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Floyd County Singing

Springhouse Community School, Pilot, Virginia

Sat, Aug 23, ’25

The 8th annual Floyd All-Day singing was held on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in August, at the Springhouse Community School, Pilot, Virginia. The class was called to order by Chris Wolf leading 6 (VPH). Chris also offered the opening prayer and logistical announcements.

Leaders: Steve Luttinen 386b (VPH); Gabe Simerson 238 (VPH); Minh Mguyen 104b (VPH); Molly Hickman 104t (VPH); Celia Lechtman 322 (VPH); Eric Conrad 128 (VPH); Cherilyn MacNeil 371 (VPH); Kelly Mackin 301 (VPH).

RECESS

John delRe brought the class to order leading 305 (ShH). Leaders: Elena Conway 64 (ShH); Kaleb Delk 79 (ShH); Rae Cohn 120t (ShH); Meaghan Kachadoorian 178 (ShH); Adrienne Robertson 186 (ShH); Bridget Jamison 53 (ShH); Molly Hickman 404b (ShH); Corinne Serfass 112 (ShH); Miriam Delirium 113 (ShH); Leyland delRe 153 (ShH); Anne Gilliland 434t (ShH); Michael Archer 171 (ShH); Steve Luttinen 424b (ShH)Matt Ference 137 (ShH).

RECESS

Chris Wolf and Amelia Smith brought the class to order leading 209. Leaders: Elena Conway and Lucy Slusher 81t; Bridget Jamison 53; David Schulman 504; Eric Conrad 334; Kaleb Delk 38b; Hannah Mann 107; Pearl Marshall 454; Min Nguyen 429.

Chris Wolf offered the memorial lesson, leading the class to hold in the light those who were sick, shut-in, or deceased and speak to the qualities they are remembered by. He read the following names of those who were sick or shut-in: Abby Beavin, Susan Quinn, Joe Duehl, Andrea Angott, Werner Kist, Bruce Hutton, Elisa Fox, Martha Archer, Isabelle Jewett, John Poland, Robert Greenberg, Stewart Island, and Hannah Duplesse.

Chris then read the following names of those deceased in the last year: Tracy Bradbury Clark, Hank Schutz, Jewell Bowman, Earl Flora, Richard Hawkins, Joe McClain—Virginia; Martha Hickman Hild—Canada; Penny Egan—Wisconsin; David McBee—Tennessee; Melissa Middlethon, and Kristi Smith—North Carolina; Buell Cobb—Alabama; Jeff Bell—Minnesota; Mike Hinton—Texas; Jeff Begley—California; Naiomi Bossam—Vermont; Thaua Seagull—Massachusetts/Maryland. Chris Wolf and Mary Jo Bowman led 277 to honor the sick, shut-ins, and recently deceased, and led the class in prayer.

Gabe Simerson brought the class back together leading 229. Leaders: Adrienne Robertson 196; Michael DeVito 381; Michael Archer 330t. Thomas Mann offered a blessing before the meal.

LUNCH

The afternoon session began with Kaleb Delk leading 15 (ShH). Leaders: Elena Conway 114 (ShH); Leyland delRe 364b (ShH); Kelly Macklin 154 (ShH); Charilyn MacNeil 350 (ShH); Miriam Delirium 236t (ShH); Molly Hickman 264b (ShH); Bridget Jamison 231 (ShH); John delRe 366 (ShH); Meaghan Kachadoorium 98 (ShH); Kaleb Delk 254 (ShH); Matt Ference, Jenny Finn, Carolyn Reilly, and Elliot Reilly 381 (ShH); Adrienne Robertson 10 (ShH).

RECESS

Steve Luttinen brought the class to order in leading 65 (VPH). Leaders: Elena Conway 247b (VPH); Michael DeVito 50 (VPH); Eric Conrad 161 (VPH); David Schulman 233 (VPH); Celia Lechtman 177 (VPH); Cherilyn MacNeil 14 (VPH); Matt Ference 281 (VPH); John delRe 114b (VPH); Chris Wolf 4 (VPH); Minh Nguyen 249b (VPH); Steve Luttinen 58 (VPH); Leyland delRe 51b (VPH); Meaghan Kachadoorian 328 (VPH); Miriam Delirium 166 (VPH); Molly Hickman 306 (VPH); Kelly Macklin led 167 (VPH).

Following announcements, Chris Wolf led 312b as the closing song, and offered the closing prayer.

Chairperson—Chris Wolf; Secretary—Elena Conway