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CANNON, JAY DONALD. Born: September 2, 1941 at York, Pa. Son of Royal A. and Anna Stubbins Cannon. Education: Messiah College (1960-1962), McPherson College, Kansas (B.S., 1964), Bethany Theologi- cal Seminary (1964-1966), Shippensburg State College (Master's de- gree). Licensed (1962) and ordained (1966) at the York First Church and Huntsdale Church. Pastorate: Huntsdale Church (1966-1969). Married Ruth Elizabeth Stehman. Children: Lisa Beth Cannon.
CLOPPER, ANNA M. Born: December 2, 1906 in Penn Twp., Cumberland County. Daughter of Mervin H. and Cora Mae Shugart Shenk. Mem- ber of Huntsdale congregation. Served as member of Adult Cabinet and on Children's Aid Society. Deaconness. Honored by Cumberland County S.S. Assoc. with a pin for forty years of teaching. Married Ralph H. of Williamsport, Md.
CLOPPER, RALPH H. Born: April 5, 1905 at Williamsport, Md. Son of Jacob M. and Margaret Hollinger Clopper. Education: Greencastle High School (1923), Elizabethtown College (1923-1925). Member of District Men's Fellowship Cabinet. Zone chairman for Self-Allocation Committee. Alumni Association Committee for Elizabethtown College. Assisted in Pathway to Fulfilment campaign. Married Anna M. Shenk of Huntsdale, Pa. (1931). Children: Jack Spencer, Joseph Ralph and Louise Anne (Potteiger) Clopper.
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Robert Levi Cocklin
COCKLIN, ROBERT LEVI. Born: Febru- ary 22, 1900 at Dillsburg, Pa. Son of Walter E. and Clara Mohler Cocklin. Died on April 5, 1970. Education: Attended Messiah College and Elizabethtown Col- lege. Licensed (1925) and ordained (1942) at the lower Cumberland and Ridge con- gregations. Pastorates: Nonsalaried min- istry in Lower Cumberland congregation; Three Springs Church (1936-1941, 1965- 1970), Ridge Church (1938-1950) and New- ville Church (1955-1965). Chairman of the Southern District Board; member of the District Ministerial Board; Moderator of the Southern District. Married Martha R. Gibble of Mechanicsburg, Pa. Children: Miriam (deceased), Opel Louise, Robert Lee, Josephine Elaine, E. Jane and Theresa Ann (Eshbach) Cocklin.
COOK, J. ALBERT. Born: May 17, 1898 near Dillsburg, Pa. Son of Oliver W. and Catherine Wolf Cook. Licensed (1936) and ordained (1942) in Lower Conewago Church. Pastor of Boiling Springs Church (1937-1967). Married Mary A. Laury of York Springs, Pa. Children: Geraldine E., Thelma M., Jay W. and Delores L. Cook.
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COOK, OLIVER WAYNE. Born: April 10, 1908 near Dillsburg. Son of Roy D. and Mary Strayer Cook. Licensed (1949) and ordained (1951) to the ministry at the Lower Conewago congregation. Served in self-supporting ministry at Lower Cone- wago Church (1949-1968) and at Newville Church (1968-1969). Member of the Brethren Home Board and Southern Dis- trict Board. Married Dorothy M. Cocklin of Camp Hill, Pa. Children: E. Eugene, Marian A. (Hoover), Donald L., Martha J. (Gettel) and Barbara A. (Stern) Cook.
DANNER, G. HOWARD. Born: March 5, 1888 in Berwick Twp. near Abbottstown, Pa. Son of Zacharias M. and Susan A. Danner. Called to the ministry (1912) and advanced to eldership (1927) by Pleasant Hill Church. Served as presiding elder of the Pleasant Hill Church. Dis- trict Trustee for Elizabethtown College; Treasurer for the District Min- isterial Board. Married Daisy Ronk of Brodbecks, Pa. Children: M. Stuart Danner. G. Howard Danner died on April 5, 1971.
DANNER, JACOB MONROE. Born: March 12, 1894 in Berwick Twp., Adams County. Son of Zacharias M. and Susan A. Danner. Educated at Elizabethtown Academy. Called to the ministry (1918) and ordained to eldership (1935) at Upper Conewago congregation. Served as pre- siding elder of Upper Conewago Church (1938-1955). Treasurer of the Children's Aid Society; member of the District Mission Board; assistant moderator of the District Conference. Married Florence V. Miller of Jackson Twp., York County (1931). Children: Kathryn, Dorothy, Alma, Ruth, Donald E. and Mary Susan Danner.
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DENTLER, LARRY MARK. Born: July 13, 1951 at Harrisburg, Pa. Son of Dale H. and Jessie Steerman Dentler and great grandson of Charles H. Steerman. Education: Mechanicsburg High School (1969) and Williamsport Area Community College. Licensed by the Mechanics- burg Church of the Brethren (1971) to the ministry.
DETWEILER, GEORGE LOWELL. Born: August 21, 1903 at Johnstown, Pa. Son of Ezra H. and Emma Harrison Detweiler. Education: Juniata Academy (1924), Juniata College (Bachelor of Music, 1928), Western Theological Seminary, Auburn Theological Seminary and University of Pittsburgh. Honored with a Doctor of Divinity degree by Elizabethtown College (1949). Called to ministry (1922) by Walnut Grove congregation (1922) and ordained to eldership (1929) by the Salisbury Church. Pastorates: Salisbury, Beachdale, Garrett (1927- 1930), Meyersdale Church (1930-1938), Stone Church at Huntingdon, Pa. (1938-1941), Waynesboro Church (1941-1961), Indianapolis North- view Church (1961-1962), Somerset Church (1962-1967) and Green- castle Church (1967-1971). Chairman of the General Brotherhood Board, member of Brethren Service Committee and National Music and Worship Committee. Member of Fraternal Relations Committee. Juniata College Trustee. Once conducted a radio program at Cham- bersburg known as "The Singing Parson". Married to Zola Meyers of Rockwood, Pa.
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DETWEILER, ZOLA MEYERS. Born: July 18, 1903 at Rockwood, Pa. Daughter of Albert T. and Ollie Newman Meyers. Education: Rockwood High School (1921), Juniata College (A.B., 1927), graduate work at Auburn Seminary, Univ. of Michigan. Licensed to preach (1924) at Rockwood Church. Served in a team ministry with her husband. As- sociated with Women's Work at brotherhood, regional and district levels. Married George L. Detweiler of Johnstown, Pa.
DIBERT, J. EARL. Born: April 4, 1929, Everett, Pa. Son of Joseph and Daisy Dibert. Education: Elizabethtown College (B.S., 1960) and Master of Education degree in 1963 from Millersville State College. Certified psychologist in 1969. Licensed to ministry at Lower Cone- wago Church in 1967. Licensed discontinued at his own request when he moved to Chambersburg, Pa. Served overseas in Nigeria as a Brethren Volunteer Service worker (1954-1956). Married Mary C. Hoffman of Waynesboro, Pa. Children: David L. and Steven W. Dibert.
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DITMER, ROBERT LEE. Born: July 10, 1900. Son of George W. and Elizabeth Shatto Ditmer. Passed from this life in 1962. Licensed (1929) and ordained (1930) by the Lower Cumberland congregation. Served in the Tuscarora and Farmer's Grove congregations (1935-1962). Married Maude Adams of Landisburg, Pa. (1927). Children: Robert W., Ralph L. and Ruth E. (Kleckner) Ditmer.
DOTTERER, STANLEY S. Born: November 23, 1914 at York, Pa. Son of Orren J. and Fannie Smith Dotterer. Education: York High School (1932) and Elizabethtown College (1949). Served in Civilian Public Service (1941-1945). Licensed (1938) and ordained (1942) to the min- istry by the York First Church. Served in public school music instruc- tion and as choir director for the York First Church. Married Margaret M. Leas of York, Pa. Daughter: Patricia Ann Dotterer.
