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Volume 9 Preachers of U.B. and EUB Virginia Conferences December 26, 2024
one parsonage, and received 375 into the church He transferred to Md. Conf. in 1895 and to Pa. Conf. in
1902. He served Boiling Springs, 1904-09; Shiremanstown (1909-12), Windsor (1912-17), York Fourth,
1917-20; and Spry, 1920-28. He died Oct. 2, 1928, and was interred at Spry, Pa. The picture on the left is
from [Glovier 1965, pp. 70], taken in 1886. He married Cornelia Ann Weaver. He was a good sermonizer, a
faithful pastor, and lived the gospel he preached. In his earlier ministry he rode his circuits on horse-back in
typical pioneer fashion. His saddle-bags, and other valuable historical materials and data he had collated, are
being cared for by the Pa. Conf. Historical Committee. Mr. Byrd took a keen interest in U.B. Church history
and from 1912 to 1925 was secretary of the Pa. Conference Historical Society. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 133,
159-160; see also pp. 127, 130, 159, 285, 286, 287, 288, 290, 291, 298]; Holdcraft 1938, p. 290, which
provided the picture on the right]; and [Glovier 1965, pp. 90, 235] and [Lycoming 2013]
CAIN: William M. H. Cain became a member of Va. Conference in 1855. He transferred to Parkersburg
Conference in 1857 [Funkhouser 1921, p. 133]. Rev. W. M. Cain served Hartford Circuit, 1855-56; W. M. K.
Cain served Union Station, 1856-57 [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 257-258; see also pp. 126, 257, 258, 259]. He is
listed as William H. H. Cain in [Glovier 1965, p. 89]. Not listed in [Lycoming 2013].
CAMPBELL: Raymond Elwood Campbell was born Dec. 13, 1911, in Bath County, Va. He
attended the Bath County public schools, and he took a correspondence course with Emory
University, Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to joining Va. Conf. in 1956, he was a local preacher in the
Christian Church. He was ordained in 1957. He is married to Bertha Whitesel. He served
Cumberland Calvary-Bethel, 1956-58; Edinburg, 1958-62; Churchville, 1963-68; and Hardy,
1969. Son of Walter L. and Bessie P. Campbell, was born Dec. 13,1911. He attended public
schools in Bath County. In 1933 he married Edna L. Fulwider, who died in 1950. To this union
were born seven children: Christine Huff, Tenn.; Raymond Lee, Hampton, Va.; Victor, N.J.;
Bonnie Cardwell, Tex.; Steve, Edinburg, Va.; Dorothy, Las Vegas, Nev.; and Becky Palmer, N.J.
Rev. Campbell took a correspondence course from Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. In 1951, he married Bertha
Inez Whitesell. They have two children, Sandra Carlson, Anchorage, Alaska, and Jonathan, Staunton, Va.
Rev. Campbell was licensed to preach by Quarterly Conference of Methodist Church in Rockbridge County in
1953. He preached in various Methodist and other churches in the county, also had a radio ministry from
Lexington for 2 years. He was employed by the EUB Conference in 1956 and sent to Calvary and Bethel
churches in Cumberland, Md. In 1956, he was ordained Deacon in the Evangelical Methodist Church in
Memphis, Tenn., by Lucian D. Smith, General Superintendent. After a Conference Course of Studies, he was
ordained Elder in the EUB Church in Keyser, W. Va., and he was received into full connection with Va. Conf. in
1957. Rev. Campbell had another radio ministry over WSVA FM. Rev. and Mrs. Campbell were both
accomplished musicians, having composed and arranged many gospel songs. Together they cut an LP record
album entitled, “No One Cared For My Soul.” He retired in 1974, and came home to the farm west of Mt.
Jackson, Va., where they divided their time between the farm and their new home in Pomona Park, Fla. Rev.
Campbell departed this life Nov. 6, 1988. Funeral services were held at Henry Funeral Home in Staunton,
Virginia, the Rev. Paul E. Bohr officiating. He was laid to rest in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Va. His
memoir, as well as his wife’s, is provided in Section II.A (below). [Glovier 1965, p. 270, from which the
picture is taken; see also pp. 86, 92, 182, 222, 225, 227, 230, 258, 259, 270] and [Burch 1985, pp. 31-32]
CANNON: Oscar W. Cannon served Antioch, 1954-55; and Bayard, 1954-56. Not listed in the 1968,
1969, or 1985 UMC General Minutes.
