Rev. Lucille Meredith Law was born near Harper, Kansas on March 13, 1921, and departed this life April 23, 2017. She was converted around the age of 5 years old and was later sanctified as a second, definite, instantaneous work of grace at the First Church of the Nazarene in Bethany, Oklahoma. God's call to the preaching ministry no doubt began early as she sat her dolls on the bed and taught them. Later, she used reeds growing along the meandering creek on her father's farm to "baptize" them while calling them by the name of her dolls. Her call to preach was a growing realization, but it was a definite call from God. Lucille's parents dedicated her to the Lord when she was around 12 years of age. On September 7, 1941, she married her college sweetheart, Richard W. Law. After his military service both Lucille and Dick finished college, graduating from Bethany Nazarene College in 1949. They enrolled in the fall of 1949 at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. They were ordained together in 1951 at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene. Since they were the first couple to graduate from Nazarene Theological Seminary who were married when they enrolled, they were allowed to graduate together in 1953 receiving the Bachelor of Divinity degree. They worked together in pastorates and spent almost 24 1/2 years in the field of fulltime evangelism. God honored both of their preaching with thousands of souls. It was in a Kentucky Camp Meeting that a lady was gloriously converted. She paid over half of the fares for Lucille and Dick to go on a 21day tour of Israel, Greece, and Italy. This was accompanied by extensive schoolwork with some classes in East Jerusalem. This gave both Lucille and Dick sufficient postgraduate credit to change their degrees to Master of Divinity. In 1977, God led Dick to the State Prison Chaplaincy at the now Mack Alford Correctional Center. Lucille assisted him there approximately 7 years as a volunteer assistant in his Chapel services. She had in over 2,000 volunteer hours for and in connection with the Correction system. It was while working there that God put the soul of Frank Chase, a habitual criminal on her heart. Through many, many days of fasting and prayer, she saw Frank saved, sanctified, called to preach and delivered from around 40 years of smoking. She saw him paroled from a 42year count, and later a complete pardon from the State of Oklahoma, signed by Governor George Nigh. Lucille performed Frank's marriage ceremony to Ramona in 1980. God gave Frank and Ramona to Dick and Lucille as "adopted" son and daughterinlaw. Lucille loved her family so much and her precious grandchildren, Laura and John. They brought her much love, joy and happiness. Lucille was the coordinator of the Volunteers in Corrections and was also a volunteer hospital Chaplain at the Atoka hospital. While attending college at the now Southern Nazarene University, Lucille taught private piano lessons. Later in life she had several piano students. She retired from the Oklahoma Tax Commission in 1990 when she was nearly 70 years old. Rev. Lucille Meredith Law was born near Harper, Kansas on March 13, 1921, and departed this life April 23, 2017. She was converted around the age of 5 years old and was later sanctified as a second, definite, instantaneous work of grace at the First Church of the Nazarene in Bethany, Oklahoma. God's call to the preaching ministry no doubt began early as she sat her dolls on the bed and taught them. Later, she used reeds growing along the meandering creek on her father's farm to "baptize" them while calling them by the name of her dolls. Her call to preach was a growing realization, but it was a definite call from God. Lucille's parents dedicated her to the Lord when she was around 12 years of age. On September 7, 1941, she married her college sweetheart, Richard W. Law. After his military service both Lucille and Dick finished college, graduating from Bethany Nazarene College in 1949. They enrolled in the fall of 1949 at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. They were ordained together in 1951 at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene. Since they were the first couple to graduate from Nazarene Theological Seminary who were married when they enrolled, they were allowed to graduate together in 1953 receiving the Bachelor of Divinity degree. They worked together in pastorates and spent almost 24 1/2 years in the field of fulltime evangelism. God honored both of their preaching with thousands of souls. It was in a Kentucky Camp Meeting that a lady was gloriously converted. She paid over half of the fares for Lucille and Dick to go on a 21day tour of Israel, Greece, and Italy. This was accompanied by extensive schoolwork with some classes in East Jerusalem. This gave both Lucille and Dick sufficient postgraduate credit to change their degrees to Master of Divinity. In 1977, God led Dick to the State Prison Chaplaincy at the now Mack Alford Correctional Center. Lucille assisted him there approximately 7 years as a volunteer assistant in his Chapel services. She had in over 2,000 volunteer hours for and in connection with the Correction system. It was while working there that God put the soul of Frank Chase, a habitual criminal on her heart. Through many, many days of fasting and prayer, she saw Frank saved, sanctified, called to preach and delivered from around 40 years of smoking. She saw him paroled from a 42year count, and later a complete pardon from the State of Oklahoma, signed by Governor George Nigh. Lucille performed Frank's marriage ceremony to Ramona in 1980. God gave Frank and Ramona to Dick and Lucille as "adopted" son and daughterinlaw. Lucille loved her family so much and her precious grandchildren, Laura and John. They brought her much love, joy and happiness. Lucille was the coordinator of the Volunteers in Corrections and was also a volunteer hospital Chaplain at the Atoka hospital. While attending college at the now Southern Nazarene University, Lucille taught private piano lessons. Later in life she had several piano students. Later, she worked for Kevin Turner and Gary Mercer in the prearrangement department of Mercer Adams Funeral Home. She also worked from her home for the Bethany Tribune. Lucille had articles published in the Herald of Holiness, Come Ye Apart magazine and the Daily Oklahoman. She authored a number of books: NOW YOU ARE A PRISONER: FASTING, YOUR CHRISTIAN RITE: THE ADVENTURES OF RUTHIE: ENTIRE SANCTIFICATIION: ABUSE A NATIONAL PROBLEM: and LOVE CAN OPEN ANY DOOR. She spent many hours compiling WHERE THE CEMENT ENDS for Frank Chase. She gives the credit to God for helping her to write and compile these books. Her two tracts were ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION and WHAT ABOUT WOMEN PREACHERS Lucille was a member of Bethany First Church of the Nazarene. She had been a Nazarene since she was 18 years old. She was a member of the Association of Retired Ministers. Her Godgiven call to preach was ever present, as she collected sermon material for her younger preachers, and helps for others. She endeavored to teach and win the lost, the backslidden and the unsanctified for the Lord. She is survived by her two "adopted" families which she loved dearly; Ramona Chase, Laura and John, and their newer "adopted family, Kevin and Judith Turner. She leaves behind a host of friends and the many fellow ministers and wives in the Association of Retired Ministers. Funeral service will be at Mercer Adams at 10:00am on Thursday, April 27th. Funeral Service Thursday, April 27, 2017 10:00 AM Mercer-Adams Chapel 3925 N. Asbury Bethany, OK 73008