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George A. Stansbury - September 4, 2016
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The Rev. George A. Stansbury, 82, a retired Elder, died Sept 4, 2016. Homegoing services were held Sept. 13 at First Christian Community Church in Annapolis, officiated by the Rev. Karen V. Johnson, senior pastor. The Revs. Stephen Tillett I and Douglas Sands Sr. participated. George Alvin...

Pastor Wesley Cornelius Callahan
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Pastor Wesley Cornelius Callahan died Aug. 27, 2016, two weeks after his 97th birthday. A funeral service was held at Asbury UMC in Annapolis Sept. 3. Wesley Cornelius Callahan was born Aug. 9, 1919, in Galax, Va., and later moved to Gary, W.V. He served in the U.S. Army during World War...

Andrew K. Meeder - June 29, 2016
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The Rev. Andrew K. Meeder, 84, a retired Elder, died June 29, 2016, at the Brighton Gardens Assisted Living Center, where he’d lived the past five years. He died from Parkinson’s Disease. A Memorial Service was held Aug. 8 at Mt. Zion UMC in Fulton, officiated by the Rev. Kenneth...

Lois Hamilton - June 25, 2016
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Lois Hamilton, 81, the wife of the late Rev. John G. Hamilton, died June 25, 2016, in Elkridge. There was no memorial service. Lois Morrow was born Dec. 21, 1934. She and John Hamilton married in 1954 while he was in the Navy constructing the Alaska Pipeline. They had two children. She...

Rev. Adrienne Terry
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Rev. Adrienne Terry, 65, an active Elder serving Christ UMC in Southwest Washington, D.C., died suddenly June 24, 2016. Her Celebration of Life service was July 9 at Asbury UMC in Washington.

Nancy Jane Weber
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Nancy Jane Weber, 87, the wife of the late Rev. Charles B. Weber, died June 21, 2016, at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The Rev. Tom E. Young officiated at a funeral service June 24 at the Minnich Funeral Home in Boonsboro, where she lived. Nancy Jane Lutz Weber was born May 6...

Harry Campbell Kiely - June 11, 2016
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The Rev. Harry Campbell Kiely, 80, a retired Elder in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, died June 11, 2016. A memorial service was held July 9, at Riderwood, the retirement home where he lived in Silver Spring.  He was born Jan. 23, 1936, in Waco, Texas, to the late Edward Douglas and...

Ronald R. Winterberg - June 10, 2016
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The Rev. Ronald R. Winterberg, an Associate Member who served in the Baltimore-Washington Conference from 1965 to 1989, died June 10, 2016. The Rev. Ken Hughes officiated at a celebration of his life Aug. 13, in the Guild Chapel at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg where he...

Rev. John Storer Park
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The Rev. John Storer Park, a retired Elder, died June 7, 2016, three days after his 83rd birthday. The Rev. Matthew Paugh officiated at his funeral June 11 at St. Paul’s UMC in Oakland. John “Jack” Storer Park was born June 4, 1933, in South Cumberland, Md., the son of the...

Roland "Bud" Brown - June 7, 2016
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The Rev. Roland "Bud" Brown III, 68, a retired Elder, died June 7,2016, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. His funeral service was held June 13 at St. Paul's UMC in Sykesville with the Revs. Terri Rae Chattin, Douglas Tzan and Vivian McCarthy officiating. Brown was born Sept. 12, 1947, in...