CANOLES: William Edward Canoles (b. Jan. 28, 1890, Rayville, Md.; d. Jan. 5, 1965, Front Royal, Va.;
married Ruth Ann Baker. He was granted license in 1912, recommended by Rayville Charge. He was
ordained Deacon, Baltimore Conference, MECS, in 1921; and Elder, Baltimore Conference, MECS, 1925. He
served Millers, 1911-12; Jefferson, 1912-13 (together with Mt. Olivet in 1913); Biglerville, 1913-14; Springet,
1914-17; and New Creek, 1918-19. In 1919 he was dismissed and affiliated with Balt. Conf., MECS. He
served Warren (Va.), 1919-24; Richlands Circuit (Greenbrier County, W.Va.), 1924-26; Mt. Airy, Md., 1926-
29; Freedom, Md., 1929-31; and was granted location and moved to Calif. for health reasons, where he
served a Methodist Church in Colfax, Calif. He returned to the U.B. Church, Va. Conf., and served Toms
Brook, 1942-44; Hardy (Mathias, W.Va.), 1944-47; and Antioch, 1947-51. He served Hillsboro-Bluemont
Methodist, 1951-54; West Frederick, 1954-56; Standardsville Circuit, 1956-59; and retired in 1959, in which
he served Amherst (6 months) and Cokesbury Circuit, Warren County (Va.; 6 months). Note: William Canoles
is a brother to Rev. John Jefferson Canoles (1893-1969) of the Presbyterian Church. [Dates for Mrs. Canoles
are inconsistent: One source says she was born was born 6-14-1902. Their marriage is variously reported as
2-17-1914 at First U.B. Church in Hagerstown MD and as 2-14-1917 in Jefferson, Pa.] [Lycoming 2013]
CANTER: J. M. Canter (Cantor) became a member of Conference in 1862 (together with Henry A. Bovey,
Abram E. Evers, James W. Hott, John K. Nelson, and Charles T. Stern) and was ordained in 1864—transferred
to Scioto Conference (?) in 1866 [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 126, 133 (which uses the interrogatory);
265 (“Cantor”)] and [Glovier 1965, p. 89].
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one parsonage, and received 375 into the church He transferred to Md. Conf. in 1895 and to Pa. Conf. in
1902. He served Boiling Springs, 1904-09; Shiremanstown (1909-12), Windsor (1912-17), York Fourth,
1917-20; and Spry, 1920-28. He died Oct. 2, 1928, and was interred at Spry, Pa. The picture on the left is
from [Glovier 1965, pp. 70], taken in 1886. He married Cornelia Ann Weaver. He was a good sermonizer, a
faithful pastor, and lived the gospel he preached. In his earlier ministry he rode his circuits on horse-back in
typical pioneer fashion. His saddle-bags, and other valuable historical materials and data he had collated, are
being cared for by the Pa. Conf. Historical Committee. Mr. Byrd took a keen interest in U.B. Church history
and from 1912 to 1925 was secretary of the Pa. Conference Historical Society. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 133,
159-160; see also pp. 127, 130, 159, 285, 286, 287, 288, 290, 291, 298]; Holdcraft 1938, p. 290, which
provided the picture on the right]; and [Glovier 1965, pp. 90, 235] and [Lycoming 2013]
CAIN: William M. H. Cain became a member of Va. Conference in 1855. He transferred to Parkersburg
Conference in 1857 [Funkhouser 1921, p. 133]. Rev. W. M. Cain served Hartford Circuit, 1855-56; W. M. K.
Cain served Union Station, 1856-57 [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 257-258; see also pp. 126, 257, 258, 259]. He is
listed as William H. H. Cain in [Glovier 1965, p. 89]. Not listed in [Lycoming 2013].
CAMPBELL: Raymond Elwood Campbell was born Dec. 13, 1911, in Bath County, Va. He
attended the Bath County public schools, and he took a correspondence course with Emory
University, Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to joining Va. Conf. in 1956, he was a local preacher in the
Christian Church. He was ordained in 1957. He is married to Bertha Whitesel. He served
Cumberland Calvary-Bethel, 1956-58; Edinburg, 1958-62; Churchville, 1963-68; and Hardy,
1969. Son of Walter L. and Bessie P. Campbell, was born Dec. 13,1911. He attended public
schools in Bath County. In 1933 he married Edna L. Fulwider, who died in 1950. To this union
were born seven children: Christine Huff, Tenn.; Raymond Lee, Hampton, Va.; Victor, N.J.;
Bonnie Cardwell, Tex.; Steve, Edinburg, Va.; Dorothy, Las Vegas, Nev.; and Becky Palmer, N.J.
