The Oliver Wiley Chapter of the Alabama Society Daughters of the American Revolution paused Wednesday to remember one of its own.

Elizabeth Renfroe was a longtime member of the Oliver Wiley Chapter and made many contributions to the Chapter. She died in July 2012.

Rebecca Skibba, Chapter regent, said that one is not dead who lives in the hearts of those left behind.

She lit a white candle in memory of Renfroe, “a lost daughter,” and placed a white rose in her honor.

“A perfect rose for a perfect friend,” she said.

Renfroe joined the Oliver Wiley Chapter of the Alabama Society Daughters of the American Revolution on Oct. 4, 2003.

“Though Elizabeth never served as an elected officer of the Chapter, she volunteered many hours to the Chapter,” Skibba said. “She worked closely with Karen Bullard conducting genealogy research necessary for membership applications.”

Following the remembrance ceremony and after inducting the 2013-2014 Chapter officers, Skibba turned the regent’s gavel over to Mimi Dorrill.

In addition to Dorrill, the newly inducted officers are Mabeth Gibson and Jean Laliberte, vice regents; Juanita Bush, chaplain; Patsy Folmar, recording secretary; Mary Alice Sanders, corresponding secretary; Rita Moore, treasurer; Karen Bullard and Rita Moore, registrars; Jacqueline Floyd, historian; Sara Lee Dunbar, librarian; and Rebecca Skibba, parliamentarian.

The DAR was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Washington D.C. The DAR is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history and securing America’s future through better education for children.

DAR members volunteer more than 250,000 hours annually to veteran patients, award thousands of dollars in scholarships and financial aid each year to students and support schools for underserved children with annual donations exceeding one million dollars.