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Roy Lee Cooper

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Roy Lee Cooper

Birth
Maxwell, Story County, Iowa, USA
Death
4 Aug 1931 (aged 42)
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Tama, Tama County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 12, Lot 25
Memorial ID
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Roy Lee Cooper was the second child born to Amos Benjamin Cooper and Nettie May Parish. His birth occurred on 24 June 1889 in Maxwell, Story County, Iowa. He had an older sister, Mabelle J. Cooper Baldwin (1884-1925) and a younger brother Walter (1893-?) who died during childhood. Roy was married to Marie Fae Etta Carnal on 14 May 1910 in Tama, Tama County, Iowa. To his union was born a son Lee Etta (1913-1913) and a daughter Mary Jane in 1916.

Omaha World Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, 5 August 1931, Morning Edition, Page 3 – “Roy Cooper Found Dead of Gas Fumes – Roy L. Cooper, 3019 Mercy Street, was found dead of gas in the kitchen of his home Tuesday (4 August) afternoon. The body was found by his wife when she returned from a shopping trip with their daughter, Mary Jane, about 7 o’clock. Beside the body was a note indicating despondency. The body was taken to the Brailey & Dorrance mortuary. Cooper was an interior decorator.”

Roy was buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Tama, Tama County, Iowa. The plot was purchased by his wife Faye Etta Cooper.
Roy Lee Cooper was the second child born to Amos Benjamin Cooper and Nettie May Parish. His birth occurred on 24 June 1889 in Maxwell, Story County, Iowa. He had an older sister, Mabelle J. Cooper Baldwin (1884-1925) and a younger brother Walter (1893-?) who died during childhood. Roy was married to Marie Fae Etta Carnal on 14 May 1910 in Tama, Tama County, Iowa. To his union was born a son Lee Etta (1913-1913) and a daughter Mary Jane in 1916.

Omaha World Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, 5 August 1931, Morning Edition, Page 3 – “Roy Cooper Found Dead of Gas Fumes – Roy L. Cooper, 3019 Mercy Street, was found dead of gas in the kitchen of his home Tuesday (4 August) afternoon. The body was found by his wife when she returned from a shopping trip with their daughter, Mary Jane, about 7 o’clock. Beside the body was a note indicating despondency. The body was taken to the Brailey & Dorrance mortuary. Cooper was an interior decorator.”

Roy was buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Tama, Tama County, Iowa. The plot was purchased by his wife Faye Etta Cooper.


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