PROGRAMME FOR THE PRIVATE BURIAL

OF THE LATE

MR. SAMUEL NEWLAND COLE

@1923 Eguabado, Saltpond | 9:00am

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 ORDER OF SERVICE
PART I PART III

Opening of casket At The Graveside

Hymn A&M 165, 193, 176 Hymn A&M 609
Filing Past Sentences & Prayer
Closure of Casket Hymn A&M 231
(Lowering of casket)
Committal & Prayers
PART II Hymn A&M 401
Burial Service Vote of Thanks
Benediction
Hymn A&M 222, 282
Prayer
Psalm 46
Scripture reading I Thessalonians 4:13-18
Hymn A&M 240
Sermon
Hymn A&M 223

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 BIOGRAPHY OF
THE LATE SAMUEL NEWLAND COLE

K
nown in family circles as Fiifi, the late Samuel Newland Cole was born at Nkwawkaw in
the Eastern Region on Friday, 7th December, 1943 when the second world war was fast
drawing to an end. The fifth of seven siblings (4 males and 3 females), he was born to the
late Samuel Joseph Cole, a Sierra Leonean engineer of the Ghana Railway Corporation and Mrs
Angelina Cole (nee Cofie) of the Eyeson family of 1923 Eguabado, Saltpond and the Odomna
Kusubentsir clan of Nankesido, Lower Saltpond.

Early Childhood
Fiifi had a pleasant childhood. He lived with his biological parents and siblings. Theirs was a
cohesive nuclear family that always stuck together, did things together and enjoyed life together.
Christmas was a special occasion for the family. The children were treated to special dinners in
addition to new clothes and shoes. The children reciprocated by staging concerts to entertain
their parents during the festive occasion.

Education
Fiifi began his basic education at the Anglican Primary School in Sekondi During his second
year at school, an uncle of his visited and on his return took him along to live with him in Sierra
Leone. After a considerable period of time, his parents went over to Sierra Leone and brought
Fiifi back to Ghana.

Fiifi was admitted to St. John’s Secondary School (now Senior High School) in Sekondi and
obtained the School Certificate after successfully writing the West African School Certificate
Examination. Fiifi was admitted to the Institute (now university) of professional Studies at
Madina in Accra where he majored in Accounting; successfully going through the first two

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levels of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Work Experience
Fiifi’s first job was with pioneer Tobacco Company (PTC) Ltd. He was employed as an accountant at the company’s head office
which was at Adabraka in Accra. His tenure with the company was however brief. He secured a job with the Cocoa Marketing
Board (CMB) as an auditor. His tenure with the Board started at Sekondi and took him to Accra, Sunyani, Cape Coast, Koforidua
and finally Agona Swedru in 1990. He had risen through the ranks to the position of Regional Internal Auditor and later as Chief
Cocoa Officer.
After about eighteen months that is sometime in 1992, Fiifi resigned his appointment with the Board and took up farming at Assin
Kyekyewere where he relocated permanently in 1995. His family however remained at Swedru.

Christian Life
Like all his siblings, Fiifi’s religious life followed the path of his parents who were staunch Anglicans. He was a baptised and
confirmed member of the Anglican Communion. He served his God wherever his work took him. His love for God and his church
was such that at Koforidua he was elected to the office of Peoples’ Warden, the highest elective position in the Parish with the
responsibility among others of overseeing the welfare of the laity.

Fiifi was a founding member of the Association of Eyeson Family of 1923, Eguabado, Saltpond. He remained an active member of
the association and made significant contributions to it until 2018 when it became necessary for him to locate to Accra in order
for him to access medical care for an ailment that virtually left him incapacitated.

On the 1st of May, 2020 his condition deteriorated. All efforts to get him hospitalised failed until Monday the 4th of May when he
was admitted to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. He died on the 7th of May, 2020.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs Adelaide Ofosu-Appiah Cole, nine children, four siblings, thirteen grandchildren, a host of family
members, friends and loved ones to mourn him.
Rest in Perfect Peace.