DUBBLE, CURTIS WILLIAM. Born: June 24, 1922 at Reistville, Pa. Son of William Reno and Estella Crouse Dubble. Education: Sheaffers- town High School (1939), Elizabethtown College (A.B., 1949), Bethany Theological Seminary (B.D., 1952). £ Licensed (1945) and ordained (1947) to the ministry by the Heidelburg Church. Served in Civilian Public Service work (1942-1946) Pastorates: Allentown Church of the Brethren (1948-1949), Long Run Church (1951), Canton (Ohio) Church (1952-1961), Westminster (Maryland) Church (1961-1968) and York
First Church (1968- ). Moderator of the Southern District Con- ference (1973) and member of the Board of Electors of Bethany Theological Seminary (1972- ). Frequent contributor of articles to The Gospel Messenger and authored materials for the Adult Sunday School lessons. Married Anna Mary Forney of East Petersburg, Pa. Children: Sharon Lee (Kendall), Cynthia Ann and Connie Jean Dubble. EARHART, J. STANLEY. Born: February 14, 1921. Son of John Keener and Mabel Stauffer Earhart. Education: Manheim High School (1938), Elizabethtown College (1938-1940), Bethany Bible Training School (B. Sac. Lit., 1955). Licensed (1942) and ordained (1943) by the East Fairview Church. Advanced to eldership at Leamersville Church (1950). Pastorates: Free ministry at East Fairview (1942- 1945), Jennersville Church (1945-1948), Leamersville Church (1948- 1953), Broadfording Church (1955-1961), Oak Park Church (1961-1964) and Mechanicsburg Church (1964-1970). Called to office of District Executive of Southern Pennsylvania (1970). Married to Anna Lois Hess of Millersville, Pa. Children: Ann L., William S., Robert L. and Marguerite Earhart.
EARHART, ROBERT LEE. Born: Jan. 10, 1947. Son of J. Stanley and Anna Lois Hess Earhart. Education: Bridgewater College (B.A., 1968) and Bethany Theological Seminary (1973). Served as Pinchot State Park chaplain (1969) and interim-pastor of the Ladera Church of the Brethren in Los Angeles, Calif. (1971-1972). Married Rebecca Kinzie of Trout- ville, Va. (deceased). Married Catherine Ann Wolfe of Oceanside, Calif. (1971).
EBERSOLE, JOHN DIFFENDERFER. Born: January 9, 1889. Son of Solomon R. and Sarah Diffenderfer Ebersole. Elected to ministry (1919) and ordained to eldership (1933) by the Lancaster City Church of the Brethren. Served in the nonsalaried ministry at Lancaster (1919-1935), and pastorates at Jennersville (1935-1941, 1963-1964), Salunga (1944- 1952), Union Grove, Indiana (1952-1954), Williamsburg, Pa. (1954-1958), Mount Pleasant Church (1958-1961), Germantown, Pa. (1961-1963) and the Neffsville Brethren Home (1967- ) Chaplaincy. Served as an interim-pastor at the York Second Church (1967). Married Mattie Irvin.
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Children: Harold I., Irvin and Alma Ebersole. At death of first wife, married Elsie Mae Zug of Lancaster County.
ECKERT, LESTER L. Born: April 23, 1932 at Mechanicsburg, Pa. Son of Lester E. and Marie H. Eckert. Licensed by the Lower Cumberland congregation (1962) and ordained to the full ministry (1972). Married Betty L. Hoover of Franklintown, Pa. (1951). Children: Linda. L., Lester E., David R. and John R. Eckert.
EIGENBRODE, EDWIN M. Born: March 30, 1912 at Waynesboro, Pa. Son of Maurice L. and Alice Bell Naugle Eigen- brode. Member of Camp Eder Commit- tee and of Men's Work Council. Active in the Rouzerville Church. Married Mary A. Embly of Franklin County. Children: Gary E. and G. Thomas Eigen- brode.
