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J AMES DEEG

THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
DETROIT CONFERENCE HEADQUARTERS

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48201
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It was announced at the Detroit Annual Conference of the United
M~lthodist

James

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Church, meeting June 6-9 in Adrian, Michigan, that Rev.
Deeg will be entering into a retired relationship after serv-

ing for 37 years.
Rev. Deeg was received into the United Methodist Church as a
probationary member and ordained a Deacon in 1936.

After graduating

from Garrett Biblical Institute in Evanston, Illinois, in 1938, he was
received into the Detroit Conference as a Full Member and was ordained
an Elder during the Annual Conference of that year.

He was born in

Detroit, graduated from Western High School, and received his B. S.
degree from the Detroit Institute of Technology in 1 933 .
Rev. Deeg is married to the former Virginia Marshbanks, also of
Detroit, and have two married daughters, Mrs. Virginia Stasivk and
Mrs. Marsha Bryant.

Mr. and Mrs. Deeg have been serving Trinity

United Methodist Church in Roseville, Michigan, but wi ll have a new
retirement address of 2578 N. Lakeshore in Port Sanilac.

While in

Roseville, Rev. Deeg has been a member of the Kiwanis Club and the
chairman of the Det roit Moving Expense Committee.
Previous to serving in Roseville, Mr . and Mrs. Deeg and their
family served , in order, the Harmen Charge in the Illinois Rock River
Conference, and the following United Methodist Churches in the Detroit

THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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p. 2. James W. Deeg retirement.

Annual Conference:

Kochvi lle in Saginaw, Mayville , Southfield in

Detroit, as an Associate Pastor at Court Street in Flint, and at
Oakland Pa rk , now St. J ames , in Pontiac.

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1UNISTERIAL BIOGRAPHICAL BLA~~
DETROIT METHODIST CONFERENCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

Date . 5-20- 1 50

DEEG

Name :
Birth:

WA LKER

JAMES

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(:r'irst)

(Last)

Detroit,

3-11- I 08·

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(Date)
Pers onal Appearance: 5'-11 11

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. Family Background:
l. Father:' s NaJne in Full

vharlea

Edward

Deeg

July 4,1875

. Date of Birth
... . . . Nationality

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Adrian, Mich .

Oc cupation En 1 gr , MQRR

Gerrnan-·l rish

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Death; Date

March 7, 1946 ·

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2. Mothe.r ' s Maiden Name

Annab~lle

Date of Birth

April 16, 1880

Nationality

.t:.nglisb

Extent of Education
Death;

Date

Place
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Detroit, Mich.

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Holmes
Place

Hand-Station, Mich.

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Brothers.. and Sisters
Name

Gharles

uecember 20, 1 06 Place

Addrese~

Detroit, Mich.

Present Occupation

Wi lliam Deeg, 2676 Drexel, Detroit, CaShier Ecorse Bank.

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Annabelle Marshbanks,



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Mayville, Mich. Vice Pres.Marshbanks Hospitals
Inc. Mayvil le, Mich.

Servic es for Wnich Members of Family Are Known

Father honored for 50 years service with the MvRR
Mother First Pres.

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in the uampbell Ave vhurch , Detroit.

eoth honored for their long service in that church.

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_.....:.D=e::....::troit Institute of Technology, .B. S in E. E.
Garrett Biblical.
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admini~ration

and Pre s of the

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Educatjo;1

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Children:

High School1 ~~!ueaconess Hosp. Nurses training
School, Detroit. An R.N.

(Name )

Virg·1 n1a Charlyne _D_e_e=g~____F_e_b_. 29, 1936
June 1, . ·1 943

Marsha Jeneune Deeg

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In School
1n School

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1933

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Shown at the 25th wedding anniversar y celebration for Hev. and Mrs . .Tames Deeg
of Pontiac are left to right : Mr. and 1\'lrs. Deeg; l\lrs. A lbert Barker, W .S.C.S.
president a nd RevJ Easton Hazard who officiated at a ceremony renew ing the
wedding vows.
JUNE 5, 19$8

Church Helps Pastor
And Wife Observe
Wedding Anniversary
HE Woman's Socie ty of Oakland
Park Chu rch, Pontiac, honored Rev.
a nd Mrs. James W. Deeg on their twentyfifth wedding a nniversary, Sunday ,
Apr il 13 with an open house in the
church fellows hip hall.
Rev. Easton Ha zard of St. Paul's
Church , Pontiac, officiated at a ceremony
of renewal of the wedding vows, witnessed by members f rom each of the
former churches served by t he Deegs,
other friends, the family and present
parishioners.
"Through the Yea •·s" was sung by
Mrs. Clyde Marshba nk s, s is ter of Mr.
Deeg who was accompanied by Mr.
Robert . Stasiuk. A fou r-tier wedding
cake, sliver, crystal and linen g ifts,
and a silver money tree, blossom ing
s ilver dollars and leafing out with g reen
bills, added to the occas ion. Out of town
guests were from Saginaw, Flint, Mayville, Silverwood, P lymouth, Milford,
Clarkston,
Keego
Harbor
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ANNABELLE DEEG (Nee Holmes )
was born April 16, 1880, on a farm in
Taylor Town ship, Dearborn, and died
July 30 at the age of 84 in her home at
2213 Junction Ave., D etroit, where she
lived fot· nearly 60 years. Mrs . Deeg
was t he oldest living m ember of the
Campbell Ave. Methodi st Church, Detroit. H er church activiti es beg·an at an
early age and she served a s an officer in
the Epworth League as the youth work
was called at that time. She became a
member of the Ladies' Aid Society and
for a time was its youngest member. In
1905 she was married to Charles E.
Deeg who preceded her in death in 1946.
Mrs . Deeg was always an active member
and pa r t icipan t in church affairs. She
was pt·esidcnt of the Ladi es' Aid Society,
and in 1939 when the three branches of
Methodism uni ted to form The Methodis t
Church and the woman's work was reorgan ized, s he beca me the first president
of the new Woman's Society of Christian Service. Mrs. D eeg served on the
various Boards and Commissions of the
Church until just a few years prior to
SEPTEI'vlBER 3, 1964

her death when eyesight Jail ed and her
body became more frai l. She was the
mo~her of Charles William Deeg of Dett·oit; Rev. James W. Deeg, now serving
the Oakland Park Methodist. Church in
Pontiac; and Annabelle Marshbanks of
Bloomfield Hills . Memorial services
were conducted by Rev. Robe•·t Hall in
the J ohn H. Martensen Mortuary on Au"'us t 3, with intem1 ent in Grandlawn Ce..;';etery.

liMy Peace I Give to Y~ ... "

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REV. AN D MRS. JAMES

EEi: were
killed in an automobile accident on
December 2. Rev. Deeg was a retired
member of the Detroit Annual Conference. They resided in Port Sanilac .
Funeral services were held at St. James
United M ethodist Church, Pontiac, on
December 6. Rev. and Mrs. Deeg are
survived by a daughter, Mrs. Charlyne
Stasiuk, of Sandusky.

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