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Anne Caughran

A former minister of the Wausaukee and Athelstane Presbyterian Churches, Anne Caughran, died Saturday, July 18 in Los Alamos, N.M.

Elizabeth Anne Thomson Caughran was an extraordinary woman born June June 5, 1938 in Glasgow, Scotland.

The daughter of Samuel and Alice Thomson, she had an adventurer’s spirit, leading her from the Honors Masters Program at the University of Glasgow to Kentucky in the 1960’s for advanced studies; back to Scotland, where she met her husband, Ken Caughran , a USAF pilot at Prestwick; and to their deployment in Tripoli, Libya.

They returned to the States in 1965 and settled in Texas for a different sort of adventure and on to Los Alamos in the 1980’s. After major life changes, she felt the call to new challenges and entered Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary at age 52 to obtain her second master’s degree.

She won awards for her preaching and identified a need to serve small churches, moving to Wisconsin to lead three Presbyterian congregations over the next 15 years; Weyauwega, Wausaukee and Athelstane.

Her parishioners noted that her Scottish accent brought a certain authenticity to her powerful sermons and her sense of humor and life experiences brought God’s love to their hearts. One of her more memorable children’s sermons focused on the question: what is God’s favorite color? She suggested it was tartan, a fabric woven of many colors with special meaning for those who wear it. Of the Thomason clan, she wore the Thomason dress blue tartan.

She served leadership roles in regional Presbytery committees and local community outreach, establishing monthly open-house dinner for anyone in town, a food pantry for those in need, mission programs, and serving chaplain for local hospice and sheriff’s departments. Her work mentoring women in the church created a ripple effect, with more than eight women in different denominations entering ministry with her encouragement and guidance.

For many years, she led small, personalized group tours from the States to Scotland, sharing her country, life-long friends, and favorite Celtic spiritual “thin places” with many from Los Alamos and Wisconsin.

Upon retirement in 2006, she returned to Los Alamos, where she continued ministry with invited Sundays in Chimayo, Truchas, Penasco, Magdelena, Jemez Springs, and Bethlehem Lutheran Church there.

Survivors include a daughter, Alison Grieggs, son-in-law, Tony Grieggs, and granddaughter, Roxanne of Los Alamos; son, Bruce Caughran, daughter-in-law, Octavia Kincaid, granddaughter, Ailsa and grandson, James of Oak Park, Ill.; friends and family in Scotland, the States, and three congregations.

Celebrations of her life and ministry are planned for August with memorial services in Los Alamos at United Church and Weyauwega at the First Presbyterian Church. Dates will be announced. Memorials may be made to Ambercare Hospice, 410 South Paseo de Onate, Espanola, New Mexico 87532, which provided exceptional comfort and care to her and her family. Visit www.devargasfuneral.com


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