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Laura Pritchett Rogers, 91 of Atlanta died January 4, 2023.  Mrs. Rogers was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Dr. Charles Glore Rogers, and is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Charles G. and Dr. Dana Rogers, Stephen R. and Mary Rogers; grandchildren, Blake Rogers and his wife, Darla, Jeff Rogers, Will Rogers, Stephanie Rogers; and great granddaughter, Holland Rogers. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The family will receive friends at 1 o’clock with a funeral service at 2 o’clock on Monday, January 9, 2023 at H.M. Patterson and Son, Arlington Chapel, 173 Allen Rd., NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. Interment will follow at Arlington Memorial Park.

Laura was born in Spring Place, Murray County, Georgia. She was her high school valedictorian and went on to get a Bachelors Degree in Education from Maryville College. After college she moved to Atlanta to start a career as an elementary school teacher. She met an Emory medical student at Morningside Baptist Church. They married in 1954 and she worked while her husband, Charlie, finished med school. They briefly moved to Oklahoma City for Charlie to do his internship, to Rockmart, GA for Charlie to have a general practice as payback for his state funded grant, then back to Atlanta. Once back in Atlanta, Laura began teaching again at Bolton Elementary where she taught until 1964.

Church was very important to Charlie and Laura and they were active church participants in each city. When they returned to Atlanta in 1962 they settled at Wieuca Road Baptist Church (WRBC). Laura was active in the church, teaching and participating in Sunday School, participating in WMU, and dragging two boys to church twice on Sunday and also on Wednesday evenings. When Charlie died in 1987 she needed to be productive and became a church secretary for one of the ministers. She participated in the life of the church until she could no longer drive and remained a member of WRBC until her death.

Laura was very active in the Women’s Auxiliary of the Atlanta Medical Association and made many lifelong friends there. She enjoyed book clubs and bridge clubs. She was an avid walker and hiker. She loved to travel. Among her most exciting trips were visiting Antarctica, and helicopter hiking in Canada.

Elizabeth Lois Blackburn Rueter passed away on January 19th. “Bette” was a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Kleffmann Hood Rueter, Jr. She is survived by her sons Mark Rueter (Rebecca) and Eric Rueter (Nelia) and daughter Lisa Blackwood (Leland), grandchildren: Leslie Saidak, Ginger Martin, Melissa Morehead, Lanny Blackwood and 8 great grandchildren. A memorial service was held at New Providence Presbyterian Church on Friday January 22nd with the Rev. Steve Musick presiding. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to New Providence Presbyterian Church or the American Red Cross, Blount County Chapter.

Henry “Dave” Smith, 85, of Hamilton passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. Born in Rock Hill, SC, Henry was a lifelong area resident. He attended Maryville College in Tennessee. Dave was most proud of being an Eagle Scout and an Army veteran. He was a retired chemist with the Department of Environmental Protection, State of New Jersey, with 30 years of service. Son of the late Henry D. and Julia Kathleen Matheson Smith, and husband of the late Maryann Marocco Smith, he is survived by his two devoted children, Henry “Dave” Smith and his wife, Bethann, and Anita Lubrano and her husband, Marco; his brother, Hayne M. Smith; his three cherished grandchildren, Sabrina and Julia Lubrano and Henry J. Smith, and his special niece and nephew, Joann Marino and James Abbott.

passed on March 14, 2014 surrounded by family that loved him so dearly. Resident of Bridgetown for the last 25 years, he lost his wife Valerie Catherine to Cancer in 1985 after 30 years of marriage. Bob earned his master’s degrees in Physics as well as Organic Chemistry and taught school & coached in the Northwest School District (Colerain High School) for 30 years. His focus in life was family and the youth of America. He leaves behind five children: Robert (Cheri) Sprague, Catherine (James) Klein, Mary (Hans) VandenNoort, Victor (Debra) Sprague and Russell (Amy) Sprague, 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. He is survived by his sisters: Frances Wolfe, Margaret Greve, Lucy (Lloyd) Snyder and his brother Leon Sprague & brother in law of Irene (Charley) Wagner. He is the brother of the late: Byron, Richard and James Sprague & Dorothy Cosby and Laura Ross.

