Sara Lavina Conner

1909 - 2003  (93 years)

• Name	Sara Lavina Conner
  Born	17 Jul 1909	Harrisonburg, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 Jan 2003	Waynesboro, Franklin Co., PA
  Person ID	I25283	Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
  Last Modified	13 May 2020

  
  

  Family	Joseph Harold Engle,   b. 27 Oct 1897, Elizabethtown, Lancaster Co., PA ,   d. 19 Dec 1996, Waynesboro, Franklin Co., PA  (Age 99 years)
  Children	1. P. Engle   2. W.S. Engle
  Last Modified	13 May 2020
  Family ID	F9531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Sara C. Engle, 93, of 223 E. Third St., Waynesboro, PA, died at 12:35 A.M. Friday, January 10, 2003 in her home. Born July 17, 1909 in Bridgewater, VA, she was the daughter of the late Rev. William K. and Mildred (Bowman) Conner. At the age of 7, she moved to Harrisburg, PA. Mrs. Engle attended Harrisburg Public Schools and graduated from Elizabethtown Academy in Elizabethtown, PA with the class of 1925. She attended Elizabethtown College for three years, transferring to Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA where she graduated in 1929. She did post-graduate work at LaVerne College in LaVerne, CA. She and her husband, the late Dr. Joseph H. Engle, were married on August 8, 1931 in Stone Church of the Brethren in Huntingdon, PA. They lived in Huntingdon until 1941 when they moved to Waynesboro. They lived at the present residence since 1959. Dr. Engle died December 19, 1996. Mrs. Engle was a member of Waynesboro Church of the Brethren where she taught Sunday School for 40 years, was superintendent of the Junior High Department for 12 years, and served on the Ministry Committee for 12 years. She was also a member of Waynesboro College Club, Waynesboro Hospital Auxiliary, Friends of Alexander Hamilton Library in Waynesboro, Mental Health Association of Franklin County, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Central Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, and International Bonhoeffer Society, a theological study organization affiliated with the American Academy of Religion where she was the oldest United States member. She exhibited a life-long love of learning and audited courses at Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, PA. She traveled extensively in the United States and abroad, including the Holy Land, in her later years. Mrs. Engle is survived by one daughter, Rev. Prudence B. Yelinek, Waynesboro; one son, W. Stephen Engle, Alexandria, PA; and twin granddaughters. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by three brothers. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 14, 2003 in Waynesboro Church of the Brethren, 117 S. Church St., Waynesboro with Rev. Edward L. Poling and Rev. James Lucas officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro.