Anniversaries

Billy and Emma Fouts celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Mar. 6, 2008, in Crandall, Ind. They are members of the New Albany, Ind., Church.

Bill M. Fouts and Emma J. Miller were married Mar. 6, 1943, in Byrne, Ind., by John Byrne. Billy has been a truck driver, retiring in 1985. Emma has been an Adventist all her life.

The Fouts family includes Larry and Barbara Fouts of Louisville, Ky.; the late Leland Fouts, and Susan Fouts of Calif.; Sherry and Kenneth Davis of Corydon, Ind.; Dallas Fouts of Milltown, Ind.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Obituaries

BENNER, Marie P. (Koch) Pesak, age 83; born Feb. 8, 1925, in Novy-Perov, Czechoslovakia; died Apr. 8, 2008, in Rochester, Ind. She was a member of the Rochester Church.

Survivors include her sons, Robert, Karl, Tony, Milton and Andrew Pesak; daughters, Maria Mangun and Marcella Boener; sister, Magda Vasak; 24 grandchildren; 36 step-grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Blake Hall, and interment was in 100F Cemetery, Rochester.

DELONG, Joani C. (Mayer), age 68; born Sept. 9, 1939, in Lakeview, Mich.; died Mar. 24, 2008, in Owosso, Mich. She was a member of the Owosso Church.

Survivors include her husband, Cecil; son, Douglas Rowden; daughter, Lori Rowden; brothers, Rolland and Lawrence Mayer; and three grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Curt DeWitt, with private inurnment.

DEVROY, Grace M. (Schulke), age 91; born Nov. 5, 1916, in Lemmon, S.D.; died May 9, 2008, in Green Bay, Wis. She was a member of the Green Bay Church.

Survivors include her husband, Lavern; son, Randall W.; daughters, Faye M. Devroy and Chilson Johnson; sisters, Violet Howard and Mavis Boulanger; and nine grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Delmar Austin, and interment was in Shrine of the Good Shepherd Mausoleum, Green Bay.

ECKERMAN, Elvera, age 90; born Mar. 10, 1918, in Redlands, Calif.; died Apr. 12, 2008, in Redlands. She was a member of the Alpena (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include her sister, June Joseph.

A memorial service was held in May, and her body was donated to Loma Linda for research.

FLYNN, Ronald G., age 68; born May 27, 1939, in Detroit, Mich.; died Feb. 4, 2008, in Roseville, Mich. He was a member of the Warren (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include his wife, Peggy (Diedrich); sons, Kevin and Brian; and sister, Catherine Fouler.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Paul Larsen, with private inurnment.

JACKSON, Bette L. (Garber), age 73; born Mar. 9, 1935, in Montgomery Cty., Ohio; died Apr. 8, 2008, in Indianapolis, Ind. She was a member of the Lafayette (Ind.) Church.

Survivors include her husband, Irving L.; daughters, Vada Jackson and Jane Klinker; brother, Robert Garber; sister, Delores Yoder; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Clinton Meharry, and interment was in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Cemetery, West Lafayette.

LARSON, Margie L. (Miller), age 85; born Sept. 25, 1922, in Choctaw, Okla.; died Mar. 18, 2008, in Niles, Mich. She was a member of the Buchanan (Mich.) Church.

Survivors include her sons, Victor, Allen and David; daughters, Donna Gatz, Esther Jones, Jean Larson and Lynn Hansen; brothers, Frank and Jim Miller; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Walter L. Wright, and interment was in Lakeview Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.

MCCHESNEY, Norman T., age 91; born Mar. 24, 1917, in Arpin, Wis.; died May 5, 2008, in Twp. of Packwaukee, Wis. He was a member of the Oxford (Wis.) Church.

Survivors include his son, James; daughter, Janice Walters; sister, Roselyn Edwards; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Wendell Springer and Christian Ronalds, and interment was in Underhill Cemetery, Twp. of Packwaukee.

