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The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received January 25-29, 2016. Roy Berkley Jr. , 77, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away January 25. He was a retired minister, serving in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana

Curtis "Gene" Fuller, retired pastor, evangelist, and district superintendent, passed away January 27. He was 84. Fuller was born January 30, 1931, in Union Springs, Alabama. He accepted Jesus as his personal savior at a holiness camp when he was 14 and began preaching at 16 on the circuit of

The New Zealand District and the Asia-Pacific Region are grieving the sudden death of Pastor Vipul Kharat January 24. He was on holiday in his hometown of Buldana, India, when he suffered severe back pain. His brother, Moses, a medical doctor, rushed him to the hospital, but Vipul suffered a second

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received January 18-22, 2016. Clarence Barror , 82, of Plant City, Florida, passed away January 13. He was a retired minister, serving in Virginia, Ohio, and Florida. He is

Madelyn Hurn, widow of retired General Superintendent Raymond Hurn, passed away January 11 at age 93. She was born February 13, 1922, in Stafford, Kansas, the third of four children. Madelyn attended Bresee College, where she met her husband. The couple was married December 30, 1941, and began

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received January 11-15, 2015. Abe Christian , 96, of Stuart, Oklahoma, passed away January 13. He was a retired minister, serving in Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his

Edelmira Rodriguez, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene in El Progreso, Panama, passed away January 5 after a surgery. She leaves a legacy of inspiration as a leader and trainer of leaders, starting at home with her daughters, and including the many spiritual sons and daughters who serve as

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received December 14, 2015 - January 8, 2016. Phyllis (Neiderhiser) Biscoe , 87, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away December 30. She was a retired Nazarene Headquarters

Facebook photo Aaron and Lynetta Hill and their 7-year-old twins, John and James, were stopped at a red light on New Year's Eve when the Hills' minivan was hit from behind, pushing the van into oncoming traffic. John and James died from injuries sustained in the crash, as did the driver of the car

Melissa “Missy” Renee Johnson, 21, of Corry, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, December 19, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born April 5, 1994, in Clarion, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Thomas A. and Jill R. Sorenson Johnson. Missy attended Mount Vernon Nazarene University in