Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said,“Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.” Acts 1:9-11

After Jesus had risen from the dead and shown Himself alive to His disciples by many infallible proofs over a period of 40 days and had opened up and explained to them the Scriptures, Jesus “led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven” (Luke 24:50-51).

In fulfillment of the Scriptures, Messiah Jesus suffered and died for our sins and rose again, and He gave commandment to His disciples to preach repentance and remission of sins in His name to all nations (cf. Luke 24:46-47). Now that He has ascended into heaven in a cloud of glory and was exalted to the right hand of God the Father that He might rule over all things and establish His everlasting kingdom, our task is not just to look up but to do as He said and preach repentance and forgiveness of sins in His name in all the world, for soon He will come again in glory just as His disciples saw Him go (cf. Rev. 1:7).

Time is short. Many have not heard. They have not been warned of the consequences of their sin, nor have they heard of God’s mercy and forgiveness in Christ Jesus - how He bore our sins, took our punishment and won for us forgiveness and life eternal in heaven. Let’s not just stand here gazing up into heaven but call upon all to repent and return to the LORD God who made them and redeemed them that they too might receive mercy and forgiveness in the Son, Christ Jesus!

O dearest Lord Jesus, thank You for suffering and dying upon the cross for our sins and rising again. Strengthen us and enable us that we might not just stand here but call upon all to repent and look to You for mercy and forgiveness. Amen.

[Devotion by Randy Moll. Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]Ruby Faye Parker 1914-2011

Ruby Faye (Glenn) Parker, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother went to be with the Lord on June 1st, 2011.

She was born May 14, 1914, on her grandfather’s farm east of Santo, Texas, to Jesse Evans and Mary Obedience (Nolen) Glenn.

As a young man, her father worked for the Texas and Pacifi c Railroad, moving the family to West Texas towns that included Monahans,Van Horn, Sand Hills and Loraine. Her mother was a talented seamstress and musician.

The family moved to Gentry, Arkansas in 1918 when she was four but returned to Texas, living briefly in Weatherford before moving back to her grandfather and former Texas Ranger J.R. Glenn’s farm near Santo. She completed six years of elementary school in Santo. Her family attended the First Baptist Church, and her mother was the pianist. The family returned to Gentry in 1927. She was promoted a grade level and graduated from Gentry High School in 1932.

She married Henry Howard Parker on June 17, 1934. After several years in Gentry, they moved briefly to Watts, Oklahoma, then Siloam Springs Arkansas returning to Gentry in 1945. Mr. Parker worked 49 years as a telegrapher and station agent for the Kansas City Southern Railroad and died in 2003. Ruby Faye continued to live in the home they had shared for over 60 years.

Ruby Faye was active in community activities, enjoyed photography, played the piano, was a member of numerous civic groups, loved to work in the flower garden, and was proud of her Texas roots. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gentry and was a lifetime member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She worked for many years as City Clerk for the City of Gentry and was mayor of the city for a short time. She loved to write human interest stories and provided many stories while working for the local paper, The Journal Advance. She wrote historical articles for several publications of the Gentry Chamber of Commerce and wrote the history of her family for Santo: The Hub, a book published in 1980 about the people of Santo, Texas. She was an avid reader and letter writer, always taking an interest in what her friends and family were doing. In her later years she gave special attention to her cats, and enjoyed crossword puzzles. She loved and supported her grandchildren and great grandchildren and was very proud of their accomplishments.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her sister Eula Mae (Glenn) Scott of Austin, Texas, brother Maurice Edmund Glenn of Fort Worth, Texas, and son David Van Parker of Fort Worth, Texas. She is survived by her son Rick Parker and wife Teresa of Gentry;

granddaughter, Rhiannon Parker of Gentry; grandson David Parker and wife Ashley of Plano, Texas; great grandsons Blake and Reid Parker ofPlano, and niece and nephew, Glenn Scott and family and Nolen

Scott and family of Austin Texas.

Graveside services will be conducted by Wassons Funeral Home on June 3rd, 2011 at 10:00 in the Gentry Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to

the Meals on Wheels program of Gentry, Arkansas.

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News, Pages 4 on 06/08/2011