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The Loss of A Child Is Never Easy

Camri Faith Anderson, the precious daughter of Adam and Terry Anderson of Parkersburg returned to Heaven, in the arms of an angel, on Friday, March 22, 2019, leaving this world from Camden Clark Medical Center.

Greeting her at Heaven’s gate with open arms were her maternal great grandparents, Lee and June Roberts and Ruth Reynolds; and paternal great grandparents Howard and Virginia Gwynn.

Those left to cherish her memory, in addition to her loving parents, are her siblings, Chase Robert, Cole Michael, and Chloe Grace Anderson; maternal grandparents, Bob and Cindy Reynolds; paternal grandparents, Ray and Sue Campbell and James Anderson; and several aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.

It is always hard to accept the death of a young person, especially that of a baby.

Our culture idolizes youthfulness.

Those who are young are supposedly indestructible.

A person’s death at a young age shatters our dreams of what we picture for their future.

It also threatens our own sense of invulnerability.

d) If life stopped so suddenly for someone so young, what is in store for me?

e) says, “You do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.

You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.”

f) Life on Earth is short.

At one moment it is here, and in the next it is gone.

g) But, a life, whatever its length, is of great value to God.

h) We want to live forever because God put the concept of eternity in our hearts.

says, “He has made everything beautiful in its time.

He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”

i) It is natural to want to live as long as we can.

j) Thank heavens the Bible teaches us that life does not end when physical life is cut short.

2. What a joy Cooper was to his parents Allen and Crissy and to all his family and friends.

a) Cooper brought joy to everyone around him.

b) He was always laughing, happy, smiling and exploring.

c) He loved to snuggle.

d) Cooper was very expressive and readable with his emotions and although he was unable to communicate in words yet, you always knew exactly what he was feeling.

3. Cooper wasn’t with us very long.

a) Born August 4, 2001, he departed to be with God June 9, 2002; Cooper was only with us 309 days in all.

b) He came into this world premature, being born too early.

He struggled just to stay alive.

c) He left this world too early as well.