In Memoriam: April 22, 2016

In Memoriam: April 22, 2016

by | 22 Apr 2016

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received April 18-22, 2016.

Kenneth Alcorn, 88, of Braintree, Massachusetts, passed away April 13. He was a retired minister, serving in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Virginia, Ohio, Prince Edward Island, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy (Roberts) Alcorn. 

Evelyn Ball, 97, of Nampa, Idaho, passed away April 14. She was the widow of retired minister and evangelist Kenneth Ball, who served in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wyoming, California, Utah, and Idaho. Kenneth Ball passed away in 2011. 

Edward Eichenberger, 89, of Nampa, Idaho, passed away April 20. He was a retired minister, serving in Ohio, Wisconsin, Idaho, Illinois, and Michigan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Eichenberger, in 2010. 

Diana (Jeffries) Haworth, 73, of Gardner, Kansas, passed away April 15. She was a retired missionary, serving in Mexico and Uruguay. She is survived by her husband, retired minister and missionary William Haworth Sr., who served in Mexico, Uraguay, and Kansas.

Thomas Allen Jones, 76, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away April 3. He was a retired minister, serving in Missouri. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Jones. 

David Perry, 74, of New Castle, Indiana, passed away April 20. He was a minister and evangelist, previously serving in Indiana and Missouri. He is survived by his wife, Shirley (Witham) Perry. 

Jerelyn Rickey, 69, of Guntersville, Alabama, passed away April 18. She was the wife of retired minister N. Greg Rickey, who pastored churches in New Mexico, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Alabama, and led the Alabama North District as superintendent. 

Michael Rolan, 66, of Groton, Connecticut, passed away April 17. He was a retired minister, serving in Vermont, Connecticut, and West Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Maryanne Rolan. 

Arlie Whaley, 87, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, passed away April 8. He was a minister, previously serving in Texas. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Whaley. 

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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