Marion Van Cooley, 80, of Brookhaven, MS, formerly of Laurel and Lucedale, MS, died on June 11, 2015 with his loving wife and family by his side at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.
A memorial service was held Saturday, 2:00 pm, June 13, 2015, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service in Brookhaven, MS with the interment at Memorial Gardens in Laurel, MS. Visitation was from 1:00 pm until time of service.
Marion Van was born October 7, 1934, in Laurel, MS to Amza and Martin Van Buren Cooley.
Marion Van attended Glade High School, and was a member of the Jones County Junior College Class of 1955. He then transferred to Mississippi State College graduating with a B.S. from the School of Forestry in 1958.
For 50 years, Marion Van held membership in the Society of American Foresters and the Mississippi Forestry Association. He was also a member of the Tree Farmers Association, owning property recognized as a “certified family forest.” M.V. loved God’s land and was called to become a forester. He was a Registered Forester and Land Surveyor in Mississippi. His devoted and loving wife of 60 years believes that God made him with a “heart made from a pine tree with a little bit of hardwood thrown in.” He instilled the love of the land in his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
He was a lifetime Deacon at First Baptist Church, Brookhaven, where he served as Chairman of Deacons, and taught Sunday school for many years. He was a member of George County Jaycees and an Exchange Club member in Brookhaven. M.V. was honored to be chosen for both the 1962 Distinguished Service Award by the George County Jaycees and the Mississippi State University College of Forest Resources’ 2011 Alumni Fellow.
Marion Van was preceded in death by his parents, Amza and Martin Van Buren Cooley; sister, JoAnn Cooley Warren; and grandson, Adam Scott Bateman.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to First Baptist Church Brookhaven, MS building fund.
Grandson Adam Bateman
A memorial service was held Saturday, 2:00 pm, June 13, 2015, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service in Brookhaven, MS with the interment at Memorial Gardens in Laurel, MS. Visitation was from 1:00 pm until time of service.
Marion Van was born October 7, 1934, in Laurel, MS to Amza and Martin Van Buren Cooley.
Marion Van attended Glade High School, and was a member of the Jones County Junior College Class of 1955. He then transferred to Mississippi State College graduating with a B.S. from the School of Forestry in 1958.
For 50 years, Marion Van held membership in the Society of American Foresters and the Mississippi Forestry Association. He was also a member of the Tree Farmers Association, owning property recognized as a “certified family forest.” M.V. loved God’s land and was called to become a forester. He was a Registered Forester and Land Surveyor in Mississippi. His devoted and loving wife of 60 years believes that God made him with a “heart made from a pine tree with a little bit of hardwood thrown in.” He instilled the love of the land in his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
He was a lifetime Deacon at First Baptist Church, Brookhaven, where he served as Chairman of Deacons, and taught Sunday school for many years. He was a member of George County Jaycees and an Exchange Club member in Brookhaven. M.V. was honored to be chosen for both the 1962 Distinguished Service Award by the George County Jaycees and the Mississippi State University College of Forest Resources’ 2011 Alumni Fellow.
Marion Van was preceded in death by his parents, Amza and Martin Van Buren Cooley; sister, JoAnn Cooley Warren; and grandson, Adam Scott Bateman.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to First Baptist Church Brookhaven, MS building fund.
Grandson Adam Bateman
Marion Van Cooley, 80, of Brookhaven, MS, formerly of Laurel and Lucedale, MS, died on June 11, 2015 with his loving wife and family by his side at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.
A memorial service was held Saturday, 2:00 pm, June 13, 2015, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service in Brookhaven, MS with the interment at Memorial Gardens in Laurel, MS. Visitation was from 1:00 pm until time of service.
Marion Van was born October 7, 1934, in Laurel, MS to Amza and Martin Van Buren Cooley.
Marion Van attended Glade High School, and was a member of the Jones County Junior College Class of 1955. He then transferred to Mississippi State College graduating with a B.S. from the School of Forestry in 1958.
For 50 years, Marion Van held membership in the Society of American Foresters and the Mississippi Forestry Association. He was also a member of the Tree Farmers Association, owning property recognized as a “certified family forest.” M.V. loved God’s land and was called to become a forester. He was a Registered Forester and Land Surveyor in Mississippi. His devoted and loving wife of 60 years believes that God made him with a “heart made from a pine tree with a little bit of hardwood thrown in.” He instilled the love of the land in his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
He was a lifetime Deacon at First Baptist Church, Brookhaven, where he served as Chairman of Deacons, and taught Sunday school for many years. He was a member of George County Jaycees and an Exchange Club member in Brookhaven. M.V. was honored to be chosen for both the 1962 Distinguished Service Award by the George County Jaycees and the Mississippi State University College of Forest Resources’ 2011 Alumni Fellow.
Marion Van was preceded in death by his parents, Amza and Martin Van Buren Cooley; sister, JoAnn Cooley Warren; and grandson, Adam Scott Bateman.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to First Baptist Church Brookhaven, MS building fund.
Grandson Adam Bateman
A memorial service was held Saturday, 2:00 pm, June 13, 2015, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service in Brookhaven, MS with the interment at Memorial Gardens in Laurel, MS. Visitation was from 1:00 pm until time of service.
Marion Van was born October 7, 1934, in Laurel, MS to Amza and Martin Van Buren Cooley.
Marion Van attended Glade High School, and was a member of the Jones County Junior College Class of 1955. He then transferred to Mississippi State College graduating with a B.S. from the School of Forestry in 1958.
For 50 years, Marion Van held membership in the Society of American Foresters and the Mississippi Forestry Association. He was also a member of the Tree Farmers Association, owning property recognized as a “certified family forest.” M.V. loved God’s land and was called to become a forester. He was a Registered Forester and Land Surveyor in Mississippi. His devoted and loving wife of 60 years believes that God made him with a “heart made from a pine tree with a little bit of hardwood thrown in.” He instilled the love of the land in his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
He was a lifetime Deacon at First Baptist Church, Brookhaven, where he served as Chairman of Deacons, and taught Sunday school for many years. He was a member of George County Jaycees and an Exchange Club member in Brookhaven. M.V. was honored to be chosen for both the 1962 Distinguished Service Award by the George County Jaycees and the Mississippi State University College of Forest Resources’ 2011 Alumni Fellow.
Marion Van was preceded in death by his parents, Amza and Martin Van Buren Cooley; sister, JoAnn Cooley Warren; and grandson, Adam Scott Bateman.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to First Baptist Church Brookhaven, MS building fund.
Grandson Adam Bateman
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