In Memoriam

In Memoriam

by
NCN Staff
| 02 Jan 2020
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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 23 December 2019 - 3 January 2020.

Robert Andress, 92, of Gastonia, North Carolina, passed away 29 December 2019. He was a retired minister, serving in Tennessee, West Virginia, and North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha (West) Andress, in 2017.

Judy Burr, 64, of Camden, South Carolina, passed away 29 December 2019. She was the widow of retired minister Earl Burr, who served in South Carolina and North Carolina. Earl Burr passed away in 1996.

K. Timothy Fields, 60, of Garden City, Kansas, passed away 23 December 2019. He was the pastor of Turning Point Church of the Nazarene. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Fields.

Walter MacPherson Jr., 94, of Alexandria Bay, New York, passed away 2 January 2020. He was a retired minister, serving in New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Newfoundland. He was preceded in death by his wife, E. Irene MacPherson, in 2015. 

Carmelo Marrero Calo, 59, of Irving, Texas, passed away 26 December 2019. He was the pastor of Maranata Church of the Nazarene. He is survived by his wife, Marta Morales Sanchez.

Reo McBride, 65, of Rainier, Oregon, passed away 28 December 2019. He was the pastor of Castle Rock Church of the Nazarene. He is survived by his wife, Glenda (Tilden) McBride.

Linda McMullen, 72, of Taylor, Michigan, passed away 24 December 2019. She was a retired minister, serving in Michigan. She is survived by her husband, Michael McMullen.

David Moyer Sr., 78, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away 1 January 2020. He was a retired missionary, serving in South Africa and Kenya. He is survived by his wife, Maryel Moyer. 

Alice (Brown) Muncie, 83, of Williamsburg, Indiana, passed away 25 December 2019. She was the widow of retired minister Donald Canaday, who served in Illinois and Indiana. Donald Canaday passed away in 1993. 

Erma Pickering, 88, of Altamonte Springs, Florida, passed away 25 December 2019. She was the widow of retired minister and evangelist Roland Pickering, who served in Pennsylvania and Florida. Roland Pickering passed away in 2003. 

Socorro Provencio, 94, of Los Angeles, California, passed away 8 December 2019. She was the widow of retired minister John Provencio, who served in California. John Provencio passed away in 1993.

Glenn Ratcliff, 85, of Redding, California, passed away 23 December 2019. He was a retired minister serving in California. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Ratcliff.

Myron Sartin, 92, of Saint Cloud, Florida, passed away 21 December 2019. He was a retired minister, serving in Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, and Florida. He is survived by his wife, Betty Sartin.

Donald Smith, 77, of Sandia, Texas, passed away 31 December 2019. He was a retired minister serving in Iowa and Texas. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Smith.

John Sluyter, 78, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away 23 December 2019. He was a retired minister and missionary, serving in Pennsylvania, Florida, Ecuador, Mexico, Argentina, and Uruguay. He is survived by his wife, Laurel Sluyter. 

Mona Swanson, 78, of Kennewick, Washington, passed away 28 December 2019. She was the wife of retired minister Orville Swanson, who served in North Dakota, Missouri, and Washington. 

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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