Eastern PA Conference of the UMCDeath Notices
Clergy & Spouses Conference Lay Leadership
Note: Eastern PA Conference Communications recently adopted a new policy to announce in its weekly NEWSpirit Digest the reported deaths of longtime Annual Conference lay leadership–i.e., Annual Conference lay members, staff, and officers of boards, councils and committees.
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Richard A. Griffith
We were just informed that former, longtime Eastern PA Conference staff member Richard A. Griffith, of Upper Darby, passed away on Nov. 8, 2016, at age 60. He worked for… Read more
Ross Brightwell memorialized in tribute
The General Commission on United Methodist Men’s (GCUMM) posted on its Website this week a memorial tribute to Ross Brightwell, former president of the Eastern PA Conference UM Men from 2007 to 2015. Brightwell, 69,… Read more
Edward T. Fell
Mr. Edward T. Fell, a Lay Member to Annual Conference since 2005, died February 4, 2016. He was a member of Calvary UMC in Philadelphia, University City. A service in… Read more
Glenn Colliver
Glenn Colliver, 88, longtime lay member to Annual Conference, died Feb. 9, 2016. A member of Lansdale UMC, he served on conference and district committees and was Conference Historian and… Read more
Grace Southwell McIntire
Grace Southwell McIntire (nee Hallman), 91, died Feb. 10, 2016. She served 32 years as a member to Annual Conference from the former Tacony UMC in Philadelphia. Grace joined Neshamony… Read more
