The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received August 24-28, 2015.

Godwin Chirwa of South Africa passed away August 10. He was superintendent of the Drakenburg District. More information will be posted as it is made available.

L. Wavalene (Replogle) Clay, 94, of Fostoria, Ohio, passed away August 21. She was the widow of retired minister and district superintendent D. E. Clay, who served in Ohio and led the North Central Ohio District. D. E. Clay passed away in 2011.

George Fields, 85, of Northport, Alabama, passed away August 24. He was a retired minister, serving in Alabama. He is survived by his wife, Hazel Fields.

John Hay, 80, of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away August 25. He was a retired minister and district superintendent, serving in Kentucky, West Virginia, Florida and leading the Indianapolis District. He is survived by his wife, Janet (Sheffield) Hay. (story)

R. Dean Mitchell, 71, of New Harmony, Indiana, passed away August 24. He was a retired minister, serving in Indiana. He is survived by his wife, E. Ellen (Mohr) Mitchell.

Elva (Bates) Morden, 84, of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, passed away August 20. She was a retired missionary, serving in Swaziland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Morden.

M. Joyce Paul, 88, of Chewelah, Washington, passed away August 20. She was the widow of retired evangelist Charles Paul, who served in Tennessee. Charles Paul passed away in April. 

Louis Powell, 92, of Pensacola, Florida, passed away August 26. He was a minister, previously serving in Florida. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Essie Powell, and is survived by his second wife, Myrtle Powell. 

W. Frank Powell, 93, of Nampa, Idaho, passed away August 19. He was a retired minister, evangelist, and educator, serving in California, Iowa, Washington, and Idaho. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Frampton-Powell, in 2009.

Ottis Smith Jr., 93, of Westerville, Ohio, passed away August 17. He was a retired minister and evangelist, serving in Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Smith, in 2013. 

For previous editions of In Memoriam, see the "Passings" section by clicking here.

Note: Please join with 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