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Ezra Myers Funk

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  • Name Ezra Myers Funk  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
    Born 3 Jul 1886  Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Jun 1958  Strinestown, Conewago Township, York, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 19

    Parents

    Family ID: F56 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Benjamin Franklin Funk,   b. 1 Oct 1858, Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennslyvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1934, Hamilton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75) 
    Mother Fannie Myers,   b. 4 Jan 1860, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1926, Hamilton, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66) 
    Married 6 Oct 1881  Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [20, 21

    Family

    Family ID: F55 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020   
    Wife Bessie Mae Strine,   b. 13 Jan 1890, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1968, Strinestown, York, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78) 
    Married 5 Oct 1909  York, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Children 
     

    1. Ruth Mae Funk,   b. 6 Aug 1911, Strinestown, York, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1979, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68)

     

    2. Elizabeth Irene Funk,   b. 2 Oct 1914, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 2005, Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90)

     

    3. Erma Lois Funk,   b. 8 Jul 1916, Orrstown, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1980, Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64)

     

    4. Violet Grace Funk,   b. 29 Aug 1918, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 2014  (Age 95)

     

    5. Emma Jeanne Funk,   b. 15 Jul 1920, Cain, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 2017, Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96)

     

    6. Benjamin Ezra Funk,   b. 5 Sep 1922, Cains, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1999, Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77)

     

    7. Daniel Strine Funk,   b. 24 Mar 1924, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1924, East Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 )

     

    8. A.R. Funk

     

    9. J.C. Funk

     

    10. Jacob Strine Funk,   b. 12 Jan 1932, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1932, Conewago, York, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 )

     

    11. B.J. Funk

    Other Personal Events

    Siblings 5 siblings 
  • Photos
    Ezra Myers Funk
    Bishop and Mrs. Ezra Funk
    William and Elizabeth Funk Ensminger Wedding Day
    Rev. Ezra Myers Funk and Bessie Strine Funk
    Ezra Myers Funk, image taken from <i>United Brethren Bishops Volume Two</i>
    Ezra Myers Funk Member of the Huntington College Board of Trustees
    Ezra Myers Funk Member of the Huntington College Board of Trustees, Vice President
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    Documents
    US WWI Draft Registration Card for Ezra Myers Funk
    US WWI Draft Registration Card for Ezra Myers Funk
    Death Certificate for Benjamin Ezra Funk
    Death Certificate for Benjamin Ezra Funk
    Death Certificate for Erma Lois Funk
    Death Certificate for Erma Lois Funk
    Benjamin Ezra Funk and Kathryn Thornton Marriage License
    Benjamin Ezra Funk and Kathryn Thornton Marriage License
    Death Certificate for Jacob Strine Funk
    Death Certificate for Jacob Strine Funk
    Death Certificate for Daniel Strine Funk
    Death Certificate for Daniel Strine Funk
    Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-1940 Benjamin Franklin Funk Family
    Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-1940 Benjamin Franklin Funk Family
    Benjamin Franklin Funk Wills and Probate Records Index
    Benjamin Franklin Funk Wills and Probate Records Index
    Name Benjamin F Funk
    Probate Date 20 Sep 1934
    Probate Place Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Case Number 25121
    Item Description Index, A-H
    Ezra Myers Funk and Bessie Mae Strine Marriage License
    Ezra Myers Funk and Bessie Mae Strine Marriage License
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards for Erma Lois Funk
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards for Erma Lois Funk
    US WWII Draft Card Benjamin Ezra Funk
    US WWII Draft Card Benjamin Ezra Funk
    US WWII Draft Registration Card for Ezra Myers Funk
    US WWII Draft Registration Card for Ezra Myers Funk
    Headstones
    Ezra Myers Funk and Bessie Mae Strine Headstone
    Ezra Myers Funk and Bessie Mae Strine Headstone
    Books
    United Brethren Bishops Volume Two Excerpt
    United Brethren Bishops Volume Two Excerpt
    A look at Ezra Myers Funk's early life and his time as a bishop in the United Brethren Church. Written by Nancy Hull N'Gele. As of 2019 both volumes are still being published and can be purchased in Huntington, Indiana.
    Censuses
    1900 US Census Hamilton, Franklin, Pennsylvania Sheet 8B
    1900 US Census Hamilton, Franklin, Pennsylvania Sheet 8B
    1910 US Census Conewago, York, Pennsylvania Sheet 3B
    1910 US Census Conewago, York, Pennsylvania Sheet 3B
    1920 US Census Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Sheet 4B
    1920 US Census Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Sheet 4B
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    Newspaper Clippings
    Ezra Myers Funk and Bessie Mae Strine Wed
    Ezra Myers Funk and Bessie Mae Strine Wed
    Public Opinion
    Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
    07 Oct 1909, Thu • Page 1
    Maranda Sipe Visits Ezra Myers Funk and Bessie Mae Strine
    Maranda Sipe Visits Ezra Myers Funk and Bessie Mae Strine
    The York Daily
    York, Pennsylvania
    08 Jan 1913, Wed • Page 8

