Irene (June) Brown

Terry Cavanaugh

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Amazing Grace

Linda Clark

Terry Cavanaugh

Amazing Grace

Prayer

O God, giver of life and conqueror of death, our help in every time of trouble, we trust that you do not willingly grieve or afflict us.Comfort us who mourn; and give us grace, in the presence of death, to worship you,that we may have sure hope of eternal life and be enabled to put our whole trust in your goodness and mercy;through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Words of Welcome

Dying, Christ destroyed our death.Rising, Christ restored our life.Christ will come again in glory. As in baptism Linda Clark put on Christ, so in Christ may she be clothed with glory.Here and now, dear friends, we are God's children.What we shall be has not yet been revealed; but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.Those who have this hope purify themselves as Christ is pure.

Words of Hope

Jesus said, I am the resurrection and I am life.Those who believe in me, even though they die, yet shall they live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die.I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.I died, and behold I am alive for evermore, and I hold the keys of hell and death.Because I live, you shall live also.

Psalm 23

Psalm 23 KJV 1900

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

NASB95A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Eulogy

Irene W. "June" Brown, age 93, of Wheelersburg, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. She was born September 28, 1926 in Portsmouth to Robert Lee and Anna (Parsley) Wilson. June received her Bachelor of Education degree from Ohio University and taught Math and Science for 22 years at East, Green, and Portsmouth High Schools. She had many interests including collecting Santas, making Christmas stockings, and camping. She crocheted over 1,000 afghans for gifts, sewed clothing for her grandchildren, read books for the blind on the radio, and recorded tapes for the blind. She was a member of the United Methodist church and more than anything loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Linda Clark, 56, of Greenville, passed away on June 19, 2018 at her residence.

Linda is proceeded in death by her son, Joshua Lash; her mother, Sharon Swartz; her foster parents, Ted and Betty Wonder; and her granddaughter, Alaysia Zulauf

Linda is survived by her father, Donald Brown; her children, Angela Smith, Jim Rupp and John Rupp; her grandchildren, Callia, Cara, and Elijah Smith and Kyra Iler; her sisters, Tracy Herrera and Donna Busic; and her brothers, Henry White and Steve Brown.

June is survived by her sons, Eric (Tina) Brown of Sciotoville, Chip (Pat) Brown of Ponce Inlet, FL; daughter, Helen Allen of Sciotoville; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Robert Brown who died in 1984; two sisters, Helen Matheny (Harry) and Jo Ann Clayton (Jack)

Linda loved to go Fishing with Tracy at Windy point at Fort Larame. She also delighted in her cat named callie. She really enjoyed go shopping, as task many of us dread, she got a blast out of. She also could spend hours at yard sales and flee markets, looking for vases, and anything purple, her favorite color. She also took great pleasure in watching butterflies.

She also valued her special bracelet. She always wore it, and enjoyed when people commented on it.

But that was just the tip of the ice burg for her amazing life. She was also a presiding judge at elections. She drove the radio station and read for the blind as long as her health would permit. Helen said, she loved to make cookies, and they made them for people in the military service.

But her greatest love was resevered Jesus. She always read her Bible and prayed every night. Many people will miss her.

Tina recalled going on a cruise with Irene.

Chip tells how his mother helped him pass calculus in college.

She was alway there for the family, if your friends needed egg sandwiches, or you need to talk all night. Irene was there.

Eric said she was always there for them.

Now Eric would like to say a few words.

Open it the community

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In the Garden

John 14:1-7

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Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.”

John 14:1–7 KJV 1900

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

The Bible teaches that life does not end at the grave. The eternal spirit and image of God within us cannot be destroyed by the death of the body. John must have had this truth in mind when he wrote .

Obviously, this is a view of death from the other side. Viewed from our vantage point, death appears to be dreadful, defeating, and devastating. But from God’s vantage point, it is altogether different. He calls the dead, “blessed.” That word literally means “happy,” “to be congratulated,” “fortunate.” Far from being pitied, God tells us that those who die with faith in the Lord are to be envied.

