The Rev. Dr. William Welrose Cutlip, 94, of Venice, Fla., formerly of Lincoln, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2000, in Venice.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at First United Methodist Church of Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.
Burial will be at Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation will be from noon until 1 p.m. Monday at the church.
The Rev. Dr. Cutlip was a United Methodist clergyman with the Central Illinois Conference, retiring after 41 years as an active member.
He was born Oct. 2, 1905, at Lincoln.
He is survived by his wife, Isobel, of Venice, Fla.; one daughter, Marily Ruth Long of Venice, Fla.; three sons, William Arthur Cutlip of Silver Spring, Md., Howard Ray Cutlip of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Paul Wesley Cutlip of Morton Grove; two sisters, Laura V. Baker of Lincoln and Alta M. Werkman of Dwight; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, Helen. She died Feb. 25, 1988.
He was a member of Grace Methodist Church of Venice.
He was ordained on Aug. 23, 1931. He was dean of summer youth camp for 16 years and chairman of the Conference Board of Missions for 16 years. He served as associate pastor of First United Methodist Church in Decatur, a 3,800-member congregation, from 1934 to 1938, and returned 19 years later to serve as senior pastor for 11 years.
He served on the board of trustees of the Baby Fold in Normal for 27 years and on the board of trustees of Evenglow Lodge in Pontiac for 10 years. He was a senior active member of Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club. He was also a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, since March 1, 1927; of F. & A.M. Lodge #301, having been a Mason since 1953; and of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Springfield.
During his retirement years, he served on a part-time basis as minister of membership and then as minister of visitation at his Florida church.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at First United Methodist Church of Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.
Burial will be at Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation will be from noon until 1 p.m. Monday at the church.
The Rev. Dr. Cutlip was a United Methodist clergyman with the Central Illinois Conference, retiring after 41 years as an active member.
He was born Oct. 2, 1905, at Lincoln.
He is survived by his wife, Isobel, of Venice, Fla.; one daughter, Marily Ruth Long of Venice, Fla.; three sons, William Arthur Cutlip of Silver Spring, Md., Howard Ray Cutlip of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Paul Wesley Cutlip of Morton Grove; two sisters, Laura V. Baker of Lincoln and Alta M. Werkman of Dwight; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, Helen. She died Feb. 25, 1988.
He was a member of Grace Methodist Church of Venice.
He was ordained on Aug. 23, 1931. He was dean of summer youth camp for 16 years and chairman of the Conference Board of Missions for 16 years. He served as associate pastor of First United Methodist Church in Decatur, a 3,800-member congregation, from 1934 to 1938, and returned 19 years later to serve as senior pastor for 11 years.
He served on the board of trustees of the Baby Fold in Normal for 27 years and on the board of trustees of Evenglow Lodge in Pontiac for 10 years. He was a senior active member of Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club. He was also a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, since March 1, 1927; of F. & A.M. Lodge #301, having been a Mason since 1953; and of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Springfield.
During his retirement years, he served on a part-time basis as minister of membership and then as minister of visitation at his Florida church.
The Rev. Dr. William Welrose Cutlip, 94, of Venice, Fla., formerly of Lincoln, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2000, in Venice.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at First United Methodist Church of Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.
Burial will be at Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation will be from noon until 1 p.m. Monday at the church.
The Rev. Dr. Cutlip was a United Methodist clergyman with the Central Illinois Conference, retiring after 41 years as an active member.
He was born Oct. 2, 1905, at Lincoln.
He is survived by his wife, Isobel, of Venice, Fla.; one daughter, Marily Ruth Long of Venice, Fla.; three sons, William Arthur Cutlip of Silver Spring, Md., Howard Ray Cutlip of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Paul Wesley Cutlip of Morton Grove; two sisters, Laura V. Baker of Lincoln and Alta M. Werkman of Dwight; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, Helen. She died Feb. 25, 1988.
He was a member of Grace Methodist Church of Venice.
He was ordained on Aug. 23, 1931. He was dean of summer youth camp for 16 years and chairman of the Conference Board of Missions for 16 years. He served as associate pastor of First United Methodist Church in Decatur, a 3,800-member congregation, from 1934 to 1938, and returned 19 years later to serve as senior pastor for 11 years.
He served on the board of trustees of the Baby Fold in Normal for 27 years and on the board of trustees of Evenglow Lodge in Pontiac for 10 years. He was a senior active member of Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club. He was also a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, since March 1, 1927; of F. & A.M. Lodge #301, having been a Mason since 1953; and of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Springfield.
During his retirement years, he served on a part-time basis as minister of membership and then as minister of visitation at his Florida church.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at First United Methodist Church of Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.
Burial will be at Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation will be from noon until 1 p.m. Monday at the church.
The Rev. Dr. Cutlip was a United Methodist clergyman with the Central Illinois Conference, retiring after 41 years as an active member.
He was born Oct. 2, 1905, at Lincoln.
He is survived by his wife, Isobel, of Venice, Fla.; one daughter, Marily Ruth Long of Venice, Fla.; three sons, William Arthur Cutlip of Silver Spring, Md., Howard Ray Cutlip of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Paul Wesley Cutlip of Morton Grove; two sisters, Laura V. Baker of Lincoln and Alta M. Werkman of Dwight; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, Helen. She died Feb. 25, 1988.
He was a member of Grace Methodist Church of Venice.
He was ordained on Aug. 23, 1931. He was dean of summer youth camp for 16 years and chairman of the Conference Board of Missions for 16 years. He served as associate pastor of First United Methodist Church in Decatur, a 3,800-member congregation, from 1934 to 1938, and returned 19 years later to serve as senior pastor for 11 years.
He served on the board of trustees of the Baby Fold in Normal for 27 years and on the board of trustees of Evenglow Lodge in Pontiac for 10 years. He was a senior active member of Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club. He was also a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, since March 1, 1927; of F. & A.M. Lodge #301, having been a Mason since 1953; and of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Springfield.
During his retirement years, he served on a part-time basis as minister of membership and then as minister of visitation at his Florida church.
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