Published in The Peninsula Daily News November 28, 2013
The Reverend Ralph E. Waud, former pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Sequim, passed away on November 22, 2013.
Rus was born on October 7, 1921, to Tom and Clara Waud in New Durham, Ontario.
He served as a PBY bomber pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II.
He met Eileen McCreesh while stationed at Pat Pay, Victoria, British Columbia. They married in 1945 and celebrated 68 years of marriage last June.
Rus was preceded in death by his son David Waud.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen; son Dan; daughters Debbie and Becky; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Rus graduated from Bible college and then pastored five successive Baptist churches, including Faith Baptist in Sequim from 1984 to 1992. He retired in 1994.
He loved the United States and, with his family, became a citizen in 1965.
Rus loved to hunt, fish, travel and build things. Mostly, though, he enjoyed flying. He kept his World War II flight log up-to-date throughout the years.
We'll have to make his last entry for him: November 22, 2013, 6:37 a.m. Aircraft: none needed; angel-assisted flight. Pilot: Jesus. Co-pilot: self.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 30, at Warm Beach, 20420 Marine Drive, Stanwood, WA 98292.∼STANWOOD, Wash.—Ralph "Rus" Edwin Waud, a retired pastor, died Nov. 22, 2013. He was 92.
Rus was born in New Durham, Ontario, Canada, and grew up on the family farm. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943, serving as a PBY bomber pilot in World War II. While stationed at Pat Pay, Victoria, British Columbia, he met Eileen McCreesh on a city bus. They married in 1945 and celebrated 68 years of marriage in June 2013.
Rus graduated from Northwest Baptist Theological College in 1950 and then pastored Ladner First Baptist Church in British Columbia. He and Eileen moved to the United States in 1955 and fell in love with their adoptive country. Rus and his family became citizens in 1965.
Eileen says that in the U.S., she and Rus were impressed with GARBC churches' missionary emphasis and support; their Biblical position on separation from modernism; their premillennial, pretribulational position on eschatology; and their teaching that each church is not under a hierarchy.
Rus went on to pastor First Baptist Church, Bellevue, Wash.; Boise (Idaho) Baptist Temple; Faith Baptist Church, Sequim, Wash.; and Grace Baptist Church, Lynnwood, Wash.
"Rus enjoyed great fellowship for over 40 years of preaching and pastoring," Eileen says. In addition to his pastoral work, he was on the boards of the Fellowship of Baptists for Home Missions and Northwest Baptist Home Mission.
He retired from the pastorate in 1992 but filled in at various churches as pulpit supply.
Rus was preceded in death by a son, David.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen; a son, Dan; two daughters, Debbie and Becky; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Dad loved the USA and, with his family, he became a citizen in 1965. Dad loved to fish, hunt, travel, build things, but mostly enjoyed flying. He kept his WWII flight log current down through the years. We'll have to make his last entry: November 22, 2013, 6:37 a.m. Aircraft: none needed, angel-assisted flight. Pilot: Jesus. Co-pilot: Self. Dad is flying again. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2:00 p.m., at Warm Beach Senior Community.
The Reverend Ralph E. Waud, former pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Sequim, passed away on November 22, 2013.
Rus was born on October 7, 1921, to Tom and Clara Waud in New Durham, Ontario.
He served as a PBY bomber pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II.
He met Eileen McCreesh while stationed at Pat Pay, Victoria, British Columbia. They married in 1945 and celebrated 68 years of marriage last June.
Rus was preceded in death by his son David Waud.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen; son Dan; daughters Debbie and Becky; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Rus graduated from Bible college and then pastored five successive Baptist churches, including Faith Baptist in Sequim from 1984 to 1992. He retired in 1994.
He loved the United States and, with his family, became a citizen in 1965.
Rus loved to hunt, fish, travel and build things. Mostly, though, he enjoyed flying. He kept his World War II flight log up-to-date throughout the years.
