I had the pleasure of a visit from Jim and Nancy here in Tennessee. They came on a short trip to visit other relatives in the area. I found him so interesting and so full if information. He will be surely missed by this list and at the Heritage Center. Lynn Hilty Sewell ----- Original Message ----- From: "geshoneyman" <ghoneyman@woh.rr.com> To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:52 AM Subject: [BRE] Jim Denlinger > Jim was a member of our Brethren-list and although in poor health, kept up > with his genealogical interest nearly too the end. His last query was > submitted just two days before his passing. > > As a member of the Board of Directors of the Brethren Heritage Center, he > used his business experience in advertising to create two brochures > promoting the Center. In addition, he created a spreadsheet to keep tract > of the 'Friends' of the Center which was constantly being updated and used > in sending the Center's quarterly publication, Recorder. His creative > mind kept clicking with ideas for the betterment of the Center. And yes, > we board members enjoyed his wonderful sense of humor. > > Gale Honeyman, vice-chair of BHC > > DENLINGER, James Marlan, 78, of Kettering, passed away Thursday, May 8, > 2008. He was born August 16, 1929 on a farm in Miami County, Ohio, son of > Marlin and Mary (Lynch) Denlinger. Jim was employed by Reynolds & Reynolds > for 34 years. He enjoyed Bluegrass & Gospel music, John Deere and making > people laugh. Jim shared a love of gardening with his wife Nancy and > helped her with her activities in The Ohio Association of Garden Clubs and > as members of the Miami Valley Hosta Society. His keen interest in > genealogy allowed him to track his family lineage back ten generations and > contributed to his involvement with the creation of the Brethren Heritage > Center in Brookville (OH) where he was a member of the board of directors. > Jim was a charter member of Prince of Peace Church of the Brethren where > his sense of humor was well known. He had been active in youth group > leadership, choirs, card clubs and many areas where his creative talents > were put to use. Jim was preceded in death by! > his parents and his brothers Rieber, Robert, Ulysses and Rudy. He is > survived by his wife of 17 years Nancy; sons Dan (Becky), Tim (Marcia) and > Jimmy (Paula); step-daughters Vicki (Keith) Ferguson, Sue (David) Brink, > Pat (Larry) Snyder and Carla (Gavin) Harrison; grandchildren Andy (Emily), > Shawn (Colleen) and Chris (Jenna) Denlinger, Julie (Josh) Dobbins, Kevin > and Jamie Denlinger, Skyler and Zachary Denlinger, Matt (Mareike) > Ferguson, Danielle (Adam) Sickmiller, Jessica Carmack, Jacob Brink, > Rachel, Kate and Kelsey Snyder; and great-grandchildren Maggie and Isaac > Denlinger, Caleb Charles and Gabriel Carmack; siblings Mary June (Jim) > Hyslip, Glenna Summers and David (Barb) Denlinger; first wife Betty; > numerous family members and good friends all over the world, including the > internet. A Celebration of Life service will be held 11:00A.M., at Prince > of Peace Church of the Brethren (800 E. David Road, Kettering OH) with > Pastor Larry Tyner officiating. Burial will be at David! > 's Cemetery, Kettering OH. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, > at 9:30 A.M. until the time of the service. Memorial contributions may be > made to Prince of Peace Church of the Brethren or the Brethren Heritage > Center, 428 Wolf Creek St., Suite # H-1, Brookville, OH 45309-0175. > Arrangements entrusted by the Routsong Funeral Home Stroop Road Chapel. > Condolences and other remembrances may be sent to the family by visiting > www.routsong.com > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >