Obituaries

Our sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time. "Draw close to God and he will draw close to you (James 4:8).

It saddens me to hear when a loved one has died. Sometimes it’s hard for us to really understand why they died. Or what are they doing? Will I ever see them again? The Bible can answer those questions. At Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10 it says the dead are conscious of nothing. Basically, they’re sleeping until God wakes them up.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of Mr. Crawford during this difficult time. In John 11:33-35 it saids, "When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come with her weeping, he groaned within himself and became troubled. He said: “Where have you laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” Jesus gave way to tears. At the death of his dear friend Lazarus, Jesus openly wept, even though he had the power to bring the dead back to life!​ So even Jesus cried when he lost a love one. But in Isaiah 26:19 the bible saids, " Your dead will live.My corpses will rise up.Awake and shout joyfully,You residents in the dust! For your dew is as the dew of the morning,And the earth will let those powerless in death come to life. So I hope this scripture give you all courage in knowing what Jehovah promises us in the future.