Dr. Roy Spencer sends sorrowful news. From The Huntsville Times Obituary Page.
Alice “Babs” Christy
Apr. 14, 1951 – Aug. 7, 2014 Alice Babbette “Babs” Christy stepped into eternity on Thursday afternoon, August 7, 2014. She began her life’s journey in St. Louis as the first child of Irwin and Alice Joslin on April 14, 1951. She leaves behind her devoted husband John, sister Ruth Ann (and Joshua) Wong, daughter Alison (and Garet) Fields, son Brian (and Kristen) Christy and the grandchildren she absolutely adored; Levi, Kara and Garison Fields, and John and Ruby Christy. Grandson Isaac Christy is now in her arms.
Her family moved from St. Louis to Peoria Illinois early in her life and she counted Peoria as her home until finishing college. An extremely bright young lady, Babs was Valedictorian of her senior class at Woodruff High School. After graduating with a degree in English Literature and American History from Illinois State University, she served in Kenya, East Africa, teaching at Nyeri Baptist High School. There she met her future husband and upon return they were married in 1975. Their lives were enriched as they experienced Mill Valley California, Vermillion South Dakota, Champaign Illinois but it was in Huntsville Alabama where they established their permanent home in 1987.
A passion throughout her entire life was Southern Baptist Missions. After her service in Kenya she was heavily involved in teaching and leading mission organizations everywhere she lived. She was a member of the boards of Christian Women’s Job Corps and the Alabama Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union. At Farley Community Church she taught several classes including Vacation Bible School and mission programs up through this past summer though plagued by the last stages of cancer. In other service roles she taught homebound students for the Huntsville City Schools and English as a Second Language for the Madison County Baptist Association. She also touched many lives through teaching in Weight Watchers and through the quilting guild. She is now free of the infirmities brought on by the cancer, but those who loved her, especially her husband, children and grandchildren are feeling the pain of an intensely wonderful part of their lives now lost.
Our grateful hearts acknowledge the many folks who helped and supported Babs and family through this ordeal. Visitation will be at Berryhill Funeral Home 5-8 p.m. Monday August 11th. On Tuesday, August 12th, a brief graveside service will be held at Maple Hill Cemetery at 9:30 a.m. An 11:00 a.m. memorial service at Farley Community Church will be officiated by Revs David Blakeney and Michael Hulsey. The family urges that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Christian Women’s Job Corps of Madison County.
Source: http://obits.al.com/obituaries/huntsville/obituary.aspx?n=alice-christy-babs&pid=172033085&fhid=10433
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-Anthony
A dear friend gave me the following thoughts when my dear wife was taken by cancer so early in her life.
Those we love remain with us,
for love itself lives on and cherished memories never fade
because a loved one’s gone.
Those we love can never be more than a thought apart,
for as long as there is memory they’ll live on in the heart.
With deepest Sympathy to you and your family Dr. Christy
My condolences to Dr. Christy and his Family.
It won’t help right now to know that this is not the end.
But it will do.
I truly understand the mixed emotions that Dr Christy and family will be feeling today, and for the forseeable future. The pain and hurt will ease with time, but the memories and feelings of love will go on forever. Ar dheis dé go raibh a hanam.
What a beautiful tribute. What a great life. What a wonderful saviour.
My condolences to you and your family, Dr. Christy.
A life well lived, but still, very sad.
I lost my wife to Cancer two years ago.
My sincerest heartfelt condolences to Dr. Christy and family.
Condolences to Dr. Christy and family.
Condolences to Dr. Christy and family. We know we all have to walk this path one day but that doesn’t take away the pain.
My sincere condolences to Dr. Christy and his family.
My condolences to John Christy and Family. My prayers are with you.
My sincerest condolences to Dr. Christy and his family. I lost my mother, a sister, and several friends to cancer; and can only say that the grief is best relieved through a continuing engagement with one’s other friends and with one’s other family members.
My condolences to Dr. Christy and his family.
I am very sorry to hear of this. My deepest condolences to Dr. Christy, his family and friends.
Losing one’s life partner, must always be rough, and no words, can replace the lost future together. My thoughts are with Dr. Christy and his family. Too many wonderful people are lost to those things that we can’t always avoid.
Dr. Christy and family:
“I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from whence comes my help. My help comes from the Lord.”
Ps.121.
May the Lord give you His peace.
Murray
What a testimony of a life lived for Him.
At the risk of appearing pious, can I urge those who are not too sure about ‘what comes next’ to dust down your Bible and read just one chapter: Paul’s first letter to Corinth ch.15. (test next week!)
May she rest in peace. God bless you and your family.
I can do no more than to quote an earlier beautiful comment:
“Dr. Christy,
What we have now is just a token of what’s to come. (Ephesians 1:13,14)
That’s why, while we do sorrow, we don’t sorrow as those as those who don’t have the hope, the certainty that what God has said will happen will indeed happen. (I Thessalonians 4:13-18)
You will embrace her again.
But in the meantime, we carry on in hope. (2 Corinthians 4:14-18)
God Bless
You have my prayers.”
In her Photo, I see a beautiful Lady. I have no doubt, she was also a beautiful person. My deepest sympathy to you Dr. Christy and your family. May she rest in peace.
Our deepest condolences to you and your family, Dr. Christy.
So sorry to hear of your loss.
What a wonderful lady. My deepest condolences to her family and friends.
I am sorry to read of your loss. My prayers are with you.
My condolences to Dr. Christy and family. May the good Lord comfort you.