Shenandoah District

The Wesleyan Church

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New Pastors Orientation
Sept. 13, 2010
Roanoke, VA

District Learning Day
Sept. 25, 2010
Three Mile Wesleyan
Elkview, WV

Sept. 27, 2010
Parkway Wesleyan
Staunton, VA

The Gathering
Wesleyan Ministry Conference
January 4-7, 2011
Jacksonville, FL

General Conference
June 2-6, 2012
Lexington, KY

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Mrs. Wilma Doris Powers

Wilma Doris Powers, 76, Commissioned Special Worker and spouse of deceased minister Rev. Raymond B. Powers, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 following a brief battle with cancer. Doris was born on February 14, 1934 in Richmond, KY. She was a graduate of Marion College (now Indiana Wesleyan University), and a teacher in the Roanoke City Schools from 1971 to 1989. At the time of her death she was serving as secretary of Penn Forest Wesleyan Church of Roanoke. As a Pastor’s wife she served in the local church in many capacities, including church pianist, Bible Prophecy teacher, and a mentor to many. Surviving are her sons, Randall Powers and wife, Rhonda, of Raleigh, NC, and Loren Powers and wife, Sue, of Switzerland; grandchildren, Jake, Ben, Ruben, Niel, and Julie; sisters, Janice Carmack and Edna June Amburgey; and brother, Bob Murphy.

Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, August 26, 10:00 am at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church in Roanoke. Interment will follow in Fair View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 pm and from 6 to 8 pm on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at Simpson Funeral Home, 5160 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA

Family Contact Information:

5704 Capito St.

Roanoke, VA 24019

540-362-8807

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