Arthur Richard Crocker

Arthur Richard Crocker was born in London, England, and in 1908, was standing on a street corner in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada at the age of 23, and was converted to Christ thru the preaching of a Mr. Lester and a Mr. Brown who later served in Argentina. Crocker was received into fellowship at Brandon, Manitoba and commended to full-time laboring in the Lord's work among the open brethren (OB) from an assembly at Galt, Ontario. He labored for many years on Manitoulin Island, then in Florida, then his remaining years in Los Angeles, California where he died in 1955.

Assembly Annals obit

"Brother Crocker went home on July 25 after a lingering illness, patiently borne. He was born in London, England, was born again in Woodstock, Canada, received in fellowship in Brandon, Manitoba, and commended to the work of the Lord in Galt, Ontario.

He had been operated on six times and had been in fourteen hospitals, some of them being the largest and best in the country. The Lord richly blessed his testimony to the salvation of souls contacted, outstanding among them was Col. French, at Peter-Bent-Bingham Hospital (Harvard). Also a medical student, Warner, was saved while he was there. He had come all the way from Chile to study at Harvard.

For a good many years our brother labored on Manitoulin Island, and many years in Florida where he had the joy of seeing the good hand of the Lord in conversions. The last several years were spent in Los Angeles where he sought to help in ministering to the saints there. Brother Crocker's last words were from Psalm 62:5 (JND Translation), "Upon God alone does my soul rest peacefully."

We commend the widow (1507 S. Stanley, Los Angeles, California) to the prayers of the Lord's people. Brother Westwood and Olson spoke at the funeral services."

Sources

• Assembly Annals: 1955-8