During the Memorial Day weekend and Pentecost services, we decorate the Sanctuary with geraniums dedicated by members. These are then planted outside the church to beautify the grounds during the summer. The list below are this year’s dedications:

Dedicated by	In Memory Of
Larry and Karen Andrews	Their parents
Keith and Kim Young	Roger Donne Young, US Army, WWII
	Elmer Smith, US Army, WWII, Korea
Pyllis Neel	Jasper Neel, US Army, WWII
The family of Jack Hurd	Jack Hurd, US Army
Sara and Terry Miller	Max T. Miller, US Army
	Bryce L. Stone, US Army Air Corps
	Curtis C. Stone, US Army Air Corps
	Evan Price, US Air Force
	All who served
Jim and Sally Myers	Byron Myers, US Army
	Bill Myers, Army Air Force
Wendy Gray	Robert E. Gray, Army Air Force
	William Kernen, US Army
Linda Silbaugh and Lisa Stavitski	F.M. Fullington, US Navy
Gary and Sue Harvey	Nancy Wertz
Douglas and Andy Denton	Paul Orvos, US Army
Mary Jacoby	her brother, Byron, US Army
Shirley Beaumont	Dave Beaumont
Randall and Susan Smith	Wendell Reed Conard, US Air Force
	Ray Hamlin Conard, US Air Force
Sarah Derrit	Sgt. Maj. Samuel J. Foster, US Army, ret.
	Shirley N. Rurdy-Foster, Army Spouse
Thomas and Nancy Whitehead	Capt. James A. Wilson, US Coast Guard, ret.
Don Chappelear	Kathy Chappelear
Ruthe Loughridge	Capt. Ray Loughridge, US Air Force
Betty Hejma-Sweet	George J. Hejma, Army Signal Corps

Dedicated By	In Honor Of
Lee Hall	Hal Hall, US Army
Neil and Karen Schafer	Foster Schafer, WWII
Sally Myers	Jim Myers, US Army
Douglas and Andy Denton	Families missing a person serving
Mary Jacoby	Sons, Kim and Scott
	brother, Loren
Sarah Derrit	First Sgt. Georgia M. Foster, US Army, ret.
	Col. James M. Foster, US Marines, ret.
Don Chappelear	Children, Dee, Dorsey Louise, Lewis, and their families
Ruthe Loughridge	Karyn, Susan, John, Gregg and families
Ed and Pat Clapp	Katelyn Waddle, Coast Guard
Sara and Terry Miller	Terry E. Miller, US Army
	All who serve
Gail Closs	Morgan Closs, US Air Force
Morgan and Gail Closs	All veterans of all branches who serve
The family of John A. Yensel	John A. Yensel, US Air Force

About the Author

Adam Alderson is the business manager and director of Resurrection at the United Methodist Church of Kent. He has a B.A. in Classics with a minor in Art History from Kent State University, and enjoys reading, graphic and web design, and singing and acting locally. Adam lives in Stow with his wife, Patti, and son, Alexander.