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Cooper Review - Page 4 Thursday, February 25, 2010
Obituaries
Virginia Lou Whitney
After 66 years on center
stage, Virginia Lou Whitney
has a new audience. She
passed away in her sleep the
evening of February 20, 2010,
surrounded by her loving
family at home in Cooper,
Tx.
Funeral services were
held at 10:00 AM Tuesday,
February 23, at the First Baptist
Church, with Rick Perkins
and Johnny Witherspoon
officiated. Interment followed
in the Oaklawn Cemetery in
Cooper.
Born April 15th, 1943,
in Houston to Herman and
Katherine Boles Kennedy,
Virginia grew up in Cooper,
fleeing to Dallas within days
of graduating from Cooper
High School and vowing
never to return. In 1994
she returned, to retire. That
retirement led to a successful
new career as a realtor, work
she treasured up until the last
possible moment.
Previously, she had been
many thing to many people
in Plano, Texas working
as a bookkeeper in the oil
industry, taking leadership
roles in women’s business
organizations, distributing
for Amway, and playing a
killer game of tennis, all
while raising three beautiful
children.
She continued her
pioneering streak back in
Cooper as Chairwoman of
the Delta County Chamber
of Commerce, co-founder of
the popular annual Chigger
Festival, President of the
SSRDA, and regular columnist
for the Cooper Review’s
“Chamber Chatter”. For 16
years, she tirelessly promoted
her beloved hometown, both
through her own work and as
the wife of two-term Delta
County Judge Hugh Whitney.
Patiently and lovingly
awaiting Virginia’s newest
adventure were her mother,
Katherine Kennedy, her sister,
Shirley Joyce Bailey, and
her dear sister-in-law, Dean
Smolarz. Virginia was also
preceded by her first husband
and father of her two eldest
children, Howard George
“Sonny” Kinzie.
Survivors include her
husband of 42 years Hugh
Charles Whitney; daughter
and son in law Laura Lanette
Kinzie and Sergio Cortes
of Dallas; son and daughter
in law Michael Shawn and
Amy Marie Kinzie of Emory;
son Charles Justin Whitney
of Cooper; father Herman
Kennedy of Cooper; sister and
brother in law Kathryn Ann
and Henry Monroe Erwin
of Cooper; brother Nathan
Ray Kennedy of Cooper;
brother and sister in law
Kenneth Herman and Betty
Sue Kennedy of Daingerfield;
former daughter in law and
honorary daughter Beth
Patterson Burich of Aurora,
Colorado; and grandchildren
Shawn Donovan Kinzie,
Meagan Lanette Kinzie,
Caitlin Shea Kinzie, and Riley
Erin Kinzie.
It should be noted that on
February 21, the day after
Virginia passed, the skies
opened and the rail fell, proof
that she had reached her new
home in Heaven. For on that
day, the angels surely wept
with laughter at the stories
she’d been saving up.
Roger W. Ridpath
Roger W. “Rocky” Ridpath,
70, Born in St. Joseph
Mo. July 13 1939, passed
away February 18, 2010.
He retired from the United
States Army in 1979 as a
Master Sergeant after serving
24 years; he was a member
of the American Legion
Dorothy Ann Skinner
Dorothy Ann Skinner,
72, of Cooper, passed away,
Wednesday, February 17th at
Hopkins County Memorial
Hospital in Sulphur Springs.
Funeral services were at
11:00 AM, Friday, February
19th at the First Baptist
Church in Cooper with
Terry Bryan officiating and
interment was in the Oaklawn
Cemetery under the direction
of the Delta Funeral Home.
Mrs. Skinner was born in
Delta County, November 16,
1937. She was the daughter of
Joe Bill Maynard and Florida
Frances Morris Maynard. She
had lived in Delta County all
her life and was a baby sitter.
Fredna B. Cauley
Mrs. Fredna B. Cauley,
79, of Cooper, passed away,
Thursday, February 18th
at Paris Regional Medical
Center.
Funeral services were at
2:00 PM, Sunday, February
21st, at the Delta Funeral
Home Chapel with Noel
Bailey and Shane Carrington
officiating and interment was
in the Rattan Cemetery.
Mrs. Cauley was born in
Telephone, Texas, January 30,
1931. She was the daughter of
Ernest Lakey and Margie Mae
Hinsley Lakey. For several
years she worked for T.I. and
moved to Cooper in 1989. She
was a member of the Cooper
Church of Christ.
January 21, 1949 she
married Troy Lee Cauley.
