October 23, 1933 - January 16, 2015
Donald Kersey "Don" Laing Obituary
(Age 81)
Don passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at home surrounded by loving family. Born the youngest of six children on October 23, 1933 in Tipton, OK, Don accepted Christ as his Savior at the age of nine. In 1942 Don moved to Hobbs, NM with his mother and aunt, leaving the family farm behind. He met the love of his life attending Sunday School and subsequently married Barbara Ruth Clark in 1952. Called into the ministry at a young age, Don began a life-long pursuit of education that formally ended with obtaining his Doctorate of Ministry from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in 1983. For 81 years, Don lived a life of service, first pastoring churches in Texas and New Mexico, and then he and Barbara went to Brazil in 1968 where they served as missionaries for ten years. Upon their return to the United States, Don served as Director of Missions for the Inland Empire Baptist Association, working with Southern Baptist Churches throughout eastern Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana for ten years. Don and Barbara then moved to the greater Los Angeles area where he again served as the Director of Missions, working with more than 85 churches in the metropolitan area. He always felt that one of his greatest and most lasting career achievements was the work he did encouraging and mentoring young pastors. Shortly after retirement, Don and Barbara relocated back to the Spokane area where they have resided since 2006. Renowned for his sense of humor, Don also loved to create things of beauty, painting numerous oil paintings and spending many happy hours in his woodworking shop. He loved people, sharing a cup of coffee, a good story, a joke or just being there in a time of need. Don is survived by his wife of 62 years, Barbara, their four children Nedra Catale, Paul Laing, Dewretha Isherwood and Sonya Hartland, a daughter-in-law, Barbara Laing, two sons-in-law, Anthony Catale and Ross Hartland, grandchildren Tiffany Harris, Rebecca Harris, Gabrielle Isherwood Sexton, Heather Laing, Analiesse Isherwood, Aaron Laing and Ian Isherwood, together with four great-grandchildren, Audrianna, Greyson, Addison and Cashius. A time of visitation will be held at Heritage Funeral Home on Sunday, January 18, 2015 from 2 pm to 5 pm. A funeral service to celebrate Don?s life will be held at Airway Heights Baptist Church on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 10:30 am.
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