We'll have to make his last entry for him: November 22, 2013, 6:37 a.m. Aircraft: none needed; angel-assisted flight. Pilot: Jesus. Co-pilot: self.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 30, at Warm Beach, 20420 Marine Drive, Stanwood, WA 98292.∼STANWOOD, Wash.—Ralph "Rus" Edwin Waud, a retired pastor, died Nov. 22, 2013. He was 92.
Rus was born in New Durham, Ontario, Canada, and grew up on the family farm. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943, serving as a PBY bomber pilot in World War II. While stationed at Pat Pay, Victoria, British Columbia, he met Eileen McCreesh on a city bus. They married in 1945 and celebrated 68 years of marriage in June 2013.
Rus graduated from Northwest Baptist Theological College in 1950 and then pastored Ladner First Baptist Church in British Columbia. He and Eileen moved to the United States in 1955 and fell in love with their adoptive country. Rus and his family became citizens in 1965.
Eileen says that in the U.S., she and Rus were impressed with GARBC churches' missionary emphasis and support; their Biblical position on separation from modernism; their premillennial, pretribulational position on eschatology; and their teaching that each church is not under a hierarchy.
Rus went on to pastor First Baptist Church, Bellevue, Wash.; Boise (Idaho) Baptist Temple; Faith Baptist Church, Sequim, Wash.; and Grace Baptist Church, Lynnwood, Wash.
"Rus enjoyed great fellowship for over 40 years of preaching and pastoring," Eileen says. In addition to his pastoral work, he was on the boards of the Fellowship of Baptists for Home Missions and Northwest Baptist Home Mission.
He retired from the pastorate in 1992 but filled in at various churches as pulpit supply.
Rus was preceded in death by a son, David.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen; a son, Dan; two daughters, Debbie and Becky; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Dad loved the USA and, with his family, he became a citizen in 1965. Dad loved to fish, hunt, travel, build things, but mostly enjoyed flying. He kept his WWII flight log current down through the years. We'll have to make his last entry: November 22, 2013, 6:37 a.m. Aircraft: none needed, angel-assisted flight. Pilot: Jesus. Co-pilot: Self. Dad is flying again. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2:00 p.m., at Warm Beach Senior Community.
Published in The Peninsula Daily News November 28, 2013
The Reverend Ralph E. Waud, former pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Sequim, passed away on November 22, 2013.
Rus was born on October 7, 1921, to Tom and Clara Waud in New Durham, Ontario.
He served as a PBY bomber pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II.
He met Eileen McCreesh while stationed at Pat Pay, Victoria, British Columbia. They married in 1945 and celebrated 68 years of marriage last June.
Rus was preceded in death by his son David Waud.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen; son Dan; daughters Debbie and Becky; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Rus graduated from Bible college and then pastored five successive Baptist churches, including Faith Baptist in Sequim from 1984 to 1992. He retired in 1994.
He loved the United States and, with his family, became a citizen in 1965.
Rus loved to hunt, fish, travel and build things. Mostly, though, he enjoyed flying. He kept his World War II flight log up-to-date throughout the years.
We'll have to make his last entry for him: November 22, 2013, 6:37 a.m. Aircraft: none needed; angel-assisted flight. Pilot: Jesus. Co-pilot: self.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 30, at Warm Beach, 20420 Marine Drive, Stanwood, WA 98292.∼STANWOOD, Wash.—Ralph "Rus" Edwin Waud, a retired pastor, died Nov. 22, 2013. He was 92.
Rus was born in New Durham, Ontario, Canada, and grew up on the family farm. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943, serving as a PBY bomber pilot in World War II. While stationed at Pat Pay, Victoria, British Columbia, he met Eileen McCreesh on a city bus. They married in 1945 and celebrated 68 years of marriage in June 2013.
Rus graduated from Northwest Baptist Theological College in 1950 and then pastored Ladner First Baptist Church in British Columbia. He and Eileen moved to the United States in 1955 and fell in love with their adoptive country. Rus and his family became citizens in 1965.
Eileen says that in the U.S., she and Rus were impressed with GARBC churches' missionary emphasis and support; their Biblical position on separation from modernism; their premillennial, pretribulational position on eschatology; and their teaching that each church is not under a hierarchy.
