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Lybarger Linkages NewsletterAutumn, 2002 . . . . . Vol. XVIII No. 2 . . . . . ISSN 0887-9354Official Newsletter of the Lybarger Memorial AssociationLee H. Lybarger, editor llybarger@columbus.rr.com
2002 LMA ANNUAL MEETING This
year's annual meeting was held as usual, at the site of the historic Lybarger
Lutheran Church in Madley, PA on July 20th. A major policy change pertained to
the nomination of persons for the Distinguished Service Award. Whereas it had
been the policy of excluding trustees from consideration that rule was changed
to allow Jack Lybarger of Johnstown, PA to be nominated. It was also noted that
the casement windows in the church are still in need of repair. Tom and John
Buffington will contract with a brick mason to do the repairs. A concern was expressed as to how to
get more relations to attend the LMA annual meeting. Ralph Lybarger of .South
Bend, IN sent coffee mugs to the LMA president Jack Lybarger of New Lexington.
OH. to be given to those attending the annual meeting. Photos of the church had
been applied to the outside of the cups. Tim and Sally Lyberger and Ardith Blair
conducted the worship service on Sunday morning. The
roster of those present are as follows with a star before those attending for
the first time: *Denise
and Shannon Brown, Port Deposit, MD *Bob
and Irma Lybarger, Harmony, NC *Gale
Lybarger Rogers, Ventura, CA *Rose
Resttv, New Baltimore, PA Douglas
E. Lybarger, Dayton, PA John
and Genevieve Lybarger, New Lexington, OH Tim
Lyberger, Sterling, VA Jack
Lybarger, Johnstown, PA Ardith Blair, Partlow, VA Connie
Hillegass, Manns Choice, PA Floyd
and Kathleen Lybarger, Illiopolis, IL Bennet Lybarger, Illiopolis, IL The
2003 annual meeting and reunion will be held on July 19 and 20 at Madley, PA
with pre‑gatherings in Bedford. PA. LYBARGER ANNUAL REUNION Following
the annual meeting on Saturday the annual Lybarger picnic was held on Sunday
July 21st in the Lybarger Grove. In addition to those attending the annual
meeting the following were present for the reunion: Laura Buffington, Bedford
PA, mother of John and Tom Buffington, Manns Choice, PA Sally Lyberger,
Sterling, VA Nancy Lybarger, Johnstown, PA Bill and Rosemary Lechne, New London,
OH Wendy Covender, New London, OH Kirk and Tyler Lybarger, Harrisburg, PA Jack
and Roxanne Henze, Johnston, PA Florence Ritchey, Manns Choice, PA A special
feature of the reunion was the tree that Tom and John Buffington planted at the
Lybarger Picnic Grove in memory of their father, Mason. LMA FINANCIAL REPORT The
finances of the LMA are in good shape. The balance in the checking and savings
account at the start of the fiscal year, July 1, 2001 was 57,402. 7/2001-6/2002 income: Dues
$ 1,260 Church Fund contributions
442 Lybarger histories, poetry books
755 Genealogy research and other
181 Interest earned on savings
137 Total income
$ 2,775 7/2001-6/2002 expenses Church maintenance
130 LMA newsletter 1,267 shipping books
78 Total expenses
$1,475 By the end of fiscal year, June 30,
2002 there was a net gain in income over expenses of $1.300. The new fiscal year
of 7/2002 begins with a balance of $8,702 of which $19 is in checking and $8.642
is in savings. INCREASED NEWSLETTER COSTS At
the annual meeting it was noted that the major cost of the LMA continues to be
the production and mailing of the biannual newsletter. $1221. This cost will
increase as first class postage rates have increased to 37 cents. That is a gain
of 68 percent since 1985 when the postage for the first issue was only 22 cents.
The cost of printing the newsletter has gone up about $13.00 the first increase
in 4 yeas. The trustees do not want to remove anyone from the mailing list and
they do NOT intend to increase the annual dues of $10.00. If you have never
contributed to the cost of the newsletter you are invited to make a dues
contribution (see form pg. 7) 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN INDIANA Lindy Lybarger and Norma Louise
Hamrick celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by
their children and grandchildren on August 17th in North Manchester, IN. They
were married at the Hoagland United Methodist Church in Allen Co., 1N on Aug.
