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Reverend Charles Edwin Lasbury

Reverend Charles Edwin Lasbury

Male 1930 - 2003  (72 years)

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  • Name Charles Edwin Lasbury 
    Prefix Reverend 
    Born 10 Dec 1930  East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave ID 20915803 
    Died 6 Sep 2003  Dagsboro, Sussex, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • REV. DR. C. EDWIN LASBURY

      Our husband, father, grandfather, friend and minister, Charles Edwin Lasbury, age 72, died on Saturday, September 6, 2003, peacefully at home surrounded by his family.

      Born in East Alton, Illinois to the late Bernice and Edwin C. Lasbury, he was raised in Hammond, Indiana.

      Ed earned his bachelor's degree from Indiana University, his master's degree from Wesley Theological Seminary and his doctorate degree from Drew University. His ministry in the Peninsula-Delaware United Methodist Conference spanned 40 years.

      He served at St. Paul's and Chester Bethel of Wilmington, St. John's of Fruitland, Maryland, St. Mark's of Easton, Maryland and the Hockessin United Methodist Church.

      He was appointed the District Superintendent of the Wilmington District for a term of 6 years.

      During retirement, Ed served as the Chaplain at Cokesbury Village in Hockessin, Delaware.

      He held leadership positions at the conference level with a special interest in ecumenism and social issues.

      He was a longstanding member of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He was an active sailor with the New Castle Sailing Club, a volunteer usher at the Grand Opera House, and an active member of Rotary.

      He enjoyed camping, fishing, traveling, fitness and family.

      He was a scholar, leader, teacher, preacher, counselor, administrator, friend and activist who will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

      He is survived by his wife, Kaylene (McDade) Lasbury; children, Deborah Bartell, John and Tina Lasbury and Kathleen and Michal Ingram; grandchildren, Timothy, Margaret, Emily, Zachary, Sarah, Jennifer, and James; brothers, Richard and wife, Betty Lasbury and Thomas and wife, Sarah Lasbury, both of Indiana; numerous cousins; nieces and nephews.

      There will be a memorial service on Saturday September 20, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. at Hockessin United Methodist Church, 7250 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, DE, 19707.

      Burial will be private.

      In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 100 W. 10th Street, Suite 209, Wilmington, DE 19801 or Wesley Theological Seminary Scholarship Fund, 4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016.
    Buried Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Chester Bethel Cemetery, 2619 Foulk Road, Wilmington, New Castle 
    Rev Charles Edwin Lasbury (1930 - 2003) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Grave of Charles Edwin Lasbury
    Obituary of Reverend Charles Edwin Lasbury
    Person ID I436  Lasbury Family
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 

    Father Edwin Charles Lasbury
              b. 24 Aug 1910, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 9 Apr 1969, Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Zoa Berenice Thomae
              b. 3 Jul 1912, East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 30 May 1989, Munster, Lake, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1929 
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Kaylene Mae McDade
              b. 5 Jul 1938, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 22 Apr 2020, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married Mar 1959  Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Deborah Ruth Lasbury
     2. John Charles Lasbury
     3. Kathleen Elizabeth Lasbury
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Dec 1930 - East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Mar 1959 - Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Sep 2003 - Dagsboro, Sussex, Delaware, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    Chester Bethel Cemetery, 2619 Foulk Road, Wilmington, New Castle - - Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
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  • Photos
    Charles Edwin Lasbury and Kaylene Lasbury (nee McDade)
    Charles Edwin Lasbury, Richard Lee Lasbury and Thomas Jon Lasbury
    Charles Edwin Lasbury and Richard Lee Lasbury
    Wedding of Charles Edwin Lasbury & Kaylene Mae McDade