PIERCE, Edna M. (Booth), age 100; born May 26, 1907, in Mio, Mich.; died Apr. 17, 2008, in St. Louis, Mich. She was a member of the Frost Church, Stanton, Mich.

Survivors include her sons, Rhonald J. and Audley A.; daughters, Jewel Buck, Ramona Snively and Juanita Retzloff; brother, Cecil "Pete" Booth; 14 grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 11 step-great-grandchildren; and many great-great- and step-great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Elders Paul Yeoman and Ken Micheff, and elder Dick Retzloff, and interment was in Cedar Lake (Mich.) Cemetery.

RICHARDSON, Donald G., age 84; born Mar. 25, 1923, in Clay Twp., St. Clair Cty., Mich.; died Mar. 13, 2008, in Macomb, Mich. He was a member of the Blue Water Church, Marysville, Mich.

Survivors include his sons, Gary P. and Dana G.; daughters, Lorraine M. Ziemba, Janice E. Sutton, Leigh E. Dimond and Marjorie L. Donnelly; brothers, Kenneth and Leon; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Chris Ames, and inurnment was in Oaklawn Cemetery, Algonac, Mich.

SAWDY, Ruth E. (Gemmill), age 95; born Apr. 11, 1913, in Cambria Twp., Mich.; died Apr. 24, 2008, in Coldwater, Mich. She was a member of the Coldwater Church.

Survivors include her daughters, Kay Flower and Susan Whiteside; stepdaughters, Doris Brown and Carolyn VanRiper; eight grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastors David Gotshall and Mark Howard, and interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Ransom Twp., Mich.

SICKLER, Annie L. (Rhodes), age 94; born Apr. 27, 1913, in Webster, Wis.; died Dec. 13, 2007, in Amery, Wis. She was a member of the Clear Lake (Wis.) Church.

Survivors include her son, Gordon; brother, John Rhodes; sisters, Edith Rosek and Verna Geates; 20 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Curtis Denney, and interment was in Reeve Cemetery, Vance Creek Twp., Wis.

VADEN, John T., age 64; born Sept. 19, 1943, in Wyandotte, Mich.; died Mar. 29, 2008, in Greeneville, Tenn. He was a member of the Detroit Oakwood and Pontiac (Mich.) Churches.

Survivors include his wife, Kathleen M. (Fortin); sons, John T. and Luciano S.; stepsons, Kevin and Courtland Shea; daughters, Kristin E. Lahti and Kathleen E. Sias; mother, Virginia (Senker); brother, Henry; sisters, Virginia J. Stevenson, Carol Schmidt, Janene Alexander, Bonnie Fuller and Susan Meseraull; and eight grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Allan Williamson and Terry Dodge, and interment was in Ottawa Park Cemetery, Clarkston, Mich.

WEESNER, Earl, age 79; born Oct. 4, 1928, in Grant Cty., Ind.; died Mar. 22, 2008, in Muncie, Ind. He was a member of the Muncie Church.

Survivors include his wife, Janet S. (Campbell); sons, David, Lloyd, Jeffrey and Eric; brothers, Duane and John; sisters, Eunice White and Joan Pring; five grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Dwight Kruger, and interment was in Salamonia (Ind.) Cemetery.

WILSON, Helen L. (Meadows), age 91; born Oct. 13, 1916, in Paris, Ill.; died Apr. 10, 2008, in Marshall, Ill. She was a member of the Paris Church.

Survivors include her son, Arnold; daughter, Linda Lawson; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Jerry Lastine, and interment was in Grandview (Ill.) Cemetery.

WOODHAMS, Elizabeth "Bettie" J. (White), age 82; born Nov. 14, 1925, in Glendale, Calif.; died Apr. 23, 2008, in Ventura, Calif. She was a member of the Saginaw and Petoskey (Mich.) Churches.

Elizabeth was the wife of the late Pastor Wilbur Woodhams. Survivors include her sons, Dan and Wayne; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Duane O'ffill and Lyle Davis, and interment was in Conway (Little Traverse Twp.) Cemetery, Petoskey.