In Memoriam: 19 July 2024
The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 15-19 July 2024.
Hortence Balibanga, 54, of Yaounde, Cameroon, passed away 16 July 2024. She was a missionary, serving the Church of the Nazarene in Cameroon since 2018. She is survived by her husband, Jacques.
Jimmie Chapman, 86, of Pegram, Tennessee, passed away 13 July 2024. He was a retired minister who served in Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Chapman, who passed away in 2021.
Grover Deskins, 90, of Hockessin, Delaware, passed away 4 July 2024. He was a chaplain, evangelist, and minister who served in Pennsylvania and Delaware. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Deskins.
Debra Fightmaster, 70, of Hamilton, Ohio, passed away 9 July 2024. She was the wife of Jonathan Fightmaster, a retired minister who served in Ohio, Indiana, and Kansas.
Ronald Miller, 84, of Hesston, Pennsylvania, passed away on 10 July 2024. He was a retired minister who served in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Miller.
Loretta Reinhart, 83, of Canton, Ohio, passed away 9 July 2024. She was the wife of Larry Reinhart, a retired minister and educator who served in Ohio and Illinois.
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