Barbara McDonald Swain, 84, of Marietta passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Her parents, Kermit and Ruth McDonald, and her husband William T. Swain preceded Barbara in death. She is survived by her brother Paul McDonald and his wife, Connie; daughter, Allison Becker and her husband, Bill; son John K. Swain and his wife, Pam; grandson Mark Becker; grandson Philip Becker and his wife, Emily; and great granddaughter Lucy Ann Becker. Barbara was a beautiful Christian woman who loved her family, church, and friends. She was an active member of Marietta First Baptist Church for over 50 years where she volunteered as a preschool teacher and a leader in Woman’s Missionary Union. She was also a Mother’s Day Out teacher at First Baptist for 20 years. Barbara was a square dancer, ballroom dancer, and tap dancer who enjoyed friendships in several dance organizations. Her giving spirit and ready smile were a blessing to her friends, family and many others. Funeral Services were held in the Chapel at First Baptist Church of Marietta with Dr. Bill Ross officiating. Interment took place at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. Contributions may be made in loving memory of Barbara to First Baptist Church of Marietta, 148 Church Street, Marietta, Georgia 30060.

Nina Ruth (Gillette) Thomas passed away with her family by her side on February 18, 2020, at the age of 89. Ni was comfortable to the end, leaving peacefully into the kingdom of heaven. She loved her family, her God, and music of all sorts. Born and raised in Vineland, NJ, Ni went to Maryville College where she met her future husband, David Lee Thomas. She graduated with a degree in elementary education in 1953. Sons Timothy (1954), Joel (1957) and Arthur (1960) soon followed as David’s Presbyterian ministry led his family to churches in Ohio and Indiana. Ni and David moved to Tequesta, FL in 1981, but went their separate ways in 1988. Ni worked as an elementary school teacher in the Tequesta public school system at Jerry Thomas Elementary School for many years until her retirement and later moved to the Good Samaritan Retirement Village in Kissimmee, FL. She enjoyed her final years there with much gusto, being active in church and choir activities, and particularly the handbell choir. Ni is survived by her sons Timothy and Arthur, her beloved daughters-in-law Susan Thomas, Elizabeth Thomas, and Susan Jacoberger, her grandchildren Kyle and Shelby, her sister Josephine Reinhardt, and her brother George Gillette. She was predeceased by her parents Eugene and Eva Gillette, her sister Carol Gorton, and her son Joel. Services are pending. Please return to our website at a later time.

William Kennedy Upham, a long-time resident of Conway, Arkansas, passed away July 26, 2020 at the age of 89. Ken and his wife, Joy, moved to Austin, TX about a year ago to be closer to family. William Kennedy Upham was born October 8, 1930 in St. Pete Beach, Florida to William Woodbridge Upham and Rebecca (Becky) Brown Upham. Ken married Joy Hickman Upham in 1953. In their early years he was an ordained Presbyterian pastor in Miami, Florida at the Church of the Master. Later he went on to get a PhD in Sociology from the University of Florida. In the mid 60s Ken and Joy moved to College Station, Texas where Ken taught Sociology at Texas A&M University. In the mid 70s they had the opportunity to move to Conway, Arkansas where he could teach full-time at the University of Central Arkansas. This was most fulfilling, as he was able to help undergraduate and graduate students better understand more about relationships at home and in the community. Ken remained involved with his church by filling in for vacationing pastors by delivering sermons and conducting weddings, hospital visits, and funerals. Ken also served the local community by helping to increase the amount of low-income housing in Conway and working to improve the life of the elderly and needy. Ken was preceded in death by his parents William Woodbridge Upham and Rebecca Becky Brown Upham. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Joy Hickman Upham, his sisters Natalie Roberts and Mary Ann Will, his sons Bruce D. Upham and Steve K. Upham, and grandchildren Joshua Upham, Aaron Upham, Micah Upham, Taylor Upham, and Krisynda Collins, as well as great grandchildren Bailey Whittaker, Blair Whittaker. Funeral plans are currently undecided. In lieu of flowers, please direct a gift in memory of Ken Upham to Grace Presbyterian Church, 1010 Hogan Ln, Conway, Arkansas 72034.

Margaret Joy Hickman Upham “Joy” passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Austin, Texas. She was born March 20, 1930, in Waynesburg, to Clarence and Mary Hickman. Her father worked as a lineman for the local gas company, and her mother was a schoolteacher. Her family was active in the Presbyterian church in Waynesburg. She began her lifelong passion for singing in high school in Waynesburg. She attended college at Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn., where she not only earned her bachelor’s degree, but met and married her husband, William Kennedy “Ken” Upham, a student in sociology at Maryville from St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., in 1953. At Maryville, Joy sang in the student choir and the a cappella choir. After graduation, they moved to Chicago, and both attended McCormick Seminary. She earned her Master’s in Christian Education while her husband earned a Master of Divinity degree. After graduate school, they moved to Miami, Fla., and Ken pastored Church of the Master. She gave birth to two boys, Bruce Douglas Upham in March of 1956, and Stephen Kirk Upham in February of 1958. Around 1962, they moved the family to Gainesville, Fla., so that Ken could work on a Doctorate degree in Sociology. His dissertation was based on original research he wanted to do in Central America. So, they moved to San Jos, Costa Rica for language school and to do the research. After returning to Gainesville for the summer, they relocated to College Station, Texas, where Ken was a professor of sociology and agricultural economics for 10 years. Joy and Ken became active in First Presbyterian Church of Bryan, Texas. Joy was also active in the League of Women Voters, the Junior Museum and the AAUW (American Association of University Women). Ken earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Florida while in College Station. After 10 years in College Station, Ken accepted a position as professor of sociology at UCA – the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Ark. While in Conway, they became active at First Presbyterian Church for more than 35 years. Eventually they transitioned to Grace Presbyterian Church, where they remained until they moved away. They had many friends from both congregations. While in Conway, Joy became a Realtor and was quite successful for several years. However, she was frustrated by the constant need to be showing houses on Sunday and this conflicted with her love for church and singing in the choir, which she did for about 40 years in Conway, so she eventually stopped being a Realtor and focused on her volunteer work. Joy and Ken lived in Conway until 2019, when they moved to Austin, Texas, to be closer to their two sons. Ken had developed increasingly more severe results from Alzheimer’s and was needing some daily assistance, so the couple moved to an assisted living center. Joy continued to make friends wherever they lived. Finally, on July 26, 2020, Ken passed away from Alzheimer’s. They were married for 67 wonderful years. Joy suffered a traumatic brain injury in a fall a few days before Ken passed away. This left her with limited communication and memories, and she had to relearn some basic skills. Her boys visited her regularly (except during the portion of the pandemic when no visitors were allowed). She slowly deteriorated and passed away peacefully due to the consequences of that brain injury. Joy is survived by her brother, Floyd Hickman; her two sons and their wives, Bruce Upham and wife Tracie Upham, and Stephen Upham and wife Becca Upham; her five grandchildren, Bruce’s boys Joshua Upham, Aaron Upham and Micah Upham, and Steve’s children Krisynda Collins and Taylor Upham; and her two great-grandchildren, the children of Krisynda Collins, Bailey Whitaker and Blair Whitaker. A joint memorial service for both Joy and Ken will be held in Conway soon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Grace Presbyterian Church in Conway, Ark., in honor of Joy Upham, at www.gracepresconway.org.

Elizabeth Louise Thomas Varnedoe, 90, passed peacefully on May 25, 2020. Mrs. Varnedoe was born in Staten Island, New York to Herbert and Elizabeth Thomas. She loved to go hiking and caving, to play softball, and to garden. She was a longtime member of Calvary Bible Church, Huntsville, AL, Green Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, Huntsville Grotto of the National Speleological Society, and Land Trust of Huntsville and Madison County. She earned a degree in Physics from Maryville College in Tennessee using her knowledge to work for the Atomic Energy Commission in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was an engineer at the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency on the Redstone Missile Program, and also later at Dynetics in Huntsville, Alabama. Survivors include her husband, William W. Varnedoe Jr, children Sharon Rudd (Roy), Frank Varnedoe (Barbara), John Varnedoe (Donna), and Ker Thomas Varnedoe, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Jane Clevenger. A memorial service will be held later in Huntsville. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Land Trust of Huntsville and Madison County or Green Mountain Volunteer Fire Department.

Margaret Ann Kettles Weaver, 91, died peacefully at Paramount Senior Living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 9, 2022, with family by her side. Peg was born on October 26, 1930, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She was raised in Pittsburgh (Swissvale), in the house built by her Scottish grandfather. She graduated from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee and began her work life as an administrative assistant at Union Carbide in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She met her future husband, Miles O. Weaver, there and they were married in Pittsburgh on July 11, 1953.

