In Memoriam: 22 August 2025

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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 from 11-15 August 2025.

Brenda Ashworth, 72, of Donalsonville, Georgia, passed away 17 August 2025. She was the wife of Alfred Ashworth, a minister who served in Alabama.

Diane Book, 81, of Lubbock, Texas, passed away 19 August 2025. She was the widow of Kenneth Book, a retired minister who served in

Lige Jeter, 88, of North Fort Myers, Florida, passed away on 14 August 2025. He was a retired minister who served in Florida. He is survived by his wife, Janice Jeter.

Reva Porter, 80, of Locust Grove, Georgia, passed away 7 August 2025. She was a retired minister and song evangelist who served in Georgia and Mississippi. She is survived by her husband, Howard Porter Jr., a retired minister who served in Indiana, Mississippi, and Georgia.

To view past editions of In Memoriam, click here.

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

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