Survivors: Husband: Troy
Lee Cauley-Cooper; Sons:
Worship at the Local Church of your choice
BEN FRANKLIN
Baptist Hill
11:00 a.m Sunday Service
United Methodist
9:30 a.m. Sunday Service
Community Church
(Non-Denomination)
10:30 a.m. Sunday Service
6:00 p.m. Evening Service
7:00 p.m. Wednesday Service
Ben Franklin United Methodist
Church
9:30 a.m. Sunday Service
CHARLESTON
First United Methodist
9:00 a.m. Coffee
9:30 a.m. Sunday Service
10:20 a.m Sunday School
COOPER
Apostolic Way
10:30 a.m. Bible Class
11:15 a.m. Sunday Service
7:00 p.m. Wedneday Service
Calvary Baptist
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
10:50 a.m. Sunday Service
6:00 p.m.Evening Service
7:00 p.m. Wednesday Service
Calvary Temple Family Church
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Sunday Service
6:00 p.m. Evening Service
7:00 p.m. Wednesday Service
Church of Christ
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10: 20 a.m.Sunday Service
6:00 p.m. Evening Service
7:30 p.m. Wednesday Service
Corinth Baptist Church
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Sunday Service
7:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible
Study
Crimson River Cowboy
Church
10:30 Sunday Service
6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Faith Independent Baptist
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a. m. Sunday Service
6:00 p.m.Evening Service
7:00 p.m. Wednesday Service
First Assembly of God
10:00 a.m. Sunday Service
6:00 p.m.Evening Service
7:00 p.m. Wednesday NFL
First Baptist Church
8:45 a.m.Traditional Blend
Services 10:00 a.m. Sunday
School
11:00 a.m. Contemporary
Services
6:00 p.m. Traditional Worship
Service
Wednesday
5:15 p.m. Family Meal
6:00 p.m. Adult/Youth/Children
Study
8:00 p.m. College
First United Methodist
8:50 Pray Together
9:50 Sunday School
11:00 Morning Worship
Wednesday
3:15 Kids Discovery Club
5:45 Men's Bible Study
New Zion Baptist
11:00 a.m. 1st & 3rd Sundays
Mt. Zion CME
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m.Sunday Service
7:00 p.m. Evening Service
New Life Baptist
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Sunday Service
6:00 p.m. Evening Service
7:00 p.m. Wednesday Service
Grace Worship Center
Services 10:00 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Calvary Temple Family Church
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Sunday Service
6:00 p.m. Evening Service
7:00 p.m. Wednesday Service
Friendship House of Praise
Community Church
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Sunday Service
6:30 p.m. Monday Night Mission
6:30 p.m. Wed. Night Bible Band
Seventh Day Adventist
9:30 a.m. Sabbath School
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
St. Clare Catholic Mission
11:00 a.m. Sunday Mass
EAST DELTA
East Delta Baptist Church
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Sunday Service
6:00 p.m. Evening Adult Bible
Study
7:00 p.m. Wednesday Service
6:30 p.m. Youth
ENLOE
Enloe Baptist
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a. m. Sunday Service
6:00 p.m. Evening Service
First United Methodist
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
9:45 a.m. Sunday Service
7:30 p.m. Wednesday Service
Victory Temple
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a. m. Sunday Service
7:30 p.m. Wednesday Service
HORTON
Faith Chapel Church of God
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a. m. Sunday Service
6:00 p.m.Evening Service
KLONDIKE
Klondike Church
10:00 Sunday School
10:45 Sunday Service
6:00 Sunday Evening Service
7:00 Wednesday Service
Klondike Church of Christ
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m.Sunday Service
LAKE CREEK
Lake Creek United Methodist
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Sunday Service
Mt. Joy Church
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Sunday Service
5th Sunday’s Dinner
PACIO
Pacio Baptist Church
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Sunday Service
6:30 p.m. Evening Service
6:30 p.m. Wednesday Service
PECAN GAP
First Baptist Church
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Sunday Service
6:00 p.m. Evening Service
6:00 p.m. Wednesday Service
First United Methodist
9:30 a.m. Sunday Service
10:30 a.m. Sunday School
Friendship Baptist Church
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m.Sunday Service
6:00 p.m. Evening Service
7:00 p.m. Wednesday Service
Mt. Zion Baptist
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Sunday Service
COOPER PROPANE CO.
21 North Side Square
903-395-2124
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
11 West Side Square
903-395-2131
DELTA FUNERAL HOME
451 S.W. First Street,
Cooper
903-395-2165
MILLER’S PHARMACY
100 E. Dallas Ave.
903-395-2161
DELTA COUNTY TITLE &
ABSTRACT CO.
