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Pastor of Bethlehem
The Rev. Char les W. Cookingham will conduct his first service at Bethlehem Methodist
Church at 10 a.m. Sunday. His
topic will be "With Christ-Inspired Expectation."
' Mr. Cookingham is moving to
Flint from St. J ohn's Methodist
Church in Royal Oak. He bas
a lso been associate minister at
the First Methodist Church in
Fort Wayne, Ind., and served in
Forest, Ind., Iron River, Calumet, Highland Park and Blissfield.
CH ARLES AN D LOUIS E COOKINGHAM celebrated their 50th wedding
a nniversary on June 14 at the Campus Inn
in Ann Arbor. The event was hosted by
their daughter, Mary Jane Cookingham .
Relatives and former parishioners joined
them for the reception and dinner. Rev.
Cookingham is a retired member of the
Detroit Annual Conference. On June 22
the Cookinghams were honored with a
reception at the First UMC of Hendersonville, North Carolina, where Charles has
served as the minister of visitation for the
past ten years, and where Louise has
served as financial secretary. In
December the Cookinghams will move to
the Crestview Club Apartments, 5330 Harroun Road, Sylvania, Ohio 4356cf.'O/~k,
He is treasurer of the Detroit
Annual Conference's Board of
M i n i s t e r i a I Training and
Qualifications ami is chairman
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Loan Funds Committee.
He is a graduate of Taylor
U n i v e r s i t y a n d of Drew
Theological Seminary. He and
his wife have one daughter,
Mary Jane, employed in Birm ingham. Mrs. Cookingham's
fa ther lives with them.
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Michigan Christian Advocate • February 14, / 994
PEOPLE
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LOUISE COOKINGHAM, age 82, died Jan. 21
at the Chelsea Retirement Community. Born on Mar. 16, 1911 ,
in Farrar, Iowa, she was the
daughter of Hugh J. and Myrtle
(E lliot) Longnecker. She receiv-
ed the A.B. degree from T aylor ris. She has been a member of the
University in Upland , Ind. She Chelsea Retirement Community
married Charles W . Cookingham since 1989 and a member of the
in Upland on June 2, 1936. After Chelsea UMC . Hers was a lifetheir initial pastorate in the Meth- long commitment to missionary
odist Church in Scotts, Mich. , outreach . Sue is survived by her
she and her husband served on husband , the Rev. Charles Cookthe staff of the First M.C. in Ft. ingham of the Chelsea Retirement
W ayne Ind. During her hus- Community, her daughter, Mary
band's seminary years at D rew Jane Cookingham of Ann Arbor,
University in Madison, N.J., and and many other relatives. Funeral
t heir st udent
pastor at services were held Jan . 26 at the
Stockholm, N .J ., she was again Chelsea Retirement Community
a secretary. Active across the Chapel with the Rev. Dr. J. Goryears in the Woman 's Society of don Schleicher, the Rev. Richard
the M.C. , her service as pastor's Dake, and Rebecca Foote officiwife included pastorates in For- ating. Memorial contributions
est, Ind., Stambaugh, Iron River, may be made to Chelsea Retireand Calumet in Michigan's U. P .; ment Community Benevolen t
H ighland Park, Blissfield, Milan, Care F und.
Royal Oak. Flint, and Mt. Mor-
BRIGHTEST HOPE
In t hi s late night
Rain
Thine arms and hands
Enfold the
. World.
The wind is
Silent,
The surrounding trees
Are now but
Dark silhouettes;
Nearby the stone gateway
Stands engulfed in
Shadows.
Soon morning
Li ght
Shall rise
And those
Arms a nd hands
That shall have embraced
The world
Through all the
Darkness
Shall be
Clearly seen,
And the truth
Shall dawn
That those
Arms and hands
Are the world's
Brightest hope
Be it night or
Be it
Day.
with
Chelsea's Statue
Of Christ holding the
World i n his arms and hand s
In mind. October 1991 .
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
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DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
March 16, 1911
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DATE AND PLACE OF DEATH
January 21, 1994
Chelsea, Michigan
TIME AND PLACE OF FUNERAL SERVICES
Wednesday, January 26, 1994
11:00 a.m.