ELLER, RAYMON ERNEST. Born: March 31, 1910 in Roanoke County, Va. Son of Christian Emory Eller and Rebecca Henry Eller. Education: Salem High School (1933), Bridgewater College (B.A., 1937), Bethany Biblical Seminary with a B.D. degree, and graduate work at Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Edwin M. Eigenbrode Seminary. Licensed (1934) and ordained (1935) at the Oak Grove Church in Vir- ginia. Advanced to eldership (1942) by the Bassett Church. Pastor- ates: Danville, Va. (1938-1940), Bassett, Va. (1940-1944), Dundalk, Md. (1944-1955), Richmond, Va. (1955-1959), Madison Avenue Church (1959- 1963), Oakland Church, Gettysburg, Ohio (1963-1969), First Church, Wichita, Kansas (1969-1971) and Akron (Ohio) First Church (1971- ). Board of Directors of Council of Churches, Baltimore, Md., Board of Directors of the Interdenominational Religious Work Foundation; Board of Directors of the Campus Ministry Chaplaincy Program in Wichita, Kansas and at Akron State University, Ohio. Married Anne Belle Whitmer of Minneapolis, Minnesota (1937). Children: Rebecca Ann, Stanley W., Jerry R. and Rufus E. Eller.
ESH, JAMES WILLIAM. Born: November 18, 1933 the son of Lydia Esh in Franklin County, Pa. Licensed to ministry at Antietam (1965). Served as local S.S. superintendent, director of music. Has withdrawn to the Brethren in Christ denomination. Married Gladys Rice (1954). Children: Ellen Louise and Darlyss Anne Esh.
ESHBACH, WARREN MILTON. Born: Jan. 4, 1940 at Pottstown, Pa. Son of Milton I. and Viola Spiese Eshbach. Education: Pottstown High School (1957), Gettysburg College (B.S., 1961). Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (B.D., 1967). Licensed (1960) at Gettysburg Church and ordained (1967) at the Piney Creek Church. Pastorates: Piney Creek Church (1961-1967), Friendship Church in Linthicum Heights in Baltimore, Md. (1967-1972). Chaplain at The Brethren Home at Cross Keys (1972- ). District Christian Education Commis- sion member, District peace counselor, member of the Brethren Peace Fellowship. Married Theresa Cocklin of Mechanicsburg, Pa. Children: David Carlton, Eric Cocklin and Robert Warren Eshbach.
FAHNESTOCK, DEAN OLIN. Born: Mechanicsburg, Pa. on March 18, 1944. Son of Lloyd M. and Alma R. Fahnestock. Graduated from High School in 1962. Prepared for business education. Licensed to
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preach (1968) and advanced to full ministry (1972) by Lower Cumber- land congregation. Married Barbara C. Dupert of Lewistown, Pa. Children: Deborah Kay and Dean Edward Fahnestock.
FISHER, VIRGINIA SHOWALTER. Born: March 16, 1908 at Dayton, Virginia. Daughter of L. W. and Willie Catherine Swartz Showalter. Education: George Washington University (A.B., 1932), Lancaster Theological Seminary (M.R.E., 1956). Taught in public schools. As- sociate Regional Secretary of Western Region (1944-1946), Acting Na- tional Director of Children's Work (1946-1947), The Associate Regional Secretary of the Southeastern Region (1947-1951), Director of Youth Work and Associate Regional Secretary of the Eastern Region (1951- 1960), Tri-District Director of Christian Education (1961-1970), As- sociate District Secretary of the Atlantic Northeast District (1970-1971). Taught at Lancaster Theological Seminary (1960-1961). Member of Committee to organize Youth Conferences (1954, 1958). Member of
Committee to implement first and third National Theological Conference. Served on State Council of Churches Committees on behalf of camping, Christian Education, Curriculum Development and Children's Work. Honored in Who's Who of American Women (1969). Was guest editor of Brethren Life and Thought. First woman to be nominated for office of moderator of the Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren (1971). Author of The Story of the Brethren. Member of the Florida District Board of Administration. Teacher of the Homebuilders Class in the Sebring Church. Chairlady of the successful Florida Arts Festival (April, 1972). Married Nevin W. Fisher of Waynesboro, Pa. (1934). Step-son, Bryant W. Fisher and four foster children.
