Mt. Zion and St. Luke's Lutheran Youth Groups
Files
Title
Mt. Zion and St. Luke's Lutheran Youth Groups
Subject
Airhart, Hensil
Rhinehart, Virginia
Walker, Sarah
Gardner, William "Bill"
Miller, Becky
Funkhouser, Miriam
Funkhouser, Sharon
Funkhouser, Mary
Fleming, Joe
Foltz, Randy
Foltz, Michelle
Dellinger, Dorothy
Beveridge, Karen
Miller Phyllis
Carter, Donna
Sigman, Doug
Miller, Maurice
Miller, Morgan
Description
Members of both the Mt. Zion and St. Luke Lutheran Church's youth groups assembled together in front of an air-conditioned charter bus.
The group was taking a field trip to Washington D.C. in the early 1970's.
Rev. Hensil Airhart was the primary organizer of the trip and has been identified as standing in the back row (2nd from the left and wearing a white shirt).
Identified are (l to r):
Front row: unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Joe Fleming, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Mary Funkhouser, Sharon Funkhouser, Miriam Funkhouser, Becky Miller, unidentified, unidentified.
2nd row (standing in the middle): Randy Foltz and his sister, Michelle Foltz.
Back row (standing against the bus): unidentified, Rev. Hensil Airhart, unidentified, unidentified, Virginia Rhinehart, Sarah Walker (in the dress with circles), unidentified, Morgan Miller, Maurice Miller, Doug Sigman, Bill Gardner, unidentified, Donna Carter, Phyllis Miller, Karen Beveridge, Dorothy Dellinger, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified.
All identified students were from either the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church near Woodstock or St. Paul's Lutheran in Jerome.
The group was taking a field trip to Washington D.C. in the early 1970's.
Rev. Hensil Airhart was the primary organizer of the trip and has been identified as standing in the back row (2nd from the left and wearing a white shirt).
Identified are (l to r):
Front row: unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Joe Fleming, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Mary Funkhouser, Sharon Funkhouser, Miriam Funkhouser, Becky Miller, unidentified, unidentified.
2nd row (standing in the middle): Randy Foltz and his sister, Michelle Foltz.
Back row (standing against the bus): unidentified, Rev. Hensil Airhart, unidentified, unidentified, Virginia Rhinehart, Sarah Walker (in the dress with circles), unidentified, Morgan Miller, Maurice Miller, Doug Sigman, Bill Gardner, unidentified, Donna Carter, Phyllis Miller, Karen Beveridge, Dorothy Dellinger, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified.
All identified students were from either the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church near Woodstock or St. Paul's Lutheran in Jerome.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Airhart and the trip to D.C. were identified in 2026 via the portal by Joe Fleming.
Becky Miller, Miriam Funkhouser, Sharon Funkhouser, Mary Funkhouser, Joe Fleming, Randy and Michelle Foltz, Dorothy Dellinger, Karen Beveridge, Phyllis Miller, Donna Carter, Doug Sigman, Maurice Miller, and Morgan Miller were identified in 2026 via portal by Carol Getz.
Virginia Rhinehart, Sarah Walker, and Bill Gardner were identified by David Rhinehart in 2026 via the portal. He is Virginia Rhinehart's son.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
029619
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Mt. Zion and St. Luke's Lutheran Youth Groups,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed October 17, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/72935.
Comments
Joe Fleming
This was Mt. Zion and St. Luke Lutheran Church's youth group taking a field trip to Washington DC. The Rev Hensil Airhart formed the event. (Back roll, white shirt) It was early 70's. If I had a clearer picture, I could identify most
Carol Getz
Front row: right to left: 3rd from end is Becky Miller, Miriam Funkhouser, Sharon Funkhouser, Mary Funkhouser members of St. Paul Lutheran Jerome.
Front row: left to Right: 6th from end is Joe Fleming
Smaller boy standing is Randy Foltz and to his left is his sister Michelle Foltz
Back row: Right to Left: Dorothy Dellinger, Karen Beveridge, Phyllis Miller, Donna Carter. Third person to the right of Donna is Doug Sigman, then Maurice Miller and Morgan Miller members of St. Paul Jerome
Carol Getz
standing L to R: 5th from left Virginia Rhinehart (below D of air conditioned), next to her is Sarah Walker (dress with circles) (owned Walkers Cash Store). 5th boy to the left of Sarah Walker is Bill Gardner. Identified by David Rhinehart son of Virginia Rhinehart.