IN MEMORIAM
The Rev. Philip R. Baxter, a retired
priest of the Diocese of Virginia, died
June 14, 2016. Mr. Baxter served at
St. John’s, McLean, as assistant to the
rector. He also served churches in the
Diocese of Washington, particularly
Holy Trinity, Collington; the Diocese
of Missouri; and the Diocese of
Florida. He is survived by his wife,
Dorothea, three children, three
step-children and six grandchildren.
A memorial service was held at Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church, Collington,
in Bowie, Maryland.
The Rev. Porter H. Brooks, a retired
priest of the Diocese of Virginia, died
June 13, 2016. Mr. Brooks served for
nearly 35 years as an Army chaplain,
and after retirement from military
service, he worked in interim ministries
with St. Mary’s, Arlington; Trinity,
Arlington; St. Alban’s, Annandale;
and as assistant rector at St. John’s,
McLean. Mr. Brooks is survived by
three children, two grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Kenneth C. Eade, a retired
priest of the Diocese of Virginia, died
June 26, 2016. Mr. Eade was ordained
in 1952 and served as rector of St.
Mary’s, Arlington, from 1972-1983.
He is survived by his wife of nearly 65
years, Doris, and three children.
The Rev. Stuart Henderson, a
retired priest of the Diocese of Virginia,
died May 6, 2016. Mr. Henderson
was ordained in 1964 and served at
St. Luke’s Wellington, Alexandria; St.
Stephen’s, Culpeper; and especially
Grace Church, Keswick, as rector for
seventeen years from 1976-1993. Mr.
Henderson also served faithfully as
the Chaplain for both Westminster
Canterbury of the Blue Ridge and
Martha Jefferson Hospital, where he
also was the Founder and Director of
the Lay Chaplaincy Program and the
Hospital Ethics Committee. He also
worked on the Board of Directors at
the Bloomfield Home in Ivy, Virginia.
He is survived by his wife of 59
years, Beverly, four children, and 10
grandchildren. A memorial service was
held at Grace, Keswick.
The Rev. Dr. Genevieve Murphy, a
retired priest of the Diocese of Virginia,
died April 21, 2016. Dr. Murphy was
ordained to the priesthood in 1998
after an early career as a midwife
and earning a doctorate in education
leading to a second career as a
licensed professional counselor. She
began her priestly ministry in service
with Buck Mountain Episcopal Church
in Earlysville until her retirement in
2006. Not one to stay still though, she
accepted a call to serve as vicar at
McIlhaney Parish, Albemarle, one of
the Mountain Missions of the Diocese
of Virginia, from 2007 to 2011. She is
survived by two daughters. A memorial
service was held at St. Paul’s, Ivy.
The Rev. William T. Newland, Jr.,
a retired priest of the Diocese of
Virginia, died Wednesday, March 30,
2016. Mr. Newland was ordained to the
priesthood in 1967 and served most
of his 50 years of ordained ministry
in the Diocese of Virginia. He focused
on pastoral counseling providing
services to those in need at the
Pastoral Counseling Centers of Greater
Washington, as well as at Church
of the Holy Comforter, Vienna; St.
James, Leesburg; Grace Church, The
Plains; and St. Thomas, McLean. His
ministries in parishes included serving
at St. John’s, Arlington, as Vicar, as
well as interim appointments at Trinity,
Arlington, and Trinity, Upperville. At
the time of his death, Mr. Newland was
serving as the retired Priest Associate
at St. Gabriel’s, Leesburg. He is
survived by his wife, Ann, and three
sons. A funeral liturgy was held at St.
James’, Leesburg.
Mrs. Virginia “Ginger” Wandall,
wife of the Rev. Frederick S. Wandall, a
retired priest of the Diocese of Virginia,
died April 7, 2016. Mr. Wandall was
a faculty member at St. Stephen’s
School in Alexandria for 20 years
and served a number of parishes in
Northern Virginia as priest in interim
and associate capacities. Mrs. Wandall
is survived by two children and two
grandchildren. A funeral liturgy was
held at Truro Anglican Church, Fairfax.
The Rev. Dr. Allen Webster Brown,
Jr., a priest canonically resident in
the Diocese of Virginia serving in the
Diocese of Southwest Florida, died on
Saturday, March 26, 2016. Mr. Brown
was ordained to the priesthood in 1966.
During his ministry, he served as a
military chaplain, executive assistant
to the Rt. Rev. John Baden, Suffragan
Bishop of Virginia, and to the Rt. Rev.
Robert B. Hall, Bishop of Virginia, and
as Staff Officer for Rural/Small Town
Ministry for The Episcopal Church. Most
recently, Mr. Brown assisted at St Luke’s
Episcopal Church in Fort Myers, Florida.
A funeral mass was held at St. Luke’s
Episcopal Church in Fort Myers.
CLERGY TRANSITIONS
The Rev. Rhonda Baker has retired from Grace,
Goochland. Her last Sunday was May 22.
Hawaii. His last day as associate at St. Andrew’s,
Burke, was July 17.
The Rev. Theresa Brion began her ministry as
Chaplain of Goodwin House Retirement Community,
Bailey’s Crossroads, on May 1. Theresa formerly
served in the Diocese of Maryland.
The Rev. John Hortum has announced his
retirement from St. Clement’s, Alexandria. His last
Sunday will be September 25, 2016.
The Rev. Dwight Brown has retired from Clarke
Parish: Grac