2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 6, 2016
IN MEMORIAM
Death notice
The best things happen
to those who decide to try
S
o many people, including
myself, regularly come
to places in our lives where we
haven’t been before. And when
you’re inexperienced in an area,
your natural tendency is to move
back into the familiar.
Fear always comes against us
when we face new things. But
if you think about it, everything
you’re doing right now is some-
thing that at one time you had
never done before.
I often think of Joshua, a man
who was given a huge task by
God—one I’m sure he didn’t
feel ready for. Can you imagine
how he felt when Moses died
and God told him that he was
going to take over and lead Is-
rael into the Promised Land?
Fortunately, God knew Joshua
was up to the task. In Joshua 1:6,
the Lord commanded him: Be
strong (confi dent) and of good
courage, for you shall cause this
people to inherit the land which
I swore to their fathers to give
them.
That day, Joshua had a choice.
He could step out in faith and
watch the Lord do the impos-
sible through him…or he could
stay in his “safety zone” and
never fi nd out.
Instead of being afraid of
new things, you and I ought to
be excited about the new chal-
lenges and opportunities that
God brings into our lives. Even
when everybody else tells us it’s
impossible, if we will step out
in faith like Joshua and follow
God, He will give us the grace
to go forward.
I’ll never forget the day (in
the late 1970s) when God fi rst
showed me His plans for my
future as a teacher of the Word.
I was making my bed when
He spoke to my heart and said,
“Joyce, you are going to preach
my Word all around the world
and have a large teaching min-
istry.”
Now, at the time, this seemed
impossible to me. I was a house-
wife from Fenton, Missouri who
wasn’t teaching anybody.
I decided to share what God
spoke to me with some of my
friends. To put it mildly, they
were not very encouraging. One
friend even told me, “Joyce,
we’ve been thinking about what
you said, and we just don’t think
that’s possible with your per-
sonality.”
However, over the years, God
continued to lead me, step by
step. For fi ve years I taught a
weekly Bible study at my home.
Then the Lord directed me to
quit my full-time job and devote
myself completely to study-
ing His Word and preparing for
ministry.
After going through a season
when I felt like God wasn’t do-
ing anything at all, I was asked
to be an associate pastor at our
church. This is where my week-
ly women’s meetings began.
Then, fi ve years later, in 1985,
the Lord called my husband,
Dave, and me to begin our own
ministry.
All along the way, I faced
many obstacles. I battled the
fear of failure, the fear of not
having enough money, and the
fear of what others thought. But
it always came down to the same
question: Am I going to do what
God has put in my heart to do?
I’ve certainly made my share
of mistakes over the years. But
through all of this, I learned a
valuable lesson: When we step
out in obedience to God while
we feel afraid, then that releases
the grace (or power) of God to
do what needs to be done.
It is unbelievable what God
can do if you’ll fi ght your way
through all the opposition that
comes against you and say, “If
God says I can, I can.” It’s im-
portant to remember that when
the Lord calls us to do some-
thing, He also gives us the mo-
tivation and energy to press on
through each challenge that
comes.
Maybe you’re thinking, Yeah,
I’ve missed a lot in my life be-
cause I was afraid to step out
or fearful of what others might
think. You know what? I believe
God has you reading this for a
reason!
You can’t change the past,
but you can begin today to fol-
low your heart and step into the
things God has for your life.
Sure, there will be obstacles,
and sometimes you will make
mistakes. But you must be true
to what God’s calling you to do
if you want to be happy.
Friend, I encourage you to
fi nd God’s destiny for your life.
Find what’s going to fulfi ll you
and all you’re meant to be. Then
choose to be bold enough to
step out into an amazing, mem-
orable, life-changing journey.
Wolfgang
Erich
Walter
“John” Gorny, 87, of Cottage
Grove died June 24. No service
is planned. Arrangements by
Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Cha-
pel in Cottage Grove.
Carl T. Hurd
1932-2016
Carl T. Hurd, 83, of Cottage
Grove passed away June 28,
2016.
He was born Nov. 15, 1932 to
Sarah Anna
(Brown)
and Weaver
Franklin
Hurd.
C a r l
graduated
from high
school and
also
at-
tained an
associate’s degree.
He fi rst married Carol Ann
Griggs, later marrying Mary
Arlene Christian/Patten in
Modesto, Calif.
As a youth, he was a profes-
sional wrestler. He was a hard
worker and had many jobs as a
youth, one of which was trap-
ping gophers, for which the
farmer paid him 10 cents a tail.
Carl was also a licensed real es-
tate salesman. He retired from
the Oakland police department
as a police offi cer and also from
Lane Transit District as a South
Lane bus driver.
He moved to Cottage Grove
from Turlock, Calif. over 41
years ago.
Carl was a member of the
Church of Christ at Sixth and
Gibbs and of the Oakland Police
Association.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary Hurd, six children, Vicki
Lopez-Collins, Holli Hensley,
Mitchell Patten, Wesley Patten,
Matthew Patten and Timothy
Patten, 15 grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
Charles Franklin Hurd and Jami
Herdeg.
A funeral service was held
July 3 at the Church of Christ,
6th and Gibbs in Cottage
Grove.
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Marjorie Jeanne
Roberts Powers
1947-2016
On June 25, 2016, Heaven
welcomed an amazing angel with
open arms.
Marjorie
Jeanne
Roberts
Powers was born September 16,
1947 in Placerville, California, to
Numa and Marjorie (Hunt) Roberts.
Jeanne was one of four children, with
two brothers, Ed and Billy Jack, and a
sister, Nancy. Jeanne had one child,
and James was her whole life.
In 2009 she met Robert Atkins,
and he became her caretaker and
lifelong partner. In 2006 Jeanne became bed-bound. h at didn’t slow her
down one bit. Typical of Jeanne, she thought of others and how they must
feel. She created the Handicap Friends Pen Pal Club. Over the years the club
has had hundreds of members. Six times a year Jeanne would send out long
newsletters to each and every member, along with corresponding with many of
them throughout the year.
Jeanne was preceded in death by her parents, Numa and Marjorie
Roberts; her aunt, Pat Fitch; and her brother, Billy Jack Roberts. She is survived
by brother and sister-in-law, Ed and Shirley Roberts; sister, Nancy Pearson; and
her son, James Roberts. Jeanne had many friends whom she loved dearly. Some
she considered family, such as Shawn Kelly; Donna Fowlks and her children,
Ashley, Zack and Sam; Shawn and Sarina Steele with their children, Sterling,
Skyler, Shae, and Isaac; Rosemary Byrd; and Denise Burkenbine.
Jeanne was one of the most amazing and loving people that you would
ever meet, and she will be missed terribly. Rest in Peace, Jeanne.
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