FLORA, SAMUEL HENRY, JR. Born: December 11, 1923 in Franklin County, Va. Son of Samuel Henry and Anne Eller Flora. Education: Basset High School, Va. (1940), Bridgewater College (B.A., 1944), Beth- any Theological Seminary (B.D. 1948). Wesley Seminary in Washington, D.C. (1944-1945). Licensed (1941) at the Mount Hermon Church, Va. and ordained (1944) at the North Baltimore (Trinity) Church. Pas- torates: North Baltimore, Md. (1944-1946), Winter Park, Florida (1947), Morgantown, West Virginia (1948-1951), Pleasant Valley, Va. (1951- 1958), Waynesboro Church (1963- ). District Executive Secretary in the Shenandoah District of Virginia (1958-1963). Chairman of the Southern District Board, Chairman of the Camp Eder Committee, and member of the General Board of the Brotherhood. Married Lillie Ann Baldwin of Cook County, Illinois. Children: Kenneth Lee, John Warren and Paul Richard Flora.
FOGELSANGER, DONALD HERBERT. Born: Jan. 16, 1934 at Chambers- burg, Pa. Son of Reuben B. and Martha Hartman Fogelsanger. Educa- tion: Elizabethtown College (1955) and Bethany Biblical Seminary (B.D., 1959). Licensed to the ministry (1950) by Shippensburg Church and ordained (1956) by same congregation. Pastorates: Champaign, Illinois (1958), Altoona Twenty-Eighth Street Church (1959-1964) and Lebanon Church of the Brethren (1964- ). Married Marjorie M. Kann of Shippensburg, Pa. Children: Debra Jean, Cheryl Ann and Kimberly Kay Fogelsanger.
FORNEY, ROY S. Born: July 12, 1897 in East Petersburg, Pa. Son of Milton G. and Ellen M. Swarr Forney. Education: Elizabethtown Academy, Elizabethtown College (1931) and Temple University (M. A., 1938). Called to ministry by East Petersburg congregation (1919) and ordained to full ministry (1930) by same congregation. Served in the nonsalaried ministry (1919-1942). Served pastorates at Brothersvalley (1942-1947), Morrellville (1947-1951), Martinsburg, Pa. (1951-1961), Jennersville (1964-1967). Was Regional Executive Secretary (1961-
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1964). Married Laura Shreiner of Lancaster (1917). Daughter: Anna Ruth Forney. Married Elizabeth Allwein (1924). Children: Miriam Frances and Arlene Elizabeth Forney. After death of second wife, Roy Forney married Mary Rupp Snyder of Ephrata (1931). Children: Mary Allegra and LeRoy Snyder Forney.
FORRY, ROGER LONGENECKER. Born: April 7, 1936 at Palmyra, Pa. Son of Cyrus G. Forry and Gertrude Longenecker Forry. Education: Palmyra High School (1954), Hershey Junior College (1956), Eliza- bethtown College (B.A., 1958) and Lancaster Theological Seminary (B.D., 1961). Licensed (1954) and ordained (1959) at the Palmyra Church and the Buffalo Church respectively. Pastorates: Buffalo Church (1959-1967) and Hanover Church (1967- ). President of Hanover Ministerium, Southern District Board member, District Nomin- ating and Personnel Committee, Trustee of Elizabethtown College, District Conference Writing Clerk. Married Janice R. Fake of Hershey, Pa. (1957). Children: Christopher Allen and Andrea Janelle Forry. FOUST, PAUL R. Born: December 18, 1912 in Antrim Twp., Franklin County, Pa. Son of Jacob E. and Lizzie M. Foust. Member of the Greencastle congregation. Camp Eder treasurer (1957-1963) District Auditor, Choir Director for Greencastle congregation for more than thirty years. Married Elizabeth Gordon of Greencastle, Pa. (1938). Son: Gordon P. Foust (deceased).
FRANKLIN, KENNETH L. Born: Nov. 29, 1931 at Carlisle, Pa. Son of Paul W. and Della Mae Williams Franklin. Education: Carlisle High School (1951), Elizabethtown College (A.B., 1955), Eastern Baptist Seminary (1964) and Bucknell University (1958). Licensed and ordained at the Huntsdale Church. Pastorates: Buffalo Church (1955- 1958), Rouzerville Church (1958-1962), Drexel Hill (1962-1964) and Thurmont Church (1964-1969). Married Freda I. Thumma of Newville, Pa.
