Inspire, Summer 2003

38 Summer 2003 Bethany Withers ’00 and Walter Hughes were married June 21, 2002 in San Diego, California. After a honeymoon in Las Vegas and southern California, the couple returned to their home outside Knoxville, Tennessee. Bethany works for the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. Kara Allen ’01 and Ryan Niclasen were married July 6, 2002 in Dayton, Ohio. They reside in Niagara Falls, Canada. Trevor Creeden ’01 and Karissa Walberg ’01 were married in July 2002 in Toledo, Ohio. Trevor is the director of student development at Bridgemont Christian School, and Karissa is a pediatric nurse. They reside in San Francisco, California. Heather Fankhauser Farran ’01 and her husband, Kyle, announce the birth of Abigail Marie on July 13, 2002. The Farrans reside in Morenci, Michigan. Micah Hutchins ’01 and Sarah Headings were married June 15, 2002 in West Liberty, Ohio. Micah is a first lieutenant, serving as the executive officer in an ammunition company with the U.S. Army in the Middle East. Sarah is in Columbus, Georgia, where she awaits the birth of their first child. Kevin Leverson ’01 and Amanda Schmuck ’01 were married October 19, 2002 at Willow Valley Chapel in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The couple enjoyed a cruise to the Bahamas before returning home to Fairborn, Ohio. Kevin is a financial specialist at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and Amanda is a special education teacher at Spinning Hills Middle School. Rebecca Vitarelli ’01 and Jeff Burger were married June 29, 2002 at Grace Baptist Church in Livonia, Michigan. Jeff is a high school social studies teacher, and Rebecca is an elementary resource room teacher. The Burgers reside in Livonia. Adam Dennis ’02 and Michelle Drumheller ’02 were married December 28, 2002. They enjoyed a honeymoon in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and have made their home in Traverse City, Michigan. In Memory Of Harold Stormont ’46 went home to be with the Lord on December 31, 2002 in Cedarville, Ohio. He was a lifelong member of the Cedarville United Presbyterian Church and served there in many ways. We extend our deepest sympathy to his family. Bruce Keizer ’77 went home to be with the Lord in February 2002 due to complications from asthma and pneumonia. We offer our condolences to his family and friends. Keith Willhite '80 went home to be with the Lord on April 16, 2003 following a long battle with cancer. Keith was the Cedarville University Alumnus of the Year in 2001 and had served as the chair of the department of pastoral ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary. We extend our deepest sympathy to Keith's wife, Denise, and his two children, Katie and David. Memorial gifts may be made to The Willhite College Fund (a college fund for Katie and David), c/o Wendi Akers, Lake Pointe Church, 701 E. I-30, Rockwall, TX 75087; or donations can be made to Dallas Theological Seminary or Cedarville University. Adam Wilson ’95 went home to be with the Lord on September 13, 2002 after a long and courageous battle with cystic fibrosis. He was an attorney in Manitowoc, Wisconsin for Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP, but ended his employment in January 2002 due to his health issues. Our sincere condolences to his wife, Jessica Schipp Wilson ’02 . Trustee Emeritus Home with the Lord Dr. Gerald V. Smelser ’77H , trustee emeritus of Cedarville University, went home to be the Lord on February 8, 2003. He was 90 years old. Gerald became a charter member of the Baptist Bible Institute (BBI) Board of Trustees in 1941 and served during the 1953 transition of the BBI to Cedarville College. Even after the transition, BBI maintained an evening school in the Cleveland area. Gerald served the evening school as instructor, president, and later, president emeritus. As a charter member of the Cedarville College Board of Trustees, Gerald was a part of the board’s academic committee and became a trustee emeritus in 1991 after 50 years of service. His death leaves Dale Murphy as the only surviving trustee emeritus from the BBI transition. A 1935 graduate of Philadelphia School of the Bible, Gerald was an ordained Baptist minister who pastored in Pennsylvania and West Virginia and preached throughout the world. With a strong passion for Jewish evangelism, Gerald was the director of Remnant Ministries (formerly known as the Cleveland Hebrew Mission) for 37 years and later became their field representative. For 22 years, he was featured on the “Friends of Israel” radio program of WSRS in Cleveland Heights. In 1977, Cedarville University conferred upon him the honorary doctor of divinity degree. Gerald is survived by his wife, Ruth, of Sebring, Florida, and his children, Barbara Francis of Scottsdale, Arizona; Ruth Boalt of Boca Raton, Florida; and Gerald “Tim” of Quito, Ecuador. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Gifts may be made in Gerald’s memory to Remnant Ministries, P.O. Box 21100, Cleveland, OH 44121. To share your photo with Inspire readers, please send one glossy photo to the alumni relations office, 251 N. Main St., Cedarville, OH 45314. (Because of quality issues, we cannot accept computer print-outs or e-mailed pictures.) Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your photo returned. We reserve the right to limit the number of submitted pictures published in Inspire. Online Directory W e are happy to announce one more way for you to stay connected with your Cedarville friends. The Online Alumni Directory is up and running! The directory can be found at www.cedarville.edu/alumni under “Online Services.” Because only those who activate their accounts can be included, please be sure to activate your account as soon as possible. You may do so by selecting the “visibility settings” on the page that immediately follows a successful login to the alumni directory. By now you should have received your login name and password in the mail. If you did not receive a letter, or you would like more information, call alumni relations at 1-800-837-2566 or e-mail alumni@cedarville.edu.