REMEMBERING
Lauree Hersch Meyer, 90, a former professor at Bethany Theological Seminary, died at home in Durham, N.C., on Sept. 24. She was born on July 15, 1934, to Orville and Mabel (Harley) Hersch at the same farmhouse in Manassas, Va., where
her mother was born. She held degrees from Bridgewater (Va.) College and the University of Chicago, where she earned a master’s and doctorate from the Divinity School. Her career in church ministry included working as a Youth Field Worker for the Central Region of the Church of the Brethren, and then volunteering with Brethren Volunteer Service in Germany as part of ecumenical activities aimed to rebuild trust. She retired to a 200-acre farm in Rushville, N.Y., later moving to Durham, N.C. Memorial donations are received to Heifer International. A service celebrating her life may be announced at a later date.
Roma Jo Thompson (nee Mickey), 88, a former denominational staff and mission worker for the Church of the Brethren, passed away Sept. 12 at Bridgewater (Va.) Retirement Community after a long illness. Her career in the church started with Brethren Volunteer Service after high school and included multiple years of mission work in Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan. In Sudan, she was instrumental in a Theological Education by Extension (TEE) program during a time of political unrest and violence. She was heavily involved in Brethren Disaster Ministries and worked for four years as director of the Cooperative Disaster Child Care program. She represented the Church of the Brethren on the Common Council of Church Women United and was a denominational representative to the World Council of Churches. She was active with Church World Service, serving for three years as director for the Mid-Atlantic region of CROP, and also worked with FEMA. She served as co- pastor for several interim pastorates. Additionally, she used her education training to teach unhoused first graders in Arizona. She is survived by three sons, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. A celebration of life service is planned for Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. at Bridgewater Church of the Brethren.
Roma Jo Thompson (nee Mickey), 88, a former denominational staff and mission worker for the Church of the Brethren, passed away Sept. 12 at Bridgewater (Va.) Retirement Community after a long illness. Her career in the church started with Brethren Volunteer Service after high school and included multiple years of mission work in Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan. In Sudan, she was instrumental in a Theological Education by Extension (TEE) program during a time of political unrest and violence. She was heavily involved in Brethren Disaster Ministries and worked for four years as director of the Cooperative Disaster Child Care program. She represented the Church of the Brethren on the Common Council of Church Women United and was a denominational representative to the World Council of Churches. She was active with Church World Service, serving for three years as director for the Mid-Atlantic region of CROP, and also worked with FEMA. She served as co- pastor for several interim pastorates. Additionally, she used her education training to teach unhoused first graders in Arizona. She is survived by three sons, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. A celebration of life service is planned for Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. at Bridgewater Church of the Brethren.
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