Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Pickins, Coral E. June 17, 1907
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Lake Odessa Times - Thurs. June 20, 1907


BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LIFE TAKEN

MISS CORAL E. PICKENS DIES AT THRESHHOLD OF LIFE OF ENCOURAGEMENT, HOPE AND 
PROMISE.

Leaves Large Circle of Associates and Close Friends, Close Companion of Her 
Mother Who Has Sympathy of All. Beautiful Funeral Service Obituary.

Coral E. Pickens only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pickens was born October 
17, 1889 in the township of Odessa and died June 17, 1907 at her home in 
Woodland.

When only six years old her own father died and she and her younger brother 
Orvin were their mother’s seemingly only comfort. She early began her school 
life in the district school and making good progress there she entered the Lake 
Odessa High School in September 1905. Her work here has been of the best and 
she never failed to win the love of her teachers and one of her deep regrets 
during her recent sickness was that she would fall behind her classmates in her 
studies. She joined the Methodist church when but a young girl about ten years 
of age and lived a most devoted and Christlike life until her Savior called her 
home. In Sunday School she was a member of a class of twenty young ladies and 
she was always found prepared on the lessons.

Last winter she took the measles and pneumonia set in and for weeks her life 
was dispared of but she recovered sufficiently to attend school a little this 
spring. Last week Thursday she was taken sick again and although all was done 
that man wish being that she might know that she was going a few minutes before 
that the time was at hand, and that her mother and friends might be comforted 
after her departure. She calmly talked of death as simply going to be at home 
with Jesus and her papa and seemed to have a vision of the eternal before the 
spirit fled. She selected three songs to be sung at her funeral leaving one for 
Russel, her friend, to select, and the text she requested her mother to select.

After a prayer and the son, “We’ll Never Say Good By in Heaven” at the home of 
the funeral service was held at the Methodist church. The procession was headed 
by ten classmates of her Sunday School followed by the pall bearers Byron 
Hershiser, Bert Shepard, Howard Klahn, Frank Niethamer, Jasper Jordan and 
Stanley Dann, all school-mates of the deceased.

Rev. Cook gave a most excellent address on the text, “Precious in the sight of 
the Lord is the death of his saints” and the songs “Beautiful Isle of 
Somewhere,” “Gathering One by One” and “Down Through the Valley” were sung by a 
ladies quartette consisting of Mrs. G. Braden, Mrs. R. Colwell, Mrs. A. Dann 
and Mrs. L. Otis with Mrs. George Carpenter at the organ.

Interment was made to Lakeside cemetery by the side of the deceased’s father. 
Those bereft have the sympathy of a large circle of friends who feel that words 
are inadequate at such time. 





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Lakeside Cemetery #3-358

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