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LET GOD LIFT YOU UP! Getting ready to watch one

of our favorite John Wayne

movies, Irish themed “The

Quiet Man”, on Turner Classic

Movies, and the host stated that

John Wayne stood 6 feet, 4

inches tall. A few years ago,

during a Children’s Sermon,

Pastor Dwight mentioned that

he is 6 feet, 3 inches tall. So,

John Wayne was an inch taller

than our pastor! John Wayne

was a tall man and a Christian.

Does it help to be taller when it

comes to being a Christian?

Height-wise you might be a

little closer to heaven!

My favorite John Wayne

scene though is when he appeared on an episode of I Love Lucy

where Lucy & Ethel stole his footprints in cement from

Grauman's Chinese Theatre. At the end of the show, the six foot 4

inch tall man picks up Lucy (five feet, 7 1/2 inches) and Ethel

(five feet, 6 inches), one in each arm and lifts them up so they can

kiss him on both sides of his face. God lifts us up like that, no

matter how tall we are! We can all be tall in the Lord by

leading Christian lives---let God lift you up this week!

-Nancy Schnepp

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BUCK CREEK UMC NEWSLETTER - MARCH 2017

THE STAFF.

Tim Schnepp, co-editor, reporter e-mail: timothys81@yahoo.com Nancy Schnepp, co-editor, primary reporter nancymae51@yahoo.com

Other reporters this month: Retta Whiteaker, Pat Sense, Diane White

Carol Shepard, church secretary, duplicator

Picture providers: Retta Whiteaker, Nancy Schnepp, Jon Liphard

Thanks be to God forever.

BCUMC on the web: http://www.gbgm-umc.org/bcumcin/

SANCTUARY FLOWERS March 5 > For Jane Faurote's 80th birthday today (from

BCUMC)

March 12 > In memory of Gramps (given by Schnepp family)

March 19 > For Jane Arnold’s and Joshua’s birthdays from

Mariann Arnold

March 26 > in honor of Adam, Jared, and Lauren Ann, and

memory of Loren for Birthdays for the Month of

March, from Maralyn Turner

SIGN-UPS FOR 2017 + Flowers sign-up for 2017 is underway. A sign-up sheet is at the church, or

you can inform Carol Shepard or Nancy Schnepp when you would like to

bring flowers in 2017, and what they are for. Birthdays, anniversaries,

memorials, special occasions...

+ Communion stewards for 2017: please reserve your month.

+ Servants for 2017: please see Ken Mueller to get your name on the list for

Servants for 2017. If you’ve wanted to be an usher, greeter, acolyte, liturgist,

give a Children’s Message, be a Scripture Reader, let Ken know you are

interested! He’ll be glad to put you in the pool of names.

+ Nursery Help: Please contact Lydia Mueller if you can help.

+ Cookies for firefighters: there is a sign-up sheet for providing cookies for

the Buck Creek Volunteer firefighters monthly meetings in 2017. (Usually the

first Tuesday of the month.) They appreciate the goodies!

+ Mowing Schedule: think about putting your name on the list for this year.

WIDOWS CLUB MEETS & EATS March 8 The Widows Club meets the second Wednesday of each month, 9am at

Cracker Barrel on State Road 26, Lafayette, Indiana.

mailto:timothys81@yahoo.comhttp://www.gbgm-umc.org/bcumcin/

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ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES TO BE AT DELPHI UMC Churches in our cluster (BCUMC, Delphi

UMC, Battle Ground UMC, and Dayton UMC)

will come together for Ash Wednesday services

at Delphi UMC. Ash Wednesday falls on March

1. There will be two services offered: Noon and

the second at 6:30pm. Everyone is invited to

attend, and refreshments are part of the package.

Hope to see you there!

THANK YOU + A big thank you from Nancy Schnepp for the wonderful retirement

reception given for her on January 29th. Special thanks to Pat Sense, Jane

Arnold, Retta Whiteaker! Thanks also to Ruth Davidson, Billie Burkhalter,

Nancy Balser, Glenda Davidson, and all who attended!

+ A thank you to Lydia Mueller for finding homes for almost all of the

orphaned poinsettias!

+ Anita and I would like to express our appreciation for the Christmas gift

from the congregation. We are blessed to be a part of such a loving family of

God! -Jim Davidson Jr.

THANK YOU LETTER Dear Friends at Buck Creek UMC,

We received your check of $352.55 for the Tippecanoe Co.

