2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL September 7, 2016
Arthur Donald Dahl
1927-2016
IN MEMORIAM
Harold Arthur
Roady, Jr.
1953-2016
You can say No to strife
W
e’ve all experienced
the effects of strife in
one way or another. Strife can
manifest itself through arguing,
screaming and yelling. Other
times, it can be more subtle, like
when someone gives you “the
silent treatment” and refuses to
talk at all.
The dictionary defi nes strife
as “bickering, arguing, a heated
disagreement, or an angry un-
dercurrent.”
I think maybe the most dan-
gerous form of strife is an angry
undercurrent, because it’s not as
easy to recognize. It’s something
you can feel in the atmosphere.
You know something’s not quite
right, but no one wants to ad-
dress it. Maybe nothing is spe-
cifi cally said, but it’s quite clear
that everything is not okay.
In the early years of my mar-
riage, I perfected the art of ar-
guing with my husband, Dave,
without having to say a word.
I spent entire Saturdays stomp-
ing around the house and clean-
ing every room, ignoring him
for hours at a time. Thankfully,
Dave was a peacemaker and
mature enough to not give in to
my tantrums!
You see, Satan works endless-
ly to try and fi ll our lives with
strife—our marriages, busi-
nesses, churches, schools and
relationships. Why? Because he
knows how powerful it is when
God’s children walk in peace
and unity.
Psalm 133:1 (NIV) says,
“How good and pleasant it is
when God’s people live togeth-
er in unity!” It then goes on, in
verses 2-3, to give an illustration
of what unity is like.
This psalm tells us that unity
brings with it the anointing and
God’s blessing. The anointing is
the presence and power of the
Holy Spirit to help us in every
area. We need the anointing to
raise our children, perform well
at our jobs, have a successful
marriage and simply enjoy our
lives.
Conversely, if there is not uni-
ty—if your home or business is
full of strife—you will not have
the anointing and God’s bless-
ing.
First Peter 3:11 (AMPC) says,
“...[Do not merely desire peace-
ful relations with God, with your
fellowmen, and with yourself,
but pursue, go after them!]”
“Pursue” is a strong word.
It implies making a true effort
and taking action. If we’re re-
ally going to pursue peace, we
can’t wait around for everyone
to come apologize to us. Chas-
ing after peace means resolving
issues quickly and even apolo-
gizing to others when we don’t
feel like it.
Romans 12:16 (AMPC) says,
“Live in harmony with one an-
other; do not be haughty (snob-
bish, high-minded, exclusive),
but readily adjust yourself to
[people, things] and give your-
selves to humble tasks. Never
overestimate yourself or be wise
in your own conceits.”
Living in peace requires us to
take responsibility for our own
thoughts and actions. We’re go-
ing to have to humble ourselves
and do some adapting and ad-
justing.
I learned a tough lesson in this
area. A few years ago, Dave and
I were in an art store at the shop-
ping mall. Dave found a picture
he really liked for our house, but
I didn’t like it at all.
He really desired to purchase
it, but I wouldn’t give in. I per-
sisted and argued until he fi nally
said, “All right, just do what you
want.”
For a few minutes, I felt smug
and congratulated myself on the
victory. Then, right there in the
mall, the Holy Spirit spoke to
my heart and said, “You think
you won, but you lost.”
It pierced my heart. I knew
right then that I didn’t walk in
love at all. If Dave really liked
that picture, there were plenty of
places we could have hung it. At
the very least, I could have been
more loving in how I handled
the entire conversation.
You see, pursuing peace re-
quires compromise. We should
never compromise our beliefs or
what God tells us to do, but we
will be required to compromise
our own wants and desires in or-
der to truly love others and keep
strife out of our relationships.
Living in peace will also re-
quire us to sacrifi ce our need to
be right. We all like to be right
and win every argument, but be-
ing right is highly overrated! We
may win the battle, but when we
insist on having our own way at
the expense of a relationship,
we can do tremendous damage.
Always remember, real love
gives up its right to be right. If
you truly want to have a healthy
marriage or strong relationships
with others, I recommend that
you learn to say (and sincerely
mean) this statement: “I think
I’m right but I may be wrong.”
Can I let you in on a secret?