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 TRIBUTE BY
ADELAIDE OFOSU-APPIAH COLE - WIDOW

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:
He that keepeth thee will not slumber”. Psalm 121: 1-3

I recall the day we met at the Cocoa Marketing Board at Sekondi when you approached
me and expressed your love for me. You were confident and insisted on having me as
your wife. Truly you kept your words and made me your wife. After forty-two years
of married life, it is with a heavy heart and deep sense of sorrow that I write this tribute
to bid you farewell.

These forty two years have not been all smooth sailing; from Sekondi, to Accra to Kumasi
to Sunyani, Cape coast, Koforidua, and then finally Agona Swedru where you ended your
carrier with Cocoa Board - we have had the good times, bad times. At the end, we have
fought through them and thus far the Lord has brought us.

You impacted my life in many ways. You proudly brought me into your family, introduced
me to your friends and whatever you did was perfect. You were firm on the children for
good upbringing. Educating your children was your topmost priority and together, we
have built a great family.

When you took ill, we did our best to support you with prayer until that faithful morning
7th May 2020 when you left us. You have suffered a great deal. God knows best and
although your absence has created a void in our hearts.
So now I lift my eyes to the hills, where does my help come from? My help comes from

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the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let my foot slip, He who watches over me will neither slumber nor sleep. The
Lord is my shade at my right hand; the sun will not smite me by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep my children and I
from harm, the Lord will watch over our lives and our coming and going, both now and forevermore.

Fiifi, you will forever remain in my heart.

Fiifi, my love, Rest In Peace.
May the Angels lead you to the bosom of the Lord,
our Saviour Jesus Christ till meet again in Glory!
Fiifi da yie, Nyame mfawo sie.

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 TRIBUTE TO
DADDA BY CHILDREN

“When the day of toil is done,

When the race of life is done,
Father, grant thy wearied one rest for evermore.”
John Ellerton, 1870

D
adda, your death took us by surprise even though we knew you were not well. Nothing prepared us for the news on the
morning of May 7, 2020. We are still yet to come to terms with the fact that you are indeed gone but we take consolidation
in the fact that you are free from pain. We do not have the words to express the magnitude of this loss to us.

You were a man of few words, as such your actions spoke louder than your words. You didn’t have to pretend around people to
please them. You were who you were and gave no excuse for it. You held your part the best way you knew how and through it all
you gave us the best training you could.

Among the many things we learnt from you, these will forever remain in our hearts. That is, you’ve taught us to be responsible for
our actions, to live our lives in such a way so as to please God and not man, to love and respect the people we call family, to always
be each other’s keeper as well as be objective in our dealings with every one we encounter in life. Above all, you’ve taught us to never
throw away our own family in exchange for another person’s family. We have come to understand and appreciate what you have
always taught us. If we ever failed to express our heartfelt gratitude, it’s because we didn’t know how. We are truly grateful. Thank
you Dadda!

Dadda, God gave you 76 years in this world and when the time came, He called you to be with Him. We believe that you are sleeping
peacefully with the Lord whom you served wholeheartedly. When we grieve and bid you farewell, our hearts are gladdened having

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Romans 14:8 in mind; “For if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we
are the Lord’s”.

You will be greatly missed.

May the Good Lord keep you till we meet again.

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 TRIBUTE BY SIBLINGS

“Naked a man comes from his mother’s womb,

and as he comes so he departs
He takes nothing from his labour
That he can carry with his hand”.
Ecclesiastes 5:15

I
t was devastating and heartbreaking when the news of your demise came to us
that faithful Wednesday morning. Though we were devastated by the news of
your death, we have clutched on to our faith in the Almighty God our Comforter
- “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away, May the name of the LORD be
praised”.

Bra Fii, as we affectionately called him was the fourth child of seven children. He
spent his formative years in Freetown, Sierra Leone and later joined us in Ghana
to begin his secondary education. We quiet remember you, Bra Fii, with the estate
boys who came around in Mamaa’s house in Sekondi just to listen to some cultures
and stories you brought from Freetown; and how they would mess and laugh at your
pronunciation when you were learning the Fanti language.

Bra Fii was soft spoken, gentle, studious, hardworking and conscientious. We will
forever miss your “gari” and “fanti kenkey” - a sure package on every visit to us here
in Accra.

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 Fare thee well, beloved brother. May the Good LORD grant you a most deserving rest at
the place where He is. Amen

Bra Fii, Nyame mfa wo nsie.

