William P. Albright

William Peter "Bill" Albright, 80, of Bridgewater, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at his home in Bridgewater.

He was born Sunday, Feb. 10, 1924, in Warren Co., Iowa, and was a son of the late Noah and Carrie Bishop Albright.

Mr. Albright was a retired English professor at Bridgewater College. He received his B.A. from McPherson College in McPherson, Kan., his M.S. from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Neb. and his Divinity Degree from Bethany Seminary in Chicago, Ill. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during WWII and was a POW in Germany. He was an ordained minister in the Church of the Brethren and a member of the Bridgewater Church of the Brethren. He pastored congregations at Leeton, Mo., Carleton, Neb., and Omaha, Neb. He taught English in China in Fuzhou, Dalian & Yang-en. He was a member of the Myers Hodges VFW Post No. 8644, a life member of the Bridgewater Rescue Squad and a board member for the Central Valley Habitat for Humanity.

On Aug. 8, 1948, he was united in marriage to Elaine Brammell Albright of Bridgewater, who survives.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a daughter, Kathryn Elizabeth Albright of Martinsburg, W.Va.; two sons, William Noah Albright of Dallas, Texas and Nathan Webster Albright of Las Vegas, Nev.; three sisters, Patricia N. Messamer of Sun City, Ariz., Avis Albright of Phoenix, Ariz., and Ardys Sutphin of Elizabethtown, Pa.; four grandchildren, Kamal Albright, Austin Albright, Houston Albright and Tyler Albright; two stepgrandchildren, Corry Andrews and Joe Andrews; and one stepgreat-granddaughter, Ailey Catherine Biggs.

The family will receive friends on Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Service in Bridgewater.

A memorial service will be held at the Bridgewater Church of the Brethren on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005, at 11 a.m. with the Revs. Robert E. Alley and David Metzler officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to Bridgewater Church of the Brethren Disaster Fund, P.O. Box 249, Bridgewater, VA 22812, Bridgewater Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 285, Bridgewater, VA 22812, Central Valley Habitat for Humanity, 205 Dry River Road, Bridgewater, VA 22812, or the Heifer Project, International, P.O. Box 8058, Little Rock, AR 72201.