FREY, KENNETH HARVEY. Born: Oct. 29, 1927 at Chambersburg, Pa. Son of Norman B. and Esther Siegrist Frey. Licensed (1967) and or- dained (1970) to the ministry in the Back Creek congregation. Has served in the nonsalaried ministry. Married Anna Mary Meyers (1948). Children: Marian Ann (Negley), Lynn Franklin and Loren Kenneth Frey.
GARDNER, HARRY M. Born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Graduate of Bridgewater College, Bethany Biblical Seminary, and Boston School of Theology (Ph.D.). Pastor at Waynesboro Church (1961-1963). Re- sides at Arlington, Virginia.
GEARHART, C. LOWELL. Born: December 4, 1910 near State Line, Pa. Son of Samuel and Nora Gearhart. Education: High School (1928) and a permanent college teaching certificate (1930). Licensed (1937) and ordained to the ministry (1941) by Falling Spring congregation. Served as moderator of the Falling Spring Church. Married Helen Zimmerman of Greencastle. Children: Dale, Dean, Arlene, Linda and Karl Gearhart.
GEARHART, DEAN E. Born: Nov. 14, 1939. Son of C. Lowell and Helen Zimmerman Gearhart. Licensed (1965) and ordained (1969) to the ministry in the Falling Spring congregation. Education: Green- castle High School (1957), and Shippensburg State College (B.S. 1961, M. Ed., 1963). Serves in the nonsalaried ministry of the Falling Spring Church. Married Dorcas S. Meyers of Greencastle, Pa. Children: Melissa Agnes and Ricky Scott Gearhart.
GIBBLE, MARVIN L. Born: June 7, 1935 at Palmyra, Pa. Son of Lloyd B. and Ruth Wagner Gibble. Served in Brethren Volunteer Service
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work at Flat Creek in Creekville, Kentucky (1958-1960). Lay coun- selor for the District C.B.Y.F. (1960-1966). Member of the Codorus Church. Married Nancy K. Baugher of Black Rock (1960). Children: Jeffrey Alan and John David Gibble.
GLEIM, ELMER QUENTIN. Born: Jan. 10, 1917 at Mechanicsburg, Pa. Son of Quentin A. and Alverta Doner Gleim. Education: John Harris High School (1935), Elizabethtown College (A.B.,
1939), Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D., 1945), Univ. of Pittsburgh (M. Ed., 1954) and graduate work at Pennsyl- vania State University. Licensed (1935) and ordained (1936) to the ministry by the Harrisburg Church of the Brethren. Advanced to the eldership at the First Church, Philadelphia, Pa. (1947). Pas- torates: Long Green Valley (1937), Rose- pine, La. (1939), Capon Chapel Church in West Va., Williamsburg, Pa. (1940- 1942), Bethany Church of Philadelphia, Elmer Q. Gleim Pa. (1942-1945), First Church of the Brethren, Phila., Pa. (1945-1949), County Line Church (1949-1958), Second Church, York, Pa. (1959-1961), Madi- son Avenue Church (1962-1969). Worked as a public school teacher at elementary and secondary schools. Exchange Minister to the British Isles in summer of 1970. Contributor to The Gospel Messenger and Brethren Life and Thought and author of Change and Challenge (1973). Married Ruth A. Rishel of York, Pa. (1942). Children: Robert David, Dianne Lynne (Bowders), and Robin Ann Gleim.
GLOVER, IRVING RAY. Born: March 23, 1936 at Detroit, Michigan. Son of Fred J. and Grace L. Carpenter Glover. Education: Lower Paxton High School (1954), Gettysburg College (1954-1958) and Eliza- bethtown College (A.B. 1958), Bethany Biblical Seminary (B.D., 1962) and Clinical Pastoral Education. Licensed (1956) and ordained (1961) at the Big Swatara Church. Pastorates: Bridgewater, Va. (1960-1961), Shippensburg Church (1962-1964), Canton, Ohio (1964- 1968) and Decatur, Illinois (1968- ). Married Faye E. Frysinger (1956). Children: Carol, Dale, Elaine and Judy. Mrs. Glover died on Feb. 2, 1967. Irving Glover married Carol J. Grider (1967). Her chil- dren are Mark, Dale, Gene, Neil and Tina by a previous marriage.
