Loans, Allowance For Loan Losses and OREO (Age Analysis Of Past Due Financing Receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 - 59 Days Past Due	$ 2,040	$ 980
60 - 89 Days Past Due	1,070	128
Greater than 90 Days	1,615	3,232
Total Past Due	4,725	4,340
Current	412,286	395,023
Total loans	$ 417,011	$ 399,363
Recorded Investment > 90 Days & Accruing
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 - 59 Days Past Due	$ 230	$ 21
60 - 89 Days Past Due	10	80
Greater than 90 Days	678	1,965
Total Past Due	918	2,066
Current	67,509	61,193
Total loans	$ 68,427	$ 63,259
Recorded Investment > 90 Days & Accruing
Commercial Mortgages-Owner Occupied [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 - 59 Days Past Due	$ 776	$ 192
60 - 89 Days Past Due	846
Greater than 90 Days		212
Total Past Due	1,622	404
Current	76,726	77,304
Total loans	$ 78,348	$ 77,708
Recorded Investment > 90 Days & Accruing
Commercial Mortgages-Non-Owner Occupied [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 - 59 Days Past Due	$ 196	$ 86
60 - 89 Days Past Due	80
Greater than 90 Days	135	70
Total Past Due	411	156
Current	123,129	119,019
Total loans	$ 123,540	$ 119,175
Recorded Investment > 90 Days & Accruing
Commercial Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater than 90 Days	$ 367	$ 460
Total Past Due	367	460
Current	13,500	9,919
Total loans	$ 13,867	$ 10,379
Recorded Investment > 90 Days & Accruing
Consumer Unsecured [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 - 59 Days Past Due	$ 3	$ 11
60 - 89 Days Past Due	4
Total Past Due	7	11
Current	5,415	5,749
Total loans	$ 5,422	$ 5,760
Recorded Investment > 90 Days & Accruing
Consumer Secured [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 - 59 Days Past Due	$ 364	$ 15
60 - 89 Days Past Due	130
Greater than 90 Days	230
Total Past Due	724	15
Current	72,529	70,605
Total loans	$ 73,253	$ 70,620
Recorded Investment > 90 Days & Accruing
Residential Mortgages [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 - 59 Days Past Due	$ 240	$ 626
60 - 89 Days Past Due		48
Greater than 90 Days	205	525
Total Past Due	445	1,199
Current	45,981	43,745
Total loans	$ 46,426	$ 44,944
Recorded Investment > 90 Days & Accruing
Residential Consumer Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
30 - 59 Days Past Due	$ 231	$ 29
Total Past Due	231	29
Current	7,497	7,489
Total loans	$ 7,728	$ 7,518
Recorded Investment > 90 Days & Accruing

Financing receivables that are less than 60 days past due but more than 29 days past due.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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