Peg returned to her education following the birth of their 4 children and obtained a degree in Mathematics from Carnegie Institute of Technology followed by a Master’s in Education from the University of Pittsburgh. When the family moved to Fremont in 1968, she began teaching Mathematics at Gibsonburg High School and continued there while taking night classes at the University of Toledo College of Law. Following her graduation she opened an office on Justice Street with fellow attorney Nancy Scranton, the first women to practice law in Sandusky County. In 1985 she was elected Common Pleas Judge for Sandusky County and served three terms, retiring in 2003 to comply with State of Ohio age limitations.

Once retired, she and Miles moved to Port St. Lucie, Florida, and remained there until 2012 following the deaths of both Miles (2011) and son Laird (2012). She returned north to live initially in Louisville, Kentucky with daughter Lisa, and then back to Pittsburgh to be near son Lance.

Peg was widely known for her years of community service including the Fremont School Board, Junior Achievement, and the Red Cross, among others, and she was a recipient of the Athena Award in recognition for it. On her retirement, the late Paul E. Gillmor, former Ohio Representative to the U.S. House of Representatives, publicly thanked her for her public service and community commitment in the U.S. Congressional Record.

She loved her students, deeply advocated for her clients, and served as a mentor to many. A lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church, her integrity and strength of character were evident in her personal and professional activities. She was a lover of life, people, family and friends, education, the Law, music (piano, choir), gardening, and puzzles. Peg was someone whose gifts were shared freely and influenced so many. For the last decade she struggled mightily against the ravages of Alzheimer’s dementia yet continued to spread joy through sharing her musical gift: playing beautiful piano for the residents and staff to enjoy. Her battle is over and she is at peace. She will be sorely missed.

Remaining children include daughter Melissa (Lisa) Weaver (Mike Miller), Louisville, KY, and sons Lance (Sharon) of Pittsburgh and Lon (Robyn) of Duluth, MN. 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren will also mourn her loss: Geoff Miller (Margaret Coblentz) with Liam and Petra, San Francisco, CA; Colin (Megan Manion), Minneapolis, MN; Chris Miller (Becky) with Elinore, Asheville, NC; Kim (Matt Mason), Chapel Hill, NC; Mary (Nick Celender), Pittsburgh; and, Michelle (Gareth Blyth), Pittsburgh.

celebrated her 95th Birthday Feb. 7th. She lives alone at home, but has family help from nearby daily. She finds joy and happiness in each day. She doesn’t take many trips outside home which are unnecessary. she has concern about many problems in our county, state, nation, and world. She treasures gift of each day.

Oneda Gail (Whitehead) White, faithful servant of her Lord Jesus Christ, was called home to her eternal reward Sunday, April 25, 2021. Oneda was born February 7, 1924 in Rosslyn, KY and grew up in Happy Valley. A graduate of Maryville College with a B.A. degree and the University of Tennessee with a Masters Degree, Oneda dedicated her career to elementary education, teaching for many years at Eagleton Elementary School. She was a long time member of Everett Hills Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday School. In retirement she volunteered with AARP’s Tax Aide program. She is preceded in death by her parents, David Roy Whitehead and Roxie Iowa Whitehead; infant sister, Joan; sister, Violet Whitehead Holman; brothers, D.C. Whitehead and Dwight Whitehead; grandson, Andrew Daniel Koopman; husband of 59 years, Elmer Lee White. She is survived by her brother, Stanley Whitehead of Athens, TN; sister, Freda Whitehead Lindley of Florence, KY; children, Donna Gail White Koopman (David) of Maryville, TN, Richard Lee White (Jean) of Baltimore, MD, and Randall Lynn White (Kathy) of Maryville, TN; grandchildren, Christopher Koopman of Knoxville, TN, Matthew White (April) of Maryville, TN, Travis White (Katie) of Catonsville, MD, Kelly Jackson (Nick) of Knoxville, TN and Mia White of Houston, TX. She has four great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Friends may call at your convenience, Thursday, April 29, 2021 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home to sign the register. The funeral service will be held 11:30 AM, Friday, April 30th at Everett Hills Baptist Church with Rev. Doug Hayes and Dr. John Franklin officiating. The interment will be Friday, April 30th at 1:00 PM at Grandview Cemetery. The family will be present at the funeral and graveside services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Elmer Lee White Memorial Scholarship Fund at University of Tennessee or Everett Hills Baptist Church.