Even if you know you’re right,
you don’t always have to argue
about it and prove your point!
What’s more important—being
right, or keeping the peace in
your home?
Yes, some things are very im-
portant and you need to stand
your ground, but there are so
many things in life that just
don’t make a difference.
Harold Arthur Roady, Jr., 63,
of Cottage Grove passed away
Aug. 11, 2016.
He was
born June
28,
1953
in Canyon-
ville, Ore.
to
Grace
Lawrence.
Harold
served in
the U.S. Army for nine years.
He received a master’s degree in
teaching and worked as a post-
master.
He loved golfi ng, spending
time with his dog, collecting
guns and knives and bike rid-
ing.
Survivors include his mother,
four children, Brittany Roady,
Leise Rolfe, Keri Aldous and
Scooby Roady, and three grand-
children, Tanner, Tristan and
Quinn.
No services are planned. Ar-
rangements under the care of
Andreason’s, Springfi eld.
BIRTHS
Aug. 27, 2016
To Seth nd Megan Howe of Cottage Grove, a son.
Arthur Donald Dahl, 89, aka
“Al” or “Fuzzy” of Drain, Oregon
passed away Aug. 25, 2016 of age
related causes.
He was born as Arthur Leroy
Harrington on Aug. 11, 1927 in St.
Paul, Minn. to Katherine Harrington
and adopted by Ferdinand and
Frieda (Garbisch) Dahl in Granton,
Wisc. at the age of three.
He entered the U.S. Navy
in 1944 and was discharged in
1948. He served aboard the USS
Baham and the USS Kershaw as a
boatswain mate.
After the service he lived in Alaska, Washington and California.
He was a “jack of all trades”. In 1964, he learned the wrecking and
salvage business and as a result moved to Culp Creek, Oregon with his
family in 1965. In 1972, he moved the business, A and H Automotive.
to Walker. In 1979, the name was changed to “Fuzzies”. They sold in
2005 and moved to Drain.
He was preceded in death by a son, Robert, and a brother, Erlin.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Perry, son, Gordon,
brother, Byrl and wife Sonja, sister-in-law, Irene, four grandchildren,
Haley, Sheila, Thomas and Michael, and fi ve great-grandchidlren,
Isabella, Andrew, Robert, Amii and Xander. He was “Uncle Fuzzy” to
many and is loved and missed by all who knew him.
His cremation was handled by Andreasons’ and there will be no
service. A gathering is planned for a later date.
Jean Coop
1932-2016
CORRECTION: A reader captured this back-porch
photo of a helicopter taking water from Hidden
Valley Golf Course to fi ght a fi re on Mt. David on
Wednesday, Aug. 24. The Sentinel had incorrectly
reported that the water was taken from the Coast
Fork of the Willamette River.
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Jean Coop of Lorane, Oregon
passed away peacefully in her home
on August 29, 2016 at the age of 84.
She was born in Erick, Oklahoma to
John and Eva Odom on May 28th,
1932. Th ey moved to Oregon in
1946 where she graduated from Cot-
tage Grove High School in 1950. She
married her high school sweetheart,
Duane Coop in Reedsport, Oregon December 31, 1952 and later
moved to Creswell where they had two Children, Mike and Cindy.
Th ey lived in Creswell for many years, raised their family, built
several businesses in the community and were very active in the
Oregon FFA Association. She and her husband bought a Ranch in
the Lorane Valley and raised cattle and grew timber. She enjoyed
interior decorating and design, entertaining and event planning
with family and friends, and sewing. She supported many local and
nonprofi t charities including the Children’s Miracle Network. She
also sponsored many children in need of school clothes every year
throughout the States. She traveled many places across the United
States with her husband and children and loved seeing new things.
She is survived by her Husband, Duane Coop, her son, Mike Coop
and wife Candy, her grandson, Daniel Coop and wife Sabrina,
her Granddaughter, Ashley Rogers and Husband Jesse, her great
grandchildren, Travis and Tonya Rogers, loving Nieces and Neph-
ews. She also leaves behind numerous close relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Cindy Coop in 2012.
Her service will be held at Smith Lund Funeral Chapel on Saturday,
September 3rd, 2016 at 2pm. Followed by a Reception and potluck
at Community of Christ Church in Cottage Grove.
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