Charles H. Cookman, 79
Dr.
Charles Hardy Cookman, 79, of Dunn died Monday morning, March 26, 2007, at Rex
Hospital in Raleigh. He was born in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11, 1927, to the
late Lloyd E. and Susan H. Cookman.
In 1948, Dr. Cookman started his ministry in Timberidge, W.Va., then to Capon
Springs, W.Va., then to Calvary Assembly of God in Staunton, Va., where he was
the founding pastor. He pastored at Central Assembly of God in Charlotte, North
Carolina (now know as Epic
International Church) from 1957 until 1966. From April 1966 until May 1992,
Dr. Cookman served as superintendent of the North
Carolina District Council of the Assemblies of God.
He also served on the board of
Southeastern University (formerly Southeastern College of the Assemblies of
God, Lakeland, Fla.) and for ten years was the Vice-President of the board. Also
he served on the board of
Heritage Bible College in Dunn. Since 1996 he was the Vice-President of the
Board of Directors of the Friends Forever Missions &
Media based in Pinehurst, North
Carolina and Montego Bay, Jamaica. Additionally, he served as a General
Presbyter of the General Council Assemblies of God.
Funeral services were held, Friday, March 30th at 11 a.m. at
Glad Tidings Church, Dunn North
Carolina. Ministers involved in the memorial celebration were the
Rev. Tim Rice,
the
Rev. Tom Whidden,
Dr. Charles O. Kelly,
Rev. Bobby Collins, Rev. Bryan
Rainbow,
Rev. Robert Gruver,
Rev. Danny Collins,
Rev. Dr. Mark A. Muirhead, and
Rev.
Belinda Cruze. The burial followed at Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Also a
special video presentation was made by the grandsons.
The entire
memorial service was audio streamed LIVE on
www.aroundtheworldradio.org.
The audio feed was also carried by station WIDU, Fayetteville and it's two
sister stations in Laurenburg and Lumberton, North Carolina.
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Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Survivors include his wife, Esther Grogan Cookman; sons,
Noel H. Cookman of
Flower Mound, Texas, Charles Wesley Cookman of Fayetteville and John Calvin
Cookman of Raleigh; daughters, Carol C. Pierce of Colerain and
Claudia C. Redd
of Waxahachie, Texas; a brother, Jack Cookman of New York, N.Y.; sisters, Alta
McGill of Columbia, S.C., and Jane Cridor of Rock Hill, S.C.; grandchildren,
Charles "Zack" Cookman, Travis
Pierce, Brandon Pierce, Andy
Cookman, Melody Redd Soules, Chip
Redd, Harmony Redd, Britney
Pierce, Tambour Redd and
Taylor Cookman; and
great-grandchildren, Rhianne Miles and Wesley Soules.
Memorials may be made to
Native American Bible College, P.O. Box 248, Shannon, NC 28386.
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