In Memoriam: November 6, 2015

by | 06 Nov 2015

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received November 2-6, 2015.

Selvaraj Jayakumar of Musiri, India, passed away November 2. He was a pastor and superintendent of the India Tamil Nadu West District. He is survived by his wife, Chandra Meeha. (story)

Ray Lewis, 88, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, passed away October 25. He was a retired minister, serving in Nova Scotia and Ontario. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Lewis, in 2009.

Emma "Irene" MacPherson, 88, of Alexandria Bay, New York, passed away October 29. She was a retired minister, serving in New York. She is survived by her husband, retired minister and educator Walter MacPherson Jr., who served in New York, Florida, North Carolina, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario.

George Neighbors, 83, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away November 4. He was a retired minister and educator, serving in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee. He is survived by his wife, Jeannette Neighbors.

George Reader, 109, of Chrisman, Illinois, passed away November 5. He was the oldest living elder in the Church of the Nazarene. He served 11 churches in Illinois. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude, in 1999. More information will be posted as it is made available.

S. Joy Smith, 92, of Markle, Indiana, passed away November 2. She was the wife of retired minister Robert Smith, who served in Maine, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana.

Marcella Warren, 98, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away October 31. She was the widow of retired minister J. Odis Warren, who served in Arkansas and Oklahoma. J. Odis Warren passed away in 2002.

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.