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Joy Lyle posted a condolence
Monday, March 8, 2021
Although I haven't been able to see Anne through the years as I would have liked, I enjoyed keeping up through her newsletters and a special visit in our home when Perry was still with us. I had the special privilege of being her roommate at the Bible College which included visits with her family, adding much to my spiritual education! However one of my favorite memories was our first Halloween...we had both gotten to CBC a year early and not ready for the 10:00 lights out schedule. The dean was reportedly gone for the weekend, so we decided to visit our friends at the end of the hall (after 10:00). We had sheets over us and Anne was playing her musical saw as three of us proceeded down the hall. Coming around the corner we "ran into" the dean, who lifted up Anne's sheet and declared loudly, "Why, Anne, what would your father think?!" That would have been punishment enough, as she wanted to be her own person and not get her father involved , but we ended up having a visit with the dean the next day and an assignment in one of the books of Charles Spurgeon. I thoroughly enjoyed that special time in our lives together. Later on I had the privilege of playing at Perry's and her wedding. I treasure those times spent with such an amazing person. She will be missed by many, but what a blessing for her as she is united with loved ones, and......can see clearly!
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Richard Evans uploaded photo(s)
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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Anne was a wonderful example to everyone. The photo is Anne, a nurse, helping a Siriono woman in Bolivia. Anne spent her whole life helping people and helping them know about God's message in the Bible. She knew that the stories in the Bible were true, and that Jesus performed miracles in front of many witnesses, as he did in the book of Luke in the Bible, chapter 7 verse 11. Luke told how Jesus raised someone from the dead at their funeral. This was not done in secret. Many people saw and were amazed at the miracle. Also, hundreds of people saw Jesus alive after he was killed by the Roman professionals. Anne is alive in heaven right now because she believed Jesus when he said he would raise people to new life if they believed Jesus and put their trust in him. She did, and she is with him now. God bless you Anne, and thank you for your wonderful life that loved and helped people and told them about the love Jesus has for us all. Rick Evans
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Sara Bijl lit a candle
Saturday, February 20, 2021
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Sara Bijl posted a condolence
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Dear All of you,
My condolence with the passing away of your beloved Mom. She was a special person and I have had very good times with both you parents. It will be an empty place in your life. I wish all of you the comfort and peace of the Lord in this time of sorrow. We know that you mom is save and sound in the arms of Jesus.
May He bless all of you.
Sara
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Laraine and Steve Mann posted a condolence
Friday, February 19, 2021
We are Steve and Laraine Mann. We arrived in Nigeria August 1994. We knew of Perry and Anne Priest and their perseverance in living in the bush. Occasionally they would come to the NBTT compound in Jos for a break. I have a specific memory of a day in early 1995 when we also were living on that compound. As the mom of four children, life was busy. As I was preparing a spaghetti supper, the Lord nudged me to walk up the hill and invite Perry and Anne to join us (they had recently come in from the bush). When Perry answered my knock and listened to my invite, he paused then he said yes they would come. We enjoyed our fellowship together over supper and it was the beginning of our family calling them Grampa Perry and Grandma Anne. As they were leaving, Perry turned to me and said "Thank you for inviting us on my wife's birthday!" I was blessed in knowing the Lord knew it was Anne's birthday and we could be a part of celebrating with them! So now I know that that day was February 20, 1995.
We have many other special memories with them during our time in Nigeria and we kept in touch over the years and visited them in Columbia. We know their prayers for our family has had an impact also. They will be remembered with much love!
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Willis and Becky Ott posted a condolence
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
God began to entwine the Priest family and the Ott family in 1956, when Anne and Perry helped Becky and I to begin the Ignaciano language project. Perry and Anne had already begun learning the Siriono language, so they were the experienced couple chosen to help us to get started. We all were young and beautiful. Anne and Perry were especially beautiful to us.
Over the years, Anne and Perry continued beautiful. Our lives entwined more and more. Our children were each born in nearly the same time-frame and they were close friends. While we parents were absent, as we developed our language projects, the children lived in a caring community in which they regarded each other as siblings.
Even when our children were away at high school or college, all we parents kept track of each other’s children. Anne and Perry’s youngest was classmate with our youngest at Ben Lippen Highschool. Anne and Perry nourished occasionally and encouraged spiritually one of our grandchildren while she was at Columbia University.
After we all completed our work in Bolivia, Perry and Anne started ministry with the Jibu people in Nigeria, Africa. Becky and I helped translation teams in eastern Africa. We had a beautiful time when Perry and Anne came to Nairobi, Kenya for the typesetting of the Jibu New Testament.
God also arranged that, in our retirement years, Anne and Perry and Becky and I would live a little more than an hour’s drive for each other. Occasionally, we were privileged to visit Anne and Perry at their home. We often talked by phone, very often with Anne, after Perry went to heaven with a fork in his hand.
Everyone could pray easily with Anne and Perry. Becky and Anne were very close friends.
You are still beautiful, Anne! Now even shiningly beautiful! We’re looking forward to see you again, both you and Perry! We’re tagging along soon!
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Kathy Butterfield Brooks posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Dearest Bob, Dan, Lorna, Joel and your families,
I went to Bolivia when I was 22 and Anne and Perry loved and encouraged me.
My husband Dave and I have been in ministry for 40 years. She was glad about that! I would call your mom over the years and she would pray with me and always for our five children. What a faithful prayer warrior! I was just reading her testimony again from "Please Lord, Send Me." She always brought laughter to my heart and did so once again.
Your mom and dad were amazing, humble servants of our Savior. I am forever grateful to have called her a mentor and friend!
She is now home hearing, well done!!
Sending love and heart-felt prayer,
Kathy Butterfield Brooks
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Kathy Law posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Anne and Perry were both selfless servants of God, and it was a privilege and joy to know them. When I think of them, it’s the times they made us laugh that I remember first:
• Perry telling us about Anne, sweetly chastising him, when he made some complaint about his physical discomfort, when they were spending what could have been retirement years in an African village translating the Bible again. I think she said something about it being a privilege
• When they played a trick on us at the Stone Mountain regional center, and we were furious, until we knew it was them (Then we were honored!)
• The hearty laugh we all had in their living room after a funny exchange caused by Perry’s mother not correctly hearing a question someone posed to her.
• The time they told us how the previous occupants of their campus apartment at the ILC in Dallas had told them, “if you put food out, a raccoon will come,” only to find that it was a scruffy-looking ‘possum that showed up.
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Danjuma Nanbol Gambo posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Mummy Anne was not only a mother, organizer, and encourager of the Jibu people of Nigeria, but she and her husband Perry Priest were the reason for why some of us are still today in the translation Ministry. Your love for us as fellow human beings can not be easily forgotten in our hearts. Your sacrifices and concern for others not only to have the Word of God but to read them with understanding is a legacy for many of us in the ministry of Bible translation. It's my prayer that I will finish strong just as you have and is now resting with our Father God.
Danjuma Nanbol Gambo
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Bobbie posted a condolence
Monday, February 15, 2021
Anne was a precious friend, and a Godly example to me. I had the privilege of trimming of her hair, and our conversations during those time were always encouraging and uplifting to me. I thank the Lord for her, and look forward to being with her in Heaven.
- Bobbie Deister
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Bev McCarter posted a condolence
Monday, February 15, 2021
Aunt Anne ran a good race and has received her well deserved crown of righteousness.
Many Siriano, Jibu and others will be in Heaven thanks for her sacrifice and faithful witness.
She was a loyal friend, faithful prayer warrior and a and a compassionate, patient and kind lady. I thank God for the privilege of being raised near her in the beautiful jungles of Bolivia, look forward to seeing her in Heaven.
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Jeanine Buerer posted a condolence
Saturday, February 13, 2021
One will learn to love a mystery if you spent much time with the Priest family. Aunt Anne read the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew mystery books after lunch. Morning and evening the scriptures were read as a family. They also brought a Big Bird to town which was found to be the one "who done it". If something was missing Oscar done it. This included wash rags and clothes pins. This Oscar Big Bird was not much appreciated, but we solved the mystery of who done it!
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Robert McAlister posted a condolence
Saturday, February 13, 2021
“...of whom the world was not worthy...” Hebrews 11:38
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Doris and Neil Wolfe posted a condolence
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Anne and Perry were very special and we loved serving with them in Bolivia, and Neil flew them into and out of various locations. I will never forget how Anne helped me when I was borderline anemic by sharing an iron-rich fruit from a tree in their yard. The fruit was pronounced ee-pah, and I believe it originally came from Ebiato, but I could be wrong. And then when we all moved to Cochabamba and I got sick, she came to the house and diagnosed bronchitis. She was always so helpful and caring.
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Betty Yount posted a condolence
Friday, February 12, 2021
“To God be the glory; great things He has done”. I count ‘one great thing’ the blessing of knowing Anne (and Perry) in the early years of my college life (CBC) again, after many years of ministry, she was my neighbor at Laurel Crest. What joy to again share
our love for Jesus, family, alumni and ministry friends. Unknown to me, Anne had met my Sister-in-law, Mildred Hewitt, at CBC and spent time with her and husband Jerry, in Chicago. Years later, Anne and Perry were in Nigeria after Mim and Jerry!!
Also, a joy helping each other in our aging process. (Her oven worked - mine did not - so when her friend baked cookies cookies, I got some!
We had prayer times intermingled with hymns - choruses. Our hearing was diminishing and prayers became hard To hear BUT we knew the Lord did, so seconds of silence did not matter! She ‘managed’ life gracefully and kept going. We laughed that our ‘body parts’ were in a race with each other! Not sure which one won in Anne’s case, so thankful her total race is done and she awaits me me in glory where we will know fully even as we are known and we will sing “Great things HE has done”!
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H. Harold & Janet K. Carter posted a condolence
Friday, February 12, 2021
What a happy, wonderful time it must be for Anne Priest having graduated to Glory and finally slipping through the gates to see her Lord and her dear husband Perry. It is only sad for those she left behind but oh the joy of having known this so very dear couple and what a legacy they both left behind.
Janet and I had the pleasure of hosting them years ago when they came over to the WBT Southeastern Office in Stone Mountain, GA. We lived nearby. I had a sign on the garage door that said; "PARKING FOR THE PRIEST, NOT THE POPE!" They got a kick out of that. Anne was such a gracious host to sooo many people. She is among those that I wish I could have known earlier in life. Peace and Comfort to the many friends and relatives she has left behind!
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Alice Bloodgood Ashman posted a condolence
Friday, February 12, 2021
Dear Bob, Daniel, Lorna and Joel,
This is from Alice Bloodgood Ashman. From what I read from the comments, Anne must have had the life verse which I have, Acts 20:24. Read it in the King James Version because the other versions have the “joy” missing!
Lorna, I believe, you were in my first class when I came to Tumi in 1967. I remember telling people that I had six quiet girls. Then Joel, you, came along and I enjoyed having you too.
We want to express our sympathy to the whole family. Your Mom, Anne, was so kind to the single ladies. Your Dad gave me such good advice.
Bob and I probably visited your parents twice. They let us use their spare bedroom and made meals that reminded me of Bolivia. This demonstrated their gift of hospitality.
II Thessalonians 3:16
“Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.”
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Marion Merry posted a condolence
Friday, February 12, 2021
I had the privilege of picking Anne up to go to prayer time at CIU. We had meaningful talks all the way there and back and I counted it a privilege to spend time with her. I hurt for you, but rejoice for Anne.
Marion Merry
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Mardi McCabe lit a candle
Friday, February 12, 2021
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Your Mom was a really remarkable woman. I admired her so much. Even when things weren't going well, she was cheerful. Even when doing things was difficult and challenging, she kept on doing them. She had a steady stream of friends and guests coming to her house for meals. And guests quickly became additional friends! She was indomitable, nothing slowed her down or stopped her. I hope to grow old like she did.
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Stephanie Bentley lit a candle
Friday, February 12, 2021
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Me and my roommate at CIU, Rachel Tyson were some of the CIU students she invited over. We went over for a meal and became prayer partners. Rachel must have originally thought I was crazy- I asked her if she wanted to go over to a stranger's house for dinner. Did I know them? No. Had I met them before? No but they invited us over,and wasn't that nice of them! It didn't feel strange to me. As an MK, we were always going over to stranger's houses for dinner! I found out later that they knew my Dad, Mark Ott and grandparents, Willis and Becky Ott from their time in Bolivia. They knew who I was even though I didn't know who they were! Aunt Anne and Uncle Perry became like adopted grandparents to me when my own grandparents were too far away to go see (even just an hour and a half drive was very far for me as a poor college student with no money for gas). I don't remember when it was- way into our relationship of coming over often and praying for each other, but Aunt Anne said, "Perry, should we tell them who I am?" Turned out she was the sister of Robertson McQuilkin- who so much was modeled after in the CIU curriculum, who we learned about in Chapel services, and who's book was mandatory reading for all CIU students. It was kind of fun that she was the family of a "celebrity" and I got to go to her house to chat! I'll always remember that she reached out to me and Rachel and invested time in us when she and Uncle Perry had so much other things going on, even though they were retired. She will be missed but I'm glad she is at peace and with the Lord and Uncle Perry.
Stephanie Ott Bentley
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Tom and Paulette Garman uploaded photo(s)
Friday, February 12, 2021
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Tom and I spent time with Anne and Perry in Serti, Nigeria. The first occasion was to dub the JESUS film into Jibu. We had so much fun with them. One day, as we were recording, Anne was preparing a meal for us. Tom called out to her, "Anne, you are going to have to stop rattling those pans! Our recording is picking it up" We all laughed about it, and that even appeared as a skit when we were with all the WBT group at a Retreat. Another occasion was to have a Writer's Workshop. We loved Anne and Perry and always enjoyed our times with them. We look forward to our reunion with them some day in heaven.
Photos: Anne & Perry, Serti, 1996; Salamu (narrator for JESUS film) and Joseph (voice of Jesus); Jibu Christians who gathered to watch the first showing of the JESUS film.
Our prayers are with the family as they lay her to rest and celebrate her life.
Tom & Paulette Garman
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John Stajcic posted a condolence
Friday, February 12, 2021
After reading her obituary and story of her life I know without a doubt that she entered into eternity with the words "Well done my good and faithful servant". Amazing woman that leaves behind her children and grandchildren that are continuing her legacy of her devotion to our Lord Jesus. May the Lord sustain you all as you greive her loss in the world and celebrate her entry into eternity with Christ.
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Marilyn Barnes posted a condolence
Friday, February 12, 2021
Dear, sweet Anne. She made me her best friend - just like she did with countless others. I both mourn and rejoice with you, Lorna, Bob, Joel and Daniel and your families. Perry and Anne were the first Wycliffe couple that Bob met after we were married and he felt their love as much as I did.
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Elsie L Bush posted a condolence
Friday, February 12, 2021
It was a blessing to serve as support people alongside such dedicated servants of the Lord as Anne and Perry during our first field term with Wycliffe/SIL in Bolivia. May the remaining family be blessed with memories and comforted in their earthly loss. --John and Elsie Bush
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Anna (Stucky) Erickson lit a candle
Friday, February 12, 2021
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A beautiful tribute of an amazing and adventure-in-Jesus-filled life. She was "Aunt Anne" to me. I know she graced the lives of each one she touched. As a pre-teen in Tumi Chucua, Bolivia, I looked up to ones like Aunt Anne. As I read the details of her servant life, I admire her even more and want to live like that all my days. Bob, Daniel, Lorna, Joel and families, Rejoice in peace.
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Penny lit a candle
Friday, February 12, 2021
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I still remember the little sign on the back door of her old house that says ,” May you find peace in this house”. And I not only found peace but also encouragement every time I spent time with Grandma Anne in reading the Bible and praying. Her gentle and loving spirit will be remembered for the rest of my life.
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Debbie Toney posted a condolence
Friday, February 12, 2021
What a loving tribute. God welcomed his servant home today! What a blessing she was and is to her family! God bless you all!
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Laura posted a condolence
Thursday, February 11, 2021
I am one of the many who knew her as “Grandma Anne” (from my childhood in Peru and Nigeria). What a wonderful and kind person she was. She will be greatly missed!
- Laura
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Heather posted a condolence
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Dear Anne! She loved, prayed, listened, hosted, sang, and praised so beautifully and genuinely. I have missed our prayer times, hymn sings, and talks. She loved to sing the chorus "I Love Him because He first loved me" often when we sang together. When she couldn't see anymore, we would read the Bible together. She fed me many meals in her home, and she once called me "a pill" for doing the dishes. Ha! I've told many people I want to be like Anne when I grow older. She is a beautiful representation of Jesus on earth, and I miss her already.
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Lillie lit a candle
Thursday, February 11, 2021
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Such a loving and sweet woman of God! She will truly be missed! My thoughts and prayers are with her friends and family! -Lillie
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Thursday, February 11, 2021
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