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Retired minister and missionary Jack Hawthorne passed away 22 April. He was 92 years old. After serving in the U.S. Navy near the end of World War II, Jack gave his life to Christ. He enrolled in Northwest Nazarene College (now University) in Nampa, Idaho, where he met and married Fairy Emerson.

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 29 April-3 May 2019. Larry Allen , 73, of Henderson, Kentucky, passed away 24 April. He was a retired minister, serving in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kentucky. He is

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 22-26 April 2019. Marilyn Browning , 90, of Waldron, Arkansas, passed away 21 April. She was the wife of retired minister James Browning, who served in Oklahoma,

Retired Church of the Nazarene General Treasurer and Nazarene Publishing House President Robert Foster passed away 12 April. He was 87 years old. Foster served the Church of the Nazarene in several capacities. From 1966 to 1987, Robert served in California as the Pasadena College (now Point Loma

Retired missionary and minister Fern Scrivner passed away 7 April. She was 102 years old. Fern was born in 1916 in Minatare, Nebraska, to Milton and Augusta Casteel. She graduated from Pasadena Nazarene College (now Point Loma Nazarene University ) where she met Fulsom Scrivner, and they were

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 15-19 April 2019. John Adams , 88, of Troy, Ohio, passed away 15 April. He was a retired minister, serving in Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Lois Adams. N. Evelyn

Ruth Daria Privett of Paragould, Arkansas, passed away 2 April at the age of 71. She was the wife of Charles Privett, pastor at Blytheville, Arkansas, First Church of the Nazarene. Ruth was born in Zebulon, North Carolina, in 1947, and she married her husband, Charles, in 1963. Nearly 15 years later

Retired minister and missionary Harry Mingledorff passed away 31 March. He was 97 years old. In 1942, he took his first pastoral assignment in Pennsylvania. That same year, Harry married his wife, Jean. Two years later, the couple moved to Mexico to serve as missionaries. In 1945, they moved from

Retired Metro Manila district superintendent and pastor Elpidio Manangan passed away 6 April after a battle with cancer. He was 68 years old. Elpidio married his wife, Adelina, in 1981, and they had two children, Jim and Naomi. After Elpidio graduated from Philippines Nazarene College, he pastored

Retired missionary Joan Esselstyn passed away 5 April. She was 85 years old. Joan was born in 1934 in Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania, to Casper and Emma Kehm. After graduating from high school, Joan worked for several years for the American Bureau of Shipping before she felt God’s call to be a