The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received March 28 - April 1, 2016.

Lola (Fetty) Baker, 90, of New Cumberland, West Virginia, passed away March 24. She was the widow of retired minister Arnett Baker, who served in West Virginia and Ohio. Arnett Baker passed away in 2001. 

Paul Barber Sr., 76, of Post Falls, Idaho, passed away March 27. He was a retired minister, serving in Washington, California, Idaho, and Oregon. He is survived by his wife, Marie Barber. 

Wilbur Brannon, 85, of Hermitage, Tennessee, passed away March 29. He was a retired minister and evangelist, serving in Indiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Florida, Michigan, California, and Tennessee. He also served as a director at the denomination's International Headquarters. He is survived by his wife, Grace "Betty" Brannon. More information will be published as it is made available. 

Talma (Gunter) Deal, 92, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away March 18. She was the widow of retired minister James Deal, who served in Florida and Tennessee. James Deal passed away in 2005. 

Ernestine (McDonald) Ellis, 94, of Saint Charles, Missouri, passed away March 4. She was the widow of retired minister and chaplain John Ellis, who served in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri. John Ellis passed away in 1988. 

Anna Fanning, 76, of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away March 24. She was a retired minister, serving in Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Fanning, in 2003. 

Byron Hunt, 87, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away March 29. He was a retired minister, serving in Indiana and Colorado. He is survived by his wife, Elaine Hunt. 

James "Gilbertson" Stuart, 97, of Brooklyn, New York, passed away February 28. He was a retired minister, serving in New York. He was preceded in death by his wife, Adna Stuart, in 1999. 

Janice Tabone, 62, of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, passed away March 22. She was the wife of retired minister Vincent "Jim" Tabone, who served in Maine. 

Esther (Wilson) White, 85, of Peoria, Illinois, passed away March 21. She was the widow of retired minister Paul White, who served in Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. Paul White passed away in October. 

Walter Wilcox, 88, of Indian Mountain, New Brunswick, Canada, passed away March 21. He was a retired minister and evangelist, serving in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Ontario. He is survived by his wife, Alva Wilcox. 

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