Obituary of Christine Wiegman

Services for Christine Wiegman, 94, Whitehouse, are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Friday, July 13 at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Walnut Grove, with the Reverend Benny Portwood officiating. Burial will be in the Walnut Grove Cemetery near Whitehouse, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Wiegman died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in a Whitehouse nursing home. She was born May 26, 1918, in the Walnut Grove community to the late Richard and Ida Morrow Cooper. She had been a lifetime resident of the Whitehouse area. She retired as a supervisor from the Levi Straus Company, Tyler. Mrs. Wiegman was a member of the Flint Church of The Nazarene.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Hiram Wiegman; a brother, Bill Cooper; and a sister, Gertrude Arklin. Survivors include a sister, Bobby Cain of Whitehouse; a brother, Reuben Cooper of Groves and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Ben Dintelman, Don Robert Johnson, Wes Cain, Keith Cain, Dennis Cain, Tommy Cooper, Chris Lott, and Bill Porwood. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Thursday, July 12.