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maiden sermon in its pulpit the same month. He was for 4 years the president of the Christian Endeavor
Society 2 years Superintendent of the Sunday School—these organizations at St. Paul’s progressed splendidly
under his leadership. “He preached his first sermon in 1918 and joined the Va. Conf. in 1923 received his
annual conference license to preach; and he then became assistant pastor of Staunton Church under Rev. H.
P. Ruppenthall and held this position for 3 years. He was ordained in 1931. Rev. Fisher has served the
following appointments: Swoope, 1926-27; Churchville, 1927-34; Broadway, 1934-42; Shenandoah, 1942-
56; and Berkeley Springs Circuit, 1957-58, both Mt. Horeb and Otterbein Circuits, 1959-60; and Cedar Grove
Church. Rev. Fisher died Sunday, Mar. 7, 1965, at his home in Shenandoah. Funeral services were held at
EUB Church, Shenandoah, Va., Tuesday, Mar. 9. Interment was in Shenandoah Cemetery. P. W. Fisher was
pastor when the Cootes Store congregation purchased the Baptist church in 1936 and rededicated it as
Bethany U.B. Church. An educational unit was added to Broadway Church in 1940 while P. W. Fisher was
pastor. A new educational unit and remodeled sanctuary was provided to Shenandoah Church costing
$28,000 in 1952 when he was pastor, and a new church house was constructed during his tenure at St. Peters
in 1953. His memoir, as well as his wife’s, is provided in Section II.A (below). [Glovier 1965, p. 262; see also
82, 86, 91, 131, 155, 156, 173, 175, 257, 258, 284, 298] The left-most picture is from 1928, when P. W.
Fisher visited the U.B. Church at Staunton on its 40th anniversary. The other pictures are from [Glovier 1965,
pp. 82, 262]—the one on the right was taken in 1956 when Rev. Fisher retired.
FLECK: David Fleck was licensed and became a member of Conference in 1817, and he was ordained
1819. He served Juniata Circuit, 1819-20 and 1827-28. Member of Pa. Conf. of 1833. Charter member of
Allegheny Conf. in 1839. He died in 1841, interred at Three Springs, Pa. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 125, 135,
231; Glovier 1965, p. 87; Lycoming 2013]
FLICKINGER: Jacob Flickinger (b. 1785; d. Apr. 17, 1844; mar. Anna Maria Hinkle (1794-1867) was the
son of Peter (1749-1821) and Anna Christina Thor (1755-1831). He had Anna Maria had nine children. He
became a member of Conference in 1815 and licensed as an exhorter; and joined Conference again in 1816
when he was licensed to preach. Note: A. D. K. Flickinger, son-in-law of Bishop J. J. Glossbrenner and later
(1872) missionary secretary, sailed to Africa in 1855 among the U.B. Church’s first missionaries. In 1818
Jacob Flickinger moved to Butler County, Ohio, and became a farmer and local preacher in the Miami Conf.
He died in 1844 (his obituary is in the Miami Conf. Journal, 1892, p. 9). Mrs. Flickinger was the daughter of
Bishop Henry Kumler, Sr., and the brother of Bishop Henry Kumler, Jr. She was also the mother of a bishop,
for Jacob and Hannah are the parents of Bishop Daniel Kumler Flickinger. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 124, 135,
230-231, 233, 269; Glovier 1965, pp. 87, 306; Lycoming 2013]
FLOOK: Cyrus F. Flook (b. Aug. 21, 1866, Myersville, Md.; D. Aug 23, 1932; mar.
Elizabeth Eby) received his quarterly conference license from Hagerstown St. Paul’s in 1891
and his Md. Conf. license in 1892. In Va. Conf. he served Lacey Springs Circuit, 1892-93, but
located in 1893. Yet he was ordained in Md. Conf. in 1895. He was a professor at Kee Mar
College, Hagerstown, Md., and then a businessman. In 1902 he transferred to Pa. Conf. Note:
Cyrus F. Flook was the historian of the Myersville Church and preserved much of its history.
He is the grandson of Joshua Harp through his mother Elizabeth Harp Flook. His sister married
F. Berry Plummer. [Pa. Conf. 1923, p. 8, which provided the picture] and [Lycoming 2103]
FLORY: Dr. Joseph Weldon Flory was born at Harrisonburg, Va., June 23, 1942, the son
of Weldon W. and Frances M. Flory. Born and nurtured in a Christian home, he dedicated
himself to Christ early in life. He is a graduate from Turner Ashby High School, Rockingham
County, Va. He received his Liberal Arts Diploma from Shenandoah College (Class of 1962),
and his Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Madison College. He was a delegate
to the General Youth Fellowship Convention at Indianapolis, Ind., in 1960, and he served as
vice-president of the Fellowship for two years. He attended the first EUB Youth Convocation
at Estes Park, Colorado, in 1962. He served the Mt. Bethel Church for one year, beginning
July 1, 1963. In 1964 he is teaching school, but he plans to enter United Seminary in the
fall of 1965. He served Pleasant Valley Circuit, 1962-64. He received a Ph.D. from Indiana
University of Pennsylvania and in 2002 was Director of International Education at Radford University. He was
then living with his wife Obie in Radford, Va. Their children are children Nicole and Heather. [Glovier 1965,
p. 259, 293]
FLOYD: Millard Ray Floyd (1910-1993) was born
Mar. 14, 1910, near Mannington, W.Va., son of Russel
O. and Viola Tippie Floyd, was one of a family of 11
children. He was converted at age 12 at Buffalo
Methodist Church near his home town. He attended
high school at Philippi, W.Va., three years and
graduated from Fairmont High School in Fairmont,
W.Va., in 1937. He accepted the call to the ministry
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maiden sermon in its pulpit the same month. He was for 4 years the president of the Christian Endeavor
Society 2 years Superintendent of the Sunday School—these organizations at St. Paul’s progressed splendidly
under his leadership. “He preached his first sermon in 1918 and joined the Va. Conf. in 1923 received his
annual conference license to preach; and he then became assistant pastor of Staunton Church under Rev. H.