United Food Pantry. The Church Women United thank you

for your donation. We serve the hungry in Tippecanoe

County with your gifts of money, food staples and

volunteers. Yours in serving Christ, -Mary Alice

Bauman, Treasurer [Ed. Note: this donation came from

the little green coin containers you see passed around

weekly on Sunday mornings!]

SEW & SEWS We are working on lap blankets for a

nursing home to be chosen yet. We also

are planning some activity blankets that

are covered with busy things for hands to

work with. Things used are zippers,

ribbon, colorful shoestrings, velcro,

snaps, buttons and beads. The activity

blankets are used for dementia or

Alzheimer patients. If you have any of the

new or like new items listed to donate,

please contact me. –Pat Sense

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ALL WE NEEDED WAS (G)LOVE! In honor of Human

Relations Day, each

January since 2011,

BCUMC has collected

new gloves/mittens,

hats, scarves… to

donate to a local

resource. This year 90

pairs of gloves, 53 hats,

and 12 ear warmers

were donated, bringing

the totals for 7 years to:

626 pairs gloves, 336

hats, 14 scarves, 16

headbands/earwarmers.

This year’s collection

was delivered straight

down 18th Street to

three resources: the

Excel Center,

Transitional Housing

and to the Hanna

Center (they were

thrilled) by Ladies

Missionary Society

member Suzann Brouwer. Children in the congregation in attendance January 29th were given a

chance to pick an item off the tree before the items were taken down for

delivery.

Thanks so much to everyone who donated this year. Special thanks to the

Metro family for the big box of new keep-your-hands-and-heads-warm items

they acquired at an auction! Keep your eyes peeled for deals like that for next

January! (Sponsored by Buck Creek Ladies Missionary Society.)

FOOD PANTRY NEWS March is the month that BCUMC works the Tippecanoe County Food

Pantry (1320 Tippecanoe St., Lafayette, IN). Four workers are needed for

Tuesday, March 7, and three workers are needed for Wednesday, March 8.

Worker hours on those two days are 11:45am-3+pm. Please let me know if

you can help.

April, August, and December are months that we collect food items. April

is coming soon! We’ll collect peanut butter & crackers! Thanks!

–Diane White

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FIVE QUESTIONS! This month we talk with Shirley (Temple) Sheets, who grew up in Buck

Creek, Indiana and attended BCUMC. Here are some of her memories of that

time…

1. What's a

good memory

you have of

growing up in

Buck Creek?

We played

outside a lot.

Baseball, Red

Rover, and tag.

My sister and I

played with our

dolls. We had a

swing on the

tree on the edge

of our yard. My

dad made us a

new swing each

year from rope

he brought home

from Purdue

Power Plant.

2. Tell us

about a typical

school day at

Buck Creek

School and

when you

graduated?

I went to BC all

12 years. Walked each day. My sister and I came home each day for lunch. I

loved school and all my teachers. I was a very active student. I was in Home

Ec, 4-H, FHA, played in band (very small). I was a class officer. I still have

friends from school. I graduated in 1955. There were 14 in our class.

3. What are some things offered in Buck Creek when you were growing

up that are no longer available (movies? stores? other churches, etc.)?

We had a free show up by the railroad each Saturday night (in summer). Sat

outside on blanket or lawn chair. When trains came, the movie was stopped

until the train was through. Mr. Crider had a store on our street. Go there and

buy candy. He loved to tease me. He told me one time I must have stood in

the rain to cause my hair to rust (red hair).

Shirley Temple Sheets on her graduation day standing beside the

church.

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4. What's a memory you have about Buck Creek United Methodist that

you would like to share?

I remember going to Sunday School and all the teachers we had. We had class

in the little room off the pulpit. Pearl Airhood was our teacher at the time.

Christmas was really special. My Mom would send us to Church (on

Christmas Eve) before they came over. Of course Santa came to our house as

soon as we left church. I don’t know how long it took us to catch on.

5. Through the years, what are one or two most significant events that

you remember happening in Buck Creek?

Graduation from high school and our senior trip. Our wedding was at the

church. This year we will be married 60 years. Sorry I have 3. The Fish Fry.

It was held on the baseball field. Such a great eve for everyone!

