spent much of his life as an ordained United Methodist pastor. In his retirement, he became a certified yoga instructor, teaching at various locations around the Iowa Great Lakes region. Lanny was active in his local Rotary and at Crossroads Church in Estherville. He was passionate in his political activism. He loved reading (on his own and to children). A variety of music, singing loud and strong, the wonders of nature, gardening, sharing good food with friends, and a good cup of coffee. Lanny passed away on March 18, 2019. He is preceded in death by his parents, Axel B. Carlson and Millie Beasley Carlson, niece Jennifer Kloss, and son-in-law Austin Skyberg. Lanny is survived by; his wife, Connie (Staples) Carlson. Children; Tina (Jerry) Twito, Paul Carlson, Joy (J.D.) Skyberg-Worden, Louisa Bockstedt. Grandchildren; Kira (Gary) Robinson, Aaron Stockton, Rebekah Skyberg-Worden. Great-grandchildren; Guinevere and Gawain Robinson. His sister Sharon (David) Castillo and her children. DONALD T. CASPERS Don was born and raised on his family’s farm in Castle Grove Township in rural Monticello, IA. He graduated from Monticello High School, received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell College and his Master of Divinity from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary. He preached his first sermon at the Buck Creek Methodist Church the Sunday before Christmas in 1948. He went on to serve as pastor for United Methodist churches in Iowa; Martelle, Guttenberg, Elgin, Clermont, the nearby Illyria Community Church in Alburnett and in Victoria, IL. After 94 years of a life devoted to the service of others, Donald died on December 8. 2018. He loved cardinals, poinsettias, Christmas music, football and a good slice of pie. Those who knew him well will always recall the many stories he shared about his experiences. Don had a profound impact on the lives of thousands of people over more than 60 years as a United Methodist minister. He holds a special place in the hearts of countless couples he married, infants he baptized, families of loved ones whose funeral services he performed, patients he visited in the hospital, people he counseled at home, inmates he called on in 246 2019 IOWA CONFERENCE JOURNAL prisons, and the members of the churches he served. These people brought richness and joy to Don’s life. In addition, Don forever will be remembered by his brother, Duane; his children, Al Caspers, Rod (Bill Staples) Caspers, Scott (Cindy) Caspers, DeAnna (Kim Luckey) Caspers, Dan (Connie) Bachman, Sue (Gary) Statton and Becky (Ben) York, and his 18 grandchildren. He also will be fondly remembered by many great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, and a beautifully diverse extended family. Don was preceded in death by the two loves of his life, Beverly and Bee; his parents, Tobe and Anna, two brothers, Paul and Edwin; three sisters, Carol Zumbach, Lorna Messerli and infant Adeline; son Craig; great-nephew, Tony; a grandson, Ben York, and infant great- granddaughter, Elayn Anderson. The funeral service was held at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, December 21, 2018. BOB D. DAVIS Bob was born to Opal (Cunningham) and Clarence Davis on May 22, 1937 on the Davis family farm outside Harris, Iowa. He attended school in Harris and graduated in 1955. Bob then attended Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska, graduating in 1959 with a degree in music education. On June 21, 1960, Bob married Kaye Slutz in Wayne. They were married 27 years and blessed with four children. Bob was a middle and high school music teacher for two years in Iowa before being called to ministry in the Methodist faith. He served his first church in Kentucky before returning to Iowa. While serving several parishes across Iowa Bob completed his Master’s in Divinity at Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois. He was ordained and continued to lovingly minister to his family, his parishioners and each person he met along his journey. Bob retired from the ministry after 40 years in 2001. During his retirement Bob worked with the mission at Bidwell Riverside and was a chaplain for Hospice of Central Iowa’s Boone team. Bob went home to be with our Lord at the age of 81 on May 26, 2018. Those left to cherish Bob’s memory are: his wife, Kathy; his children and their families; Shelley Petersen, Chris and Allison; Jeff Davis and Dawn King, Jeffery Paul and Sarah; Tim and Happy Davis; and Heather and Bob Kraai, Wyatt, Kurt, and Kory; step-children, Joel Maske; Chris and Dawn Maske, Karli, Cara, Lindsey, and Trey; Janet and Chad Bobzien, Adrian, Brayden and Caden; great-grandchildren, Tyler Kraai and Nicole Farrenkopf; sisters Donna Ziemer, and June and Dalbert Isom; sister-in-law, Helen Phillippe; many nieces, nephews and friends. Bob was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Glen and Chet Davis; nephew, Kenny Davis; infant niece, Loretta Davis; and brother-in-law, Darrell Ziemer. RICHARD “DICK” EIS Dick was born August 6, 1927 in Muscatine County, IA to Clarence and DeEtt (Rockafellow) Eis. He grew up on the family farm attending the one-room Melpine country school. He was active in 4-H, FFA, and drama, graduating from Muscatine High School in 1945. He was also active in the Sweetland Methodist Church.
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