The Service of Committal

I Am the Resurrection and the Life

Arnold R. Gaunt

Entered This Life ~ 13 December 1925

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Entered God’s Glory ~ 22 October 2015 Funeral Service 26 October 2015 Rev. James H. DeLoach Officiant Mrs. Carol DeLoach Organist

Order of service from Lutheran Service Book: 278-281. Pre-Service Music Please stand for the processional.

Hymn # 744 ~ “Amazing Grace” Invocation 278 Remembrance of Holy Baptism 278

Psalm 23 ( Prayed in unison ) The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Glory be to the Father and to the Son, And to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, And will be forever. Amen.

Kyrie 278 Salutation and Collect of the Day 278 Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 25:6-9 On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. 7 And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations. 8 He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken. 9 It will be said on that day, "Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the LORD; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation." After the reading: P: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

Gradual Hymn: Zion School Choir # 594 (vss 1, 4-5) ~“God’s Own Child, I Gladly Say It”

Second Reading : 2 Timothy 4:6-8 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the ti me of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I h ave finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there i s laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, th e righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only t o me but also to all who have loved his appearing. After the reading: P: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

Please stand Verse 279 P: Alleluia, alleluia. Jesus is the firstborn of the dead. C: to Him be glory and power forever. Alleluia. Holy Gospel: John 14:1-6 P: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, Chapter 14. C: Glory to You, O Lord. "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. 4 And you know the way to where I am going." 5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" 6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

After the reading: P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to You, O Christ. Apostles’ Creed 279-280 Please be seated

Hymn # 709 ~ “The King of Love, My Shepherd Is” The Sermon Hymn # 655 ~ “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word”

Those who are able are invited to stand for the prayers. Prayer of the Church 280 Lord’s Prayer 280 Nunc Dimittis & Concluding Collect 281 Benedicamus and Benediction 281 Hymn # 813 ~ “Rejoice, O Pilgrim Throng”

   Please keep your bulletin for use at the graveside service at Kearney Cemetery. All are invited to a luncheon at the Zion Parish Hall following the graveside service. The Graveside Service Kearney Cemetery Kearney, NE

The Procession to the Grave The Blessing of the Grave The Scripture Reading The Committal The Lord’s Prayer and Closing Prayer

Graveside Hymn: “Abide With Me” I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless; Ills have no weight and tears no bitterness. Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory? I triumph still if Thou abide with me!

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies. Heav’n’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

P: Alleluia! Christ is risen! C: He is risen indeed! P: Let us go forth in peace C: In the name of the Lord. P: The Lord Almighty direct all our days and deeds in His + peace. C: Amen. Arnold Riley Gaunt

Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brings life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Let us remember with thanksgiving what God has done through Arnold.

Arnold was given life by his Creator and was born in Yuma, CO, on December 13, 1925, the child of Roy L. and Mary L. (Riley) Gaunt. He attended school in Yuma and graduated from Yuma High School. He then attended the University of Kansas and the University of Colorado. Arnold served his country as a member of the United States Army during WWII. Arnold shared the gift of Holy Marriage with Ramona D. (Uhrich) on April 26, 1947, in Golden, CO. This union was blessed with the gift their son, Douglas.

Arnold received the gift of Holy Baptism, becoming a child of God, in 1935 at his home in Yuma, CO. On November 20, 2011, he publicly confessed his faith in Christ and was confirmed. Arnold has continued to hear God’s holy word and receive the precious gift of the Lord's life-giving Body and Blood, which sustained him in the Christian faith.

Arnold worked the majority of his life as a Civil Engineer and also as a Financial Planner. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, who provided well for his family.

His surviving relatives include his Wife, Ramona; Son, Reverend Douglas Gaunt and his wife Carol of St. Charles, MO; Grandchildren, Rev. Micah Gaunt and his wife Dawn of Ravenna, NE, Dr. Nathaniel Gaunt and his wife Liz of Kearney and Jesse Gaunt of St. Charles, MO; 11 Great Grandchildren. Arnold was preceded in death by his Parents and his Brother, Kenneth Gaunt

The Lord gives and the Lord takes away; blessed be the name of the Lord. We give thanks to God our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord for blessing us through His child, Arnold.