Obituary of Earl-Leroy Day

<!-- FH = STEPHENSON-NELSON FUNERAL HOME -->DAY, Earl Leroy, 91, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012. He was born February 19, 1921, in Jones County, Iowa, graduated from high school in Anamosa, Iowa and later attended Junior College in Hopkinton, Iowa and studied engineering at Iowa State. He was drafted into the Army in 1942 and served with an Engineering Battalion until 1946. Following his service in the Army, he attended Northwestern College and Seminary in Minneapolis, graduating in 1949. He was accepted to join SIM in December of 1951 and sailed to Africa in May of 1952. Earl met and married Jean Clausen, an SIM nurse, in 1954. They served together in Nigeria until 1987 and then again for a brief period in 1990-1991. They started pioneer missionary work at several rural stations and later Earl was involved in building a leprosy hospital and served as Administrator of two leprosy hospitals for 18 years. They also served at Kent Academy (mission school) for 12 years and ended his missionary career working six years in Rural Agriculture Development. In 1987, Earl and Jean retired to the SIM Mission Village in Sebring. Earl is survived by one son, Graham (Diana) Day; three grandchildren, Shelly (Ryan) Tuck, Steven Day and Scott (Vanessa) Day; and five great-grand-children, Wyatt; Shannon; Asia; William and Ellie, all of Alberta, Canada. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 28, 2012, in the SIM Chapel in Sebring with Rev. Darrell Arnold officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to SIM, 4114 Nigeria Street, Sebring, Florida 33875.