News from us [link removed] SPRING 2024 RETIREE NEWSLETTER
Greetings Missouri Conference Retirees! Keep scrolling to read about what you've been up to since the fall. May these stories provide a bright spot in your day and invite you to connect with one another to continue sharing encouragement and hope.
Church Triumphant
Clergy and clergy spouses that have gone on to glory:
[link removed] Joy Phillips, Aug. 10, 1930 - Oct. 14, 2023
[link removed] Rev. Dr. Murrell Cunningham, July 14, 1933 - Oct. 29, 2023
[link removed] Rev. James Ireland, Nov. 20, 1940 - Nov. 8, 2023
[link removed] Dorothy Guese, Oct. 2, 1931 - Nov. 9, 2023
[link removed] Rev. Thomas Zych, Jan. 24, 1940 - Nov. 11, 2023
[link removed] Jeanette Dimond, July 1, 1934 - Nov. 15, 2023
[link removed] Rev. Gary Metcalf, Dec. 1, 1943 - Nov. 23, 2023
[link removed] Vera Moger, April 10, 1936 - Dec. 5, 2023
[link removed] Rev. Carol Buhrle, March 20, 1943 - Dec. 9, 2023
[link removed] Rev. Dr. Marjean Ehlers, Feb. 13, 1950 - Dec. 18, 2023
[link removed] Nan Wilson, June 10, 1941 - Dec. 26, 2023
[link removed] Rev. Jimmy L. Young, Feb. 14, 1935 - Jan. 3, 2024
[link removed] Rev. Kathleen Schmidtke, Nov. 30, 1953 - Jan. 4, 2024
[link removed] Rev. Marcia Nadine Thurman, Aug. 8, 1928 - Jan. 8, 2024
[link removed] Rev. John "Jack" Ketcher, Oct. 12, 1935 - Jan. 31, 2024
[link removed] Dorothy Findley, Feb. 19, 1932 - Feb. 1, 2024
[link removed] Rev. Dr. Don Ruthenberg, Jan. 7, 1930 - Feb. 2, 2024
R. Elaine Kidwell, March 2, 1937 - Feb. 14, 2024 [link removed] Shirley Flude Needels, March 17, 1941 - Feb. 28, 2024 [link removed] Rev. James "Jim" Glass, April 3, 1939 - March 7, 2024
Rev. Wilma Carr, Dec. 11, 1927 - March 8, 2024
[link removed] Rev. Janet Hopkins, Feb. 5, 1947 - March 19, 2024
[link removed] Rev. Jane Crooks, April 6, 1941 - March 29, 2024
[link removed] Rev. Terrell "Nick" Perry, July 2, 1943 - April 13, 2024
[link removed] Rev. Creighton Cox, Nov. 8, 1944 - April 15, 2024

Gleanings From Around the Conference
[link removed] Janet Kohler - A Brief Update for Busy Times
My daughter is in the hospital for a bone marrow transplant. I am busy caring for two grandchildren. I am active in a local United Methodist Church.
[link removed] Greg Weeks - Writing and Traveling
Enjoying my dual jobs of writing some Bible study curriculum for Cokesbury and helping my wife with her antiques business.
[link removed] Larry Williams - Traversing the Open Road
To celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary, Sally and I traversed the country using highways US 40 and I-40.
[link removed] Wesley Ummel - Greetings from Arkansas
We are doing well. We are active at the First UMC in the county seat town of Morrilton, Arkansas. We live close to our son Jim. We enjoy contacts with our Missouri Conference friends.
[link removed] David Scott - Healing Up After Surgery
After retiring last summer, Lori and I have settled in Springfield, Missouri. Both of us are enjoying reconnection with many friends from our school days.
[link removed] [link removed] Ruth Ann Edwards - Keeping Busy with Two Youngsters
I have retired in Belle, Missouri. On Dec. 19, 2015, I adopted two children: Gabby, age three, and Grayson, age six months old.
[link removed] [link removed] Sally Haynes - Getting Involved on Sanibel Island
I'm happily enjoying life as a new retiree on Sanibel Island, Florida. The repairs to our house from having taken on six feet of sea water during Hurricane Ian were finally completed.
[link removed] [link removed] Toni and David Dee - Retiring for Real
Hello to all of you, sorry it has been so long since talking to you. I finally "really" retired in July 2022 from Morehouse, Missouri.
[link removed] Paul Jones - Come Visit Us at Hermitage Spiritual Retreat Center
I am 94 now, and while slowing, I remain healthy enough to maintain my present calling as Resident Director of the Hermitage Spiritual Retreat Center, on the shore of Lake Pomme de Terre in the Missouri Ozarks.
[link removed] Carolyn McCombs - Moving Into Carthage
I have had a few changes in the last year. First of all, we built our house and tamed the land on our small acreage out in the country almost 20 years ago.
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