16, 1952. Their children are Kenyon, Cynthia, Todd, and Mark all born between
1953 and 1963. They are also blessed with seven grandchildren. Lindy, the son of
Murl Ira Lybarger and June Edith Steiner was like his father in the
banking business. He retired as president and CEO of the Indiana Lawrence Bank
in 1986. Norma is a homemaker. Credit
for this story goes to Bob Lybarger of Van Wert, OH who sent in the news
clipping. He also sent in an announcement from the same Willshire, OH newspaper
about the 37th Antique Engine & Tractor Show that was held at Portland, IN.
A Marty Lybarger of Geneva, IN is the treasurer of the sponsoring group. 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN PENNSYLVANIA Richard
Wilder, b. Dec. 26, 1925. and Margaret McMahon, b. Mar. 20, 1928. will celebrate
their 50th wedding anniversary this year. They were married on Nov. 1, 1952 in
Harrisburg, PA. He is the son of ltildred Lybarger (1899-1977) and the
grandson of Jesse J. Lybarger (1865‑1934). Their children; Carol,
Margaret, James, William, Thomas, Timothy, Jane, and Alison, went together to
give them a present of a cruise in the Caribbean which they will take in
January, 2003. Richard and Margaret make their home in Mechanicsburg, PA. BAKER-LYBARGER CONNECTIONS Francis
Jay Baker, of Mansfield. OH, sent a copy of his 43 page family history which
links his Baker family to the Lybargers. He drew on the 1997 edition of The
Lybarger Descendants to make the connection. In
1836 Drusilla Lybarger, age 19, married Joshua Baker who was almost 22. Drusilla
was the 5th of 10 children of Daniel and Esther Lybarger of Bedford County, PA.
Her parents were members of the Lybarger Lutheran Church at Madley, PA and it
was there that Drusilla was baptized. In 1830 Daniel took his large family to
Richland Co. in north central Ohio where he bought 250 acres to farm as a
pioneer. Joshua
Baker was the first of four children of John Baker and Sarah Turner. He was born
in 1814 at Brock's Gap, Rockingham Co., VA. In 1817 his parents migrated to
Plymouth Township, Richland Co., OH. There were no roads at the time, only
Indian trails and seemingly endless wilderness. Drusilla
and Joshua had 13 children three of whom died in infancy. Together they farmed
80 acres in Franklin Twp. of Richland County. In 1875 he built a house that
still stands. They were members of the Harmony Baptist Church of Ganges, OH. This
story is significant because it brings together paternal and maternal family
histories. It also demonstrates how two different families, one from a northern
state, Pennsylvania, and the other, a southern state, Virginia, came together in
a third state, Ohio, where their children married. This pattern was not uncommon
inasmuch as central and southern Ohio was settled by pioneers from adjacent
states (W.Va. broke off just before the Civil War) after the Revolutionary War
arid especially after Ohio became a state in 1803. Another
example is found in the linkage of the Crums and the Lybargers. James Thompson
Lybarger (1804‑1864), born in Bedford County, PA, married Amelia Crum
(1813‑1902) of Winchester, VA. They moved to Knox County with their
parents where they later met, married in 1833 and raised a family. Their
children were Elijah Drum Lybarger (1838-1889) and Edwin Lewis Lybarger
(1840‑1924). NEW
WRITER FOR NEWSLETTER The
editor welcomes Kathleen Lybarger Romstedt as a contributor of articles to the
newsletter. A former board member of the Lybarger Memorial Association, she is
the daughter of Raymond Lybarger, the wife of Karl Romstedt, the mother of two
children, and a resident of Upper Arlington (Columbus area), Ohio. She was born
in St. Louis, MO in October 1955. She has her Ph.D. in teaching English as a
second language and works at Ohio State University in this field. She is
responsible for the article that follows and for starting the series on Lybarger
recipes (pg. 7). A
LYBARGER REVIEWER OF MOVIES Dan
Lybarger likes movies. He likes them so much, in fact, his turned this avocation
into a part‑time job, or as he calls it "a paid hobby". With a
BA in English from Ottawa University (Ottawa, Ks) and a master's in technical
writing from the University of AR. (Little Rock), Dan pays the bills by working
as technical writer for a software company. When
he goes to the movies he's also working. His career as a movie reviewer began in
1984 while he was a high school student and his first paid review appeared in
the University of Arkansas Little Rock Forum in 1991. His columns continued to
appear in that publication while he was a university student and he was paid the
sum of $10 per column for his efforts. Now, he sees two to three movies a week
and has published over 100 reviews in the Kansas City Star. Nitrate OnLine, The
Lawrence Journal‑World and Pitch Weekly. Dan
says that it was blockbuster Star Wars that made him fall in love with movies as
a boy and it was the German film "Europa" that changed his life. Dan's
"paid hobby" has brought him into the world of celebrity because he
has not only written review of movies, he has also had the opportunity to
interview directors like Mel Brooks. Franco Zeffirelli and Agnieszka Holland (Europa,
Europa) and actors like Billy Crystal, Sir Michael Caine and Minnie Driver. He
is a member of the On‑line Film Critics' Society. Dan
has prepared a list of his top movie recommendations for grownups and for kids.
