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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 2004 Dec 13 p. 3 | |||
Birth date: 1931 Apr 23 | |||
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<center><font size="+2">'''Native American leader dies at 73 in Montana'''</font></center> | |||
<center><font size="+1">Walks Along testified of God's power to transform his lfie</font></center> | |||
<span style="font-variant:small-caps">'''By Robert Rhoses</font> | |||
<font size="1">Mennonite Weekly Review</font> | |||
LAME DEER, Mont. — Joseph Walks Along Sr., a Native American pastor who conquered an addiction to alcohol in his youth and was active in promoting Native American Mennonite ministries, died Dec. 1. He was 73. | |||
Walks Along, pastor of Lame Deer Mennonite Church, died in a Billings hospital | |||
from complications after a series of heart attacks. | |||
Walks Along, known by friends as "Old Man" out of respect for his stature in the church and the Northern Cheyenne tribe, preached the gospel while keeping in touch with the teachings and traditions of his Native American heritage. | |||
In 1967, he preached at the Mennonite world conference assembly in Amsterdam. | |||
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Revision as of 16:58, 17 January 2011
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2004 Dec 13 p. 3
Birth date: 1931 Apr 23
text of obituary:
By Robert Rhoses
Mennonite Weekly Review
LAME DEER, Mont. — Joseph Walks Along Sr., a Native American pastor who conquered an addiction to alcohol in his youth and was active in promoting Native American Mennonite ministries, died Dec. 1. He was 73.
Walks Along, pastor of Lame Deer Mennonite Church, died in a Billings hospital from complications after a series of heart attacks.
Walks Along, known by friends as "Old Man" out of respect for his stature in the church and the Northern Cheyenne tribe, preached the gospel while keeping in touch with the teachings and traditions of his Native American heritage.
In 1967, he preached at the Mennonite world conference assembly in Amsterdam.