The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received from 29 September – 3 October 2025.

Gary Garrett, 76, of Fulton, Missouri, passed away 1 September 2025. He was a minister who served in Missouri. He is survived by his wife, Naomi Garrett.

William Taylor, 70, of Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee, passed away 23 September 2025. H was a retired minister who served in West Virginia, Ohio, Inbdiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his wife, Karen Taylor, who passed away in 2020.

Wendy Salazar Vera, 50, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, passed away 15 September 2025. She was a minister who served in Ontario. She is survived by her husband, Leonared Reyes Camposano.

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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