The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 19-23 October 2020.

Robert Chew Sr, 88, of Seymour, Missouri, passed away 20 October 2020. Robert was a retired minister who served in Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Chew, who passed away in 2015

Beatrice Cottle, 89, of Benton, Illinois, passed away 17 October 2020. She was the wife of James Cottle, a retired minister who served in Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Illinois. 

R. Troy Mackey, 78, of Paragould, Arkansas, passed away 15 October 2020. He was a retired minister who served in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Louisiana. He is survived by his wife, Jean Mackey.

E. Norman Palmer, 91, of Franklin, Indiana, passed away 18 October 2020. He was a retired minister, who served in Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Palmer.

Lucille Rowlen, 89, of El Dorado, Illinois, passed away 15 October 2020. She is the widow of S. Frank Rowlen, a retired minister who served in Illinois, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Frank passed away in 2010.

Eleanor L. Simpson, 91, of San Diego, California, passed away 8 October 2020. She was the widow of Paul E. Simpson, a retired minister who served in California and Oregon. Paul passed away in 2014.

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