Rev. Campbell took a correspondence course from Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. In 1951, he married Bertha
Inez Whitesell. They have two children, Sandra Carlson, Anchorage, Alaska, and Jonathan, Staunton, Va.
Rev. Campbell was licensed to preach by Quarterly Conference of Methodist Church in Rockbridge County in
1953. He preached in various Methodist and other churches in the county, also had a radio ministry from
Lexington for 2 years. He was employed by the EUB Conference in 1956 and sent to Calvary and Bethel
churches in Cumberland, Md. In 1956, he was ordained Deacon in the Evangelical Methodist Church in
Memphis, Tenn., by Lucian D. Smith, General Superintendent. After a Conference Course of Studies, he was
ordained Elder in the EUB Church in Keyser, W. Va., and he was received into full connection with Va. Conf. in
1957. Rev. Campbell had another radio ministry over WSVA FM. Rev. and Mrs. Campbell were both
accomplished musicians, having composed and arranged many gospel songs. Together they cut an LP record
album entitled, “No One Cared For My Soul.” He retired in 1974, and came home to the farm west of Mt.
Jackson, Va., where they divided their time between the farm and their new home in Pomona Park, Fla. Rev.
Campbell departed this life Nov. 6, 1988. Funeral services were held at Henry Funeral Home in Staunton,
Virginia, the Rev. Paul E. Bohr officiating. He was laid to rest in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Va. His
memoir, as well as his wife’s, is provided in Section II.A (below). [Glovier 1965, p. 270, from which the
picture is taken; see also pp. 86, 92, 182, 222, 225, 227, 230, 258, 259, 270] and [Burch 1985, pp. 31-32]
CANNON: Oscar W. Cannon served Antioch, 1954-55; and Bayard, 1954-56. Not listed in the 1968,
1969, or 1985 UMC General Minutes.
CANOLES: William Edward Canoles (b. Jan. 28, 1890, Rayville, Md.; d. Jan. 5, 1965, Front Royal, Va.;
married Ruth Ann Baker. He was granted license in 1912, recommended by Rayville Charge. He was
ordained Deacon, Baltimore Conference, MECS, in 1921; and Elder, Baltimore Conference, MECS, 1925. He
served Millers, 1911-12; Jefferson, 1912-13 (together with Mt. Olivet in 1913); Biglerville, 1913-14; Springet,
1914-17; and New Creek, 1918-19. In 1919 he was dismissed and affiliated with Balt. Conf., MECS. He
served Warren (Va.), 1919-24; Richlands Circuit (Greenbrier County, W.Va.), 1924-26; Mt. Airy, Md., 1926-
29; Freedom, Md., 1929-31; and was granted location and moved to Calif. for health reasons, where he
served a Methodist Church in Colfax, Calif. He returned to the U.B. Church, Va. Conf., and served Toms
Brook, 1942-44; Hardy (Mathias, W.Va.), 1944-47; and Antioch, 1947-51. He served Hillsboro-Bluemont
Methodist, 1951-54; West Frederick, 1954-56; Standardsville Circuit, 1956-59; and retired in 1959, in which
he served Amherst (6 months) and Cokesbury Circuit, Warren County (Va.; 6 months). Note: William Canoles
is a brother to Rev. John Jefferson Canoles (1893-1969) of the Presbyterian Church. [Dates for Mrs. Canoles
are inconsistent: One source says she was born was born 6-14-1902. Their marriage is variously reported as
2-17-1914 at First U.B. Church in Hagerstown MD and as 2-14-1917 in Jefferson, Pa.] [Lycoming 2013]
CANTER: J. M. Canter (Cantor) became a member of Conference in 1862 (together with Henry A. Bovey,
Abram E. Evers, James W. Hott, John K. Nelson, and Charles T. Stern) and was ordained in 1864—transferred
to Scioto Conference (?) in 1866 [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 126, 133 (which uses the interrogatory);
265 (“Cantor”)] and [Glovier 1965, p. 89].
Biographical Sketches 24
