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The Kingdom Train
We’re on a forward moving train to Paradise,
Whose passengers are booked for eternal life.
However, some on that train get sick and fall asleep.
They’re sent to the sleep-car so they can rest in peace.
They are still on our train,
Riding with us – as we go.
Our destination is Paradise,
Only then will it unload.
The Great Crowd is conducted off the train,
Then Christ Jesus, our Master, speaks,
To those in the sleep-car – “come on out,”
The time has come for the end of all grief.
Our loved ones are finally awakened,
And received with unspeakable delight,
Known only to those who are faithful,
And preserved through Armageddon’s fight.
The depth of sadness and grief once known,
As promised, is matched by joy untold.
Never again by death will loved ones be severed. Together we praise, the Great Jehovah forever.
The things we will do! Ah! The plans we will make. Unhindered by illness, pain, sadness, or aches.
Fear will be gone, that enemy death is no more, Are some of the things our dear Father has in store.
In the name of Christ Jesus, your Only Begotten Son, We prayerfully thank you Jehovah, for you are the One,
Who lovingly arranged for us to come aboard this train, That safely transported us, ‘From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained’.
James B.Shollenberger
He is survived by Kay, his beloved wife of over 56 years; son, James C. Shollenberger; daughters, Stephanie (Ted) Mallires, Rebecca (Joel) Hoffmann, Heather Shollenberger, Holly (Thomas) Whell; grandchildren, Kyle and Grant Mallires, Dakota, Ariel, and Lacey, Hoffmann, and Dylan and Sarah Whell. He was preceded in death by his parents, James A. and Marie Inman Shollenberger, and sisters, Eleanor Meyers and Helen Shafer.
Jim worked as a Systems Analyst for Ford Motor Company for over forty years and has been an active Jehovah’s Witness for over fifty years.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 56985 Ten Mile Road in South Lyon on Saturday, July 18, at 4PM. Memorials may be made to the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. For further information please phone 248-684-6645 or visit: www.LynchFuneralDirectors.com
Floyd Lee “Smiley” Melton
68, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 in Mercy Medical Center of Canton after a three month illness.
Mr. Melton was born March 17, 1941 to the late Thighpen and Emma Sherman Melton in Canton, Mississippi and had lived in Mansfield the past 44 years. He was a former employee of Pittsburgh Plate & Glass Company in Crestline retiring after 29 years of service, and was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall of Walker Lake Rd. Floyd was a Christian man and a good father believing and teaching his children the bible. Born during a time that did not lend itself to opportunity Floyd dedicated himself to providing the best education for his children with private schools and college educations for all.
Floyd is survived by his wife, Lenore; two daughters, Keitha (Mark) Tuft and Naomi Melton both of Mansfield; three sons, Wesley (Betty) Melton of Mansfield, Jason (Christina) Melton and Isaac Melton both of Columbus; seven grandchildren; one sister, Emma (Robert) J. Johnson of Jackson, Mississippi; and two brothers, Melvin (Mamie) Melton and Jack (Rebecca) Melton both of Mansfield.
In addition to his parents, Floyd was also preceded in death by two sisters; and four brothers.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, at 3 p.m. in the Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall officiated by Brother Clifford Johnson. Floral tributes can be delivered to the Kingdom Hall at 1745 Walker Lake Rd., after 9 a.m. on Saturday until time of service. The family will receive friends after the service at the Grotto Hall, 747 S. Main St.
The family has selected Williams Funeral Services
Bryant Paquette
NEW BOSTON – Bryant Paquette, 20, died Saturday, March 21, 2009, after a lifelong illness.
Bryant was born Feb. 1, 1989, in Manchester, the son of David and Cheryl (Deane) Paquette. He entered his life under the most difficult and impossible circumstances, yet he always continued to amaze everyone. He faced many challenges with dignity and perseverance. Bryant attended New Boston and Goffstown high schools. He was an advocate for the Moore Center, Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth, and Children’s Hospital Boston. He traveled all over the country, including Washington, D.C., advocating for people with disabilities. Bryant was a happy person and an inspiration to those whom he directly touched and those who knew him from his excursions, blogs and e-mail contacts.
As his family, we are blessed beyond our wildest dreams to have such perfection in our lives. Our lives are forever changed, but knowing he is in our hearts and minds and of those whom he inspired, we know his spirit lives on.
His family includes his parents, Dave and Cheryl of New Boston; sisters Emily and Julia; brother Liam; maternal grandparents Lawrence and Elaine Deane of Spring Hill, Fla.; paternal grandmother Phyllis Nowak of Manchester; two very special cousins, Jackie and Melinda; uncles David and Glenn; aunt Lynne; and several other aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Don Paquette.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 97 Daniel Plummer Road, Goffstown, immediately followed by a celebration of his life at 2 p.m. in the Goffstown High School gym, 27 Wallace Road, Goffstown.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to his sister’s education fund to assist her in becoming a special education teacher. Those doantions may be sent to the Bryant Paquette Memorial Fund, c/o TD BankNorth, 2 High St., New Boston 03070.
For more information, log on to goodwinfh.com
Ralph Jerome Dilgard, 94, of Lucas, died Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Triumph Hospital.
He was born April 30, 1914, in Jeromesville, Ohio, to Peter and Cora Moulter Dilgard. At an early age, he moved to Mohicanville where he attended school at a one room schoolhouse. In the winter he would arrive early to warm up the schoolhouse before the other students arrived. Each day he would clean the schoolroom and prepare it for the next day, before he went home. He served three years in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Later, in 1956, he became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Although he had worked for Union Malleable in Ashland prior to World War II, after returning from the war, he soon went to work for the Mansfield Coca Cola Bottling Company, retiring from there in 1981.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Luella Dilgard; two daughters, Beverly Howard, married to Jimmy Howard and Louise Albert, married to Danny Albert; six grandchildren, Cindy Fulk, married to Richard Fulk, Todd Mitchell, Barbra Seiving, married to David Seiving, John Pence, JR Mitchell, married to Kate Mitchell, Jimmy Howard, married to CJ Howard; thirteen great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his two sisters, Flora Schoenian and Esther Nell; four brothers, John, Clarence, Tom and Glen Dilgard; stepson, Roger Pence; and his infant daughter.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, March 29, 2009, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1650 S. Main St., Mansfield, Ohio at 5:00 p.m., conducted by Richard Akam. Flowers may be delivered to 1317 Wigton Road, Lucas, Ohio 44843. Burial will be in Mansfield Memorial Park at a later date. Online guest registry at wappner.com
Lutoria “Tory” McKane Age: 86
She was a Registered Nurse and was employed by Abington Hospital in Abington, Pa. before leaving to raise her family. “Tory” resided in Lebanon Twp., NJ for the past 33 years and previous to that, she lived in West Nyack, NY and Lansdale, Pa. She was a graduate of the Grandview Hospital Nursing program and a Member of the Lebanon Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses for 33 years. She enjoyed vacationing with her Husband.
Survivors include; her beloved Husband of 58 years, Harry McKane, her Son, Scott McKane of Hillsborough, NJ, her Daughter, Tory Ladas of Grantville, Pa., her Cherished Grandchildren; Sarah & Adam and her Sister, Marion Elkins of Ambler, Pa. She was pre-deceased by her Brother, Clarence Turner in 2009
There will be a Memorial Service on Monday, March 30th at 7:00 pm at the Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 54 Pittstown Rd (County Route 513), Annandale, NJ 08801 – #908-735-8530.
Memorials may be made to the Hunterdon Medical Center, 2100 Wescott Drive, Flemington, NJ 08822 or to the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite #301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691.
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