Births

Blevins, Ezekiel Marshall, May 28, 8 lbs. 9 oz. and 21 inches long, to Roger and Trisha Blevins. (College Hill [Beaver Falls, Pa.] RPC)

Briones, Hailey Aida, May 1, to David and Mindy Briones. Joins brother Micah. (Sterling, Kan., RPC)

Eddy, Felix Tobias, Feb. 19, to Chris and Amy Eddy. Joins sister Sylvia and brother Jasper. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Harrison, Lucille Eden, May 31, to Ryan and Sherry Harrison. Joins brothers Franklin, Xavier, and Zander. (Lafayette, Ind., RPC)

Niess, Asher Samuel, Apr. 21, to Pastor Adam and Anne Niess. Joins brother Micah. (Bloomington, Ind., RPC)   Parker, Kellyn Beza, Mar. 17, to Matt and Jocelyn Parker. (Westminster, Colo., RPC)

Turner, Grace Abigail, May 31, to Ben and Laura Turner. Joins sisters Essie, Sarah and Hannah and brother Benjamin. (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Whitla, Cameron William, May 23, to David and June Whitla. Joins sister Katie and brothers Ethan, Calvin and Owen.  (Southside [Indianapolis,Ind.] RPC)

Wiersma, Gideon Robert, Dec. 30, to Jacob and Jamie Willis-Wiersma. (Westminster, Colo., RPC)

Baptisms

Blevins, Ezekiel Marshall, son of Roger and Trisha Blevins, June 16, by Pastor Titus Martin. (College Hill [Beaver Falls, Pa.] RPC)

Briones, Hailey Aida, daughter of David and Mindy Briones, May 12, by Pastor Joel Wood. (Sterling, Kan., RPC)   Eddy, Felix Tobias, son of Chris and Amy Eddy, Apr. 14, by Pastor Gordon Keddie. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

French, Mindy, May 12, by Pastor Greg Stiner. (Sharon [Morning Sun, Iowa] RPC)

Malcom, Bailey Rae, daughter of Damon Malcom, May 19, by Pastor Greg Stiner. (Sharon [Morning Sun, Iowa] RPC)

Malcom, Nola Katherine, daughter of Damon Malcom, May 19, by Pastor Greg Stiner. (Sharon [Morning Sun, Iowa] RPC)

Niess, Asher Samuel, son of Adam and Anne Niess, May 12, by Pastor Richard Holdeman. (Bloomington, Ind., RPC)

Whitla, Cameron William, son of David and June Whitla, June 23, by Pastor Gordon Keddie. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Willis-Wiersma, Jamie Lynn, and children, Cove Archer and Gideon Robert Wiersma, Apr. 21, upon profession of faith of parents, Jacob and Jamie Wiersma, by Pastor Shane Sapp. (Westminster, Colo., RPC)   Graduations

Bell, Ethan, from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) with a B.S. in business management and human resources and a minor in international relations. (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Burger, Derek, with a B.S. in finance from Grove City College. Derek will be moving on to a finance/accounting internship at USIS in Grove City, Pa. (Berkshire [Housatonic, Mass.] RP Mission Work)

Burriss, Natalie, with a masters in library and information science from IUPUI. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Bussell, Rachael, from Southport High School. Plans to attend Purdue University. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Camara, Noah, from homeschool. Plans to major in international business at Taylor University. (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Cerbus, Bethany, from Triton Central High School. Plans to attend Geneva College. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Cutter, Philip, from homeschool. Plans to major in business management at IUPUI. (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Decker, Jackie, from Cedarville University with a major in nursing and a minor in Bible. She plans to work as an emergency room nurse at Kettering Medical Center. (Columbus, Ind., RPC)

Ehrsman, Tillie, from Sterling College. (Sterling, Kan., RPC)             

Finch, Sam, from Thomas Edison State College online. (Sterling, Kan., RPC)

Frasure, Tricia, with a bachelor of music performance from Butler University’s Jordan College of Arts. (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Fulk, Adriel, from homeschool. Plans to pursue an associate degree from Ivy Tech in Indianapolis. (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Fuller, Caleb, from Grove City College with a major in economics. Caleb looks forward to future employment with the Pittsburg Fellows Program at Headwaters Capital. (Columbus, Ind., RPC)        

Hanchett, Addie, from Greenwood High School. Plans to attend Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Hanson, Grace, with a B.S. in accounting and finance from Grove City College. She is employed by Ronald Blue and Co. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Hart, Joshua, from Perry Meridian High School. Joshua plans to attend Purdue University. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Hills, Jasmine, from Wapello Community High School. Jasmine will continue her education at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls to major in elementary education. (Sharon [Morning Sun, Iowa] RPC)

Hovee, Faith, from homeschool. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Klaassen, Leslie, from Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kan. (Sterling, Kan., RPC) 

Klaassen, Mark, from Smokey Valley High School, Lindsborg, Kan. He plans to go to Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan. (Sterling, Kan., RPC) 

Klaassen, Sam from Bethany College. He spent the last year studying in Spain. (Sterling, Kan., RPC)