Mary Anne Browne Woodring, 88, of Chenoa, KY, died October 3, 2019, at home with her family. She grew up in North Carolina but spent most of her life in the mountains of Eastern KY. Dr. Woodring, as she was most widely known, started her career at a mission clinic in Puerto Rico. In 1965 she moved with her family to Eastern KY and continued practicing medicine in clinics and hospitals throughout the tri-state area for over 40 years. She also taught at ETSU medical school in Kingsport, TN. She brought to the medical profession a compassionate desire to serve others, with no regard to status. As one of only 4 women in her med school graduating class of 1957, she helped break down barriers in the male-dominated field of medicine. She delivered many of the babies of the area. And she gave birth to 8 babies herself. In her 50s and 60s, she was a world-class triathlete, who could often be seen jogging or biking the roads of Bell Co. She was passionate about being active and she cherished the mountains, plants, and animals. She continued to walk in the pasture and swim in the lake until she died. She was a 2-time cancer survivor, artist, musician, mother, wife. She attended Hope United Methodist Church. Her faith in God guided her with fearlessness. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Jim; 8 children; 16 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday October 12th at Arnett and Steele funeral home in Pineville. Visitation is 11am-2pm, with the memorial service at 2. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Bell County Peace & Kentucky Homes Network.

Elizabeth (Betty) Work died Tuesday, October 26, 2021, under the skilled and loving care of the staff at Swaim Health Center, Green Ridge Village, Newville, PA.

Betty was the eldest of four daughters of the Rev. Dr. Ira M. Dinkle and his wife, Elizabeth Somerville Dinkle. During high school she did her bit for the war effort, “spotting planes” with her father; civilian volunteers memorized the shapes of Allied and enemy planes, and took shifts watching the skies for any possible air threat against the Eastern seaboard. Betty graduated from Stewartstown High School (PA) in 1948.

She matriculated in 1949 at Maryville College, TN, as a home economics major. At the end of her sophomore year, she changed her major to math. She graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

She dated Galen R. Work for four years, then they married in 1953, just before Galen entered Lincoln Theological Seminary. They recently celebrated their 68th anniversary.

Betty was active in the church throughout her life, including her role as a “preacher’s wife,” as a valued member of the choir, and as chairperson of the Self-development of People Committee for the Scioto Valley Presbytery in Ohio. She showed her adventurous side as an adult leader in two Presbyterian
wilderness canoe expeditions for teenagers through Algonquin Provincial Park in Canada.

Her jobs over the years showed Betty’s varied talents and abilities. While waiting for Galen to graduate from college she worked for the Frontier Nursing Service in Hyden, KY. After their marriage, she worked on the Oriole Missile for Glenn L. Martin aerospace in Baltimore. She taught mathematics at Henry C.
Conrad High School, in Wilmington, DE, at J.P. McCaskey High School in Lancaster, PA, and at Hocking College in Nelsonville, OH. She also taught kindergarten in Marietta, Ohio. She was a superb seamstress, an excellent watercolor artist, an avid gardener, a freelance genealogist, and a very committed wife and mother.

After retirement in 1996, she moved with her husband to Galena, Ohio. Then in 2006 they moved to Green Ridge Village in Newville, PA.

In addition to her husband, Betty is survived by her children Galen, Jr. and wife Jill Work, and Elizabeth (Beth) and husband Randy Martin; four grandchildren, Zia and Quinn Work, and Michelle and Eric Martin; a foster grandson, Brett Mathias; and three sisters, Peggy Judge, Ruth Dove, and Emmy
Sherwood.

Charlsie Spencer Wright age 90 of Blount County passed away November 10, 2020. She was a member Unitia Free Holiness Church where she played the piano and taught children’s Sunday school. Charlsie had a 40 year career at ALCOA (Aluminum Company of America). Preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth D. Wright; parents, Hester Louise and Thomas Carl Spencer; brothers, Kenneth Ross Spencer, Raymond Arthur Spencer and Donald Endsley Spencer, and sister, Barbara Spencer Morton. She is survived by her sisters: Gene Spencer Roberts, Clara Spencer Dunlap, Vivian Spencer Cloninger, Sharon Spencer McKamey, and Betty Spencer Salada; many nieces and nephews. Family and friends will gather at 1 p.m. on Friday, November 13th at Friends Meeting House Cemetery for graveside services. Click Funeral Home, 109 Walnut Street, Lenoir City is in charge of arrangements. www.clickfuneralhome.com

