Gregory served to your many Baptist Association Chat rooms and committees. He was a person in the newest Objective Panel of Seminar of one’s Atlantic Baptist Churches and is an active representative and soon after Chairman of one’s Nova Scotia District of one’s Canadian Bible Neighborhood.
The fresh love of that it music layout has been died so you can his people and grandchildren
Gregory is lasted because of the his wife, Lynda Jean (Churchill) Denton, young man Religious (Kelly Anne) and you can daughter Jeanne Denton-Cosman (Stephen), Granddaughters Kathryn Cosman and you can Rachel Denton. Brothers Elwood, Stanley and Richard.
Gregory is actually predeceased by the his parents, daughter Jill, and you may brothers, Clayton Denton Jr., Frederick Denton and you can siblings, Elsie Gidney and Marjorie Sherman.
On Charlotte State Hospital, Rev. Fred Gay, husband out-of Brenda (Allen) Gay from St. Stephen NB enacted regarding the possession regarding his loving relatives to your the brand new palms away from their dear Saviour.
Created during the Meriden, CT, within the 1921, he had been the brand new young man of your own late Arthur and you can Carrie Gay. Including his partner Brenda he’s endured by the his young man Religious (Robyn) from Paradise and you will child Doreen Rainville (Ray) away from Palm Coast,Fl. He had been predeceased of the their parents, one to child, Carol Dillon, brother Beam and you will sibling Marguerite Dubord.
Fred stayed his very early lives inside the Meriden CT inside the 1921, from inside the Great Despair. Those hard weeks molded much of his profile. Following the inside the father’s footsteps, he has worked within Around the world Gold Business regarding Wallingford Connecticut where the guy had the honor off immediately after taking care of the latest Stanley Cup. At age of 21 he was written for the Us Heavens Push and you can are educated since a radio operator and golf ball-turret gunner to the B-17 “Flying Fortress”. During the his 30 mission tour he forgotten both of their moms and dads back in the usa. Adopting the their concert tour out of obligation, Fred gone back to the usa and hitched Martha, and you will began practise radio procedures into armed forces. A couple of dily gone back to Meriden and you can Fred resumed their job which have International Gold.
Grandkids Nick and Rachael Gay, Ryan (Theresa) and Renee Rainville (Adam Gill),Randy, Rusty, Brian and you may Adam, multiple great grandchildren, nieces and lifelong friend Mary Olmstead
Fred’s love of musical began while very young and you may continued throughout the their lifetime. As with every,he had been considerably dependent on the widely used sounds regarding their young years, specifically Large Band & Move sounds of the 30’s & 40’s.
Into the 1964 immediately following appointment and marrying Brenda, his 2nd spouse, Fred transferred to Canada (new birthplace out-of their father Arthur) and you may took up training getting regular ministry during the Baptist Places of worship. Once 1st year of coaching from the UBBTS in the 1966, with a brand new child (Christian) in the home although nonetheless planning to college full time, Fred been their pastoral ministry towards good four chapel profession into the Dawson Settlement merely exterior Moncton. Graduation and you may ordination then followed inside the 1967. Fred went on at Dawson Settlement until 1968.
Fred’s ministry up coming head him so you can Hazelbrook in PEI out of 1968-1971. This was followed closely by solution from inside the Waterville, NB regarding 1971-1975 last but most certainly not least so you can Pennfield NB away from 1975-1986 in which the guy “retired”. Once senior years the guy and you can Brenda proceeded during the songs and interim pastoral ministry within of numerous church buildings and, Grand Manan NB,Deer Isle NB, 2nd Drops NB, Andersonville NB, Fairfield NB, Sunnyville NS and Calais Advancement Religious Me.
Partnering that have Brenda in her own camping ministry Fred was affectionately known since the “Bro linda BalinГ©s adolescente chica Fred” to plenty of campers and group at camps all over NB & PEI. Immediately after which there’s the music. Fred is never so pleased as he would be to become singing together with his partner, and you will creating what he adored ideal, discussing the brand new gospel. The fresh Lighthouse are definitely their best song and you can fittingly Fred’s lifetime supported given that a good beacon off white and promise to help you a world in need.