Biography
Family
Growing Up
Higher Education
First Call: New Orleans
Marriage
Second Call: Wheeling
Third Call: Claremont Retirement
Pastor Emeritus
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Family
Rev. Stiver's parents attended a one room school house in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, just south of Punxsutawney. moreWedding picture, September 27, 1920, Stanley L. Stiver Sr. and Alta M. Baun.
Growing Up
Stanley L. Stiver was born on June 29, 1921, in Youngstown, Ohio. His father had moved there to work in a steel mill as a crane operator. moreStanley L. Stiver 1921
Higher Education
After graduating from high school, Stanley Stiver worked for a year and attended night school before going to Capital University, a Lutheran school in Columbus, Ohio. Upon graduation, he attended Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary across the street. moreStanley L. Stiver 1944
First Call
Stanley L. Stiver's first call came in 1947 from St. Luke's in New Orleans. There he met Mary Jane Anderson, a public health nurse. moreStanley L. Stiver 1947
Marriage
Stanley L. Stiver and Mary Jane Anderson were married in New Orleans. Their first son, John Mark, was born February 7, 1950. moreWedding, February 20, 1949.
Second Call
Stanley L. Stiver's second call came in 1951 to St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Wheeling, West Virginia. Their second son, David James, was born July 30, 1952. moreFamily, 1958.
Third Call
His third call came in 1959 to St. Mark's in Claremont, NC. He served there for 31 years. moreSt. Mark's Lutheran Church, Claremont, North Carolina.
Retirement
After retiring from St. Mark's in 1990, Stanley Stiver has continued to serve as a minister to the present day. moreStanley Stiver as St. Peter in front of St. Paul's in Hickory.
