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sacred memory, and may those of you who remain ever find that sure strength of the Holy Spirit to carry
on a noble ministry for yourselves and for generations yet to come. May peace be with you this day and
always.—W. E. Wolfe, Pastor, 1955
Church Officers, 1954-55. Pastor, Rev. W. E. Wolfe; Secretary, Council of Administration, Ivan
Whitmer; Trustees—Mrs. D. F. Ritchie, Clinton Spitzer, Jessie Billhimer, Neff Kline, Gilmer Smith, and
Woodrow W. Smith; Stewards—Woodrow W. Smith, chief steward, Ralph Frank, John Crider, Clinton Spitzer,
Homer Ashenfelter, and Mrs. Evelyn Smith; Class Leader Ivan Whitmer; Assistant Class Leader, Layman Lantz;
Church Treasurer, John I. Smith; Financial Secretary, Carolyn Shultz; Director of Adult Work, Gilmer Smith;
Director of Youth Work, Laura Lantz; Director of Children’s Work, Mrs. Homer Fulk; Member Emeritus, Charles
L. McMullen; Member Emeritus, Frederick L. Whetzel; Superintendent, Ivan Whitmer; Assistant Superintendent,
Layman Lantz; Secretary, Evelyn Shultz; Assistant Secretary, Kay Ashenfelter; Treasurer, Ralph Frank; Organist
for Sunday School and Worship, June Smith; Pianist for Worship, Fay Ashenfelter; Pianist for Sunday School,
Nadine Deavers; Chorister, Mrs. Evelyn Smith; Assistant Chorister, Carey Smith; WSWS—President, Mrs.
Clinton Spitzer; Vice-President, Mrs. David Ruebush; Secretary, and Mrs. Rolston Deavers; Ladies Aid Society—
President, Mrs. Clyde Keister; Vice-President, Mrs. John Crider; Secretary, Mrs. Clinton Spitzer; Treasurer, Mrs.
Gilmer Smith; Youth Fellowship—President, Carey Smith; Vice-President, Ralph Frank; Secretary, June Smith”;
Treasurer, Geraldine Deavers; Men’s Brotherhood—President, Rolston Deavers; Vice-President, Fred Whetzel;
Secretary, Jefferson Fultz; Treasurer, Emmer Spitzer; Sunday School Teachers—Cradle Roll Superintendent,
Mrs. Carroll Crider; Class No. 1, Mrs. Gilmer Smith and Assistant, Mrs. Homer Fulk; Class No. 2, Mrs. Ralph
Frank and Assistant, Mrs. Sterling Lemons; Class No. 3, Mrs. Evelyn Smith and Assistant, Carolyn Shultz; Class
No. 4, June Smith and Assistant, Mrs. David Ruebush; Class No. 5, Layman Lantz and Assistant, Emmer Spitzer;
Class No. 6, John I. Smith and Assistant, Carroll Crider; Class No. 7, Gilmer Smith and Assistant, Emmer Spitzer;
and Class No. 8, F. L. Whetzel and Assistant, John Chapman, Sr.
Members in 1955 (242): Homer Ashenfelter, Cleo Ritchie Ashenfelter, Russel Lee Ashenfelter, Jean
Kay Ashenfelter, Joan Fay Ashenfelter, John Ashenfelter, Edward D. Baldwin, Ervin L. Baldwin, Wade Hampton
Baldwin, Wilda May Baldwin, Raleigh Berry, Nellie Hawse Berry, David E. Berry, Halsie Hartman Berry,
Douglas A. Berry, Hazel Fulk Billhimer, Willie J. Walton Billhimer, Jesse Willard Billhimer, J. Edward Bixler,
Byron Bush, John D. Chapman, Sr., Rita Hartman Chapman, John D. Chapman, Jr., Lucille Whetzel Chapman,
Abe Emanuel Corbin, Edith Reedy Corbin, Anna Mary Corbin, David Crider, Wanda Lee Crider, John Henry
Crider, Hazel Ritchie Crider, Carroll Crider, Iva Lee Crider, Jennings Crider, Bonnie May Crider, Jay Crider,
Hilda Louise Crider, Rolston Deavers, Velma Dove Deavers, Frances Ritchie Deavers, Geraldine Ritchie
Deavers, Nadine Janice Deavers, Mary M. Dingledine, Benjamine M. Dove, Martha Hottinger Dove, Alson Allen
Dove, Lloyd Simon Dove, Wilmer E. Dove, Leonard Harrison Dove, Thelma Dove, Arnold Dove, Everette Lee
