ELSWICK, Rev. Albert (Al) Thurman

Rev. Albert (Al) Thurman Elswick, 71 of Ripplemead, VA went to his holy maker on Monday, August 31, 2015 at his home. Rev. Elswick was born on September 6, 1943 in Bridgeport, CT., and was a son of the late Thurman Chester Elswick and Helen Irene Furcsak Elswick. Rev. Elswick was a minister of the Gospels in several churches in New York and Virginia including the Pembroke Christian Church in Pembroke, VA. A funeral service will be held, Friday, September 4, 2015 at the Pembroke Christian Church in Pembroke at 11:00am with the Rev. Reggie Britts officiating. A final service will be held Wednesday at __ at the Mountain Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport, CT. Givens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements in Pearisburg and Lesko – Polke Funeral Home is in charge in Fairfield, CT. Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com.