Helen-Colson-Obituary

Rev. Helen Elizabeth Colson

Jackson, Michigan

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COLSON (HANLEY), REV. HELEN ELIZABETH— Of Spring Arbor, passed away April 1, 2005, at the Spring Arbor Assisted Living Center at the age of 92. She was born April 14, 1912 in Gilboa, NY to Arthur and Lodema Hanley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Colson in 1968; her parents and...

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Though I do not remember this lady, my parents knew her and were grieved to hear of her passing.

I will remember my Aunt Helen as a guiding force in my life, and someone to emulate both personally and spiritually. She was an ordained minister, but more than that, she was an ordained woman minister. All her life, she championed the right of women to serve the Church in the same capacities as men.She was a forceful woman in her quiet way, and I can't help but wonder about the timing of her death. Did she choose to leave us just in time to stand proudly inside the pearly gates and say to...

Judi and Family: My prayer is that you will receive a special grace from the memory of your mother. Del

Wanted to let you know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and all the family at this difficult time.

Judi and Family,

Thinking of you with heart felt sympathy and prayer. Your Mother was a jewel. What little time I got to know her was special. She always was friendly and visited with me. She was a special lady.