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 TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF
SAMUEL NEWLAND COLE FROM COUSINS

Shakespeare, a renowned poet of the ages would have ubelieve that:

‘The world is a stage and all the men and women merely players.
They have their exists and their entrances and one man in his time plays many parts’

I
ndeed, Bra Fii as we affectionately called him played many parts during his lifetime with steadfast fortitude, whether in good
times or bad times, whether in sickness or in good health.

Bra Fii had a great sense of humor and a friendly and pleasant personality. He mixed very well with all his cousins and friends. He
was a very generous person and growing up, we all looked up to him for his strength of character and pecuniary kindness to family
and friends alike. One other trait of a character which endured Bra Fii to all of us was his humility.

All of us are really inspired by the legacies you have left behind and we would challenge ourselves to live by these legacies. We are
sad and broken by your death; But we are consoled by the words of one of the greatest poet and hymn writer William Cowper who
said and we quote “The path of sorrow and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown”.

Bra Fii, you were a priceless gem to all of us and we pray that the Almighty God will shine His glorious face upon your mortal
remains and receive your soul unto His bosom.

We celebrate and salute you, Bra Fii Adieu!!

Rest peacefully in the bosom of the Lord until we meet again. AMEN

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 TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE SAMUEL NEWLAND COLE
BY THE ASSOCIATION OF THE EYESON FAMILY OF
EGUABADU (1923) SALTPOND

“I am the resurrection, and the life.He who believes in Me,

though he may die,he shall live: And whoever lives and
believes in Me shall never die”
(John 11:25-26)

W
e have met today to mourn with deep sorrow the passing to eternity of our beloved brother Samuel Newland Cole.

Brother Fiifi Cole as we affectionately called him was a founding and active member of our association formed some
nineteen years ago, born out of the desire of the third generation of the Eyeson family of 1923 Eguabadu, Saltpond to come together
into a group and thereby forge a closer bond for the promotion of the interest and welfare of the family. Brother Fiifi, worked
diligently for the promotion of unity and fellowship among members.

Brother Fiifi, was kind- hearted and generous and believed in the long standing family legacy of godliness, sharing, love, compassion
and humility. You lived these values until your last breath. Brother Fiifi was actively involved in all activities of the association until
around 2017 when he was stuck down with a serious illness which necessitated regular visits to the Korle Bu Teaching hospital for
treatment. He never recovered from this illness until the Lord called him to rest from all the pains, labours and tiredness. Yes, we
believe God saw you were getting tired and called you to take a deserved rest.

We console ourselves in the Lord and pray that the Good Lord would grant us the fortitude to bear the loss. To the Cole group,
we know Brother Fiifi’s death is a difficult one to take for obvious reasons; May the Lord strengthen you during this difficult time.
Brother Fiifi, you would be fondly remembered by all of us.

Rest well Brother Fiifi, Nyame mfa wonsie…Amen

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 TRIBUTE BY
NEPHEWS & NIECES

“In Heavenly love abiding, No change my heart shall fear;

And safe Is such confiding, For nothing changes here:
The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid;
But God Is round about me, And can I be dismayed?”

G
od saw you getting tired and so He put His arms
around youand whispered “Come to me”. Sad as
it makes us feel we have no choice but to bid you
farewell.

As you close your eyes to rest in the bosom of the Lord, may
all your pain and troubles be lost forever. To have had you
for an uncle was the greatest blessing of all.The fact that
you are no longer here will always cause us pain,But those
special memories of you (especially your delicious gari) will
remain forever in our hearts, until we meet again.

Rest in Peace, uncle Fii!!!

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PSALM 46 & HYMNS

Psalm 46 Our shelter from the stormy blast,

And our eternal home;
1 God is our help and strength: a very pleasant help in trouble
2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved: and 2. Beneath the shadow of Thy Throne
through the hills be carried into the midst of the sea; Thy saints have dwelt secure;
3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell: and though the Sufficient is Thine Arm alone,
mountains sake the tempest of the same. And our defense is sure.
4 The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the city of God: the
holy place of the tabernacle of the most Highest. 3. Before the hills in order stood,
5 God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed: Or earth received her frame,
God shall help her, and that right early. From everlasting, thou art God,
6 The heathen make much ado and the kingdoms are moved: but To endless years the Same.
God hath shewed his voice, and the earth shall melt away.
7 The Lord of host is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. 4. A thousand ages, in Thy sight
8 O come hither, and behold the works of the Lord: what Are like an evening gone;
destruction he hath brought upon the earth. Short as the watch that ends the night
9 He maketh wars to cease in all the world: he breaketh the bow, Before the rising sun.
and knappeth the spear in sunder, and burneth the chariots in the
fire. 5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the Bears all its sons away;
heathen, and I will be exalted in the earth. They fly forgotten, as a dream
11 The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our refuge. Dies at the opening day.

