In Memoriam: May 15, 2015

by | 11 May 2015

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received May 11-15, 2015.

Mike Courtney, 85, of Bethany, Oklahoma, passed away April 16. He was a minister, previously serving in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Florida, and Indiana. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Courtney.

Jim Crakes, 85, passed away May 7. He was a retired track & field coach at Point Loma Nazarene College (now University).

Gloma Jean (Brackett) Cribbis, 85, of Nashua, New Hampshire, passed away May 5. She was the widow of retired minister Ross Cribbis, who served in Ontario, Nova Scotia, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Indiana. Ross Cribbis passed away in 1999.

Doyle Ellis, 83, of Claremont, South Dakota, passed away May 10. He was a retired minister and is survived by his wife, Eva Ellis.

Robert Grosse, 88, of Hanover, Pennsylvania, passed away May 9. He was a retired minister, serving in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Rhode Island, Maryland, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife, Laura Grosse.

W. Clayton Haley, 85, of Bowdoinham, Maine, passed away May 10. He was a retired minister, serving in Maine. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Haley, in 2009.

Anna (Garris) Marvel, 101, of Martinsville, Indiana, passed away May 7. She was the widow of retired minister and evangelist J. Earl Marvel, who served in Illinois and Indiana. J. Earl Marvel passed away in 2000.

Vernita Tink, 97, of Watertown, New York, passed away May 10. She was the widow of retired minister R. Fletcher Tink, who served in Illinois, Ontario, Scotland, England, Maine, and New York. R. Fletcher Tink passed away in 1994.

Mark Wojtal, 63, of Crouse, North Carolina, passed away May 6. He was a minister, serving in North Carolina. He is survived by his wife, Carlyn Wojtal.

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.