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Mandatory retirement age for United Methodist clergy is 72 years old, but many go straight from being in active service to serving as supply pastors to local churches. Sometimes a decade after retirement, that person is still preaching a sermon every Sunday. The following retirees are all 80 years old or older, and still serving the church. They were recognized during the opening introductions at Annual Conference Session.
- Kenneth Burres — CMU professor
- William Campbell — Bucklin/Mt. Zion
- Kenneth Cleeton — Mineola
- James Crooks — Jefferson Ave., Moberly
- Dorothy Cutler — Stover
- Marilyn Dorst — Altamont
- Thomas Freeman — Rich Hill
- Ura Hardin — Norwood
- Theodore Hepner — Lathrop
- Nancy Hollingsworth — Hermatite, Victoria
- Joan Keiser — Rogersville
- Donald Kuehle — Whitewater
- Lois McRill — Bertrand
- Lowell Mize — Jerico Springs
- Robert Simon — Pleasant Hill
- James Smith — Dadeville
- Royal Speidel — Russellville
- Crystal Wicks — Bethel