61 West Side Square
903-395-4116
CUMBY TELEPHONE
COOPERATIVE, INC
Cooper TX 75433
903-300-3000
Post No. 258, the National
Riflemen’s Association,
and ASA second OPS.
Survivors include his
daughters: Stephanie
Ridpath-Kersey and
husband Michael Kersey of
Stewartsville, Mo.; Lorena
Ridpath-Lewis and husband
Albert Lewis of Cooper,
Texas; Allison Ridpath-
January 28, 1974 she
married Brantley Skinner.
Survivors: Husband:
Brantley Skinner-Cooper;
Three daughters: Cindy
Hargrave-Cooper, Debbie
Huie-Cooper, Alicia Szafran-
Cooper; Five sisters: Frances
Rowe-Commerce, Billy
Robinson-Cooper, Betty
Stewart-Brashear, Patricia
Virgel-Peerless, Connie
Parker-Commerce; Four
grandchildren: Jake Huie,
Lainey Huie, Jolee Szafran
and Ty Szafran.
She was preceded in
death by a daughter, Sharon
Hargrave, her parents and two
brothers, Joe Donald Maynard
and Ronnie Maynard.
Freddie Cauley-Dallas, Gary
Wayne Cauley-Caddo Mills,
Randall Dean Cauley-Sachse;
Daughters: Marilyn Ann
Wyatt-Sulphur Springs, Rena
Fae Harvey-Wylie; Brother:
Bud Lakey-California; Sister-
Patsy Jo Avery-Carson,
Texas; Ten grandsons,
one granddaughter and
twenty great-grandchildren.
Grandsons were pallbearers.
Hensel, Albuquerque, N.M.;
Heather Ridpath-Pilcher
and husband Charles Pilcher
of Monroe, La.; and Sarah
Ridpath of Atlanta, Texas; 8
grandchildren: and 2 great-
grandchildren
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Edwin B.
and Mary L. Ridpath; and a
brother, Donald Ridpath.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday Schedule:
Breakfast: 9:15 am
Sunday School: 10:00 am
Worship: 11:00 am
Youth: 5:00 pm
Pastor Michael Rowe
Wednesday Evenings:
Men’s Bible Study: 6:00 pm
United Methodist Women-2nd
Thursday of each month at 7pm
United Methodist Men-1st and
3rd Friday of each month at
6:30am
200 SW 1st Street-Cooper
Phone: 903-395-4263
All You Can
Eat Fish
Fry
Adults $8.00
Children $4.00
4pm-7pm
March 13th
Weekly
Bible Verse
Keep on asking, and
you wifi receive what you
ask for. Keep on seeking,
and you wifi find. Keep on
knocking, and the door wifi
be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7 NLT
Prairie Rose Flower Shop
Formerly Martha's Flower Shop
831 N¥ 1st
903-395-4770
Store Hours: M-F 8 am -5 pm & Sat. 8 am -12 pm
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and. Big Jon’s Burger. Keep an eye out for the
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New Owner: Debbie Grider
New Store Manag’er: Linda Waller
Desig’ner: Virginia Smitb
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Dear Fellow Republican,
The first time I voted in the Delta County Republican Primary, there were
12 votes cast. I knew we could do better. I took the challenge and have served
two terms as your County Chairman. Since then, we have gained 675 primary
votes and in 2007 opened the Delta County Republican Party Headquarters.
As County Chairman I am a member of the Texas Republican County
Chairman’s Association and have attended each of the Legal Election Laws
Seminar held in Austin, TX.
I spent four years in the U.S. Air Force and flew 146 combat missions in
Viet Nam and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal.
I attended East Texas State University and have a Bachelors degree in
Finance and Marketing with a minor in Business Administration.
January 3,2009,1 retired as Regional Vice-President for a cooperative bank.
During this time, I supervised a two billion dollar portfolio and served the Tri-
State Region of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. My primary emphasis was to
provide financial consultation and financing to the electrical cooperatives.
The Delta County Republican Party has grown rapidly and continues to
do so. If you are pleased with the direction the Party has taken under my
leadership, please vote for me on March 2ncl
If you have any questions, please call me at 903-395-2656 or 903-243-
7201.
Respectfully,
Derrell London
Delta County Republican Chairman
Political Ad paid for by Derrell London, Delta County Republican Chairman, 10 CR 3060, Cooper, TX 75432
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