Paola, Kansas
Cooper-Mrs; Edwin R. Cooper died Tuesday, July 14, 1953, at her home in Bucyrus. She had been in failing health since February...Gertrude,daughter of John T and Sarah C. Nixon Offutt, was born in Capon Bridge, W. Va. and grew to womanhood there. She was married July 24, 1895, to Mr. Cooper and they would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary next week.
The couple came to Miami county and made their home on a farm near Louisburg, where their five sons were born. Later, they lived for a short time in Louisburg and then moved to the present home in Bucyrus eight years ago.
Mrs Cooper was formerly a member of the Eastern Star chapter at Louisburg and of the Louisburg Methodist church. Loved by her friends for her generous nature, she was. also a loving., wife and mother whose main interest was in her home.
Survlving are the husband of the home, five sons, Vernon of Lawrence, Kenneth of Sprlng Hill, Ellis of Gilmore, Mo.., Edwin of Coolidge, Ariz.,and.jess of Pratt, 14, grandchildren and.. 15 g r e a t - grandchildren. Two brothers and two slsters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this Thursday afternoon in the Runyan chapel with E. J. Carlson of the Louisburg Baptist church officiatlng. Pallbearers will be grandsons and burial will be in the Bucyrus cemetery.
Gettie was homesick for her home in West Virginia after she married and moved to Kansas. She kept a month diary and she wrote poems. This poem shows her longing for her childhood home.
The Call of the Hills
by Gertrude Offutt Cooper
Take me back to West Virginia
To my home among the Hills.
Where the golden rod and daisies
Mingle with the sparkling rills.
To the field and fertil valleys
Tinted with the golden grain
Take me back to my old homestead
Let me linger there again.
How I long for West Virginia,
And my home among the Hills
Just to hear the sweetest music
Chanted by the Whippoorwills.
Where the meadow lark is calling
to his mate way down the lane
And the nightingale is singing
To the Thrush his sweet refrain.
Take me back to friends and loved
ones
Friends whoes hearts are good
and true.
Where the mountains rise in
beauty towards the sky so
bright and blue.
Where the honeysuckle blossoms
Pours its fragrance in the air
Take me back to West Virginia
To that land so bright and fair.
Cooper-Mrs; Edwin R. Cooper died Tuesday, July 14, 1953, at her home in Bucyrus. She had been in failing health since February...Gertrude,daughter of John T and Sarah C. Nixon Offutt, was born in Capon Bridge, W. Va. and grew to womanhood there. She was married July 24, 1895, to Mr. Cooper and they would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary next week.
The couple came to Miami county and made their home on a farm near Louisburg, where their five sons were born. Later, they lived for a short time in Louisburg and then moved to the present home in Bucyrus eight years ago.
Mrs Cooper was formerly a member of the Eastern Star chapter at Louisburg and of the Louisburg Methodist church. Loved by her friends for her generous nature, she was. also a loving., wife and mother whose main interest was in her home.
Survlving are the husband of the home, five sons, Vernon of Lawrence, Kenneth of Sprlng Hill, Ellis of Gilmore, Mo.., Edwin of Coolidge, Ariz.,and.jess of Pratt, 14, grandchildren and.. 15 g r e a t - grandchildren. Two brothers and two slsters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this Thursday afternoon in the Runyan chapel with E. J. Carlson of the Louisburg Baptist church officiatlng. Pallbearers will be grandsons and burial will be in the Bucyrus cemetery.
Gettie was homesick for her home in West Virginia after she married and moved to Kansas. She kept a month diary and she wrote poems. This poem shows her longing for her childhood home.
The Call of the Hills
by Gertrude Offutt Cooper
Take me back to West Virginia
To my home among the Hills.
Where the golden rod and daisies
Mingle with the sparkling rills.
To the field and fertil valleys
Tinted with the golden grain
Take me back to my old homestead
Let me linger there again.
How I long for West Virginia,
And my home among the Hills
Just to hear the sweetest music
Chanted by the Whippoorwills.
Where the meadow lark is calling
to his mate way down the lane
And the nightingale is singing
To the Thrush his sweet refrain.
Take me back to friends and loved
ones
Friends whoes hearts are good
and true.
Where the mountains rise in
beauty towards the sky so
bright and blue.
Where the honeysuckle blossoms
Pours its fragrance in the air
Take me back to West Virginia
To that land so bright and fair.