P. Ruppenthall and held this position for 3 years. He was ordained in 1931. Rev. Fisher has served the
following appointments: Swoope, 1926-27; Churchville, 1927-34; Broadway, 1934-42; Shenandoah, 1942-
56; and Berkeley Springs Circuit, 1957-58, both Mt. Horeb and Otterbein Circuits, 1959-60; and Cedar Grove
Church. Rev. Fisher died Sunday, Mar. 7, 1965, at his home in Shenandoah. Funeral services were held at
EUB Church, Shenandoah, Va., Tuesday, Mar. 9. Interment was in Shenandoah Cemetery. P. W. Fisher was
pastor when the Cootes Store congregation purchased the Baptist church in 1936 and rededicated it as
Bethany U.B. Church. An educational unit was added to Broadway Church in 1940 while P. W. Fisher was
pastor. A new educational unit and remodeled sanctuary was provided to Shenandoah Church costing
$28,000 in 1952 when he was pastor, and a new church house was constructed during his tenure at St. Peters
in 1953. His memoir, as well as his wife’s, is provided in Section II.A (below). [Glovier 1965, p. 262; see also
82, 86, 91, 131, 155, 156, 173, 175, 257, 258, 284, 298] The left-most picture is from 1928, when P. W.
Fisher visited the U.B. Church at Staunton on its 40th anniversary. The other pictures are from [Glovier 1965,
pp. 82, 262]—the one on the right was taken in 1956 when Rev. Fisher retired.
FLECK: David Fleck was licensed and became a member of Conference in 1817, and he was ordained
1819. He served Juniata Circuit, 1819-20 and 1827-28. Member of Pa. Conf. of 1833. Charter member of
Allegheny Conf. in 1839. He died in 1841, interred at Three Springs, Pa. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 125, 135,
231; Glovier 1965, p. 87; Lycoming 2013]
FLICKINGER: Jacob Flickinger (b. 1785; d. Apr. 17, 1844; mar. Anna Maria Hinkle (1794-1867) was the
son of Peter (1749-1821) and Anna Christina Thor (1755-1831). He had Anna Maria had nine children. He
became a member of Conference in 1815 and licensed as an exhorter; and joined Conference again in 1816
when he was licensed to preach. Note: A. D. K. Flickinger, son-in-law of Bishop J. J. Glossbrenner and later
(1872) missionary secretary, sailed to Africa in 1855 among the U.B. Church’s first missionaries. In 1818
Jacob Flickinger moved to Butler County, Ohio, and became a farmer and local preacher in the Miami Conf.
He died in 1844 (his obituary is in the Miami Conf. Journal, 1892, p. 9). Mrs. Flickinger was the daughter of
Bishop Henry Kumler, Sr., and the brother of Bishop Henry Kumler, Jr. She was also the mother of a bishop,
for Jacob and Hannah are the parents of Bishop Daniel Kumler Flickinger. [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 124, 135,
230-231, 233, 269; Glovier 1965, pp. 87, 306; Lycoming 2013]
FLOOK: Cyrus F. Flook (b. Aug. 21, 1866, Myersville, Md.; D. Aug 23, 1932; mar.
Elizabeth Eby) received his quarterly conference license from Hagerstown St. Paul’s in 1891
and his Md. Conf. license in 1892. In Va. Conf. he served Lacey Springs Circuit, 1892-93, but
located in 1893. Yet he was ordained in Md. Conf. in 1895. He was a professor at Kee Mar
College, Hagerstown, Md., and then a businessman. In 1902 he transferred to Pa. Conf. Note:
Cyrus F. Flook was the historian of the Myersville Church and preserved much of its history.
He is the grandson of Joshua Harp through his mother Elizabeth Harp Flook. His sister married
F. Berry Plummer. [Pa. Conf. 1923, p. 8, which provided the picture] and [Lycoming 2103]
FLORY: Dr. Joseph Weldon Flory was born at Harrisonburg, Va., June 23, 1942, the son
of Weldon W. and Frances M. Flory. Born and nurtured in a Christian home, he dedicated
himself to Christ early in life. He is a graduate from Turner Ashby High School, Rockingham
County, Va. He received his Liberal Arts Diploma from Shenandoah College (Class of 1962),
and his Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Madison College. He was a delegate
to the General Youth Fellowship Convention at Indianapolis, Ind., in 1960, and he served as
vice-president of the Fellowship for two years. He attended the first EUB Youth Convocation
at Estes Park, Colorado, in 1962. He served the Mt. Bethel Church for one year, beginning
July 1, 1963. In 1964 he is teaching school, but he plans to enter United Seminary in the
fall of 1965. He served Pleasant Valley Circuit, 1962-64. He received a Ph.D. from Indiana
University of Pennsylvania and in 2002 was Director of International Education at Radford University. He was
then living with his wife Obie in Radford, Va. Their children are children Nicole and Heather. [Glovier 1965,
p. 259, 293]
FLOYD: Millard Ray Floyd (1910-1993) was born
Mar. 14, 1910, near Mannington, W.Va., son of Russel
O. and Viola Tippie Floyd, was one of a family of 11
children. He was converted at age 12 at Buffalo
Methodist Church near his home town. He attended
high school at Philippi, W.Va., three years and
graduated from Fairmont High School in Fairmont,
W.Va., in 1937. He accepted the call to the ministry
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