QUOTES May 15, 2016, Pentecost + “(In the morning) the birds sing their little hearts out. They are trusting God

there will be daylight coming.” -Ruth Davidson (Children's sermon )

+ “We can't worry and trust (God) at the same time.” -Ruth Davidson

(Children's sermon)

+ “On this Pentecost, refill Your church with Your spirit and majesty. Send

Your Holy Spirit in our lives afresh today.” -Pastor Dwight (prayer)

+ “I'm moving in the direction Jesus has for me as a person. I'm farther along

than I was. Are you closer today to Jesus, the way He wants us to be than you

were last week or last year?” -Pastor Dwight (message)

+ “Pentecost is one day of the church year. We celebrate every day. May

Your Holy Spirit come and fill us once again.” -Pastor Dwight (prayer)

+ “Jesus already told the disciples what's going to happen. Chapter 1:8 says,

you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. Its what's still

essential today.” -Pastor Dwight (message)

QUOTES May 22, 2016 + Pam to grade-schooler Olen: “Every day, find one person you can do

something nice for.” Pam to 15 month old Henry: “If you could just smile at

someone, that would be great!” –Pam Smith (Children's sermon)

+ “Dear Lord, help me to remember to show Your love to people I see and

know. In Your Son's precious name, Amen.” -Pam Smith (Children's sermon)

+ “Remember what Jesus said, the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and you

will be my witnesses. The Holy Spirit puts a hand on somebody, and the

church confirms it. The Holy Spirit is truly the one who sends. We need to be

a sending church.” -Pastor Dwight (message)

+ “We need the words, and they don't always come. When we pray and ask

God, He will give us the right words to say.” -Pastor Dwight (message)

+ “Give us eyes to see those around us who are in need.” -Pastor Dwight

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TIME CAPSULE Snapshots from

1962, taken by

John G. Liphard

were recently

discovered

showing the

mortgage burning

from the loan

taken out in 1960

to dig out the

BCUMC church

basement

(Fellowship Hall).

Found by John's

great grandson

Corbin, Corbin's

grandfather Jon

Liphard loaned us

the photos to share

in the BCUMC

newsletter. The

mortgage burning

took place on

November 18,

1962.

PHOTO:

Participants

identified at left:

Ada Lewis, Ray

Pattee, Loren

Turner, Paul &

Mable Stinson,

Dale Brown,

Arliss Graves,

John Scheidy,

John Kendall.

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PHOTO:

Participants

identified: Ray

Pattee, Mrs.

Henninger (Rev.

Henninger’s wife),

George Shoop,

Loren Turner,

Omer Murphy,

Rev. Manker,

Nancy Pattee, Rev.

Manker, Max

Davidson,

Wolford Church,

Paul & Mable

Stinson, Dale

Brown, Meta

Robinson, John

Scheidy, John

Kendall.

From the 1983

Church History George Shoop, on

May 25, 1960,

reported in the last

two years we have

made a number of

improvements to

our church. After

careful study by

our Trustees and

building

committee, it was

decided that rather

than add building

to the church we

would dig out our

basement with the

help of our

members and

many wonderful

friends in and

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around our community. We completed this task. We are blessed with a

beautiul modern basement which has given us much needed classroom space,

also a meeting place for our church activities and suppers. Mrs. Pearl Arihood

said in her notes that the official board authorized John Scheidy, who was the

treasurer, to apply for a loan of $2500 which was granted July 11, 1958. This

money was used to dig out the basement. The women work on finishing up

the kitchen in January, 1957, and it was completed by September. On July 10,

1962 our debt was paid.

Thanks to Maralyn Turner for helping to identify folks in the photos.

QUOTES June 5, 2016 + “We think about Your greatness and Your power You exhibit for us. Just as

the song says, You're alive!” -Pastor Dwight (prayer)

+ “Christ communicates with us, but are we listening?” -Pastor Dwight

+ “How many want to hear from God today?” (all hands go up) -Pastor

Dwight

+ “(when we die) separation occurs between physical and spiritual. There will

come a day when physical and spiritual will be reunited.” -Pastor Dwight

(message)

+ “We cry and we grieve, but it's (death) not final. It's a graduation, from one

place to another.” -Pastor Dwight( (message)

+ “God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. It's not just something made up, it's

a reality!” -Pastor Dwight (message)

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE EASTER SEASON March 1: Ash Wednesday services at Delphi UMC, noon & 6:30pm

April 9: Palm Sunday (distribution of palm leaves)

April 13: Maundy Thursday service 7pm at BCUMC

April 14: Good Friday

April 16: Easter Sunrise service 8am

Easter breakfast 8:45am

Easter egg hunt

Easter worship 10am

EASTER LILLY ORDERS DUE MARCH 12 If you’d like to provide an Easter lily to help decorate the sanctuary for

Easter, please have your order and payment to Nancy Schnepp by March 12 th.

