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In Loving Memory of
Carol Ann White Courtney March 12, 1940 - September 15, 2007
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In Loving Memory of Carol Ann White Courtney
Born: March 12, 1940 Graduated: September 15, 2007
Memorial Service Cedar Mill Bible Church Chapel September 22, 2007, 1:00 p.m.
Preludes Welcome and Prayer Hymn: “Blessed Assurance” Scripture Readings Hymn: “Be Thou My Vision” Memories of Carol by family and friends Reminders from God’s Word Hymn “It Is Well with My Soul” Prayer and Benediction Postludes
You are invited to stay for some refreshments
Officiating: Pastor Carl Palmer The family requests remembrances to the
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Romans 8:38-39 NIV “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Galatians 2:20 NIV “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Psalm 84:1-5a NIV “How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young – a place near your altar, O Lord Almighty, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you. Blessed are those whose strength is in you.”
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Carol Ann White was born March 12, 1940 to Byron and Helen White in Los Angeles, CA; her brother, Butch, was born two years later. She met Jim Courtney at a New Year’s Eve party and 21 days later, January 21, 1961, eloped, marrying in Reno, Nevada. Friendships formed during these years lasted a lifetime. [See Photos from the 1940’s and 1950’s, 1960's, 1970's.] After suffering numerous miscarriages and other losses, her heart sought true and lasting comfort, healing, and peace in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Newly-pregnant with a baby her doctors predicted would not survive to delivery, she knelt at the altar of a church she happened to drive past, remembering the story of Hannah and her vow to dedicate her child to God should she be blessed with one (1 Samuel 1). Carol chose to do the same. Nine months later, Dina Christine was born – and two-and-a-half years after that, Joel Patrick joined the family. Finding the frustrations of living in the sprawl of Los Angeles nearly overwhelming, Jim and Carol moved their young family to Beaverton, Oregon in 1967, gladly joining Jim’s sister and her family who had settled in the area earlier. In 1968, Denise Catherine was born and a year-and-a-half later, Christopher Jesse. [See Photos of Family.] Carol loved and was involved in many children’s ministries. Backyard Bible Clubs and Pioneer Girls were highlights for her. She was also active in Bible Study Fellowship for decades, learning early on in her walk as a believer what a joy it was to discover God’s Word on an in-depth level. She especially delighted in taking her grandchildren to be a part of BSF as they were old enough. One of her greatest joys was gathering all of her grandchildren together each year and taking them on, more often than not, a cross-country road trip. Her passion was that each of her children and their families would know Jesus as personal Savior and Lord. Her deepest desire was that each of her descendants would dedicate themselves to knowing God’s Word and living according to His precepts. She showed remarkable grace for a woman who balanced life as the wife of a truck driver who was often out on the road – and later as a widow, the mother of four active children – and later helping to raise two grandsons, a woman involved in ministry, a woman who worked an exacting job, and friend to so many. [See Photos of friends from PSVMC.] Over the years, there were many heartaches. Some would perhaps have chosen to turn away from God during the storms, but not Mom. She chose instead to turn into the loving embrace of her Savior. She walked faithfully and consistently, always starting her morning on her knees in prayer, reading God’s Word, and journaling. She would often, when the storms seemed the bleakest, stop immediately – empty out her hurts, confusions, and questions to God – and then worship with everything she had in her, acknowledging God’s sovereignty, His goodness, His grace and mercy, and His lovingkindness. If she taught us anything by word and deed, it was to never see the circumstances as anything but an opportunity to be drawn closer to God.
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Memories of Carol If you have a special memory of Carol that you would like to share with the family, will you please |
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