1964 Family Camp, Building Canteen and more

Lynne Gurley commented: The beautiful woman walking out of the kitchen door is my mother, Betty Gurley Beers. The woman closest to my mother is Nina Harrod. The woman 3rd from the left in the photo, facing my mother is Leola Franklin, and her husband Walter is the older man (2nd from the right) talking to the other man. They are all from FCC Bethalto. Lynne also said, "Luella Bregger is the older woman standing in the forefront. She is also from Bethalto. I'm going to ask mom if the children in the photo are my sister and I...it's hard to say for sure...we all had similar haircuts in those days!"

Life Recruit Week, 1964.

The work crew is from Brownstown. Tom Ewald (on the roof) was preaching there about this time. He told Frank Bush recently, "That is Floyd O'Dell far left, Clarence?, and Pop Smith on the right. Floyd Jordan is on the ladder. Those were myBrownstown men and I was there '60 - 65. Danny Bowling and I did the shower in that building...I do remember that. It could have been 61 or 63 but not 62. It does seem now that that building was in use before the last years I was at Brownstown so it was probably 61 or 63. I tend to think 61. Thanks... those were the days."

II High School Week 1963 Group

Top Row 4: 4:2 Sandy Heston, 4:3 Larry Zumwalt, 4:4 Woody Fisher, 4:6 Ron Lambert, 4:7 Lynn McFarland, 4:9 George McCarty, 4:12 Paul Sidwell, 4:13 Wayne Black, 4:15 Lloyd Grafford, 4:16 Art Jordan

Row 3: 3:4 Janet Cothern, 3:5 Gayle Wakefield, 3:6 Terry O'Dell, 3:7 Sue Burris, 3:9 Becky Huck, 3:10 Linda Harris, 3:12 Ruth Huck, 3:12 Steel Twin, 3:13 Steele Twin, 3:14 Diane Jackson

Row 2: 2:2 David Hargrave, 2:3 Kay Wiseman, 2:6 Ruth Blankenship, 2:7 Linda Stovall, 2:9 Sandy Revisky, 2:10 Butch ?

Row 1: 1:6 Barb Haley, 1:7 Normae Dorsch, 1:8 Mickey Dildine, 1:9 Sue Harris, 1:12 Joyce Maines, 1:13 Dolly Black

Jr. High, 1961 Group Shot

Frank has improved resolution on some of the older group shots so some may be re-posts. Top row 5 - 5:1 Charlie Greer, 5:2 John Griffin, 5:3 Bill Vandervoort, 5:4 Mike Heston, 5:7 Dick Jorgensen, 5:8 Janet Ewald, 5:9 Alice Schroeder, 5:10 Jim Correll, 5:11 Joe Webb Row 4 - 4:1 Floyd Jordan, 4:3 Cora Sue Stark, 4:9 Janet Cothern, 4:10 Sandy Heston, 4:11 Rose Motzer, 4:12 Pam Babbitt, 4:14 Linda Reavis, 4:15 Kathy Peterson, 4:16 Terry O'Dell Row 3 - 3:1 Dan Clymer, 3:2 Paul Sidwell, 3:3 Jay Young, 3:6 Vicky Wall, 3:9 Janis Bishop, 3:10 Diana Rafferty, 3:11 Judy Feher, 3:14 Linda Kious, 3:17 Larry Iberg Row 2- 2:1 Max Sussenbach, 2:2 Fred Wiseman, 2:3 Carla Clover, 2:5 Cindy Hardin, 2:7 Emma Sue Seaton, 2:8 Lois Anderson, 2:10 Virginia Brown, 2:11 Diane Sussenbach, 2:12 Patty Rush, 2:13 Normae Dorsch, 2:14 Cheryl Lamb, 2:18 Mike Jackson, 2:20 Melissa Sefton Row 1 - 1:5 Susie Beard, 1:7 Barb Haley, 1:8 Marla Griffin, 1:15 Ronnie Volkmar, 1:16 Rod Reavis

Life Recruit Week, 1963 Rare color photos.

On the right in stripes is Diane Jackson

1:6 Barbara Haley, 1:7 Normae Dorsch, 1:8 Mickey Dildine, 1:9 Sue Harris, 1:12 Joyce Mains,1:23 Dolly Black 2:1 Cindy Hardin (?), 2:2 David Hargrave, 2:3 Kay Wiseman, 2:6 Ruth Blankenship, 2:7 Linda Stovall, 2:9 Sandy Revisky,The rest treated as one staggered row, ...3:3 Judy Feher, 3:5 Janet Cothern, 3:6 Sandi Heston, 3:7 Gayle Wakefield, 2:8 Terry O'Dell, 3:9 Larry Zumwalt,3:10 Susan Burris(?), 3:11 Woody Fisher, 3:14 Becky Huck, 3:17 Linda Harris behind her Lynn McFarland, 3:19 Ruth Huck, 3:20 George McCarty, 3:24 Steele twin, 3:25 Wayne Black, 3:26 Steele twin

Yellow shirt kid is Wayne Black. To his right and behind, the darkhaired kid in white whirt and black pants and loafers is Rick Coget.

l-r Ronnie Volkmar, Karla Knichel, Terri O'Dell, Cindy Hardin, ???

Luke Perrine teaching. Frony row, yellow shirt is Wayne Black, red sweatshirt on end of row is George McCarty. 3rd row boy with glasses is Dan Clymer. Boy and Girl on right of that row are Gayle Wakefield and Terry O'Dell.

Wayne Black in yellow, George McCarty in red on right end. Dan Clymer in center with glasses. Dark headed boy way in the back is Tim Callison.

It is possible these are shots of a Life Recruit Week. These came from colored negatives that have had some rough treatment. I guess I should be surprised that all these negatives have survived, not only the years, but three moves. - Frank Bush It isn't that color wasn't available, but Frank took most shots in black and white so they could be used in publicity materials, and so it was easier to develop in the basement darkroom at the parsonage in Greenville.

There is a story behind this picture...

Part of the camp history -- the process of identifying the culprit for some event or another. Does anyone know the whole story? Identify some of the campers? Approximate year? Double click on the photo see larger images. Max Whited, dean, is standing on the left.

Sandi Heston Rinderer states: "Mike thinks this may be in preparation for the annual Sadie Hawkins Day Race. By the way, I am the girl in the dark shirt in front in group on left. I think Kay is sitting next to me in a white blouse. The boy on left towards the back, that is looking toward the camera with a hat and sunglasses on, is Danny Clymer (he currently lives has a ministry in New Hampshire.) from the Lansdowne Church and I think the boy next to him, kind of in "front" of him, also wearing a hat, may be Terry O'Dell from Brownstown. I remember that was a year a lot of the guys were wearing hats, for some unknown reason. Some kind of a "guy thing". I believe the year of this pix was probably 1963."