The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 26 February - 1 March 2024.

Robert Crabtree, 89, of Springfield, Ohio, passed away 23 February 2024. He was a retired educator who served at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Crabtree, who passed away in 2011. He is survived by his second wife, Brenda Thornberry.

Robert Green, 71, of Sumter, South Carolina, passed away 23 February 2024. He was the husband of Donna Green, a minister who serves at Manning New Start Community Church of the Nazarene. 

Florence Howard, 93, of Leetonia, Ohio, passed away 18 February 2024. She was the widow of William Howard, a retired minister who served in Kansas and California. William passed away in 2001. 

John Moles, 96, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, passed away 27 February 2024. He was a retired minister who served in Missouri. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hester Moles, who passed away in 2007.

Byron Osborn Jr, 87, of Dunedin, Florida, passed away 16 February 2024. He was a retired minister who served in Tennessee and Florida. He is survived by his wife, Mary Osborn.

Don Rodriguez, 65, of La Puente, California, passed away 18 February 2024. He was the pastor of Hacienda Heights Church of the Nazarene. He is survived by his wife, Donna Rodriguez.

Charles Wilkes Jr., 72, of Menifee, California, passed away 22 December 2023. He was a retired minister who served in Colorado, Idaho, and Washington. He is survived by his wife, Mitzi Wilkes.

Rose Marie Young, 90, of San Diego, California, passed away 25 February 2024. She was the wife of William Young Jr., a retired minister and educator who served in Arizona and Missouri.

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