Pastor Robert M. “Bob” Couch, age 82, went to be with the
Lord on February 28, 2013. He passed
away in a local nursing facility after suffering a stroke.
His “Home-Going Celebration” will be held at 3 p.m. on
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at West Highland Assembly of God on River Falls Street in
Andalusia. Rev. Joel Calhoun and Rev.
David Hicks will officiate. Interment
will follow in Stone Lake Gardens.
Visitation will be Saturday, March 2, from six until eight
o’clock in the evening at Keahey Funeral Home.
The son of Lloyd and Myrtle Couch, Bob was born on July 26,
1930 in Lyman, South Carolina. He
graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1949 and attended Bob Jones
University. He graduated from
Southeastern Bible College in Lakeland, FL in 1955.
Pastor Couch preached the Word of God for over 50
years. An ordained minister of the
Assemblies of God, he pastored churches in South Carolina, Florida, Georgia,
Indiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri.
During his ministry, he participated in various ministerial
associations in cities where he pastored.
He also served as a youth camp director, police chaplain and hospital
chaplain. Bob labored for the Lord
spiritually, but he also labored with his hands helping build several churches
and a parsonage.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Carol Hicks Couch;
three children, Jan (Greg) White, David (Claudia) Couch, and Judy (John)
Padgett; four grandchildren, Kelley White, Andrew Couch, Steven Padgett, and
Jonathan Padgett.
He was preceded in death by his parents and younger brother,
Aaron Couch.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be
made to the West Highland Assembly of God Church, the Gideons, Crossover
Ministries, or Sav-a-Life of Covington County.
To the Family:
ReplyDeleteMay the comfort from family and friends continue to strengthen you during this difficult time, and may you find comfort in the words found in the last book of the Holy Scriptures: "And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away."
May the wonderful memories of your loved one continue to provide a measure of comfort to you--until God's promises are fulfilled Matthew 5:5; Psalms 37:11, 29.