The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received from 7-11 July 2025.

V. Muzette Byars, , of Smyrna, Tennessee, passed away 6 July 2025. She was the widow of D. W. Thaxton, a former district superintendent led the South Carolina District from 1952-1958, and the Houston District (Now South Texas District) from 1977 until his death in 1987. He served as a minister in West Virginia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, and Texas. Muzette was also preceded in death by her second husband, Hobson Byars, who passed away in 2004.

Norma Spear, 92, of Cane Ridge, Tennessee, passed away 28 June 2025. She was the widow of Robert Spear a retired district superintendent who led the Southern Florida District from 1973 until he died in 1994. He served as a minister in Florida. Norma is also the widow of E. Jasper White, a minister who served in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Florida. Jasper passed away in 1989.

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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