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Barbara Plunkett posted a condolence
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Aaron was a friend like no other for over 50 years. He prayed for me, checked on me and advised me many times. He will be missed so much. Prayers for the family.
"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalms 73:26
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Thursday, January 14, 2021
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Dennise Duckett posted a condolence
Thursday, January 14, 2021
So sorry to hear of the loss of Aaron,he was such a sweet man and I know he loved God and he loved his wife Winnie. I enjoyed our times together when he attended FBC Locust Grove and singing in the choir. Ms.Winnie you will be in my prayers and thoughts.
Love,
Dennise
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Dale Spratlin lit a candle
Thursday, January 14, 2021
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I knew Aaron when we were in elementary school and high school. Always a really nice, friendly guy. I'm so sorry to hear of his passing.
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Thursday, January 14, 2021
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George Aaron Coursey, my BFF. I never called him George since from the time we first met I always knew him as Aaron.
I am blessed that Aaron was my friend for over 62 years. Few people can say that they had a friend like the friend Aaron was to me. I love Aaron, he was the best friend that I ever had or will ever have. We were brothers from different mothers. I shall miss him and shall never get over his untimely death.
Our friendship started when we were ten-years-old. We met while attending Sunday school at Northwest Christian Church in the Grove Park/Center Hill area of Atlanta where we grew up. During that time, we attended different elementary schools so we didn’t interact with one another on a daily basis. However, come Sunday morning we would be back in Sunday school eagerly learning of God’s love for us as individuals.
Our Sunday School Director, Mrs. Jordan, always started each day by reading Mark 12:31 to the class. She always emphasized that we are to “love your neighbor as you love yourself”; that verse nurtured the friendship between Aaron and me. As life moved on, we both tried to live by that commandment, however Aaron was always better at following it than I was.
Aaron took those lessons of God’s love, and of loving one another through life with him, and he never deviated from that learning experience. He and I were blessed that our lifelong friendship began while gathering together to learn about God’s Word, and from that beginning we became Best Friends Forever.
As time moved on, we both began attending West Fulton High School which gave us more opportunities to grow our friendship since we saw each other more often. We had many classes together and would always pair up together in classes where teams of two worked together on lessons and projects. We both especially enjoyed learning to play the trumpet in High School band class and would spend countless hours together on Saturdays in Aaron’s grandma’s old house playing duets. We were sentenced to go there because it was vacant and it located us far away from everyone else whom most often were not fans of our music. Shortly into my sophomore year of High School my family and I moved to Powder Springs and that cut short the experience of attending High School together.
We still kept in constant contact though by talking to one another on the telephone. Because of doing that our friendship never cooled even though we were many miles apart. Several months after my family’s move to Powder Springs Aaron and his family moved to Conley, Ga.
Since both of our families had moved quite a distance apart, during summer vacation Aaron would come to my house in Powder Springs for two weeks and I in turn would spend two weeks at his house. We had some real adventures during those visits.
Shortly after graduating from High School Aaron began serving in the Air Force. As for me, I went out of state to attend college. Even with those circumstances we still made time to call each other on the telephone and catch up on the latest news. Aaron and I never let our friendship grow apart and that is the reason why we were such close friends over the years.
Since Aaron and I became adults during the sixties we grew into adulthood in the midst of Detroit’s first “muscle-car era”. Aaron was a Ford guy and I was a Dodge boy and because of those differing brand loyalties, that led to many spirited conversations about the merits of each brand and which was the faster. Even as old men we would still reminisce about his 1969 Mustang Mach 1 and my 1968 Dodge Superbee and the good times we had with those cars.
Time marches on, years pass and I began the courtship of my wife Barbara. Aaron was there with me during that time and went on many double dates with Barbara and I during our courtship. When I married Barbara, he was my Best Man. When Aaron married Winnie, I was his Best Man.
We had so much in common yet we were so different in certain ways. Aaron was meek, mild, and always looked at the entire picture before making decisions. I can say this with all honesty, in the 62+ years that I knew him, I never saw him lose his temper even once.
However, as for me, I am high strung and impulsive which often times is to my detriment. I tend to lose my temper at the worst possible moments and often make decisions on the fly.
Aaron’s calming demeanor and level headedness balanced out my roll the dice and worry about the consequences later mentality. We were polar opposites in some of our behavior patterns but so alike in many others.
I suppose the old saying that “opposites attract” was true in our friendship.
However, our differences made us dependent upon one another in many regards and led to us leaning and depending on one another throughout many chapters of our lives.
Aaron and I would talk on the telephone at least once a week and that went on for so many years that I can’t remember when it began. Just like clockwork he would call me or I would call him, but most often he called me first. We could just chat about anything for hours but we both loved talking about our old memories of growing up and the things that we did together. I will miss those conversations.
I’ve often heard the expression “old friends are the best friends”. That saying is the true essence of the friendship that Aaron and I had.
Aaron truly was my “old friend” and I often reminded him of that fact since he was older than me by eight days. Every year I would kid Aaron about our age difference after he had his birthday on September 13th which was 8 days before mine. My birthday is on September 21st and we were both born in 1948 which made him 8 days older than me. I reminded him many times that he would always be older than me; today I wish that were true.
I’ll close by dedicating a poem to my Best Friend Forever, Aaron:
If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane,
I would walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again.
No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye.
You were gone before I knew it, and only God knows why.
My heart still aches with sadness, and secret tears still flow,
What it meant to know and love you most will never know.
But now I know you want me to mourn for you no more,
You would want me to remember all the happy times as life still has much in store.
Since you’ll never be forgotten, I pledge to you today.
A hollowed place within my heart you’ll always stay.
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John lit a candle
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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I will miss you and know you are in the presence of our Lord and Savior. Say high to Mom Dad and Gail for me. I know you will be waiting to greet me when my time on Earth is over. We had some great times together and some good brotherly fights which you never let me win. I can only imagine the beauty you are surrounded by there in Heaven.
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Claudia Holland posted a condolence
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
So sorry to hear about George. He was such a wonderful and caring person. I enjoyed working with him so much and he was a great addition to our group at BellSouth. Winnie, you were the light is his heart and the number one person in his life.
Prayers for you both.
Claudia Holland
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Love, Cyndi purchased flowers
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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May all who knew you take comfort in knowing you are gently resting in Gods arms.
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Eddie Bloodworth posted a condolence
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Aaron was the first person I met when I went to work for Southern Bell in 1968. He had a big smile, a firm handshake and a warm heart. We became friends and worked together off and on for 40 years. He became a mentor as well as a friend, always willing to share his knowledge with his co-workers. He was also a prayer warrior and prayer partner with me. He was the best. I love him and will miss him. Rest In Peace and we will meet again
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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