In Memoriam: 7 April 2017

In Memoriam: 7 April 2017

by | 07 Apr 2017

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 3-7 April 2017.

Wallace Carruth, 93, of Cottondale, Alabama, passed away 1 April. He was a retired minister, serving in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. He is survived by his wife, Marie Carruth. 

F. Bruce Chamberlain, 86, of Denton, Texas, passed away 5 April. He was a retired minister, serving in Oklahoma and Texas. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie (Neher) Chamberlain.

Geraldine "Gerry" (Falk) Hopkins, 93, of Boise, Idaho, passed away 30 March. She was the widow of retired minister Howard Hopkins, who served in Washington and Idaho. Howard Hopkins passed away in 2007. 

Robert James, 100, of Anderson, Indiana, passed away 30 March. He was a retired minister, serving in Indiana. He is survived by his wife, Imogene James.

Clara Padgett, 84, of Rising Sun, Indiana, passed away 31 March. She was the widow of retired minister Donald Padgett, who served in Indiana. Donald Padgett passed away in 2005.

Harvey Shapiro, 65, of Peoria, Arizona, passed away 26 March. He was a retired minister, serving in Arizona and Texas. 

Rosalie Sturgis, 80, of Duarte, California, passed away 2 April. She was the wife of retired minister James Sturgis, who served in California.

W. Charles "Chuck" Waters, 74, of Duncan, Oklahoma, passed away 26 March. He was the husband of minister Susan (Warren) Waters, who previously served in Kansas and Oklahoma. 

Parker Wilson, 76, of Marble Falls, Texas, passed away 5 April. He was a retired minister, serving in Texas. He is survived by his wife, Mary Wilson. 

For previous editions of In Memoriam, see the "Passings" section by clicking 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 NCN News

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