Paola, Kansas
Cooper-Mrs; Edwin R. Cooper died Tuesday, July 14, 1953, at her home in Bucyrus. She had been in failing health since February...Gertrude,daughter of John T and Sarah C. Nixon Offutt, was born in Capon Bridge, W. Va. and grew to womanhood there. She was married July 24, 1895, to Mr. Cooper and they would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary next week.
The couple came to Miami county and made their home on a farm near Louisburg, where their five sons were born. Later, they lived for a short time in Louisburg and then moved to the present home in Bucyrus eight years ago.
Mrs Cooper was formerly a member of the Eastern Star chapter at Louisburg and of the Louisburg Methodist church. Loved by her friends for her generous nature, she was. also a loving., wife and mother whose main interest was in her home.
Survlving are the husband of the home, five sons, Vernon of Lawrence, Kenneth of Sprlng Hill, Ellis of Gilmore, Mo.., Edwin of Coolidge, Ariz.,and.jess of Pratt, 14, grandchildren and.. 15 g r e a t - grandchildren. Two brothers and two slsters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this Thursday afternoon in the Runyan chapel with E. J. Carlson of the Louisburg Baptist church officiatlng. Pallbearers will be grandsons and burial will be in the Bucyrus cemetery.
Gettie was homesick for her home in West Virginia after she married and moved to Kansas. She kept a month diary and she wrote poems. This poem shows her longing for her childhood home.
The Call of the Hills
by Gertrude Offutt Cooper
Take me back to West Virginia
To my home among the Hills.
Where the golden rod and daisies
Mingle with the sparkling rills.
To the field and fertil valleys
Tinted with the golden grain
Take me back to my old homestead
Let me linger there again.
How I long for West Virginia,
And my home among the Hills
Just to hear the sweetest music
Chanted by the Whippoorwills.
Where the meadow lark is calling
to his mate way down the lane
And the nightingale is singing
To the Thrush his sweet refrain.
Take me back to friends and loved
ones
Friends whoes hearts are good
and true.
Where the mountains rise in
beauty towards the sky so
bright and blue.
Where the honeysuckle blossoms
Pours its fragrance in the air
Take me back to West Virginia
To that land so bright and fair.
Cooper-Mrs; Edwin R. Cooper died Tuesday, July 14, 1953, at her home in Bucyrus. She had been in failing health since February...Gertrude,daughter of John T and Sarah C. Nixon Offutt, was born in Capon Bridge, W. Va. and grew to womanhood there. She was married July 24, 1895, to Mr. Cooper and they would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary next week.
The couple came to Miami county and made their home on a farm near Louisburg, where their five sons were born. Later, they lived for a short time in Louisburg and then moved to the present home in Bucyrus eight years ago.
Mrs Cooper was formerly a member of the Eastern Star chapter at Louisburg and of the Louisburg Methodist church. Loved by her friends for her generous nature, she was. also a loving., wife and mother whose main interest was in her home.
Survlving are the husband of the home, five sons, Vernon of Lawrence, Kenneth of Sprlng Hill, Ellis of Gilmore, Mo.., Edwin of Coolidge, Ariz.,and.jess of Pratt, 14, grandchildren and.. 15 g r e a t - grandchildren. Two brothers and two slsters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this Thursday afternoon in the Runyan chapel with E. J. Carlson of the Louisburg Baptist church officiatlng. Pallbearers will be grandsons and burial will be in the Bucyrus cemetery.
Gettie was homesick for her home in West Virginia after she married and moved to Kansas. She kept a month diary and she wrote poems. This poem shows her longing for her childhood home.
The Call of the Hills
by Gertrude Offutt Cooper
Take me back to West Virginia
To my home among the Hills.
Where the golden rod and daisies
Mingle with the sparkling rills.
To the field and fertil valleys
Tinted with the golden grain
Take me back to my old homestead
Let me linger there again.
How I long for West Virginia,
And my home among the Hills
Just to hear the sweetest music
Chanted by the Whippoorwills.
Where the meadow lark is calling
to his mate way down the lane
And the nightingale is singing
To the Thrush his sweet refrain.
Take me back to friends and loved
ones
Friends whoes hearts are good
and true.
Where the mountains rise in
beauty towards the sky so
bright and blue.
Where the honeysuckle blossoms
Pours its fragrance in the air
Take me back to West Virginia
To that land so bright and fair.
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