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October 2003
Passages
Marriages
Katie Meller and Peter A. Vedova on June 28, 2003 under the care of Chappaqua, Meeting, New York, where Katie is a member. Peter is a member of Ridgewood Meeting, New Jersey.
Deaths
BECK Jerry Duane Beck, 66, January 2, 2003, Portland Friends, Indiana. Jerry Beck was born July 8, 1936 to Maurice and Esther Davidson Beck.Ê He served as Elder on Ministry & Oversight, Treasurer, and Clerk of Trustees at Portland Friends Meeting.Ê He was married to Joyce Resur.Ê Survivors include his wife, Joyce; two daughters, Sherri McKibben and Sherilyn Garrison; and four grandchildren
COX Paul Stuart Cox, 88, March 2, 2003, Knightstown Friends Meeting. Paul Cox was born May 14, 1914, to Emery and Flora (Midkiff) Cox. He married Anna Lou Chance Cox in 1994. He was a member of the Knightstown Friends Meeting and his Quaker ancestors originated in England. A member of Knightstown Kiwanis, he was a past president and Lt. Governor of Kiwanis. He was a also a member of the Knightstown Chamber of Commerce and had served as president. He preceded in death by his first wife, Maxine McNew Cox, in 1989. Survivors include his wife, Anna; one son, Richard Cox; one daughter, Diana Sue Harber; and four grandchildren.
LOGAN Katherine (Kate) Wood Hess Logan 46, March 4, 2003, Community Friends Meeting, Ohio, from breast cancer. Katherine was born April 25, 1957 in Ft. Worth, Texas to Horatio and Barbara Wood. A life-long Friend, she grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she attended Community Friends Meeting. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1979, and worked in the retail business in Philadelphia and around New York, eventually managing several Wallachs department stores. In 1984 she married Michael John Logan and they later divorced. Kate was a gifted linguist who chose to use her language skills in the retail business, telling her father, "Dad, I love to shop." When the French Ambassador's wife who spoke no English visited Wallachs, Kate assisted her. She also used her language skills to help the storeÕs immigrant tailors to understand what their jobs required. Kate had genuine concern for people of every walk of life. Survivors include her parents; two daughters, Olivia Hess Logan and Rachel Downey Logan; one brother Nicholas Bacon Wood; two nephews, Henry Ragan Wood and Charles Anderson Wood; and two aunts, Lovell Wood Royston and Ellery Yale Wood. Memorial donations may be made to the Children's Activity Fund of Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting.
MILLER Nuran Baydan Miller, 72, January 18, 2003, Patuxent Friends Meeting, Maryland, of lung cancer. Nuran Miller was born April 5, 1930 in Eskisehir, Turkey. After spending her childhood in Turkey, she attended college in the United States, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Lindenwood College, St. Charles, Missouri and her Masters degree and Ph.D. in psychology at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, where she met her husband, H. Joseph (Joe) Miller. Nuran and Joe were married under the care of Homewood Meeting, Baltimore, on June 8, 1963. In the late 1960's Nuran and Joe were faculty members at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, where she was instrumental in founding a Masters Degree program in psychology. After returning to the United States, Nuran taught at Frostburg University and later at St. Mary's College of Maryland. In 1976 she left teaching and established her private practice and was the first woman to practice clinical psychology in Southern Maryland. Nuran and Joe were founding members of Patuxent Friends Meeting and were active in the life of the meeting. Nuran felt strongly that Patuxent Friends needed a meetinghouse to establish the presence of Friends in Southern Maryland and was thrilled when that dream became a reality in 2001. She was especially excited there was space for a library, and worked hard on the library committee to organize books donated to the meeting. Nuran's spirit remained strong after she became ill with cancer, providing inspiration and strength to others. Survivors include her husband of 39 years, H. Joseph Miller; one daughter and son-in-law, Deniz and Mark Carroll; one son and daughter-in-law Erol Miller and Robyn Shinn-Miller and two grandchildren, Dylan and Ethan Miller; and one sister, Nigan Atay, of Izmir, Turkey.
SHOEMAKER Albert Corwin Shoemaker, 87, March 15, 2003, Portland Friends, Indiana. Albert Shoemaker was born September 10, 1915 to Alva and Arlie Smith Shoemaker.Ê He served in many capacities at White Oak Friends, Portland, Friends, Van Wert Quarterly Meeting and Indiana Yearly Meeting.Ê He was married to Ruby E. Ogan.Ê Survivors include three sons, David, Tom and Doug; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
WHITE Dan-ell D., 77, January 4, 2003, Knightstown Friends Church, Indiana. He was born May 18, 1925, a son of Paul C. White and Luella Gauker White and lived most of his lifetime in Henry County. Dan-ell was a 1943 graduate of Kennard High School. He married Marilyn Stratton on January 1, 1947 in Knightstown. He was affiliated with the Knightstown Friends Church, a Knightstown school bus driver and a 4-H leader. He was a past member and president of the Knightstown Lions Club and served as superintendent of the Henry County 4-H Fair hog show. White was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and was a member of the Knightstown American Legion Post 152. Dan-ell was a farmer and was superintendent of the Indiana State Highway Dept. at Centerville sub-district for 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Denzil D. and Larry Rex White. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Marilyn; one son, Larry S. White; three daughters, Beverly Dills, Darlene Decker and Karlyn K. White; six grandchildren; one brother, Bruce E. White; two sisters, Clara Sue Hicks and Myra Lou Crull; and several nieces and nephews.
WHITE David W. White, 82, December 4, 2002, Knightstown Friends Church. David White was born April 29, 1920, the son of Wayne W. and Mabel (Nesome) White. On July 19, 1941, he married Jean OÕNeal. David was a farmer and businessman. He attended Earlham College and had served as president of the Willow Branch State Bank and Hancock County Bank. He was past president of the Soil Service, Morristown Industrial Park, Morristown Lions Club and Morristown Chamber of Commerce. He had also been involved in the Shelby County Historical Society, Morristown Farm School, and Knightstown Friends Church. Survivors include his wife, Jean; one son, Bill White; one daughter, Emily Anne White-Ellis; three brothers, Joseph N., Wayne E. and Philip R. White; one sister, Bettie W. Butler; nine grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be sent to Knightstown Friends Church.
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