    Bessie is the granddaughter of Maranda Sipe.
    Sarah Algire Sick
    Sarah Algire Sick
    The York Daily
    York, Pennsylvania
    19 Sep 1913, Fri • Page 10

    Bessie is the granddaughter of Sarah Algire
    Obituary for Daniel Strine Funk
    Obituary for Daniel Strine Funk
    The York Daily Record
    York, Pennsylvania
    21 May 1924, Wed • Page 6
    Fannie Myers Obituary
    Fannie Myers Obituary
    The Chronicle
    Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
    24 Jun 1926, Thu • Page 5
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    Obituary for Benjamin Franklin Funk
    Obituary for Benjamin Franklin Funk
    The News-Chronicle
    Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
    14 Sep 1934, Fri • Page 6
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    Bessie Mae Strine Obit.
    Bessie Mae Strine Obit.
    The Gazette and Daily
    York, Pennsylvania
    05 Jul 1968, Fri • Page 46
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  • Notes

    • Ezra was the son of Benjamin Franklin Funk (10-1-1858) and Fannie Myers (1-4-1890). He was a pastor/school-teacher/ farmer.

      At age 16 Ezra received a certificate to teach. A Doctorate of Divinity was given to him by Huntington College in 1935. He was a great teacher. Looking toward heaven, he once said, “I hope there will be someone for me to teach.” He was especially adept at teaching biblical doctrine.

      While pastoring churches in Pennsylvania, Funk chalked up 28 years as an elementary public schoolteacher. A school superintendent described him as “one of the most energetic teachers I have ever known.” And creative. He was always on the lookout for visual aids to use in the classroom. He put a sandbox in his classroom; students played in it, and he used it to teach measurements–quarters, cups, etc. Standing just over 5’3”, Funk wasn’t much taller than his students.

      He grew up in the York Brethren, a branch of the plain-dressing River Brethren. Always small for his age, he was subject to much bullying. At age 20, when he announced to his parents that he was joining the United Brethren to become a minister, it didn’t go over well. But he knew that’s where God wanted him.

      In 1906, he joined the Salem UB church near Chambersburg and was licensed to preach. He went on to pastor various churches in Pennsylvania: in Chambersburg, Shippensburg, Orrstown, Strinestown, Waynesboro, Heidlersburg. In 1909 he and Bessie were married, and would have 11 children, two of which died as infants (Ezra assisted in nine of the births). He pastored Baptist churches 1919-1924, but then returned to the UB fold. In 1941, Funk was elected bishop, and served until 1957.

      Funk was a voracious reader, and a dedicated walker. Every morning he took a brisk “devotional” walk, during which he would read the Bible and pray. He was always reading something, and was even known to take a book to read during denominational board meetings.

      He read the Bible over and over. One time during a UB missions convention in Ontario, while everyone else spent the afternoon visiting Niagara Falls, Funk stayed behind to re-read the Book of Acts, on which he was preaching that night. A note in his Bible said he had already read Acts 111 times.

      He was also devoted to UB missions. Two daughters served in Sierra Leone. He traveled three times to Jamaica to teach the pastors, he organized Honduras Conference in 1956, and he also visited our work in Hong Kong and Sierra Leone.

      After the 1957 General Conference, Ezra and Bessie, along with daughter Erma, moved to Greencastle, Pa. Within a couple months, he was diagnosed with cancer. Bishop Ezra Funk passed away on June 10, 1958, at age 71. Bishop Meadows preached at his funeral in Strinestown, Penn.

      (Many thanks to Nancy Hull N’Gele, who wrote the chapter about Bishop Funk in United Brethren Bishops, Volume 2.)

      He married Bessie May Strine (1-13-1890) on October 5, 1909 by his brother Rev. Amos M.Funk. They had the following children:
      1. Ruth Mae Funk b: 6 AUG 1911
      2. Elizabeth Irene Funk b: 2 OCT 1914
      3. Erma Lois Funk b: 8 JUL 1916
      4. Violet Grace Funk b: 29 AUG 1918
      5. Emma Jean Funk b: 15 JUL 1920
      6. Benjamin Ezra Funk b: 5 SEP 1922
      7. Daniel Strine Funk b: 24 MAR 1924
      8. Arlene Rebecca Funk b: 5 OCT 1926
      9. Josephine Cecelia Funk b: 11 JAN 1929
      10.Jacob Strine Funk b: 12 JAN 1932
      11.__?__ Funk

      He joined the Pennsylvannia Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ in 1908. He was ordained in 1915 by Bishop Fermin Hoskins.

      He was Bishop from 1941 to 1957. He retired in 1957.
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