Bobbie June Graves Young age 92 of Louisville, TN passed away February 6, 2023. Born in Maryville Tennessee and a graduate of Maryville College majoring in Biology. She was a member of Monte Vista Baptist Church. Bobbie was a devoted wife and mother. She is preceded in death by her parents Edward and Mae Graves, John K. Young Jr her husband of 64 years, and her brother Clay Graves. She is survived by her daughters Patty (Robert) Grodner, Pam (Scott) Bridges and Sharon Reilly, grandchildren Corey Grodner (Jodi) and Kelsey Grodner, Emily Story and Delaney Reilly and her great granddaughter Remy Grodner, and her brother Gary Graves.

Rev. Dr. Philip Zebley passed into eternal glory on March 9, 2018 at the Rydal Park Presbyterian retirement home in Rydal, Pa. He was born on May 25, 1931 in Appleton, Cecil County, Md., and raised on the family dairy farm. He graduated from Elkton High School in 1948 and attended the University of Delaware at Newark, majoring in agricultural sciences. In 1950, he transferred to Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn., where he met Maryalice “Trig” (Moyer) Zebley, his cherished wife and life partner. Phil and Trig were married on June 25, 1954 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Mifflintown, Pa. They enjoyed 64 years of marriage together. Phil graduated from Maryville College in 1952 with a B.A. in History. He then attended Western Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pa., and graduated with the Master of Divinity in 1955. He was ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament on June 1, 1955 by Marion Presbytery in the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. He then faithfully served five Presbyterian congregations in Huntsville, Ohio, East Orange, N.J., Huntsville, Ala., Wilmington, Del., and Saranac Lake, N.Y., between 1955-78. In 1978, he served as an area counselor for the Presbyterian Major Mission Fund in southern Indiana and Illinois. From 1979-87, he was the Executive Presbyter of Grafton and Parkersburg Presbyteries in West Virginia. From 1987-1990, he served as the Executive Presbyter of Mackinac Presbytery in northern Michigan. From 1990-92, he served as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Senecaville, Ohio. He retired to “Morganwood” in 1991 and enjoyed twenty years in this vibrant community of retired Presbyterian pastors and mission workers located in Swarthmore, Pa., adjacent to Swarthmore College. Phil and Trig enjoyed much fellowship at Swarthmore Presbyterian Church. He also served as interim pastor of five congregations in the Philadelphia Presbytery during this time. In 2011, the Zebleys moved to the Rydal Park retirement home. During his years of pastoring, Phil was also a lifelong student who worked diligently to earn a Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.) from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1970, followed by a Doctorate in the Science of Theology (S.T.D.) at SFTS through distance learning and several summers in residence at San Anselmo, Calif. These three summers of study residence in Northern California are a beloved memory of the family. Phil was a lover of people and truly enjoyed engaging people in the communities he served. He was a leader in community service and an advocate for local and international missions. In Saranac Lake, N.Y., he worked to create a non-profit carpentry training program for Vietnam Veterans called “TIHI: Training in Home Improvement.” During his retirement years, he was very involved in Habitat for Humanity, International, serving both as a resident volunteer at the HFH headquarters in Americus, Ga., participating in a mission trip to Central America and serving as the office development and manager for Delaware County Habitat for Humanity between 1996-97. He loved reading, travel and was a consummate gardener. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years Maryalice “Trig” Zebley; daughter Cosette (Tom) Kilfoyle and son Rev. Christian (Kay) Zebley; and eleven grandchildren: Matthew (Tania) Frieswyk, Nathan (Devon) Frieswyk, and Jonathan Frieswyk; Rebecca Kilfoyle and Samuel Kilfoyle; and Anna, Emma, Kristina, Isaiah, Abigail and Molly Zebley. Phil was predeceased by his brothers Edgar Zebley and Frank Zebley, and his eldest daughter Consquella (Zebley) Frieswyk. A committal service for close friends and family was held at the Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 10 a.m. A public memorial service will be held at later date and time to be announced. Memorial donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties at www.habitatmontdelco.org <http://www.habitatmontdelco.org>. Condolences may be sent to Helweg and Rowland funeral home in Abington, Pa., www.helwegrowlandfh.com <http://www.helwegrowlandfh.com>.