In Memoriam: April 10, 2015

In Memoriam: April 10, 2015

by | 08 Apr 2015

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received April 6-10, 2015.

Lois (Millard) Chapman, 96, of Miltonvale, Kansas, passed away April 4. She was the widow of retired minister and evangelist W. Emerson Chapman, who served in Massachusetts, Indiana, and Kansas. W. Emerson Chapman passed away in 1999.

John Frye, 89, of Garrett, Indiana, passed away April 7. He was a retired minister and evangelist, serving in Michigan and Indiana. He was preceded in death by his wife, Yvonne (Clark) Frye, in 2007.

Mozelle Hendley, 87, of Trenton, Georiga, passed away March 18. She was the widow of retired minister and evangelist William Hendley, who served in Alabama and Mississippi. William Hendley passed away in 2013.

Rena Huff, 93, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away April 8. She was the widow of retired minister Cecil Huff, who served in Alabama. Cecil Huff passed away in 2001. 

Gary Jones, 82, of Hamilton, Ohio, passed away April 4. He was a retired minister and assistant district superintendent, serving in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio and leading the Southwestern Ohio District. He is survived by his wife, Doloris (Owens) Jones.

Mariana Pereira, 34, of Brazil passed away March 26. She served as district Nazarene Youth International president, national NYI secretary, minister at Sousa Church of the Nazarene, and as a volunteer at the Global NYI Office.

Mary (Smith) Phelps, 89, of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, passed away April 8. She was the widow of retired minister Stannard Phelps, who served in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana. Stannard Phelps passed away in 1988. 

Glendle Rains, 85, of Norman, Oklahoma, passed away April 5. He was a retired minister, serving in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Rains.

Margaret "Peg" (McLaughlin) Randolph, 82, of Bethany, Oklahoma, passed away April 6. She was a lifelong Church of the Nazarene member, volunteering in Vacation Bible School, Children's Bible Quizzing, church choir, church orchestra, and at the church campground. She was also a Sodexo Food Service employee at Southern Nazarene University.

Esther True, 95, of Ventura, California, passed away March 27. She was the widow of retired minister and evangelist Ira True Jr., who served in Oregon, Washington, and California. Ira True Jr. passed away in 2009.

Dorothy (Green) VanArsdel, 97, of McMinnville, Oregon, passed away April 4. She was the widow of retired minister J. L. VanArsdel, who served in California and Oregon. J. L. VanArsdel passed away in 2000.

Mildred Vanderpool, 94, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away April 2. She was the widow of retired minister and district superintendent Crawford Vanderpool, who served in Oregon, Washington, and Arizona and led the South Dakota and Arizona districts. Crawford Vanderpool passed away in 2007. 

For previous editions of In Memoriam, see the "Passings" section by clicking here.

Note: Please join with us in prayer for the families who have lost loved ones. Click on names for full stories, funeral information, local online obituaries, and/or guest books (if available). To submit an entry of a minister or church leader, send to news@nazarene.org.

--Compiled by NCN News

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