September 17, 2024 - Person Sheet
September 17, 2024 - Person Sheet
NameElla Mae Forney 
BirthMar 1921
Death25 Nov 2017
BurialPleasant Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery-Weyers Cave, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
F A Grave ID186024827
FatherRev. Phares J. Forney (1894-1955)
MotherNaomi Graybill (1893-1970)
Spouses
Birth23 Apr 1918, Palmyra, Dauphin County, PA
Death1 Jan 2007
BurialPleasant Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery-Weyers Cave, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
F A Grave ID59150912
Marriage20 Oct 1940
Obituary notes for Ella Mae Forney
Ella Mae Fike, 96, of Bridgewater, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the Bridgewater Home.
She was born in Lancaster, PA on March 5, 1921, and was a daughter of the late Rev. Phares and Naomi (Graybill) Forney.
Ella Mae was a member of Bridgewater Church of the Brethren. She attended East Hempfield High School in Landisville, PA, Bethany Bible School in Chicago, IL, and graduated from Fishersville, VA Vocational School of Nursing with her LPN degree. Ella Mae was an LPN and had worked at King's Daughters Hospital and Wooster Community Hospital in Wooster, OH. Ella Mae enjoyed sewing, quilting, knitting and crocheting. She was an excellent cook and especially enjoyed baking. Everyone who knew her benefitted from her pies and bread. She was a lively personality and cultivated many friends wherever she lived.
She was united in marriage on October 20, 1940, to Paul Henry Fike, who preceded her in death on January 1, 2007. Ella Mae and Paul served in the Church of the Brethren in Ridgely, MD; Wabash, IN; Cloverdale, VA; Weyers Cave, VA; and Orville, OH, prior to Paul serving as Chaplain of the Bridgewater Retirement Community. Ella Mae volunteered in many ways, including at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.
She is survived by a daughter, daughter in law, sister, and three grandsons; 2 brother-in-laws.
She was preceded in death by a son, David Fike, and a daughter, Phyllis Ann Fike; sisters, Mildred Lehman, Anna Mary Dubble, Nancy Bowman, and Jean Davidson, and two brothers, John Forney and Ray Forney.
A memorial service will be held at the Lantz Chapel of the Bridgewater Retirement Community at 3:00 PM on Sunday, December 3, 2017 with Rev. Jeffery Carr officiating. Burial will be private at Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
She was born in Lancaster, PA on March 5, 1921, and was a daughter of the late Rev. Phares and Naomi (Graybill) Forney.
Ella Mae was a member of Bridgewater Church of the Brethren. She attended East Hempfield High School in Landisville, PA, Bethany Bible School in Chicago, IL, and graduated from Fishersville, VA Vocational School of Nursing with her LPN degree. Ella Mae was an LPN and had worked at King's Daughters Hospital and Wooster Community Hospital in Wooster, OH. Ella Mae enjoyed sewing, quilting, knitting and crocheting. She was an excellent cook and especially enjoyed baking. Everyone who knew her benefitted from her pies and bread. She was a lively personality and cultivated many friends wherever she lived.
She was united in marriage on October 20, 1940, to Paul Henry Fike, who preceded her in death on January 1, 2007. Ella Mae and Paul served in the Church of the Brethren in Ridgely, MD; Wabash, IN; Cloverdale, VA; Weyers Cave, VA; and Orville, OH, prior to Paul serving as Chaplain of the Bridgewater Retirement Community. Ella Mae volunteered in many ways, including at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.
She is survived by a daughter, daughter in law, sister, and three grandsons; 2 brother-in-laws.
She was preceded in death by a son, David Fike, and a daughter, Phyllis Ann Fike; sisters, Mildred Lehman, Anna Mary Dubble, Nancy Bowman, and Jean Davidson, and two brothers, John Forney and Ray Forney.
A memorial service will be held at the Lantz Chapel of the Bridgewater Retirement Community at 3:00 PM on Sunday, December 3, 2017 with Rev. Jeffery Carr officiating. Burial will be private at Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
Obituary notes for Paul (Spouse 1)
The Rev. Paul H. Fike, age 88, of Bridgewater, died Jan. 1, 2007, in the Bridgewater Home, following a long illness.
Born on April 23, 1918, he was a son of the late Albert and Sally (Weaver) Fike. Most of his life he lived in Easton, Md.
On Oct. 20, 1940, he married Ella Mae Forney, who survives. Also surviving are a son, David Fike and his wife, Jan, of Albuquerque, N.M.; a daughter, Jo Bowman and her husband, Rick, of Harrisonburg; one brother, the Rev. Emerson Fike of New Hope, Va.; three grandsons, Aaron, Matthew and Michael.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Phyllis Ann, and his brother, Norman Fike, of Easton, Md.
Paul graduated from North Manchester College in Indiana and Bethany Theological Seminary, Chicago, Ill. He pastored part-time at Ridgely, Md., Wabash, Ind. and Michigan City Churches of the Brethren. After seminary, he served the Cloverdale Church of the Brethren, Weyers Cave, Va. and East Chippewa Church of the Brethren, Orville, Ohio. He then moved to the Retirement Village at Bridgewater, Va. and served as Chaplain for 15 years.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Jan. 3, at 7:00 p.m. at Bridgewater Church of the Brethren with the Revs. Robert E Alley, Emerson Fike and Curtis Dubble officiating. The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the Bridgewater Church of the Brethren.
A private burial will be earlier in the day at the Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be given to Bridgewater Healthcare Foundation-Resident Endowment Fund or Pastoral Care Fund, 302 N. Second St., Bridgewater, VA 22812, or Bethany Theological Seminary, 615 National Road, West Richmond, IN 47374-4095.
Born on April 23, 1918, he was a son of the late Albert and Sally (Weaver) Fike. Most of his life he lived in Easton, Md.
On Oct. 20, 1940, he married Ella Mae Forney, who survives. Also surviving are a son, David Fike and his wife, Jan, of Albuquerque, N.M.; a daughter, Jo Bowman and her husband, Rick, of Harrisonburg; one brother, the Rev. Emerson Fike of New Hope, Va.; three grandsons, Aaron, Matthew and Michael.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Phyllis Ann, and his brother, Norman Fike, of Easton, Md.
Paul graduated from North Manchester College in Indiana and Bethany Theological Seminary, Chicago, Ill. He pastored part-time at Ridgely, Md., Wabash, Ind. and Michigan City Churches of the Brethren. After seminary, he served the Cloverdale Church of the Brethren, Weyers Cave, Va. and East Chippewa Church of the Brethren, Orville, Ohio. He then moved to the Retirement Village at Bridgewater, Va. and served as Chaplain for 15 years.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Jan. 3, at 7:00 p.m. at Bridgewater Church of the Brethren with the Revs. Robert E Alley, Emerson Fike and Curtis Dubble officiating. The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the Bridgewater Church of the Brethren.
A private burial will be earlier in the day at the Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be given to Bridgewater Healthcare Foundation-Resident Endowment Fund or Pastoral Care Fund, 302 N. Second St., Bridgewater, VA 22812, or Bethany Theological Seminary, 615 National Road, West Richmond, IN 47374-4095.