Rev. John T. Lunsford

Rev. John T. Lunsford

Rev. John T. Lunsford went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, February 12, 2011.
John, the youngest of six children, was born in Weston, Georgia, on August 9, 1922 to his parents, W.B. and Ora Mae Lunsford.
John is survived by his wife, Jewel. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary last June. He is also survived by his brother, Andrew of Houston, Texas; his daughter and son-in-law, Helen and Warren Tripp of Litchfield, Ohio; his son and daughter-in-law, David and Sue of Ferndale; grandsons, Trent Tripp and his wife, Tiffany of Columbus, Ohio, and Troy Tripp and his wife, Stephanie of Lexington, Kentucky, T.J. Tripp of Columbus Ohio, and Ben Lunsford and his wife, Gloria of Bothell, Washington; granddaughters, Mollie Nickles and her husband, Ben of Ephrata, Washington, and Stephanie Murillo and her husband, Raul of Bellingham; and great- grandchildren, Tyler and Analise Tripp, Treyden Tripp, Harrison and Adelaide Nickles, Malaki and Kylie Murillo, and Caleb and Jacob Lunsford.
John served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Station the whole time where he was a cook. In 1947, he and his wife attended the Practical Bible Training School in Johnson City, NY and there, he studied for the Gospel Ministry. He pastored churches in New York State, Pennsylvania, and Washington State. In his latter years of ministry, he traveled in an evangelistic ministry preaching from a large dispensational Bible Chart which showed God's Plan for the Ages – from Genesis to Revelation.
John's Memorial Service will be held at the First Baptist Church of Ferndale at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2011.
Arrangements are by Moles Family Funeral Homes & Crematory, Main Street, Ferndale.