The lilies are $9.50 apiece this year. Please let Nancy know who the lily is in

memory or honor of. Please make checks payable to Buck Creek UMC.

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RETIREMENT RECEPTION On January 29, 2017 a retirement

reception was held between services,

for our very own Nancy Schnepp.

Several attended and it was a festive

and fun time of fellowship for all.

Nancy worked for a Doctor for two

years as a medical assistant before

being replaced by a lab tec. She

checked various places to find another

job and then her Mother said “go to

Purdue”. So after three interviews

Nancy landed a job in the Physics

building, she started April 21, 1975

and retired a mere 41 ¾ years later

after spending her entire career

working in the Department of Physics.

Nancy’s husband Randy retired

from Purdue the same day as Nancy.

Randy had worked at Duncan Electric

and then Fairfield when word got out

that Fairfield was getting ready to start laying people off. Randy heard from a

good friend’s Mother who worked in the Physics building there was a job

opening for a Demonstration Assistant for the Department of Physics. He

applied for and got the job which was setting up demonstrations for the

Physics professors. He started on September 8, 1980 and quickly moved up to

supervisor. Randy spent a mere 36 ¼ years at Purdue and yes all his years

were spent in the Physics building as well. Nancy and Randy still laugh over

the fact Nancy had worked in the Physics building for 5 ½ years and she knew

nothing about the job opening. At least that’s her story and she is sticking to

it!

Some of Nancy’s happiest memories of her years at Purdue are: she felt

honored to work with her good friend Coleen Flanagan for 37 of those years,

carpooling back and forth with her hubby most of those years, and spending

lunches with him most days.

Randy and Nancy have two children, Tim and Kyle. In retirement Nancy is

looking forward to road trips, spending more time with her hubby Randy,

more time to be involved in things at Church, and more time for her to work

with son Tim on the News Letter.

I know I speak for the rest of our church family Nancy when I say, God

bless you, and may you both have many happy retirement years ahead.

-Retta Whiteaker

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CHILDREN’S SERMON ON LOVING ONE ANOTHER On February 12, 2017, Pat Miller gave a Children’s Sermon on loving one

another. After the message, she presented a valentine to each child. Pat

always gives a good message, enjoyed by the children and adults as well!

+ We should absolutely love all of our fellow human beings. –Pat Miller

(Children’s sermon)

+ If we respect and love each other, and keep in mind what God wants for us

to be good Christians, we’ll all have a good life. –Pat Miller (Children’s

sermon)

+ Dear God, we thank You for always being with us, and for loving us and for

helping us to love one another. We pray in Your precious son’s name, Amen.

–Pat Miller (Children’s sermon prayer)

God so loVed the world

That He gAve

His onLy

BegottEn son

That whosoever

Believeth In Him

Should Not perish

But have Everlasting life

-John 3:16

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QUOTES June 19, 2016, Father’s Day + “It's a good day and time to remember Dads, Grandpas, or other special

people in our lives and thank them.” -Ruth Davidson (Father's Day Children's

sermon)

+ “Being a father is a blessing!” -Pastor Dwight

+ “We thank You that You are our Heavenly Father, the perfect example.” -

Pastor Dwight (prayer)

+ “The (Apostle) Creed is a simple explanation of Biblical truth.” -Pastor

Dwight (message)

QUOTES June 26, 2016 + “(After the storm) we know how important our power connection is, like

with Tipmont or Duke Energy, and more important is a power connection with

God!” -Ruth Davidson (Children's sermon)

+ “Dear Lord, Thank You for Your plan for our lives and promises to fill us

with Your power. Help us get reconnected when we mess up.” -Ruth

Davidson (Children's Sermon prayer)

+ “When we see God at work it encourages our faith and the faith of others

too. Look for that every day.” -Pastor Dwight

+ “Prayers for the church to rise up in the midst of tragedy as a source of

strength to those who are lost.” -Pastor Dwight (prayer)

