It is with a profound sense of loss that this Pastor mourns the loss of a faithful, and dedicated church worker, Sister Verdell Cooper. Sister Cooper was Church Secretary when this Pastor was called to Friendship in the year of 1973. She remained the faithful secretary of record for the entire period I have served as your Pastor. What an accomplishment! Sister Cooper served with excellence. She was the personification of 2 Corinthians 4:8: “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” Sister Cooper worked diligently to advance the Kingdom of our Lord. Some of you might not know that she was president of the choir and was a featured lead singer (she was very good, I might add). She was so proficient at getting floral arrangements where they should be, even with little advance notice.
With all the Kingdom duties that Sister Cooper performed, she was a meticulous record keeper. We praise God for her life and her legacy. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints” (Psalm 116:15). We have experienced a precious event and we offer our condolences to the Cooper/Brisco families
Pastor J. Amos Jones
