Alice Adele Flower Dalton

Alice Adele Flower Dalton entered this life January 9, 1915, in Ben Davis, Indiana, and entered the presence of the Lord March 6, 2006, from Maranatha Village. Surviving family members and friends are grateful to God for her 91 years on this earth. Truly Adele lived out her life verse: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" (Galatians 2:20). Adele's parents, J. Roswell and Alice Reynolds Flower, were involved in the formation of the Assemblies of God in 1914. She was three years old when the family moved to Springfield with the Assemblies of God. A few years later the family moved to Pennsylvania where Adele grew up learned to play the violin, piano, and accordion and graduated from Lititz High School in 1932. The following year she enrolled at Central Bible Institute (College). As a third year student she began working part-time in the editorial offices of the Assemblies of God, thus preparing herself for a lifetime of writing for the Kingdom. After writing Sunday School materials for 8 years, she volunteered as a missionary. Within two weeks, she was on her way to study Spanish. Her first missions assignment was in Guatemala. Later service in Latin America saw her promoting Sunday School and teaching in Bible schools. Always on the go, she averaged 30 meetings a month. It appeared that Adele had no time for marriage until missionary Roy Dalton asked, "Will you return with me to Spain?" They were married December 8, 1957, and left for Spain in January where they ministered together for 10 years. In June 1968 Roy died, thrusting the responsibilities of their work onto Adele's shoulders. She remained in Spain and became the director of the nation's International Correspondence Institute (now Global University). In 1976, she returned to Springfield where she embarked on a 19-year career as a researcher and writer for Assemblies of God World Missions. During this time she established the noticess for AGWM. When the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center was established in 1999, the Board of Administration felt it was only fitting to name the research room in her honor, recognizing her careful and dedicated work from which researchers will benefit for decades to come. She is survived by two brothers, Joseph and David Flower, both of Springfield one sister, Suzanne F. Earle, Maine numerous other family members, and a host of friends. They will remember her as a loving and humble servant of the Lord and a dedicated member of Central Assembly of God. Friends may call Sunday, March 12, 3 to 5 p.m. at Greenlawn Funeral Home North. The memorial service will be at the Maranatha Village Chapel, Monday, March 13, at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that in Adele's memory contributions be made to the Senders Fund of the Assemblies of God World Missions, 1445 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, MO 65802.