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Edna M. Mitchell, surviving spouse of Rev. Harvey J. Mitchell, died March 18, 2010. Ex- pressions of sympathy may be sent to Mitch- ell family, 63 College Street, Wilmington OH 45177.


Grace I. “Pug” Geary, surviving spouse of Rev. D. John M. Geary, died Monday, August 23, 2010. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the Geary Family, 117 Persimmon Drive, Yor- ktown, VA 23693.


Cyrus Holly died August 30, 2010. Cyrus served at Harvey Chapel in the Southern Dis- trict as a Part Time Local Pastor. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to his wife Connie, at 321 Summerlee Avenue, Oak Hill WV 25901.


Marsha Anderson, wife of Rev. Gus Anderson died August 31, 2010. Notes of sympathy may be sent to: Rt. 1 Box 113, Bluefield VA 24605.


Charles Duncan, father of Rev. Rick Duncan, (AM-First Hinton UMC) passed away Sep- tember 10. Condolences may be sent to Rick at 312 Ballengee St., Hinton, WV 25951.


Roy Turman Tompson, father of Revs. Bart and David Tompson (FE-Trinity-Waldon/ Piedmont; FE Bruce McDonald, Memorial respectively) passed away Monday, Septem- ber 13. Condolences may be sent to: Rev. Bart Tompson: P.O. Box 172 Piedmont, WV 26750 and Rev. David Tompson: 104 East McDonald Ave. Man, WV 26452.


Joe Brown, father of Rev. Monty Brown (FE- Saint Marks, Charleston) passed away Satur- day, September 18. Condolences may be sent to: Rev. Monty Brown 900 Washington Street East, Charleston, WV 25301.


Ed Hardman’s (FE-R) brother, Charles Hard- man, died in Huntingtown, MD. Sunday, Oc- tober 10. Condolences may be sent to: 7 West Lincoln St., Buckhannon, WV, 26201.


Phyllis Mehaffie (AS), pastor of Archer’s Cha- pel & Little UMC, passed away Monday, Oc- tober 11. Phyllis is the wife of Rev. Dennis Mehaffie (FE), pastor of Middlebourne UMC. Condolences may be sent to: 308 East Street, Middlebourne, WV 26149.


Rev. Clarice Smith (LP-R) died Friday, Octo- ber 15. Condolences may be sent to her hus- band John at P.O. Box 166, Upper Glade, WV 26266.


Mildred Rinehart-Scragg, spouse of Rev. Charles W. Scragg, Jr., died October 10, 2009. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to Charles at 159 21st Avenue, Vero Beach FL 32962.


Rev. G. Frank Plybon Jr. (FE-R), died on Sat- urday, October 16. Memorial donations may be made to UMCOR, the American Bible Society, Gideons International or your per- sonal Sunday School. Condolences may be sent to Frank’s wife, Marsha, at 2800 Emer- son Ave., Parkersburg, W.Va. 26101.


Rev. David E. Jasper (FE, Morris Memorial UMC, Charleston), passed away on Sunday, October 24. Please send condolences to Rev. Jeremiah Jasper at PO Box 672, Huntington, WV, 25701.


Doris Stewart, wife of Rev. Perry Stewart (AM- R), died at home Tuesday evening, November 2, aſter a lengthy illness. Condolences may be sent to Rev. Stewart and the family at 612 29th St., Vienna, WV 26105.


Ronald Gooding, father of Rev. Dr. Kevin Gooding (FE, McHenry UMC, McHenry, MD), and father-in-law of Rev. Jennifer Johns- Gooding (FE, St. Paul’s UMC, Oakland, MD), passed away on November 5. Condolences may be sent to his wife, Nancy at 214 NE 38th Oak Island, NC 28465-5633.


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Rev. Gary Boyd, pastor of Friendly UMC, died November 8. Condolences may be sent to: 206 S. Wells St., Sistersville, WV, 26175. Memorial contributions can be made to Journey Hospice, 314 S. Wells Street, Sis- tersville, WV 26175 or the Sistersville Min- isterial Association, 210 Main Street, Sis- tersville, WV 26175.


Gene Richards, father of Jim (FE - Winfield UMC) and Mike Richards (FE - Midland Trail Charge), passed away November 10. Con- dolences may be sent to: Rev. Jim Richards, 123 Westland Estates, Winfield, W.Va. 25213 and Rev. Mike Richards, 418 East Fourth St., Belle, W.Va. 25015.


DECEMBER 2010 CaLEnDaR DECEMBER 2010


7 Glenwood Park Board of Trustees Meeting 24-31 Conference Center Closed JANUARY 2011


4 Order of Elders Coordinating Committee Meeting FEBRUARY 2011


2-6 Older Adult Ministries Workshop


23 Ministry Accountability Team Meeting Full calendar online at wvumc.org/calendar


2011 DisasTER REsPOnsE TRaininG


The West Virginia Confer- ence Disaster Response Co- ordinators will lead an Early Disaster Response Training February 5, 2011. Te training begins at 8:30


am at Blueville United Meth- odist Church in Graſton, WV. Tis class takes 6-8 hours to complete, excluding meals or breaks. The mission of an early re-


sponse team is to provide a caring Christian presence in the aftermath of disaster. The team is not a first re- sponse group of emergency


2010 ChURCh REMiTTanCEs


Te deadline for 2010 Church Remittances is noon on Friday, January 7, 2011. Your payment must be received in the Treasurer’s Office on this day, regardless of the postmark date on the envelope. All money received in our office aſter the stated time and date will be credited to 2011. For more information, please see page 463, item nine of the 2010 Conference Journal.


1. To ensure proper credit, please be sure your


church number and check number are indicated on the remittance form. 2. Make sure all checks are PAYABLE TO “CON- FERENCE TREASURER”. Please make sure your


check is complete and signed. 3. Mark clearly on the remittance form “FOR 2010”. We ask that you do not remit 2011 monies before January 7, 2011. 4. Please allow five days for your payment to reach


our office or you may want to use the overnight ser- vice available through the US Postal Service. Please mail your payment in the preprinted envelope pro- vided by our office. If using your own envelope be sure to mail to: P. O. Box 2469, Charleston, WV 25329.


If you have any questions, please call: Lisa Priestley, 1-800-788-3746, ext. 40.


workers or a recovery, re- build or repair team. Rath- er, it fills a specific need in the early days after a disas- ter to establish the presence of the church. For more information, con-


tact Rev. Dan Lowther or Rev. Sue Lowther, WV Conference Disaster Relief Coordinators at 304-265-4419, 304-265-0361 or by e-mail at dclowther@ gmail.com or wsuelowther@ gmail.com. Learn more and download a registration form online at www.wvumc.org/ disasterrelief.


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