You can see them online at www.rottentomatoes.com/author/939
Dan's
branch of the family has roots in Kansas. Born in Topeka on November 9, 1966 he
is the oldest son of Sharon Leigh Craig and Larry Lybarger. He has one brother,
Lonnie Lybarger (PhD), father of Jackson arid Brady Lybarger. Dan grew up in
Paola, KS and graduated from Paola High in 1985. Dan and his family trace their
branch of the family tree to civil war veteran Robert Lybarger. LYBARGER
BAND GOES BIG TIME Some
of you may remember the story that appeared ten years ago in these pages about
Donnie and Vicki Lybarger of Cleveland, MO and their country music band,
"Blazing Country". They recently sent word that they now have a web
site at www.blazingcountry.com And they are about to make the big
time. Their
first cassette featured their hit song, "So Near and Yet so Far". As a
result they were aired on 175 radio stations all over Europe as well as stations
in the U.S. That song reached number 35 on "The Europe Country Variety Top
100 Independent Music Chart". But the really big news is that Galaxy
Entertainment in Pensacola, FL is putting together a promotional package in the
hopes of securing a recording contract with a major Nashville label.. According
to Donnie, "We're hoping for big things in the near future and are hoping
to do the Lybarger name proud." They
are very versatile in their music covering the oldies from country to
rock‑n‑roll, the rock of the 1960's to the 80's to the alternative
styles of the present generation. Of special note is their album "A
Sacrifice of Praise" that features some of the most requested gospel songs
in their repertoire. Vicki and Don met in church and have a strong faith in God,
so they are want to give back some of the blessings that were so graciously
given to them. Donnie
was born in January, 1953 in DeWitt, MO, to Henry Elmer Lybarger and Doris Wanda
Jenkins. He is a math teacher and coaches varsity basketball. His wife Vicki
Wilson was born on Mar. y29, 1956. She is the vocal and instrumental teacher in
the Hume School District. A QUOTE
WORTH REMEMBERING A good name is better than
precious ointmnet.
Ecclesiastes WESTERN
WANDERINGS L
that's me your editor speaking, was not able to attend Readers should be aware
that obituaries are published the annual meeting and reunion this year at Madley,
PA as my wife. Connie. and I were in California as part of a 6 week 7, 800 mile
overland trip that took us to many national parks and monuments as well as
friends and relatives. We spent the night in Las Vegas en route to California
from the Grand Canyon. While driving through Vegas I spied a large billboard on
which a Charles Lybarger was advertising his services as a personal injury
lawyer. I called his office and left my e‑mail address but I never heard
from him 'When
we reached Sioux Falls, South Dakota I looked up Rick Lybarger in the phone
book. Turns out that he, b. May, 1959 in Sterling, CO., is the son of Frederick
(1930‑1966) and the grandson of Willis Lybarger (1906‑1992). Rick
was just 7 when his father died. He said that he knew about the Lybarger family
history as his grandfather had a 1959 edition, but he did not know about the
Lybarger Memorial Association or its publication "Lybarger Linkages".
I said I would add him to the mailing list. CORRESPONDENCE
FROM READERS: Darla
Lybarger Adams of Broken Arrow, Okla. wrote that as the daughter of Leland
Stanford Lybarger she is following in her father's footsteps as a writer of
poems. She enclosed several of his poems as well as one of her own. She then
wrote: "I
really enjoy the newsletter and catching up on the latest news of my Lybarger
ancestors. The Lybarger descendants mean a lot to me. I hope that someday I can
go to one of the reunions and visit the Lybarger Church and cemetery." Gary Taylor of Corrales, MN sent an update on Jeffery Lybarger (b. Nov. 1951) who was written up in the Spring edition in connection with an investigation of workers who had been exposed to asbestos at a mining operation in Montana. He oversaw the Libby study for the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Gary explained that Jeffery was the son of Courtland Waldo Lybarger. Jeffery is a physician and still works for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. EDITOR'S
CLARIFICATION ON OBITUARIES Readers
should be aware that obituaries are published as they are received. Sometimes it
takes a while before survivors are comfortable with publicly acknowledging the
death of a loved one. Such is the case with the following two obituaries. WANDA
LYBARGER MEMORIAL DONATION Karen
L. Keller, of Hebron, OH, sent in a donation of $100 in memory of her dear
departed mother, Wanda L. Lybarger. Born on June 29, 1929, Wanda was the
daughter of Dallas and Neva (Edgerly) Place. She married Everett P. Lybarger
(1916‑1989) in November, 1950. They attended the LMA annual reunions in
the I980's and as a result their daughter Karen became involved in working on
her genealogy. Wanda, until her death on Dec. 31, 2000
Newark, OH, was active in the Central Church of the Nazarene where she taught
Sunday School. She was retired from the Heisey Museum where she was a bookkeeper
for 12 nears. Wanda
is survived by a son and daughter‑in‑law, Jay (Deanna) Lybarger,
daughters Karen (Roger) Keller, and Sharon (Mike) Weaver; nine grandchildren,
three great grandchildren and brothers and sisters of Newark. OH.
It
is with sadness that we must report the death of Lowell Glen Lybarger on Nov.
19, 2000 in Chandler, Ariz. while on vacation. Born May 4, 1929 to Glen Lewis
Lybarger and Mabel Diary Roberts in Dover, MN. He farmed with his father and in
1953 he married Janet D. McKnight who survives him. In
1954 he joined the army and following discharge in 1956 he began his career with
the Rochester, Minnesota File department from which he retired in 1985 with the
rank of Captain. He was an active member of the Evangel United Methodist Church,
the Elks Lodge and the American Leon. In addition to his wife his survivors
include three sisters and brother. He was buried in Rochester, MN. LEAH MAE LYBARGER BRAUN 1922-2001 A
brief note from Lowell's wife informs us that Lowell's sister, Leah Mae Lybarger
died in Opp, AL from complications following back surgery. As with her brother
Lowell, she was born to Glen Lewis Lybarger and Mabel Mary Roberts on Sept. 5,
1922 in Minnesota. She married Donald Braun on Aug. 5, 1946. He predeceased her
in Sept. 1983. ARLENE MARIE BAILEY 1922-2002 Roy
Lybarger sent in word of the death of his dear wife Arlene Marie Bailey. Born
Jan. 25, 1922 in Farragut, IA to Fred Bailey and Marian Clay, she died on Feb.