1. THE DOORWAY TO REST

1) Death is the doorway to rest from our labors. The word “labor” describes a wearing out from work, a wearisome toil. It suggests to us that life is often hard. It can be full of difficulties, disappointments, and disease. God promises us rest from all of that.

2) Death is the doorway into that rest for God’s people. We need to thank God for death. There comes a time when we need to lay down our burden and to be at rest. The word “rest” that appears here is a beautiful word. It means to be at ease, to be refreshed. It suggests an end to the toils and tribulations of life.

Christ’s Words of Comfort

Scripture: Introduction: In times of sorrow and distress, we instinctively turn to the Bible, and very often to this passage. It has dried more tears, strengthened more hearts, and graced more funerals than perhaps any other passage excluding . Jesus spoke these words in the Upper Room on the eve of His crucifixion. His intention was to comfort the troubled hearts of His disciples, for the last verse of was a very troubling prediction to Peter: “Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied Me three times.” We are frail, fallible human beings, and we’re often filled with confusion, shame, guilt, or sorrow. Jesus knows. In His very next words, He gave reassurance. 1. The Peace Jesus Provides——“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in me.” He is telling us that we can take charge of our hearts. We can take control of our emotions and our attitudes. He is commanding us to “let not our hearts be troubled.” How can we endure trials without being troubled? We must trust Him with those things we don’t understand. We must “believe in God, believe also in Me.” As we do so, He pours peace into our troubled hearts (see ).

NIVPeace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

This is what Jesus promised to us when He said:

2. The Place Jesus Prepares——He is here promising us a home in heaven. The old versions say that Jesus is preparing for us a mansion. Some of the newer translations use another word, but don’t you think the smallest dwelling spot in heaven will be far greater than the finest mansion on earth? I still like that old word “mansion.” Furthermore, Christ here promises to return to earth, to come back for us, a promise that Paul amplifies in .

NIVBrothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.

3. The Path Jesus Prescribes——The last two verses of this paragraph warn us that every road doesn’t lead to heaven. There’s only one way, one road, one plan of salvation. Peter later put it this way: “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” ().

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NIV Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

Conclusion: Today we need the peace that Jesus provides. We’re eager for the place that Jesus is preparing. And we need to make sure we’re on the path that Jesus prescribed.

“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.

Prayer

“For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

In this world of trouble, we can know rest. But there is a greater and more complete rest for us when we go to be with the Lord. It is the rest of heaven and the presence of God. And those who have laid their burden down and entered into it are to be congratulated—they are truly fortunate.

2. DOORWAY TO REWARD

Johns says in , “their works do follow them.” We are all making a record on earth. We carry the record of our life with us into eternity. By the lives that we live, by the words that we say, and the deeds that we do, we are laying up for ourselves treasures in heaven. Jesus said if we give a cup of cold water to a little child because we are His disciple, we will in no way lose our reward (). The Bible tells us that God will not forget our works and labor of love which we have done in His name as we minister to others (). Our works follow us. They accompany us to the very judgment of God.

The purpose of the judgment is not to determine our destiny but to determine our reward in that destiny. We are saved by grace, but we will be rewarded by our works. If we have lived faithfully and served our Lord lovingly then death becomes the doorway to our reward. And those who have gone to a good reward are fortunate. They are to be congratulated.

3. DOORWAY TO RESURRECTION

While the resurrection is not mentioned in this verse, it is affirmed in

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But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.

For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.—

The Bible teaches more than the immortality or the survival of the spirit of man. It also teaches the resurrection of the body. Those who die in Christ go immediately to be with the Lord. And when Christ returns the body that has died will come to life again. It will be a new and glorious resurrection body and will be like the resurrected body of Christ. As His body was recognizable, so our friend and loved one will be recognizable also. As His body transcended the limitations of time and space, so our body will not be subject to the limitations of this life. As His body was no longer subject to disease and decay, so our body will be an immortal body. It will live forever.

Prayer

O Jesus Christ our risen Lord, you have gone before us in death.Grant us the assurance of your presence, that we who are anxious and fearful in the face of death may confidently face the future, in the knowledge that you have prepared a place for all who love you. Amen.

The Old Rugged Cross

Benediction

The peace of God which passes all understanding keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen.