Rev John Martin Thrasher Jr.

Rev. John Martin Thrasher Jr.; 76, of Brown CountyFuneral services for Rev. John Martin Thrasher Jr., 76, of Brown County, will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, New Albany, and a second service at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at his home church, Rose Chapel, New Lebanon, with burial in Mount Zion Cemetery in New Lebanon. He died Friday, Dec. 12, 2008.He was born Feb. 10, 1932. He is the former pastor of several churches including, Park Place UMC in Jeffersonville (1969-82) and Wesley Chapel UMC in New Albany (1982-97). He retired to his home in Brown County while continuing his ministry at Medora UMC. Survivors include his wife, Wilma; children, Cindy and husband, Bill, Sandy and husband, George, and Chuck and wife, Paula; and 10 grandchildren. Visitation will be at the Market Street Chapel of Seabrook Dieckmann and Naville Funeral Homes, New Albany, from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, and from 10 a.m. until time of service Monday and Tuesday. His complete biography can be found at caringbrige.org/visit/johnthrasher