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Alumni Obituaries – February 2014
Published Date: January 24, 2014
ALBURY-Maxine Marie Finley, (1949, MRE), 87, peacefully passed away after a long battle with dementia in the warm and familiar surroundings of her longtime home in Clearwater, Florida. She was born October 25th, 1925 in Millersburg, Ohio but one vacation to the sunshine state revealed the location she would call home for the rest of her life. Maxine’s great passions included painting, nurturing orchids and devotion to her Christian faith. She graduated from seminary at Asbury Theological Seminary and in her early years served as a missionary in India. After returning to Ohio, Maxine married her high school sweetheart Chuck Albury and they set off to start a new life in Florida, first in Lakeland and then in Clearwater. Though Maxine’s home life was non-stop raising four children only 4 years apart in age, she did find time to serve extensively at her church and in the community. She especially enjoyed her time as president of the YWCA. This is where being raised on her family farm paid off with a dedicated work ethic. Maxine loved to travel and Chuck’s work managing golf tournaments allowed them to experience many wonderful adventures including riding on the Orient Express, kissing the Blarney Stone, standing atop Pike’s Peak, walking the Old Course at St. Andrews, riding through the Canadian Rockies, visiting the Taj Mahal, mingling among Hong Kong street vendors, and literally flying around the world. Maxine was a 55 year member of the First United Methodist Church in downtown Clearwater and looked upon her times there with great joy. Her friends in the Church Altar Guild and Circle should know she missed them greatly after her illness left her unable to participate. Maxine was preceded in death by parents Lloyd and Hazel Finley, husband Chuck Albury, mother in-law Ruth Albury, brother In-law Jack Albury, and sister In-law Eloise Albury. She is survived by children Janice, Suzanne, Cherie and Charles.
HAHN-Robert “Bob” Frederick, (NG Alum), 85, a 35 year resident of Glen Burnie, died November 25 at Seasons Hospice. He was born on August 20, 1928 in Baltimore to the late Louis and Elizabeth Hahn. He graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1945. Mr. Hahn received his bachelor’s degree in English at Asbury College in 1950 and then transferred to the Wesley Seminary in Western Maryland to finish his seminary degree. During these years he pastored at several small churches in Kentucky and was active in the jail ministry. Upon graduation, he became a pastor at a small church in Essex. Mr. Hahn also taught school and coached in Baltimore, Prince George’s and Charles Counties. He retired from teaching drivers education in 1996 after 27 years of service. Mr. Hahn was a member of Faith Baptist Church. He enjoyed sports and coaching in his younger years, helping with his grandchildren, gardening, Bible Studies, and church dinners. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hahn is preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Jeanette Hahn, and his sister, Lois Upton. He is survived by his son, Robert C. Hahn of Glen Burnie; his daughter, Karen Hahn-Walter of Glen Burnie; one brother, Danny Hahn of Glen Burnie; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
HODGE-Rev. David “Chappy,” (1987, MDiv), 61, of West Riverside Drive, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at his home. David “Chappy” Hodge was born on Feb. 6, 1952, in Ocala, Fla. He was raised in Florida and earned his M.A. of Divinity at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky. David married Patricia Walters Hodge in Knoxville, Tenn., on Oct. 8, 1993, and moved to Carlsbad in 2003. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1971-1973. In 1987 he re-entered the armed forces and served as a U.S. Army Chaplain during Operation Desert Storm and also served in Bosnia. He retired in November of 2003. “Chappy” was an ordained member of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church and had been Pastor to several churches throughout the state of Tennessee. He is preceded in death by his sister, Deborah E. Lackey and is survived by his wife, Patricia Hodge.
REECE-Carrie Lynne Chandler, (ATS Student), 36, born in Mobile, AL and a resident of Bay Minette, AL died Thursday, December 26, 2013 at North Baldwin Infirmary. She was the Pastor at Summerdale United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Judson Benjamin Ben Reece of Bay Minette, AL; her parents, Michael W. and Cathy Little Chandler of Bay Minette, AL; her sister, Catherine Michelle Chandler Jones of Spanish Fort, AL and her mother-in-law, Ethel Vandyke Reece of Bay Minette, AL.
SAVAGE-Rev. John Emery, (1978, MDiv), 80, of Ravenna, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the age of 80. He was a retired elder in the United Methodist Church. He was born July 31, 1933 in Wichita, Kansas to Claude Savage and Edna Nicholas Savage. He graduated from Quincy High School, Quincy, Kansas in 1951. He was preceded in death by his parents and five siblings: Ray Savage, Claudene Savage Harbor, George Savage, “Doc” Savage and Dorothy Savage Johnston. He is survived by his wife, Sandra (Caskey) Savage; a son, Rev. Jim Savage (Suzie) of Prestonsburg; daughters: Deborah Savage Watkins (Walt) of Lexington and Lynette Savage Bradford (Kevin) of London, Kentucky; nine grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. John received a BA degree from Missouri Southern College in Joplin, Missouri. He worked as a design-draftsman for several years, teaching for two years in the vocational school in Monett, Missouri where he answered the call to full-time ministry. He received a Master of Divinity Degree from Asbury Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky. During his tenure as a pastor/minister he served the following churches: Ravenna UMC, Burnside UMC, Harris Memorial UMC at Stanford, Hindman UMC, before working at Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center in his retirement years after 1995. He also traveled as an evangelist following his time at Aldersgate Camp. Then John answered the call to serve the College Hill UMC until his retirement (again) in 2005. A devoted husband, man of God’s own choosing, loving father and grandfather; John gave his life to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to all whom he came in contact with.
TRUMBAUER-The Rev. Clyde A., (1951, BD), 92, of Elkhart, passed away at 1:05 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Greenleaf Health Center. He was born Aug. 27, 1921, in Black Hawk County, Iowa, to Henry and Cora Trumbauer. On April 26, 1945, in Butler County, Pa., he married Joyce B. Burtner. She survives along with two daughters, Donna (Dr. Christian) Losch of Elkhart and Rhonda (Lanie) Creech of Roanoke; nine grandchildren;16 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister, Gladys Wheeler, and two brothers, Charles and Paul. “Brother Clyde,” as he was known, served in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a medical corpsman on the Pacific island of New Caledonia from 1942-1945. After returning home, he graduated from Taylor University in Upland and Asbury Theological Seminary in Willmore, Ky., and began his career as a Methodist pastor in the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church (later to become the United Methodist Church). When the bishop announced a critical need for chaplains in the military, Clyde enlisted in the U.S. Navy to serve his country a second time, from 1954-1958, as a Navy chaplain for two years on board the USS Anderson troop ship and for two years at the Marine base in Parris Island, S.C. Clyde truly enjoyed his service in the Navy and spent many years thereafter in the reserves. Following his Parris Island assignment, Clyde returned to northern Indiana to resume his ministry there. Clyde had a smile that would light up a room. It could be said that he never met a stranger, and he was the quintessential people’s person. Over the years he served many north Indiana churches, including Silver Lake/South Pleasant churches and other United Methodist churches in Roanoke, Marion, Otterbein, Gary and Elkhart. As a pastor, he was appreciated for his people skills and excelled in such endeavors as counseling and visitation of his parishioners in prison, in the hospital and at home. He enjoyed participating in the camping program for United Methodist youth throughout northern Indiana and led numerous work camps – taking laymen all over the nation to perform construction projects at various churches, including clean-up after natural disasters.