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In Memoriam: 11 January 2019

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 7-11 January 2019. Michael Howard , 62, of Cottontown, Tennessee, passed away 27 December. He was a former minister, serving in Texas and Oklahoma. He is survived by
07 Jan 2019
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In Memoriam: 4 January 2019

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 24 December 2018-4 January 2019. Robert Anderson , 91, of Hillsboro, Oregon, passed away 31 December. He was a retired minister and evangelist, serving in California,
03 Jan 2019
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In Memoriam: 21 December 2018

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 17-21 December 2018. Roger Blough , 64, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away 19 December. He was the lead pastor at Bryan church of the Nazarene. He is survived by his wife,
21 Dec 2018
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In Memoriam: 14 December 2018

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 10-14 December 2018. Ray Booton , 81, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away 7 December. He was a retired minister, serving in Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, and Colorado.
12 Dec 2018
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In Memoriam: 7 December 2018

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 3-7 December 2018. Velma (Blake) Cotton , 93, of Lufkin, Texas, passed away 26 November. She was the widow of retired minister and evangelist R. Earl Cotton, who
04 Dec 2018
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In Memoriam: 30 November 2018

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 19-30 November 2018. Carole (Hellings) Beers , 79, of Kent, Ohio, passed away 15 November. She was the wife of retired minister John Beers, who served in Ohio. Rachel
27 Nov 2018
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Retired missionary Roma Gates passes

Retired missionary Roma Gates passed away 10 November. She was 87 years old. Roma and her husband, Charles, served as missionaries from 1962 to 1982 in Brazil before returning to the USA, where Charles served in California, Maine, and Kansas until their retirement in 2000. She is survived by her
15 Nov 2018
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In Memoriam: 16 November 2018

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 12-16 November 2018. Roma Gates , 87, of Temple City, California, passed away 10 November. She was a retired missionary, serving in Brazil. She is survived by her
13 Nov 2018
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In Memoriam: 9 November 2018

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 5-9 November 2018. J. Michael Buck , 61, of Grove City, Ohio, passed away 27 October. He was a minister, serving at Lifepoint Church of the Nazarene in Columbus, Ohio
05 Nov 2018
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In Memoriam: 2 November 2018

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 29 October - 2 November 2018. James Bearden , 77, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away 28 October. He was a retired minister and district superintendent, serving in West
30 Oct 2018
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