Chelsea Retirement Community Chapel
Chelsea, Michigan
CLERGY OFFICIATING
Rev. Dr. J. Gordon Schleicher
Rev. Richard Dake
Rev. Rebecca Foote
ORGANIST
Mary Hoffman
PLACE OF INTERMENT
Oak Grove Cemetery
Chelsea, Michigan
ARRANGEMENTS BY
Cole Funeral Chapel
Gladys Louise Cookingham, age 82, died Friday, January 21, 1994
at the Chelsea Retirement Community. Born on March 16, 1911 in
Farrar, Iowa, she was the daughter of Hugh J. & Myrtle (Elliot)
Longnecker. Graduation from High School in Newton, Iowa was
followed by graduation from Eldorado Junior College in Eldorado,
KS. She received the A.B. Degree from Taylor University in
Upland, IN, where she served as secretary to the president of the
college, Dr. Robert Lee Stuart. She married Charles W. Cookingham
in Upland, Indiana on June 2, 1936. After their initial pastorate in
the Methodist Church in Scotts, MI she and her husband served on
the staff of the First Methodist Church in Ft. Wayne, IN. During her
husband's seminary years at Drew University in Madison, NJ and
their student pastorate at Stockholm, NJ she was secretary to Dr.
Robert Felton of the Seminary Faculty. Active across the years in
the Woman's Society of the Methodist Church, her service as Pastor's
wife included pastorates in Forest, IN, Stambaugh, Iron River, and
Calumet in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; Highland Park, Blissfield,
Milan, Royal Oak, Flint, and Mt. Morris. While in Highland Park
she was secretary to Tract Missionary John Ferguson. Following
retirement she was financial secretary for ten years at the First
United Methodist Church at Hendersonville, NC. While living at
Crestview Methodist Retirement Center in Sylvania, OH she was a
member of the Epworth United Methodist Church of Toledo. She
has been a member of the Chelsea Retirement Community since
1989, and a member of the Chelsea United Methodist Church. Hers
was a life long commitment to the missionary outreach. She is
survived by her husband, Rev. Charles Cookingham of the Chelsea
Retirement Community, her daughter, Mary Jane Cookingham of
Ann Arbor; her grandson, Pvt. Christopher Cookingham of Fort
Drum, NY; her brother, John of Fort Morgan, CO; and her sister,
Mrs. Leon Shaffer of Kalamazoo.
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Chelsea Retirement Community Chapel
THE SERVICE OF FAITH AND THANKSGIVING
GLADYS LOUISE COOKINGHAM
Wednesday, January 26, 1994
THE PRELUDE:
THE
Here and now we know that nothing in life
or in death will be above to separate us
from your great love in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Amen .
- 11:00 a.m.
HYMNS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION
Mary Hoffman, Organist
THE SCRIPTURE ASSURANCES:
PSALM 23
WORD OF GRACE:
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
JESUS SAID, "I AM THE RESURRECTION AND
THE LIFE. THOS E WHO BELIEVE IN ME THOUGH
THE DIE, YET SHALL THEY LIVE, AND WHOEVER LIVES AND" BELIEVES . IN ME. SHALL. NEVER DIE. BECAUSE I LIVE YOU SHALL
LIVE.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters .
THE GREETING:
In grateful love we have gathered here to
praise God and to rejoice in our faith in
Christ as we give thanks for the life and
witn7ss of Louise Cookingham. we here
conf1dently believe that even as our
living Lord was and is to her so shall He
be to us our life our peace, our consolation, our all.
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He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the
paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for
thou art with me; thy rod and thy . staff they
comfort me .
Thou preparest a table before me in the
Presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my
head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my life : and I will dwell in the
house of the Lord forever .
THE HYMNS OF CONFIDENT TRUST:
THE PASTORAL PRAYER:
Rev . Richard Dake
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THE HYMN NO. 127
"Guide Me, 0 Thou Great Jehovah"
THE TIME OF SHARING:
Rev. Rebecca Foote
THE HYMN NO. 140
"Great Is Thy Faithfulness"
THE SHARING IN SONG: The Chapel Choir
"My Faith Looks Up to Thee"
THE PRAYER OF CONFIDENT LOVE:
0 L~rd, .our heavenly father, we join with
Lou1se 1n thanksgiving that in dying for
us on the cross, Ch rist Jesus destroyed
o~r death, in rising He restored our
1 1 fe.
Here and now we are blessed in
receiving His gift of everlasting life.
THE MESSAGE:
Rev . Gordon Schleicher
~HE HYMN NO. 175
Jesus, The Very Thought of Thee"
THE BENEDICTION:
THE ORGAN POSTLUDE
Rev. Dake
WHEN WITH YOU
When with
You
The hills and streams
Combine to
Give
To one another
And to all
Their purest
Melodies,
And the sunlight
Gives the
Surface of the lake
Its mo st resplendent
Grace
When with
You
I am renewed,
as free,
As f orwa rd,
And yet as relaxed
As a sailing
Bird
Flying just above
The sea,
Touching, at will,
The lifted wave
With th e outmost tip
Of its graceful
\hn g .
wh e n wit h
You
All that is most inspirin g
To me
Ri sP · fountain -like
To i . , d as water-mists find
In th e awaiting winds
A deft and devoted
Comp a nionship
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