Glen Pace

Glen Pace, 86, of Searcy Arkansas, evangelist for the church of Christ and beloved good friend to thousands over the course of his lifetime went to join the Lord Saturday, December 5, 2009. Born in Grubbs, Arkansas on May 23, 1923 to Jim and Dovie Pace, he grew up on a farm in Jackson County along with six sisters and two brothers. He is survived by two sisters, Mentie Harvoth and Helen Griffin, his wife Lucretia, sons Joey and David, daughter in law Gracie, grandson Jason and his wife Jenny, grandson Jonathan and his wife Morgan, granddaughter Sarah Chaffin and her husband Michael, step grandson Michael Howerton and his wife Summer, great grandchildren Carson, Maddie, Gracen, Caleb, Emma Grace, Andrew, Brianna, Jack, Lillian and Tessa.and small dogs Dixie, Lilly, Ginger and Layla. As a young Marine in WWII, he served honorably in the Pacific theater. After the war he came home, married Lucretia and embarked on his life's work as the Lord's servant. He majored in Bible and English at Freed Hardeman College and then graduated from Arkansas College in Batesville, Arkansas. He served congregations in Malvern, Benton, Searcy, Magnolia, Batesville and Judsonia, Arkansas as well as Snyder, Texas.teaching, counseling, serving, baptizing, marrying and burying his good friends and family along the way for close to sixty years. In his retirement years, he continued to follow in the Lord's footsteps and took up the hobby of carpentry making some of the all time ugliest bird boxes ever to grace the trees around the homes of friends in White County and beyond. All of these are now treasures. He was a longtime member and a past president of the Rotary Club and a Harris Fellow honoree not once, in accordance with normal protocol, but twice. He could bring a really mean knuckle ball with heat to anyone brave enough to stand in the batter's box and he didn't believe the rules of golf should interfere with an otherwise fun game. His unique personality combined truth, energy, humor , and genuine love and goodwill toward his fellow man enriching many lives and influencing everyone around him for good. He was a faithful husband and devoted father and grandfather and took great delight and joy in the lives of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Now he has taken his place among the saints in heaven, a place reserved for him faithfully by the God he served his entire life. Congratulations from all of us Pop. Semper Fi and great job! We "happens to love you" and will always miss you. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be sent to the Searcy Children's Home at 509 N. Main, Searcy, Arkansas, 72143 or online at http://www.searcychildrenshomes.org/donate.html or to any other Christian charity of good reputation.

Glen Pace

May 23, 1923 - December 5, 2009