FALL 2021 RETIREE NEWSLETTER

Keep scrolling to read about what Missouri Conference retirees have been up to this summer and 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.

November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

From Wespath: If you are caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s or another disease, you are not alone. According to a 2020 report from the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 16 million unpaid caregivers are right there with you. Wespath encourages you to take time to take care of your own physical, mental and social dimensions of well-being. Read more →

Church Triumphant

Clergy and clergy spouses that have gone on to glory:

Rev. Sidney P. Cornell, March 30, 1937 – Jan. 31, 2021
Rev. Ronald E. Wood, Jr., July 6, 1930 – May 25, 2021
Mary Snyder, Jan. 27, 1926 – May 28, 2021
Rev. Ray P. Drake, July 13, 1924 – June 11, 2021
Rev. Emitt Calvin Brown, Jan. 17, 1939 – June 14, 2021
Rev. Kenneth L. Franklin, July 4, 1938 – June 21, 2021
Rev. Bonnie L. Sudsberry, May 12, 1937 – June 27, 2021
Rev. Lyle H. Powell, Jr., April 13, 1926 – June 30, 2021
Rev. John O. Gooch, Aug. 31, 1938 – July 11, 2021
Rev. Janet L. Bond, March 20, 1946 – Aug. 13, 2021
Rev. Frances Penn Cleveland, July 14, 1939 – Aug. 20, 2021
Robert P. Williams, Feb. 5, 1934 – Sept. 20, 2021
Mary Frances Davis, Aug. 14, 1924 – Sept. 28, 2021
Judith Taylor LaTurno, July 31, 1938 – Oct. 12, 2021
Rev. Dr. Gene Rooney, Aug. 7, 1935 – Oct. 16, 2021
Rev. Crystal Wicks, March 7, 1934 – Oct. 25, 2021
Rev. Virgil Burgess Bunch, June 6, 1938 – Oct. 31, 2021
Rev. Wilfred E. Rice, Jr., Oct. 19, 1934 – Nov. 1, 2021
Carolyn Burgin, Nov. 4, 1940 – Nov. 12, 2021

Gleanings From Around the Conference