2, 2002. She received her teaching degree from the University of Iowa. She and
Roy were married 56 years. Arlene
and Roy moved often owing to his work with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. In
retirement Arlene liked to read and do embroidery. She was active in the Oakland
First Congregational Church, the Eastern Star, White Shrine, the Pythian
Sisters, and the Nishna Heritage Museum. In addition to her husband she is
survived by two daughters and a son. VERA LYBARGER HUSICK 1919-2002 Word
has been sent in that Vera L. Husick died on June 9, 2002. Born May 20, 1919 in
Lakemont, Blair Co., PA, she was the second daughter of seven children of George
Sheridan Lybarger and Bertha Mae Clayton. She married Mike Husick in 1962 who
predeceased her in May, 1977. She
is survived by two sons: Larry Foster of Kissamee, FL and Francis Foster of Six
Mile Run, PA; seven grandchildren two great grandchildren, and three step great
grandchildren. In addition she is survived by three sisters and two brothers
.One of her sisters, Rose Restly, attended the LMA annual meeting (see pg. 1). Vera
had been a seamstress for the Cove Shoe Co. in Martinsburg, PA. She was also a
homemaker and a member of Riddlesburg Bible Church. Thanks goes to Terry Diehl
of Belle Vernon, PA who sent in the obituary for Vera Lybarger Husick from the
Bedford (PA) Gazette. CHARLES E. LYBARGER 1929-2002 We
are sorry to have to report the death of Charles Edward Lybarger on Sept. 6,
2002. Born Oct. 4, 1929, in Wakenda, MO, he was the son of Charles E. Sr. and
Rose McCombs Lybarger. He graduated from Wakenda High School and devoted his
life to farming in Carroll County, MO. Charles
was a township trustee for 35 years and the presiding Carroll County
Commissioner for six years. We was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church and
the Knights of Columbus fraternal order. On Sept. 10, 1949 he married Anna Jean
Atherton. She survives him as does one son David, a daughter, Nancy Roettger, a
sister, Joanne Hoffman, and three grandchildren. ADDITIONAL
DEATH NOTICES The
Social Security Death Index records the following additional deaths in 2001 (b.
= born, d. = died) Carra
Lybarger, b. Nov. 4, 1916, d. Mar. 9, Little Rock, ARK Cynthia
M Lybarger, b. b. Jun. 4.1954, d. Feb. 17, Littleton, CO Earnest
W. Lybarger, b. Jun. 7, 1918, d. Jan. 3, Columbus, GA Ervin
M. Lybarger, b. April 18; 1910, d. Jan. 27, Curryville, Mo. Jo
Anne Y. Lybarger, b. Sep. 9, 1929, d. Feb. 12, Harker Hts, TX Vera
L. Lybarger, b. Dec. 14.1910. d. May 1, Wooster, OH Birney
M. Lyberger, b. Oct. 8, 1913, d. Apr. 25, Shuyler, MO Loetta
Lyberger, b. Nov. 9, 1909, d. Feb 2, Bexar, TX A GIRL IS BORN IN WYOMING What
with all the deaths that we report it is nice to report a birth. This joyous
event happened for Gina and Rick Lybarger of Gillette, WY on July 23. Their
daughter's name is Gianna. and she joins her brother Brendon who was born on
Dec. 19. 1998. The editor discovered this when he made a chance phone call to
Rick while traveling overland from California to Ohio. A GIRL
IS BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA Tim
Wilder and Maxine Fisher of Mechanicsburg, PA are happy to report the birth of
their second child. She is Lauren Leigh Wilder born in Harrisburg, PA on July 6,
2002. She joins her brother, Nolan Timothy, b. Jan. 27, 2000. Tim is the seventh
son of Richard Wilder and McMahon, the same couple who are celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary this year. He is the grandson of Mildred Lybarger
Wilder (1899‑1977). Tim designs customized commercial and industrial
windows for a manufacturing firm. SEPT.