GODFREY, MERRIN JUNIOR. Born: April 30, 1940 at York, Pa. Son of Daniel E. and Lizzie Hartman Godfrey. Education: William Penn Senior High School (1958) and McPherson College (B.S., 1971). Licensed to preach (1968) by the Codorus congregation. License was not renewed after 1972. Served in Alternative Service work in Garkida, West Africa (1962-1964). Served as chairman of the Codorus Church Board and church chorister. Married Winona Kay Achilles of McPher- son, Kansas.
GOOD, BEVERLY BOWMAN. Born: Aug. 29, 1937 at Port Republic, Va. (1937). Son of Clifford R. and Virginia Bowman Good. Education: Montevideo High School (1955), Bridgewater College (B.A., 1959), Bethany Biblical Seminary (B.D., 1963). Licensed (1955) and ordained (1963) to the ministry at the Mill Creek Church, Va. Pastorates: Intern-Pastor at Waynesboro, Pa. (1961-1962), Pochontas, West Vir-
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ginía (1960) and Arbor Hill Church, Va. (1963- ). Married Janet Wampler of Bridgewater, Va. Children: Gerald Paul and Marjorie Beth Good.
GORDON, FORREST B. Born: Jan. 27, 1918 at New Paris, Pa. Son of Joseph Berkey and Emma Paul Gordon. Education: High School and Bethany Training School. Licensed by the Dunnings Creek Church and ordained in 1960 by his home congregation. Pastorate: Lost Creek Church (1960- ). Served as a Standing Committee delegate (1972). Married Anna Katherine Weible. Children: Ronald Joseph, Rhonda Kay and Roger Evan (deceased). Upon the death of Mrs. Gordon, Forrest married Vera Mae McKarchey Bowen of Port Royal, Pa. The stepchildren are Judith Eilenn, and Susan Darlene Bowen.
GOTTSHALL, JAY RICHARD. Born: August 26, 1924 in Limerick Twp., Montgomery County, Pa. Son of Rein F. and Elizabeth Nyce Gottshall. Education: Royersford High School (1942) and Bethany Bible Training School. Licensed (1944) and ordained (1945) by the Pottstown Church. Pastorates: Springfield, North Atlantic District (1947-1949), Pine Glen (1949-1958), Basset, Va. (1958-1966), Peters Creek, Va. (1966-1971) and Greencastle Church (1971- ). Frequent contributor to The Gospel Messenger. Married Doris I. Hoffman of Pottstown, Pa. Children: Hope Elizabeth, Joy Ardell and Jill Denise Gottshall.
GOULD, WILLIAM LEWIS. Born: May 21, 1917 at Akron, Ohio. Son of William M. and Mary Thomas Gould. Education: Curwensville High School, Elizabethtown College, York Junior College and Bethany Ex- tension classes. Licensed (1935) by the Rockton Church and ordained (1945) at the Leamersville Church. Pastorates: Spring Mount (War- rior's Mark) (1937-1944), Leamersville (1944-1947), Pleasant Hill, Johns- town, Pa. (1947-1959), Lebanon Church (1959-1963), Codorus Church (1963-1970) and the Mechanicsburg Church (1970- ). Served as Executive Secretary to the Lebanon Council of Churches (1960-1961) and as Evangelism Counselor for the brotherhood. Participated in the British-American Preachers' Exchange in 1970 to the British Isles. Involved in more than one hundred preaching missions. Member of the Southern District Board and chairman of the Brethren Home Board. Moderator of the Southern District. Member of the District History Committee. Author of a volume concerning the Codorus Con- gregation. Married Edna Passmore (1940) of Curwensville, Pa. Chil- dren: William A. and Carol Jean (Blouch) Gould.
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