Samuel Ernest Biser

Rev. Biser served in the United States Navy from 1959-63 and on September 18, 1965 he married Grace E. Neptune while being at First Baptist Church in Keyser where Grace's father, Rev. Clark Neptune pastored and mentored him. In May of 1974, he graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and went on to pastor the First Baptist Church in Westernport, MD for 13 years, then went on to start new churches. He pastored in Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland and West Virginia and in 2004, while starting new churches in the area, was awarded the honor of the being the leading Southern Baptist Circuit Riding Preacher by the WV Convention. He was currently pastoring the Second Baptist Church in Keyser.

Surviving is his wife of 55 years, Grace; his children, David L. Biser and wife Karen of Cumberland, Daniel Biser and wife Georgie of Keyser, Mary Beth McCloud and husband William of Keyser and Rachel Kisamore of Burlington; three brothers, Forrest O. Biser, Jr. of Augusta, WV, James Biser and wife Judy of Westernport and Michael Biser and wife Peggy of Accident, MD; two sisters, Ruth Rodeheaver and husband Richard of Lorain, OH and Fran Lamp of Wellington, OH and a sister-in-law, Reva Biser of Rawlings, MD. God has also blessed Sam and Grace with 15 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren with one "on the way" and numerous nieces and nephews.