House » A beloved church member’s recipe is burned into your memory.
BETTY WRENN DAY / GAZETTE-JOURNAL Beth Bunting, from left, Ruth J. Gwynne and Anita Forrest talk about the late Elsie Dame (insert). Their church memorialized her with a copy of her cookbook, a collection of her favorite recipes.
There are many ways people can be honored after death. The Severn Church in Gloucester thought that the work of the Joyful Hands Circle had several reasons to publish Stirring Memories: Elsie Dame’s Favorite Recipes (1930-2024).
Miss Elsie, as she was called by her friends and neighbors, was a lifelong member of the Severn Church. She became a member of the Women’s Executive Committee at the age of 21 and served as vice president and president for many years, contributing to the women’s circle for a total of 55 years.
During her years of working and serving the church, Elsie often demonstrated her love for others through cooking and “service to the flock.” Several members of Joyful Hands Circle shared some memories of Elsie. Her sister-in-law, Ruth Gwinn, remembers the day she got off the bus at her parents’ house. She was dating (and later married) Elsie’s younger brother Joe. “I remember Elsie saying, ‘Take off her coat and sit down.'” She put two bags of potatoes in front of me and said, “Peel them…”
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