+ “May these words be a message and a guiding light to us, not just words on a

page.” -Pastor Dwight (after scripture reading)

+ “When you become a Christian, you are saved, then things happen and start

to change. Sanctification. It's a lifetime of change.” -Pastor Dwight (message)

+ “No one has more love than this that He gave up His life for another. That's

what He (Jesus) did for each one of us.” -Pastor Dwight (message)

SERVANTS, first service – March 2017

USHERS > Pat Sense / Retta Whiteaker / Diane White / Ken Mueller GREETERS > Faye Merkel / Nancy Schnepp ACOLYTE > Markus May LITURGIST > Ruth Davidson CHILDREN’S MESSAGE > Pam Smith (12th, 19th, 26th) BELL RINGER > Olen Shepard COMMUNION STEWARD > Retta Whitaker FIREFIGHTER COOKIE TAKER > Sandy Reaves SCRIPTURE READERS > Sam Stratton (5th); Carol Shepard (12th) Ralph Rohrer (19th); Coley Sharp (26th) NURSERY WORKERS > See Lydia Mueller to volunteer

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RECIPE CORNER …and He will raise you up on Eagle’s Wings. –Psalm 91:4

CHICKEN POT PIE

1 cup chicken broth

1 cup milk

6 Tablespoons flour

6 Tablespoons butter

2 cups cooked chicken, cubed

2/3 bag frozen mixed veggies, thawed in microwave

3/4 cup chopped celery, cooked

2 pie crusts

Pie crust: put one crust into pie pan, flattening to fit. Bake crust for 5 minutes

at 350. Take out of oven and cool.

Sauce: Melt butter and add flour and stir until smooth. Add chicken broth and

milk, and cook stirring, for about 5 minutes until slightly thick. Also season

with salt and pepper.

Assemble: Add chicken, veggies and drained celery to the sauce, and stir.

Pour mixture into partially baked, cooled crust. Put top crust on, crimping

edges. Make holes with a fork to vent steam. We put a C in the middle for

"chicken". Bake: at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Crust should be golden

brown. Cool about 10 minutes, slice and enjoy!

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OBITS As a church family, and members of the Buck Creek community, we strive

to stay connected to one another. As the bible says, “Rejoice with those who

rejoice, and mourn with those who mourn.” –Romans 12:15

JAMES "JIM" REA CAUGHEY, 89

James "Jim" Rea Caughey, 89, passed

away on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at his

home surrounded by his loving family. He

was born on Sunday, July 24, 1927 in

Louisville, KY the son of Rea and Virginia

Hendricks Caughey. Jim was a WWII Navy

Veteran aboard the U.S.S. Bunker Hill, and a

member of the Carpenter's Local 64 Union

for 30 years. He also spent countless hours in

his community building homes and helping

friends and businesses with their remodeling

projects.

After retiring, Jim and his wife, Donna

wintered in McAllen, Texas for 17 years.

They were avid travelers and fulfilled their

bucket list by visiting all the states. His many

joys were playing golf, pitching horseshoes, bowling, playing pool and he

could beat anyone at Euchre. Jim could often be seen enjoying his daily walks

along Pfrimmer's Chapel Road and he attended Northside Christian Church.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Donna Woertz Caughey and his

children, Bill of Corydon, IN; Cathy Dobbins (Ronnie) of New Salisbury, IN;

Laurie Hammack (Dan) of Santa Barbara, CA; grandchildren, Matt Caughey,

Faith Gentry (Tyler), Mandy Caughey, Dustin Dobbins (Maria), Zach Dobbins

(Crystal), Jordan Dobbins (Heather) and Noah Dobbins; great grandchildren,

Shayna, Jesse, Gavin, Hunter, Bentley, Kaelin, Aden, Jace, Aria, Benjamin

and Harper. Cremation was chosen. A Celebration of Life is being planned for

a later date. Inurnment will be at Pfrimmer's Chapel Cemetery in Corydon.

Memorial contributions in Jim's memory may be made to Hosparus of

Southern Indiana. Arrangements are being handled by Gehlbach & Royse

Funeral Home in Corydon, Indiana.

Our sincerest sympathies to Jim's family and friends, and to his cousin

Linda Austin. His name will be added to the in-memory-of list with the socks

collected at BCUMC in 2017 and donated to the residents of the Lebanon

Children's Home. A donation in Jim’s name will be made to the Gideons from

BCUMC.

