The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 6-10 November 2023.
Clifton Collymore, 79, of Spring Valley, California, passed away on 28 October 2023. He was a retired minister who served in California. He is survived by his wife, Beverley Collymore.

Cyril Palmer, 99, of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, passed away on 5 November 2023. He was a retired minister who served in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Ontario, Canada, as well as in Maine and Vermont. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances, who passed away in 2016.

Jerry Patton, 81, of Vallejo, California, passed away on 4 November 2023. He was a minister who served in California. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Patton, who passed away in 2016.

Christina Pickens, 78, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on 8 November 2023. She was the wife of Charles Pickens, a retired minister who served in Kansas.

MaryLou Riggle, 85, of Urbana, Ohio, passed away on 5 November 2023. She was a missionary who served for 38 years in Guatemala, Belize, and Costa Rica. 

Linda Taylor, 80, of Berne, Indiana, passed away on 7 November 2023. She was the wife of Wilbur Taylor, a retired minister who served in Indiana and Iowa.

Beverly Turner, 82, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed on 4 November 2023. She was a minister who served in Ohio. She is survived by her husband, Wilson Turner.

Gerald Woods, 86, of Bethany, Oklahoma, passed away on 1 November 2023. He was a retired minister who served in Alabama, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Michigan, California, Florida, and Indiana. He is survived by his wife, Paulette Woods.

Note: Please join 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 Nazarene News