Dove, Stanley, Lawrence Dove, Goldie Lucille Dove, Robert Junior Dove, Carolyn Dove, Charlotte Dove, Nancy
May Dove, Nellie Alberta Dove, Bernie Eaton, Eunice Louise Eckard, Alma B. Feddon,, Sarah Keister Ford,
Flemmie Kline Frank, Florence Lam Frank, Ralph Franklin Frank, Norma Lawson Frank, Ralph Raymond Fulk,
Beatrice Mae Taylor Fulk, Shirley Ann Fulk, Paul Vernon Fulk, Shirley Trumbo Fulk, Lois Virginia Fulk, Homer
Marshall Fulk, Georgie Maxine Spitzer Fulk, Jefferson L. Fultz, Jerry Devaugh Funkhouser, Laura Belle Losh
Grogg, Nancy Watson Grogg, Charles Halterman, Hazel Taylor Halterman, Harry Hartman, Letty Smith
Hartman, Charles Baxter Hartman, Ava Hester Hartman, Glen Elwood Hartman, Robert Lee Hartman, Janice
Ramona Hartman, Ernest L. Hawse, Martha Hartman Hawse, Genevieve Hawse, Bery Gay Hawse, Claud Hawse,
Ruth Hill Hawse, Ortie Trumbo Hawse, Willard Eston Hill, Mamie Grogg Hill, Rachel Watson Hill, Robert Eston
Hill, Marjorie Ann Hill, Irene Elaine Hill, Willard Kenneth Hill, Phyllis Jean Hill, J. Oscar Hollar, Geneva
Hottinger, Ellie R. Jenkins, Garth Lanham Kagey, Ralph Watson Kagey, Kay Ticie Kagey, Kate Smith Keister,
Clyde Lawrence Keister, Carroll Keister, Frances Stroop Keister, Ronald Lee Keister, Joyce Linda Keister, Neff
Kline, Naomi Neff Kline, Louise Kline, Lawrence Kline, Londie Sonifrank Lantz, Laura Catherine Lantz, Ruth
Taylor Laurent, Harley Lemons, Sterling Harrison Lemons, Catherine Getz Lemons, Gene Lyle Lemons, Roland
Wayne Lemons, James Ludholtz, Ethel Byerly Ludholtz, Kenneth Edward Ludholtz, Leota Arlene Martz, Conrad
M. Martz, Sallie Bixler Mason, Nellie Pennington Miller, Alda May Whetzel Moyers, Pauline Sherman Moyers,
Paul Edward Mohler, Lillie Elizabeth Pence Mohler, Charles L. McMullen, Earl McMullen, Pearl McMullen,
Bruce Rader, Forrest Rader, Etta B. Reedy, Alpha Rischel, Vernie Trumbo Ritchie, Chester Ritchie, Martha
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sacred memory, and may those of you who remain ever find that sure strength of the Holy Spirit to carry
on a noble ministry for yourselves and for generations yet to come. May peace be with you this day and
always.—W. E. Wolfe, Pastor, 1955
Church Officers, 1954-55. Pastor, Rev. W. E. Wolfe; Secretary, Council of Administration, Ivan
Whitmer; Trustees—Mrs. D. F. Ritchie, Clinton Spitzer, Jessie Billhimer, Neff Kline, Gilmer Smith, and
Woodrow W. Smith; Stewards—Woodrow W. Smith, chief steward, Ralph Frank, John Crider, Clinton Spitzer,
Homer Ashenfelter, and Mrs. Evelyn Smith; Class Leader Ivan Whitmer; Assistant Class Leader, Layman Lantz;
Church Treasurer, John I. Smith; Financial Secretary, Carolyn Shultz; Director of Adult Work, Gilmer Smith;
Director of Youth Work, Laura Lantz; Director of Children’s Work, Mrs. Homer Fulk; Member Emeritus, Charles
L. McMullen; Member Emeritus, Frederick L. Whetzel; Superintendent, Ivan Whitmer; Assistant Superintendent,
Layman Lantz; Secretary, Evelyn Shultz; Assistant Secretary, Kay Ashenfelter; Treasurer, Ralph Frank; Organist
for Sunday School and Worship, June Smith; Pianist for Worship, Fay Ashenfelter; Pianist for Sunday School,
Nadine Deavers; Chorister, Mrs. Evelyn Smith; Assistant Chorister, Carey Smith; WSWS—President, Mrs.
Clinton Spitzer; Vice-President, Mrs. David Ruebush; Secretary, and Mrs. Rolston Deavers; Ladies Aid Society—
President, Mrs. Clyde Keister; Vice-President, Mrs. John Crider; Secretary, Mrs. Clinton Spitzer; Treasurer, Mrs.
Gilmer Smith; Youth Fellowship—President, Carey Smith; Vice-President, Ralph Frank; Secretary, June Smith”;
Treasurer, Geraldine Deavers; Men’s Brotherhood—President, Rolston Deavers; Vice-President, Fred Whetzel;
Secretary, Jefferson Fultz; Treasurer, Emmer Spitzer; Sunday School Teachers—Cradle Roll Superintendent,
Mrs. Carroll Crider; Class No. 1, Mrs. Gilmer Smith and Assistant, Mrs. Homer Fulk; Class No. 2, Mrs. Ralph
Frank and Assistant, Mrs. Sterling Lemons; Class No. 3, Mrs. Evelyn Smith and Assistant, Carolyn Shultz; Class
No. 4, June Smith and Assistant, Mrs. David Ruebush; Class No. 5, Layman Lantz and Assistant, Emmer Spitzer;
Class No. 6, John I. Smith and Assistant, Carroll Crider; Class No. 7, Gilmer Smith and Assistant, Emmer Spitzer;
and Class No. 8, F. L. Whetzel and Assistant, John Chapman, Sr.
Members in 1955 (242): Homer Ashenfelter, Cleo Ritchie Ashenfelter, Russel Lee Ashenfelter, Jean
Kay Ashenfelter, Joan Fay Ashenfelter, John Ashenfelter, Edward D. Baldwin, Ervin L. Baldwin, Wade Hampton
Baldwin, Wilda May Baldwin, Raleigh Berry, Nellie Hawse Berry, David E. Berry, Halsie Hartman Berry,
Douglas A. Berry, Hazel Fulk Billhimer, Willie J. Walton Billhimer, Jesse Willard Billhimer, J. Edward Bixler,
Byron Bush, John D. Chapman, Sr., Rita Hartman Chapman, John D. Chapman, Jr., Lucille Whetzel Chapman,
Abe Emanuel Corbin, Edith Reedy Corbin, Anna Mary Corbin, David Crider, Wanda Lee Crider, John Henry
Crider, Hazel Ritchie Crider, Carroll Crider, Iva Lee Crider, Jennings Crider, Bonnie May Crider, Jay Crider,
Hilda Louise Crider, Rolston Deavers, Velma Dove Deavers, Frances Ritchie Deavers, Geraldine Ritchie
Deavers, Nadine Janice Deavers, Mary M. Dingledine, Benjamine M. Dove, Martha Hottinger Dove, Alson Allen
Dove, Lloyd Simon Dove, Wilmer E. Dove, Leonard Harrison Dove, Thelma Dove, Arnold Dove, Everette Lee
Dove, Stanley, Lawrence Dove, Goldie Lucille Dove, Robert Junior Dove, Carolyn Dove, Charlotte Dove, Nancy
May Dove, Nellie Alberta Dove, Bernie Eaton, Eunice Louise Eckard, Alma B. Feddon,, Sarah Keister Ford,
Flemmie Kline Frank, Florence Lam Frank, Ralph Franklin Frank, Norma Lawson Frank, Ralph Raymond Fulk,
Beatrice Mae Taylor Fulk, Shirley Ann Fulk, Paul Vernon Fulk, Shirley Trumbo Fulk, Lois Virginia Fulk, Homer
Marshall Fulk, Georgie Maxine Spitzer Fulk, Jefferson L. Fultz, Jerry Devaugh Funkhouser, Laura Belle Losh
Grogg, Nancy Watson Grogg, Charles Halterman, Hazel Taylor Halterman, Harry Hartman, Letty Smith
Hartman, Charles Baxter Hartman, Ava Hester Hartman, Glen Elwood Hartman, Robert Lee Hartman, Janice
Ramona Hartman, Ernest L. Hawse, Martha Hartman Hawse, Genevieve Hawse, Bery Gay Hawse, Claud Hawse,
Ruth Hill Hawse, Ortie Trumbo Hawse, Willard Eston Hill, Mamie Grogg Hill, Rachel Watson Hill, Robert Eston
Hill, Marjorie Ann Hill, Irene Elaine Hill, Willard Kenneth Hill, Phyllis Jean Hill, J. Oscar Hollar, Geneva
Hottinger, Ellie R. Jenkins, Garth Lanham Kagey, Ralph Watson Kagey, Kay Ticie Kagey, Kate Smith Keister,
Clyde Lawrence Keister, Carroll Keister, Frances Stroop Keister, Ronald Lee Keister, Joyce Linda Keister, Neff
Kline, Naomi Neff Kline, Louise Kline, Lawrence Kline, Londie Sonifrank Lantz, Laura Catherine Lantz, Ruth
Taylor Laurent, Harley Lemons, Sterling Harrison Lemons, Catherine Getz Lemons, Gene Lyle Lemons, Roland
Wayne Lemons, James Ludholtz, Ethel Byerly Ludholtz, Kenneth Edward Ludholtz, Leota Arlene Martz, Conrad
M. Martz, Sallie Bixler Mason, Nellie Pennington Miller, Alda May Whetzel Moyers, Pauline Sherman Moyers,
Paul Edward Mohler, Lillie Elizabeth Pence Mohler, Charles L. McMullen, Earl McMullen, Pearl McMullen,
Bruce Rader, Forrest Rader, Etta B. Reedy, Alpha Rischel, Vernie Trumbo Ritchie, Chester Ritchie, Martha
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