Luke Leigh Church

May 17, 1934 - December 13, 2020

Luke Leigh Church, 86 of Colcord, Oklahoma died December 13, 2020 at his daughter’s home. He was born May 17, 1934 in Watts, Oklahoma to Jonathan George and Rosa Jane (Miller) Church. Luke married Mildred “June” Boyd on April 9, 1955 in Watsonville, California. He was a Suff. Bishop with the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World and was the founder, former pastor and present member of Christ Temple Church in West Siloam Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife June. Survivors include five daughters Joy Thomas and husband Ron of Summers, Arkansas, Grace Stage and husband Kenny of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, Hope Karpen of West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma, Faith Goodman and husband Kevin of West Siloam Springs, and Sharon Blanchard of Fayetteville, Arkansas; twenty grandchildren; fifty nine great grandchildren; eight great great grandchildren; brothers Nathan Church of Farmington, Arkansas and Faith Church of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Wasson Memorial Chapel, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Burial will be at Bell Cemetery, Watts, Oklahoma. For the visitation and the service guests will be limited to 150 people and everyone will be required to wear their own facemask, per the guidelines set forth by the State of Arkansas. The family requests that no mums are sent to the service because they are very allergic to them.