Ethel Outland Church

ETHEL OUTLAND CHURCH PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HOME SURROUNDED BY HER FAMILY ON AUGUST 8, 2017. SHE WAS BORN ON MAY 13TH 1959 TO EUNICE OUTLAND AND THE LATE NATHANIEL OUTLAND.
SHE IS PREDECEASED BY HER BROTHER HARVEY OUTLAND, AND HER THREE GRANDCHILDREN, DAISHAWN, MARIAH, AND MAKENNA.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER LOVING HUSBAND OF 35 YEARS JOSEPH LEON CHURCH SR. HER CHILDREN: SERENE (NELSON) AGUILAR, JOSEPH CHURCH JR, MIRIAM (TRAVIS)FRYE, SHIRELLE (MICHAEL) RHODES, AND ELIZABETH (JOHN) ROYAL. HER GRAND CHILDREN: A’RONYE’, TAYLA, ARTORIUS, KAMARION, ABERAH, ABREALE, ANAYLI, ACHILLES, MILEAH, JOSHUA, AND MAIA.
SIBLINGS: NATHANIEL JR, JAMES, ROSE, ANNIE, VINCENT, PHILIP, JEANNETTE, AND JULLIETE.SHE IS SURVIVED BY A HOST OF NEICES, NEPHEWS, AND LOTS OF GREAT NEICES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS. ETHEL WAS LOVED BY MANY AND MADE FRIENDS WHEREVER SHE WENT. SHE NEVER CARED WHAT SOMEONE THOUGHT OF HER, SHE JUST ALWAYS STRIVED TO SEE THE ABSOLUTE GOOD IN EVERYONE. EVEN WHEN SHE WAS SICK, SHE CONSTANTLY SAID THAT SHE WAS OKAY. SHE WAS THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT PUT EVERYONE BEFORE HERSELF. WHENEVER WE COMPLAINED ABOUT SOMETHING, OR WE DIDN’T LIKE THE WAY SOMETHING WAS DONE, SHE WOULD JUST LOOK AT US, SHRUG HER SHOULDERS, AND SAY C’EST DOMMAGE. SHE ALSO COULDN’T PRONOUCE ANYTHING CORRECTLY. HER SON IN LAW NELSON TRIED TO TEACH HER TAGALOG. HE TOLD HER GOOD NIGHT WAS MAGANDANG GABI AND SHE WOULD JUST SMILE, LAUGH, AND THEN SAY REAL FAST, MY DOG GONE TO BED. ITS THINGS, LIKE THE ABOVE, THAT STICKS WITH US FOREVER. ETHEL ALWAYS STRIVED TO MAKE EVERYDAY COUNT. SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PERSON OF FAITH. SHE SAID THAT SHE BELIEVES IN JEHOVAH. EVEN WHEN SHE WAS SICK, YOU WOULD FIND HER OUT IN SERVICE. SHE HAD STRONG DETERMINATION. SHE SAID THAT IF WE DIE, WE DIE TO JEHOVAH AND WHEN WE LIVE, WE LIVE TO JEHOVAH. SHE REALLY BELIEVED THIS. SHE SAID THAT JEHOVAH IS ALWAYS THERE FOR US THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD. WE MUST LET HIM. SHE SAID TO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT JEHOVAH IS THERE TO TAKE YOUR HAND. WE MUST CONTINUE TO PRAY TO HIM FOR STRENGTH. SHE BELIEVED THAT HER BEING SICK AND DYING WAS JUST A STEPPING STONE. WHEN ASKED WHY SHE WASN’T SCARED OF DEATH, HER RESPONSE WAS: I JUST PRAY CONTINUALLY FOR THE STRENGTH TO MOVE ON, I KNOW THAT I HAVE JEHOVAH’S HOLY SPIRIT AND I KNOW THAT HE SEES MY NEED. I PRAY THAT WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES, I WILL OPEN THEM AGAIN IN PARADISE. I CAN’T AFFORD TO LET THIS GET ME DOWN.” SHE WAS ALWAYS A HUMBLE, LOVING INDIVIDUAL AND REFUSED TO TREAT ANYONE DIFFERNETLY. SHE LOVED EVERYONE SHE MET. EVEN WHEN A PERSON WAS WRONG, SHE WOULD JUST SAY THAT THEY WERE HUMAN. SHE WAS SUCH AN AMAZING WOMAN. ETHEL OUTLAND CHURCH PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HOME SURROUNDED BY HER FAMILY ON AUGUST 8, 2017. SHE WAS BORN ON MAY 13TH 1959 TO EUNICE OUTLAND AND THE LATE NATHANIEL OUTLAND.
SHE IS PREDECEASED BY HER BROTHER HARVEY OUTLAND, AND HER THREE GRANDCHILDREN, DAISHAWN, MARIAH, AND MAKENNA. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER LOVING HUSBAND OF 35 YEARS JOSEPH LEON CHURCH SR. HER CHILDREN: SERENE (NELSON) AGUILAR, JOSEPH CHURCH JR, MIRIAM (TRAVIS)FRYE, SHIRELLE (MICHAEL) RHODES, AND ELIZABETH (JOHN) ROYAL. HER GRAND CHILDREN: A’RONYE’, TAYLA, ARTORIUS, KAMARION, ABERAH, ABREALE, ANAYLI, ACHILLES, MILEAH, JOSHUA, AND MAIA. SIBLINGS: NATHANIEL JR, JAMES, ROSE, ANNIE, VINCENT, PHILIP, JEANNETTE, AND JULLIETE.SHE IS SURVIVED BY A HOST OF NEICES, NEPHEWS, AND LOTS OF GREAT NEICES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS. ETHEL WAS LOVED BY MANY AND MADE FRIENDS WHEREVER SHE WENT. SHE NEVER CARED WHAT SOMEONE THOUGHT OF HER, SHE JUST ALWAYS STRIVED TO SEE THE ABSOLUTE GOOD IN EVERYONE. EVEN WHEN SHE WAS SICK, SHE CONSTANTLY SAID THAT SHE WAS OKAY. SHE WAS THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT PUT EVERYONE BEFORE HERSELF. WHENEVER WE COMPLAINED ABOUT SOMETHING, OR WE DIDN’T LIKE THE WAY SOMETHING WAS DONE, SHE WOULD JUST LOOK AT US, SHRUG HER SHOULDERS, AND SAY C’EST DOMMAGE. SHE ALSO COULDN’T PRONOUCE ANYTHING CORRECTLY. HER SON IN LAW NELSON TRIED TO TEACH HER TAGALOG. HE TOLD HER GOOD NIGHT WAS MAGANDANG GABI AND SHE WOULD JUST SMILE, LAUGH, AND THEN SAY REAL FAST, MY DOG GONE TO BED. ITS THINGS, LIKE THE ABOVE, THAT STICKS WITH US FOREVER. ETHEL ALWAYS STRIVED TO MAKE EVERYDAY COUNT. SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PERSON OF FAITH. SHE SAID THAT SHE BELIEVES IN JEHOVAH. EVEN WHEN SHE WAS SICK, YOU WOULD FIND HER OUT IN SERVICE. SHE HAD STRONG DETERMINATION. SHE SAID THAT IF WE DIE, WE DIE TO JEHOVAH AND WHEN WE LIVE, WE LIVE TO JEHOVAH. SHE REALLY BELIEVED THIS. SHE SAID THAT JEHOVAH IS ALWAYS THERE FOR US THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD. WE MUST LET HIM. SHE SAID TO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT JEHOVAH IS THERE TO TAKE YOUR HAND. WE MUST CONTINUE TO PRAY TO HIM FOR STRENGTH. SHE BELIEVED THAT HER BEING SICK AND DYING WAS JUST A STEPPING STONE. WHEN ASKED WHY SHE WASN’T SCARED OF DEATH, HER RESPONSE WAS: I JUST PRAY CONTINUALLY FOR THE STRENGTH TO MOVE ON, I KNOW THAT I HAVE JEHOVAH’S HOLY SPIRIT AND I KNOW THAT HE SEES MY NEED. I PRAY THAT WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES, I WILL OPEN THEM AGAIN IN PARADISE. I CAN’T AFFORD TO LET THIS GET ME DOWN.” SHE WAS ALWAYS A HUMBLE, LOVING INDIVIDUAL AND REFUSED TO TREAT ANYONE DIFFERENTLY. SHE LOVED EVERYONE SHE MET. EVEN WHEN A PERSON WAS WRONG, SHE WOULD JUST SAY THAT THEY WERE HUMAN. SHE WAS SUCH AN AMAZING WOMAN.