In Memoriam: September 4, 2015

In Memoriam: September 4, 2015

by | 04 Sep 2015

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received August 31 - September 4, 2015.

John Bouldrey, 67, of Liberty, Indiana, passed away September 2. He was a retired minister, serving in Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Bouldrey.

John Bundy, 87, of Bethany, Oklahoma, passed away August 28. He was a longtime member of Port Arthur, Texas, First Church of the Nazarene, where he served as a lay minister. He also served as a board member for the church and on the Houston District Advisory Board, the Southern Nazarene University Board of Trustees, and on the Church of the Nazarene General Board. He is survived by his wife, Margretta (Sanders) Bundy.

Larry Hance, 80, of Beardstown, Illinois, passed away August 30. He was a retired minister and evangelist, serving in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Florida. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn (Bridgewater) Hance.

June (Pierce) Harvey, 78, of Winter Garden, Florida, passed away September 1. She was the wife of retired minister Forest Harvey, who served in Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana, and Ohio. 

Theodore Holmquist, 66, of Kalispell, Montana, passed away August 27. He was a retired minister, serving in Minnesota, Montana, and Wyoming. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Holmquist. 

Cathy (Weaver) Leonard, 60, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away August 31. She was the wife of minister Donald Leonard, who pastors the Defiance, Ohio, Church of the Nazarene.

David McConnell, 65, of Saratoga, Wyoming, passed away August 27. He was a retired minister and evangelist, serving in Minnesota, Oregon, New Mexico, and Wyoming. He is survived by his wife, Lorrie McConnell.

J. Melton Thomas, 98, of Nampa, Idaho, passed away August 26. He was a retired minister, educator, and evangelist, serving in Texas, Oklahoma, Alaska, Ohio, Washington, California, New Mexico, and Idaho. He was preceded in death by his wife, Letitia (Millerman) Thomas, in April.

Ramon Vanderpool, 91, of Nampa, Idaho, passed away September 1. He was a retired minister, serving in Oregon, Kansas, Washington, and Colorado. He is survived by his wife, Ardeth Vanderpool. Ramon's father was General Superintendent Emeritus D. I. Vanderpool, who served from 1949 to 1964. He passed away in 1988.

J. Timothy White, 64, of Garland, Texas, passed away September 3. He was a minister, serving at Dallas, Texas, Central Church of the Nazarene. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn White. (More information will be posted as it is made available.)

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

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