Duane E. Couey
| Duane E. Couey | |
|---|---|
Paul W. Booth | |
| End reason | Honorably released |
| Counselor in the Alan D. Tyree | |
| End reason | Called as Presiding Patriarchs/Evangelist |
| Council of Twelve Apostles | |
| April 2, 1960 – April 18, 1966 | |
| Called by | W. Wallace Smith |
| Predecessor | Edmund J. Gleazer |
| Successor | Earl T. Higdon |
| End reason | Called as counselor in the First Presidency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Duane Emerson Couey[1] September 13, 1924 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US |
| Died | March 26, 2004 (aged 79) Independence, Missouri, US |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Griswold Margaret Rushing |
| Children | Four Two (by Edith) Patricia Henshaw Ralph Couey Two(adopted) Freda Clenden Cathy Davis |
| Parents | Ralph Couey Hazel Lindsey |
Duane Emerson Couey (September 13, 1924 – March 26, 2004) was an
Couey was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was in the United States Navy during World War II, serving as a Petty Officer First Class Radioman aboard the destroyer escort Earl K Olson. After the war, he briefly worked as a manager in a plastics plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin before becoming a missionary for the RLDS Church, becoming a full-time RLDS Church minister in 1954. He was president of the Los Angeles, California Stake from 1958 to 1960.
On 2 April 1960, Couey was selected by RLDS Church president W. Wallace Smith to become an apostle of the church and a member of the Council of Twelve Apostles.[2] At this time, he moved to Independence, Missouri, where the headquarters of the RLDS Church were located. He served in the Council of Twelve Apostles until 1966, when Smith selected him to replace the retiring F. Henry Edwards as one of Smith's counselors in the First Presidency of the church.[3]
When
Couey was also a theologian, administrator and mentor to many of the younger church appointees. He married Edith Griswold of
Notes
- ^ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- ^ Doctrine and Covenants 146:1.
- ^ Doctrine and Covenants 148:2.
- ^ Doctrine and Covenants 153:2.
- ^ a b Doctrine and Covenants 155:2–3.
- ^ Doctrine and Covenants 158:2.
References
- "Obituary: Duane E. Couey": Obits For Life 2011