Long, Levi, from homeschool. Plans to pursue a double major in business and management at Indiana University–Bloomington.  (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Magnuson, Laura, from Indiana University with a medical doctorate and a master’s in public health. She and her husband, Greg, will remain in Indianapolis for her residency training in ophthalmology. (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Mangan, Cathy, from Indiana Wesleyan University with a B.S. degree. (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Mangan, Cindy, from Indiana Wesleyan with a B.S. in nursing.  (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Mangan, Rebecca, from homeschool. Plans to major in nursing at Cedarville University. (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)               Mann, Will, from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., with a master’s in landscape architecture. Will plans to live and work in Manhattan. (Shawnee, Kan., RPC)

Massy, Eliah, from Kukje Theological University and Seminary, Seoul, South Korea, with a doctorate in New Testament theology. His dissertation was “The impact of Imperial Cult on the Imagery of Revelation.” (Shawnee, Kan., RPC)

Mauser, Kevin, with a master’s in biomedical engineering, IUPUI. He is employed by the Catheter Research Institute. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

McCarragher, Caleb, from McCarragher Academy and New Hope Tutorials. Caleb plans to study energy systems engineering at the University of Wyoming this fall. (First [Cambridge, Mass.] RPC)

Moes, McCaela, from Covenant Christian High School. Plans to attend Purdue University. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Myers, Christian, from Blackhawk High School. (Tusca Area, Pa., RPC)

Parton, Mackenzie, from Whiteland Community High School. Plans to attend Taylor University. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Planalp, Matthew, from Huntington University with a major in history and a minor in western studies. Matthew plans on becoming a teacher. (Columbus, Ind., RPC)

Platt, David, with a bachelor of music in music performance from Butler University.  (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Porter, Libby, from Calvin College with a B.S. in biochemistry. Libby will begin graduate studies at Purdue University in the fall. (Southfield, Mich., RPC)

Robb, Noah, in Dec. 2012, with a B.S. in animal ecology and a minor in forestry. He is employed by Tri Oak Foods, Oakville, Iowa, in swine research. (Sharon [Morning Sun, Iowa] RPC)

Rollison, Nathan, from Perry Meridian High School. Plans to attend Indiana University. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Snyder, Samuel, from Speedway High School. (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Staver, Amelia, from Louisburg High School, Louisburg, Kan. She plans to attend Kansas State University., majoring in forestry with the hope of becoming a park ranger. (Shawnee, Kan., RPC)

Staver, Blaise, Louisburg High School. Blaise plans to attend Kansas State University, majoring in agricultural management. (Shawnee, Kan., RPC)

Sturm, Emily, with an M.D. from Indiana University School of Medicine. Emily is doing a surgical residency in Springfield, Ill. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Sturm, Michael, from Covenant Christian High School. Plans to attend Purdue University. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Whitten, Mackenzie, from homeschool. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Wing, Hope, from Geneva College, with a B.A. in history and a minor in Spanish.  Hope graduated summa cum laude. (Shawnee, Kan., RPC)

Wing, Seth, University of Missouri, Kansas City, with a master’s of business administration with concentration in international business and management. (Shawnee, Kan., RPC)

Zerger, Emily, from Sterling College, Sterling, Kan. (Sterling, Kan., RPC)

Marriages

Ballard Jr., Edsel, and Shopp, Stacie, July 6, at Southside RP Church. Pastor Lance Corley officiated. Parents are Edsel and Barbara Ballard and George and Bonnie Shopp. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Dinsmore, David and Mauchamer, Olivia, June 15, in Newville, Pa., by Pastor Titus Martin. Parents are Craig and Erica Dinsmore and Gregory and Katharine Mauchamer. (College Hill [Beaver Falls, Pa.] RPC)

Fisher, Jacob (Sycamore [Kokomo Ind.] RPC), and Nelson, Rebekah (Second RPC), Apr. 26, at Second RP Church, by Pastor James Faris. Parents of the bride are Jim and Karen Nelson. The couple resides in Kokomo, Ind. (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Mann, William Tyler, and York, Lindsay Elizabeth, June 7, at Sycamore RP Church. Pastors Wade Mann and Barry York officiated, with Pastor David Whitla assisting. Parents of the couple are Pastor and Mrs. Barry York and Pastor and Mrs. Wade Mann. The couple will reside in Manhattan, Kan., where Will is employed as a landscape architect at Schwab-Eaton. Lindsay will be teaching piano lessons. (Sycamore [Kokomo, Ind.] RPC)

McBurney, John and Porter, Alisha, June 15, by Pastor David Whitla at Southside Indianapolis RP Church.  Parents are Ken and Virginia McBurney and Jerry and Sharon Porter. The couple met at last summer’s International Conference. (Southside [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

York, Trevor Matthew, and Marcisz, Abigail Suzanne, May 25, by Pastor Barry York at Sycamore (Kokomo, Ind.) RPC. Parents are Barry and Miriam York and Joe and Kathy Marcisz. The couple will reside in Beaver Falls, Pa., where they will both be attending Geneva College.

Deaths

McMahan, Blake Robert, age 42, June 17. Pastor Titus Martin officiated at the memorial service at College Hill RP Church on June 29. Blake graduated from Texas A&M University and received his masters from Geneva College. He was employed as an instructional designer with Tele Tracking in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was a member and deacon at the College Hill RPC. He is survived by his wife, Nellie McChesney McMahan; four children, Morgan (11), Audrey (9), Robert (6), Samuel (5); his parents, Mac and Joan McMahan; his grandmothers, Gerlinda McMahan and Shirley McMahan; his brother, Ryan; sister-in-law Kim and their children. (College Hill [Beaver Falls, Pa.] RPC)