6. O God, our help in ages past,

A&M 165 Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
1. O God, our help in ages past, And our eternal home.
Our hope for years to come,

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A&M 193
1. JESU, Lover of my soul,
Let me to Thy Bosom fly,
While the gathering waters roll,
While the tempest still is high.
Hide me, O my Savior, hide,
Till the storm of life is past;
Safe into the haven guide;
O receive my soul at last.
2. Other refuge have I none;
Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;
Leave, ah! leave me not alone,
Still support and comfort me.
All my trust on Thee is stay'd,
All my help from Thee I bring;
Cover my defenseless head
With the shadow of Thy wing.
3. Plenteous grace with Thee is found,
Grace to cleanse from every sin;
Let the healing streams abound;
Make and keep me pure within.
Thou of Life the Fountain art,
Freely let me take of Thee;
Spring Thou up within my heart;
Rise to all eternity.
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A&M 176
1. How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In a believer’s ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
2. It makes the wounded spirit whole
And calms the troubled breast;
’Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary, rest.
3. Dear Name! the Rock on which I build,
My Shield and Hiding Place,
My never-failing Treasury fill'd
With boundless stores of grace!
4. Jesus! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.
5. Weak is the effort of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see Thee as Thou art,
I’ll praise Thee as I ought.
6. Till then I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath,
And may the music of Thy name
Refresh my soul in death.
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1. Ten thousand times ten thousand,
In sparkling raiment bright,
The armies of the ransom'd Saints
Throng up the steeps of light:
'Tis finish'd! all is finish'd,
Their fight with death and sin;
Fling open wide the golden gates,
And let the victors in.
2. What rush Alleluias
Fills al the earth and sky!
What ringing of a thousand harps
Bespeaks the triumph nigh!
O day, for which creation
And all its tribes were made!
O joy, for all its former woes
A thousand-fold repaid!
3. Oh, then what raptured greetings
On Canaan's happy shore,
What knitting server'd friendship up,
Where partings are no more!
Then eyes with joy shall sparkle
That brimm'd with tears of late;
Orphans no longer fatherless,
Nor widows desolate.
4. Bring near Thy great Salvation,
THOU LAMB for sinners slain,
Fill up the roll of Thine elect,
Then take Thy power and reign;
Appear, Desire of nations,
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Thine exiles long for home;
Show in the heavens Thy promised sign;
Thou Prince and Saviour come.
A&M 282
1. Be Thou my Guardian and my Guide;
And hear me when I call;
Let not my slippery footsteps slide,
And hold me lest I fall.
2. The world, the flesh, and Satan dwell
Around the path I tread;
O save me from the snares of hell,
Thou Quickener of the dead.
3. And if I tempted am to sin,
And outward things are strong,
Do Thou, O Lord, keep watch within,
And save my soul from wrong.
4. Still let me ever watch and pray,
And feel that I am frail;
That if the tempter cross my way,
Yet he may not prevail.
A& M 240
1. PLEASANT are Thy courts above
In the land of light and love;
Pleasant are Thy courts below
In this land of sin and woe;
Oh, my spirit longs and faints
For the converse of Thy saints,
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 For the brightness of Thy Face,
For Thy fullness, GOD of grace.
2. Happy birds, that sing and fly
Round Thy Altars, O most High;
Happier souls that find a rest
In a heavenly FATHER’S breast;
Like the wandering dove that found
No repose on earth around,
They can to their ark repair,
And enjoy it ever there.
3. Happy souls, their praises flow
Even in this vale of woe;
Waters in the desert rise,
Manna feeds them from the skies;
On they go from strength to strength,
Till they reach Thy throne at length,
At Thy feet adoring fall,
Who hast led them safe through all.
4. Lord, be mine this prize to win,
Guide me through a world of sin,
Keep me by Thy saving grace,
Give me at Thy side a place;
Sun and Shield alike Thou art,
Guide and guard my erring heart;
Grace and glory flow from Thee;
Shower, O shower them, Lord, on me.
A&M 223
1. Hark! hark, my soul! Angelic songs are
swelling,