11 DELAYS TRIP HOME FROM .JAPAN On
August 30, 2001 Laura "Katie" Romstedt, the 17 year old daughter of
Karl and Kathy (Lybarger) Romstedt, left Columbus. OH to visit a foreign country
for the first time. Because of her mother's contacts in teaching English as a
second language at Ohio State University, Katie was invited to visit the home of
her mother's colleague in Ise, Japan. Katie
was to have returned on Sept. 10 in time to start her studies at Ohio State as a
freshman. However, her flight was canceled owing to a typhoon so she left on
Sept. 11. She was in the air when the terrorist attacks occurred. When the
President ordered all flights to and America to be canceled Kathy did not know
if Katie would be diverted back to Japan, to Alaska, Canada or Hawaii. As
it turned out, her flight was diverted to Honolulu. Prior to landing the
passengers were not told what had happened or that they were even being
diverted. Upon touchdown they were briefly informed of what happened and that
they had to leave the airport immediately. Katie
did not know what to do given her inexperience and that she only had $150 with
her. She linked up with three university students who were also traveling alone
from Japan two of whom were Japanese and could speak very little English. They
found a hotel and shared the cost of a room. After 8 hours of suspense, Katie
was able to reach her mother in Columbus. Kathy called the hotel and arranged to
pay for her room with a credit card over the phone and to transfer cash to
Katie. The hotel personnel took special interest in helping Katie and her new
found friends cope with the situation. Needless
to say she was at first frightened and frustrated because she couldn't find out
when the airport would reopen and when she would be able to go home. She was
overwhelmed by the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers and the tremendous loss
of life. She felt very lonely without friends and family to help her cope with
her feelings and what would happen next. Her
folks convinced her that she should not sit around the hotel room and watch the
CNN coverage of the attacks over and over again. So she took advantage of the
situation by a buying swimsuit, arranging a snorkeling trip and a tour of the
island. and. She had her school books with her and her mother faxed her
home-work assignment so she would not fall behind. It
was five days before she could get a flight home. But she learned much about
herself in that time. For one, she learned that people will help each other even
if they do not speak the same language. For another, she learned that she had
more inner fortitude then she thought she had. And third she learned that it is
possible to get through a difficult situation even when you feel completely
alone and unprepared to handle it. SEPT.
11 PREVENTS PLANS FOR PAKISTAN Here
is yet another story of how Sept. 11 impacted on a Lybarger relation. Lowell
Lybarger, 35, son of Lee and Connie (Diller) Lybarger, was traveling by
Greyhound from Toronto when the tragic events of Sept. 11 occurred. He did not
know what happened until., reached Cleveland where he was to change buses for
Columbus. His parents did not know how to get hold of him until he reached
Cleveland. They thought they might have to go there to pick him up. Fortunately
he was able to continue his journey arriving in Columbus about 6 p.m. on Sept.
11. However, it was very eerie driving through the almost deserted streets of
downtown Columbus during the rush hour! Lowell's
intended to visit his folks briefly before flying to Pakistan to pursue research
in music and culture on a grant from the American Institute of Pakistan Studies.
Because of Pakistan's proximity to Afghanistan this became impossible to do. So.
he made the best of the situation by staying in Delaware in an apartments not
far from his parents' home. This enabled him to continue work on this doctoral
thesis on the subject of the classical music of India and Pakistan. Lowell
returned to Toronto in March, 2002 to continue work on his Ph.D. Because of the
political instability it appears that he will not be able to return to Pakistan
in the foreseeable future. Fortunately he has sufficient information upon which
to base his doctoral thesis. And his parents enjoyed having him in Delaware if
only for 6 months. LYBARGERS ARE COOKIN' There's
no doubt about it... Lybargers (at least some Lybargers) like to cook. In each
future issue of Lybarer Linkages. We'd like to publish some of their favorite
recipes. If you have a favorite recipe that you'd like to share with Lybargers
at large, please send it to : Kathy Lybarger Romstedt, 2330 Edgevale Rd.,
Columbus, Ohio 43221 or e‑mail it to Kathy at romstedt.1@osu
Golden Cream Soup Barbara and Raymond Lybarger Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Combine
potatoes, water, celery, carrots, onion, parsley, chicken bouillon, salt pepper.
Cook, covered, over medium heat until veggies are tender. In another pot, blend
milk and flour; add cheese. Stir until cheese melts: add to vegetable mixture. Cheese and
Potato Casserole (serves 6-8) Kathy Lybarger Romstedt Columbus. Ohio
Peel
and slice yams and potatoes into l/4' thick rounds. In a large shallow buttered
casserole dish arrange the slices in an alternating yam/white/yam pattern
overlapping each slice with the one next to it. (If you use a round casserole
dish, you can make a pretty pinwheel effect.). Try to avoid making more than two
layers of potatoes. Make
a layer of alternating potato slices and sprinkle each layer with garlic powder,
salt and pepper and a mixture of the two cheeses. Make another layer and repeat
seasonings. Pour cream over mixture and cover dish with foil. Bake at 250 for 45
minutes. Remove the foil. Increase heat to 350 and bake for 15 minutes more
until cheese is brown and bubbling.
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