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ROBERT WAYNE SKINNER, 96

The world has lost one of what Tom Brokaw has

called the world's greatest generation, Robert Wayne

Skinner, age 96. Born on Wednesday, March 3,

1920, he was the son of Glen and Elsie (Cornell)

Skinner and they preceded him in death.

Mr. Skinner was 1938 graduate of Stockwell

High School and soon after graduation he tried out

for the then St. Louis Browns professional baseball

team, making the final two teams before being cut.

He worked at the Brown Rubber Company until

inducted into the army at the start of WW2. Tired of

many forced marches and runs in the infantry, he

signed up to take a test to become a pilot so he could

escape a scheduled 12-mile run. His test scores were so good he was drafted

into the Air Corp where he flew C-46s over the Himalaya Mountains in the

China-Burma Theater, known as The Hump. He flew over 45 missions across

the Himalayas, including several where he rescued British troops who were

surrounded by enemy gunfire. For this he was awarded the Distinguished

Flying Cross. He was awarded several other medals, including the Air Medal

and Oak Leaf Cluster and left the military wearing the rank of Captain.

Upon his return stateside, he flew for Northwest Airlines until returning to

Lafayette to become a foreman at the Brown Rubber Company. From there he

worked 25 years as a salesman and district manager for the Moorman Feed

Company before retiring.

He loved all of his immediate and extended family with no reservation. He

enjoyed walleye fishing in Minnesota, watching the Cubs and Red Sox, and

lived long enough to see both teams win the World Series. He was a great

storyteller of his youth in Stockwell and his years spent in the military during

WW2. He dearly loved his fellow New Hope Church members.

He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Vera June Ellen (Swan) Skinner

(Marie Pless's sister), son Dr. Gregory Skinner (Carla), son Dr. Douglas

Skinner (Ann), grandchildren, Brian Skinner (Anne), Kristine Skinner, Evan

Skinner, and great-grandchild, Matthew Skinner. He was also preceded in

death by his sisters Joyce Smiley, Marilyn Fassnacht, Geraldine (Gene)

Conarroe, and brothers, Glen Arno Skinner, Jr. and Thomas Skinner.

Funeral service was at 2 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Hippensteel

Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior. Rev. David Harris officiated.

Interment followed in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers,

donations should be made to the National Parkinson Foundation (200 SE 1st

Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131).

Our sincerest sympathies to Robert's wife Vera, his family and friends. His

name will be added to the in-memory-of list with the socks collected at

BCUMC in 2017 and donated to the Lebanon Children's Home.

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FRANK NOLAN ARIHOOD, 70

Frank Nolan Arihood, 70, of

Rockville, Indiana, died peacefully at

home Friday, January 13th 2017 at

3:14pm, surrounded by his family.

Frank had been fighting Leukemia

the past 18 months earning the

nickname “Frank the Tank”.

Frank was a retired Electrical

Inspector from Purdue University’s

Construction department, a

journeyman Electrician, farmer,

husband, brother, and father.

He was born on Monday,

December 9, 1946 in Lafayette,

Indiana to the late Lou Ella and Fred

Arihood. His wife of 47 years, Deborah Arihood whom he married on

Saturday, October 3rd 1970 in Lafayette survives. Also surviving are two

daughters, Audrey Arihood (Joshua Britten) of Park City, Utah and Nicole

Arihood (Marc Antosch) of Waiehu, Maui, Hawai’i; and one son, Nolan (Dee)

Arihood of Nineveh, Indiana and Nolan and Dee’s daughter Stella Skye who

just had her first birthday. Frank is also survived by one brother, Danny

(Carolyn) Arihood of Lafayette, Indiana; and eight sisters: Natalie Haugh,

Deanna Anderson, Margaret Vanderipe, all of Lafayette, IN, Andrea (Steve)

Larson, of Fowler, IN, Cheryl “Bonnie” Trout, of Rossville, IN, Jan Bauer, of

Lafayette, IN, Laurie (Mark) Fisher of Buck Creek, IN, and Becky Haas, of

Lafayette, IN.

Frank attended Monitor School and was a 1965 graduate of East Tipp High

School. He then was drafted into the Marine Corps and completed 1 tour in

Vietnam from 1967-1968, stationed at Camp Lejuene. Frank began as a

Journeyman Electrician in 1968 and worked in the field until 1987. Frank was

severely burned in 1987 on the job, where he later was employed at Purdue

University as an Electrical Inspector, where he retired in 2012. Frank also

farmed soy beans, alfalfa, corn, hogs, and calves on his 40 acre farm for 20+

years.

Everyone that knew Frank would say he was a man’s man and one of the

nicest guys you’ve ever met. He was an extremely hard worker, sincerely

honest and would do anything for anyone at any time. He was an amazing

father, where he passed on his love and appreciation of nature and animals to

his children, along with a drive for exploring, learning and hard work. His son

Nolan followed in his footsteps to become a Mechanical Engineer. Frank and

Deborah had been members of Saint Lawrence Parish in Lafayette, Indiana for

44 years. Frank enjoyed fishing on Raccoon Lake while his best four-legged

friend Cooper tagged along, taking walks with and road-tripping around the

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US with his wife Deborah, traveling to see his two daughters, and spending

time with his granddaughter.

Memorial visitation was 5-8pm Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 at

Hippensteel Funeral Home, 822 N. 9th St., Lafayette, Indiana. A Memorial

Mass was 10:30am Thursday, January 19th at Saint Lawrence Catholic

Church, 1916 Meharry St., Lafayette, IN 47904. Memorials, should friends

desire, may be made to the St. Jude Gift Fund in Memory of Mr. Arihood,

where donations go to St. Jude’s Children’s Cancer Research Hospital.

Our sincerest and deepest sympathies to Frank’s family and friends. He

was a man that everyone seemed to know. His name will be added to the in-

memory-of list with the socks collected in 2017 at BCUMC and donated to the

residents of the Lebanon Children’s Home. A donation will be made by

BCUMC to the Gideons in Frank’s name.

OUR SYMPATHIES

Our deepest sympathies to the families of:

Richard “Rick” Vawter

Richard Henry Leitch

Edwin Cooley

George William Robinette

Patricia “Pat” Schuster (East Tipp grad 1965)

David W. Rector

Their names will be added to the in-memory-of list with the

socks collected at BCUMC in 2017 and delivered to the

residents of the Lebanon Children’s Home…

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PERSONNEL LIST FOR 2017 Pastor: Dwight Monical

Church Council Chair: Jane Arnold

Church Secretary: Carol Shepard

Church Council Recording Secretary: Pat Sense

Lay Leader: Clayton Temple

Annual Conference Member: Ralph Rohrer

Res. Member Conference: Jim Davidson Jr.

Staff Parish Relations Chair: Billie Burkhalter

Christian Education Super: Michele Roach

Church Treasurer: Fred Roach (new)

Financial Secretary: Judy Skees

1st Assistant Financial Secretary: Gini Tull

2nd Assistant Financial Secretary: Julie Sims (new)

Finance Comm. Chair: TBA

Membership Chair: Pat Sense

Worship Chairs: Ken & Lydia Mueller

Ladies Missionary Society Pres: Nancy Schnepp

Hospitality: Retta Whiteaker, Pat Sense, Jane Arnold

Funeral Dinners: Jane Arnold

Memorials: Maralyn Turner

Flowers: Nancy Schnepp Newsletter Staff: Nancy Schnepp, Tim Schnepp

Church Reservations/Outside Board: Anita Davidson

Tables, Chairs, etc. (borrowing): see Anita Davidson

Custodian: Mariann Arnold

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2017: Jim Pattee, Fred Merkel, Bill Sharp

2018: Julie Simms, Fred Roach, Brad May

2019: Bill Miller, Jake Uerkwitz (Chair), John Metro

STAFF PARISH RELATIONS

2017: Billie Burkhalter, Glenda Davidson, Bill Miller

2018: Linda Habbinga, RettaWhiteaker (Chair), Makayla Metro

2019: Jan Prosser, Peg Eckhart, Sandy Reaves

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

2017: Lillie Fisher, Faye Merkel, Sam Stratton

2018: Trudy Germain, Ruth Davidson, Coley Sharp

2019: Ralph Rohrer, Diane White, Bob Shepard

MISSIONS: Jan Prosser COMMUNITY AWARENESS: Sayde Uerkwitz, asst: Mariann Arnold

EVANGELISM: Anita Davidson

COMMUNITY OUTREACH: John & Willy Metro

AUDITORS: Lillie Fisher, Mariann Arnold, Trudy Germain

Peg Eckhart (advisor)

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