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O'er earth's green fields and ocean's wave-beat shore;
How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling
Of that new life when sin shall be no more!
Angels of JESUS, Angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night!
2. Onward we go; for still we hear them singing,
"Come, weary souls, for Jesus bids you come;"
And through the dark, its echoes sweetly ringing,
The music of the Gospel leads us home.
Angels of JESUS, Angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night!
3. Far, far away, like bells at evening pealing,
The voice of JESUS sounds o'er land and sea;
And laden souls, by thousands meekly stealing,
Kind Shepherd, turn their weary steps to Thee.
Angels of JESUS, Angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night!
4. Rest comes at length; though life be long and dreary,
The day must dawn, and darksome night be past;
Faith's journeys end in welcome to the weary,
And Heaven, the heart's true home, will come at last.
Angels of JESUS, Angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night!
5. Angels, sing on, your faithful watches keeping;
Sing us sweet fragments of the songs above,
Till morning's joy shall end the night of weeping,
And life's long shadows break in cloudless love.
Angels of JESUS, Angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night!
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 A&M 609
1. SAFE home, safe home in port!
Rent cordage, shatter'd deck,
Torn sails, provisions short,
And only not a wreck;
But oh! the joy upon the shore
To tell our voyage—perils o’er!
2. The prize, the prize secure!
The athlete nearly fell;
Bare all he could endure,
And bare not always well;
But he may smile at troubles gone
Who sets the victor-garland on.
3. No more the foe can harm;
No more of leaguered camp,
And cry of night alarm,
And need of ready lamp;
And yet how nearly had he fail'd—
How nearly had that foe prevail'd!
4. The lamb is in the fold,
In perfect safety penn'd;
The lion once had hold,
And thought to make an end;
But One came by with wounded Side,
And for the sheep the Shepherd died.
5. The exile is at home!
O nights and days of tears,
O longings not to roam,
O sins and doubts and fears;
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What matters now grief ’s darkest day?
The King has wiped those tears away.
A&M 231
1. "FOR ever with the LORD!"
Amen; so let it be;
Life from the death is in that word,
’Tis immortality.
Here in the body pent,
Absent from Him I roam,
Yet nightly pitch my moving tent
A day’s march nearer home.
2. My FATHER’S house on high,
Home of my soul, how near
At times to faith’s foreseeing eye
Thy golden gates appear!
Ah! then my spirit faints
To reach the land I love,
The bright inheritance of Saints,
Jerusalem above.
3. "Forever with the LORD!
FATHER if 'tis Thy Will,
The promise of that faithful word
Even here to me fulfil.
Be Thou at my right hand,
Then I shall never fail;
Uphold Thou me, Lord, and I shall stand,
Fight and I must prevail.
4. So when my latest breath
Shall rend the veil in twain,
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 By death I shall escape from death, FATHER, in Thy gracious keeping
And life eternal gain. Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
Knowing as I am known,
How shall I love that word, 5. "Earth to earth, and dust to dust,"
And oft repeat before the Throne, Calmly now the words we say,
"For ever with the LORD!" Leaving him to sleep in trust
Till the Resurrection-day,
A&M 401 FATHER, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
1. NOW the labourer’s task is o’er;
Now the battle day is past;
Now upon the farther shore
Lands the voyager at last.
FATHER, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
2. There the tears of earth are dried;
There its hidden things are clear;
There the work of life is tried
By a juster Judge than here.
FATHER, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
3. There the sinful souls, that turn
To the Cross their dying eyes
All the love of CHRIST shall learn
At His Feet in Paradise.
FATHER, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
4. There no more the powers of hell
Can prevail to mar their peace;
CHRIST the LORD shall guard them well,
He who died for their release.

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 Memory Lane

REST IN PEACE TILL WE MEET AGAIN...

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