Bobby Franklin Shank

I just learned of Bobby´s passing when I read it in the newspaper today, November 3rd. I want to extend my sympathy to Elaine and the rest of the family. I have not talked with Bobby or Elaine for several years. But while I was going to EMS and attending Montezuma COB, they were very kind to me and my family and supportive of my education( This was in the early 1980´s). Bobby taught Sunday School in those years and was a very good teacher. I believe he had a strong Christian faith. His and Elaine´s long and solid marriage has been an inspiration to us all (65+ years). It is my prayer that the family will feel our Lord´s comforting and loving Presence during this time of sorrow. As a disciple of the Lord Jesus, our loved one, we believe, has entered God´s Presence. This is the assurance that all Believers have according to the Holy Scripture- "absent from the body and present with the Lord" (2 Cor.5:8). With sadness but with gladness for an exemplary life. Gale H. Younkins