Rus went on to pastor First Baptist Church, Bellevue, Wash.; Boise (Idaho) Baptist Temple; Faith Baptist Church, Sequim, Wash.; and Grace Baptist Church, Lynnwood, Wash.
"Rus enjoyed great fellowship for over 40 years of preaching and pastoring," Eileen says. In addition to his pastoral work, he was on the boards of the Fellowship of Baptists for Home Missions and Northwest Baptist Home Mission.
He retired from the pastorate in 1992 but filled in at various churches as pulpit supply.
Rus was preceded in death by a son, David.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen; a son, Dan; two daughters, Debbie and Becky; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Dad loved the USA and, with his family, he became a citizen in 1965. Dad loved to fish, hunt, travel, build things, but mostly enjoyed flying. He kept his WWII flight log current down through the years. We'll have to make his last entry: November 22, 2013, 6:37 a.m. Aircraft: none needed, angel-assisted flight. Pilot: Jesus. Co-pilot: Self. Dad is flying again. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2:00 p.m., at Warm Beach Senior Community.
The Reverend Ralph E. Waud, former pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Sequim, passed away on November 22, 2013.
Rus was born on October 7, 1921, to Tom and Clara Waud in New Durham, Ontario.
He served as a PBY bomber pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II.
He met Eileen McCreesh while stationed at Pat Pay, Victoria, British Columbia. They married in 1945 and celebrated 68 years of marriage last June.
Rus was preceded in death by his son David Waud.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen; son Dan; daughters Debbie and Becky; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Rus graduated from Bible college and then pastored five successive Baptist churches, including Faith Baptist in Sequim from 1984 to 1992. He retired in 1994.
He loved the United States and, with his family, became a citizen in 1965.
Rus loved to hunt, fish, travel and build things. Mostly, though, he enjoyed flying. He kept his World War II flight log up-to-date throughout the years.
We'll have to make his last entry for him: November 22, 2013, 6:37 a.m. Aircraft: none needed; angel-assisted flight. Pilot: Jesus. Co-pilot: self.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 30, at Warm Beach, 20420 Marine Drive, Stanwood, WA 98292.∼STANWOOD, Wash.—Ralph "Rus" Edwin Waud, a retired pastor, died Nov. 22, 2013. He was 92.
Rus was born in New Durham, Ontario, Canada, and grew up on the family farm. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943, serving as a PBY bomber pilot in World War II. While stationed at Pat Pay, Victoria, British Columbia, he met Eileen McCreesh on a city bus. They married in 1945 and celebrated 68 years of marriage in June 2013.
Rus graduated from Northwest Baptist Theological College in 1950 and then pastored Ladner First Baptist Church in British Columbia. He and Eileen moved to the United States in 1955 and fell in love with their adoptive country. Rus and his family became citizens in 1965.
Eileen says that in the U.S., she and Rus were impressed with GARBC churches' missionary emphasis and support; their Biblical position on separation from modernism; their premillennial, pretribulational position on eschatology; and their teaching that each church is not under a hierarchy.
Rus went on to pastor First Baptist Church, Bellevue, Wash.; Boise (Idaho) Baptist Temple; Faith Baptist Church, Sequim, Wash.; and Grace Baptist Church, Lynnwood, Wash.
"Rus enjoyed great fellowship for over 40 years of preaching and pastoring," Eileen says. In addition to his pastoral work, he was on the boards of the Fellowship of Baptists for Home Missions and Northwest Baptist Home Mission.
He retired from the pastorate in 1992 but filled in at various churches as pulpit supply.
Rus was preceded in death by a son, David.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen; a son, Dan; two daughters, Debbie and Becky; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Dad loved the USA and, with his family, he became a citizen in 1965. Dad loved to fish, hunt, travel, build things, but mostly enjoyed flying. He kept his WWII flight log current down through the years. We'll have to make his last entry: November 22, 2013, 6:37 a.m. Aircraft: none needed, angel-assisted flight. Pilot: Jesus. Co-pilot: Self. Dad is flying again. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2:00 p.m., at Warm Beach Senior Community.
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