Rev. Clarence Hazen Bainbridge
BAINBRIDGE, Rev. Clarence Hazen, 87, Canada and USA, at Clermont, FL, October 27, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held on December 3, 2016, at 2 p.m., at Frutchey Hall, AIM Retirement Center, 1000 Stam Place, Minneola, FL 34715. Arrangements by Becker Funeral Home, Clermont, FL.
Rev. Clarence Hazen Bainbridge, age 87, died peacefully at Clermont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Clermont, FL, on October 27, 2016. He was born January 7, 1929, in Sackville, NB, Canada, to Charles and Seraph (Tower) Bainbridge.
Clarence is survived by his wife, Marjorie (Dearborn); three sons: Meryl (Elleta), Matthew (Bobbie), and Jonathan (Lynda); foster daughter, Joyce Munan’ya Titus; eight grandchildren: Joshua (Amanda) Bainbridge, Christine (Richard) Howard, Carolyn (Isaac) Shafer, Amanda Bainbridge, Chelsea Bainbridge, Kayla Bainbridge, Grace Basele, and Jacob Basele; five great-grandchildren: AbbyLynn, Claire and Dean Bainbridge, Rhys and Claire Shafer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Seraph (Tower) Bainbridge; his daughter, Carolyn; his brothers: Earl, Lewis and Ralph; his sisters: Grace, Renna, Stella and Anne.
He was the youngest in his farming Sackville family. He graduated from High School in 1947 and went to New Brunswick Bible Institute where he met Marjorie Dearborn, a fellow student. They were married immediately after graduation, on June 23, 1950, in United Baptist Church, Mars Hill.
They applied for the Africa Inland Mission, serving a three point parish in Coldstream, Canada, while waiting for a mission call. They went to Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion in 1953, and served in many locations until 1994.
Clarence was a Pastor, teacher, evangelist, maintenance man and food service host during those many years. He ministered at Mbooni, Machakos, Kijabe, Mulango, Mombasa and Eldoret. He also served as a pastor and in various other positions in the years they were on furlough in Maine, New York and Florida. They finally retired and moved to the AIM retirement community at Media, Minneola, FL, in 1994.
He continued to follow his passion for teaching and preaching the Word, ministering as pastor at Clerbrook RV park until finally fully retiring in 2008. They lived in their own house at Media until moving into the boarding home at Media in November 2011.
Memorials preferred to: New Brunswick Bible Institute (NBBI), New Brunswick, Canada.
A Memorial Service will be held on December 3, 2016, at 2 p.m., at Frutchey Hall, AIM Retirement Center, 1000 Stam Place, Minneola, FL 34715. www.beckerfamilyfuneral.com.
