Funeral services for Charlotte Cooper, 107, of Dover, were held Friday, March 3, in the Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Dover. Mrs. Cooper died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006, in her home.
Mrs. Cooper was born Feb. 2, 1899, in Talbot County, Md., daughter of the late Isaac H. and Sarah Elizabeth Hughes.
She was educated in the Delaware public school system.
Mrs. Cooper was a homemaker, devoted mother of the church and foster mother for more than 20 years.
She was a dedicated member of the Bethuel Seventh-day Adventist Church, Dover, where she served as deaconess and pianist for many years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Nolan Cooper; five sisters, Mary E. Perry, Helen Mae Smith, Grace Sockum, Ruth Hughes and Virgie Hughes; five brothers, William Hughes, Mark Hughes, Jesse Hughes, David Hughes and Roy Hughes; and a grandson, Charles Gibbs.
Mrs. Cooper is survived by a daughter, Beulah Gibbs of Dover, with whom she lived; and five sons and three daughters-in-law, Barry Cooper of Dover, Larry R. and Murlie Cooper of Felton, Larry E. and Hollieshia Cooper of Thorndale, Pa., Melvin and Sylvia Bailey of Frederica, and her foster son, Leonard Wright of Dover.
She also is survived by 11 grandchildren, Cassandra McFadden and her husband, Duane, of Pine Forge, Pa., Larry Cooper and Larnell Cooper, both of Felton, Keanu Mullen, Dakota Mullen and Jonas Mullen, all of Thorndale, Pa., Delores Gibson and her husband, John, of Cherry Hill, N.J., Maria Weathersby of Sussex, Wis., Donna Gibbs of Dover, and Shamekia Horsey and Lawrence Horsey, both of Frederica; 13 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Interment was in Sunset Cemetery, Dover.
Taken from The Dover Post - 3/8/2006
Mrs. Cooper was born Feb. 2, 1899, in Talbot County, Md., daughter of the late Isaac H. and Sarah Elizabeth Hughes.
She was educated in the Delaware public school system.
Mrs. Cooper was a homemaker, devoted mother of the church and foster mother for more than 20 years.
She was a dedicated member of the Bethuel Seventh-day Adventist Church, Dover, where she served as deaconess and pianist for many years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Nolan Cooper; five sisters, Mary E. Perry, Helen Mae Smith, Grace Sockum, Ruth Hughes and Virgie Hughes; five brothers, William Hughes, Mark Hughes, Jesse Hughes, David Hughes and Roy Hughes; and a grandson, Charles Gibbs.
Mrs. Cooper is survived by a daughter, Beulah Gibbs of Dover, with whom she lived; and five sons and three daughters-in-law, Barry Cooper of Dover, Larry R. and Murlie Cooper of Felton, Larry E. and Hollieshia Cooper of Thorndale, Pa., Melvin and Sylvia Bailey of Frederica, and her foster son, Leonard Wright of Dover.
She also is survived by 11 grandchildren, Cassandra McFadden and her husband, Duane, of Pine Forge, Pa., Larry Cooper and Larnell Cooper, both of Felton, Keanu Mullen, Dakota Mullen and Jonas Mullen, all of Thorndale, Pa., Delores Gibson and her husband, John, of Cherry Hill, N.J., Maria Weathersby of Sussex, Wis., Donna Gibbs of Dover, and Shamekia Horsey and Lawrence Horsey, both of Frederica; 13 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Interment was in Sunset Cemetery, Dover.
Taken from The Dover Post - 3/8/2006
Funeral services for Charlotte Cooper, 107, of Dover, were held Friday, March 3, in the Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Dover. Mrs. Cooper died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006, in her home.
Mrs. Cooper was born Feb. 2, 1899, in Talbot County, Md., daughter of the late Isaac H. and Sarah Elizabeth Hughes.
She was educated in the Delaware public school system.
Mrs. Cooper was a homemaker, devoted mother of the church and foster mother for more than 20 years.
She was a dedicated member of the Bethuel Seventh-day Adventist Church, Dover, where she served as deaconess and pianist for many years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Nolan Cooper; five sisters, Mary E. Perry, Helen Mae Smith, Grace Sockum, Ruth Hughes and Virgie Hughes; five brothers, William Hughes, Mark Hughes, Jesse Hughes, David Hughes and Roy Hughes; and a grandson, Charles Gibbs.
Mrs. Cooper is survived by a daughter, Beulah Gibbs of Dover, with whom she lived; and five sons and three daughters-in-law, Barry Cooper of Dover, Larry R. and Murlie Cooper of Felton, Larry E. and Hollieshia Cooper of Thorndale, Pa., Melvin and Sylvia Bailey of Frederica, and her foster son, Leonard Wright of Dover.
She also is survived by 11 grandchildren, Cassandra McFadden and her husband, Duane, of Pine Forge, Pa., Larry Cooper and Larnell Cooper, both of Felton, Keanu Mullen, Dakota Mullen and Jonas Mullen, all of Thorndale, Pa., Delores Gibson and her husband, John, of Cherry Hill, N.J., Maria Weathersby of Sussex, Wis., Donna Gibbs of Dover, and Shamekia Horsey and Lawrence Horsey, both of Frederica; 13 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Interment was in Sunset Cemetery, Dover.
Taken from The Dover Post - 3/8/2006
Mrs. Cooper was born Feb. 2, 1899, in Talbot County, Md., daughter of the late Isaac H. and Sarah Elizabeth Hughes.
She was educated in the Delaware public school system.
Mrs. Cooper was a homemaker, devoted mother of the church and foster mother for more than 20 years.
She was a dedicated member of the Bethuel Seventh-day Adventist Church, Dover, where she served as deaconess and pianist for many years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Nolan Cooper; five sisters, Mary E. Perry, Helen Mae Smith, Grace Sockum, Ruth Hughes and Virgie Hughes; five brothers, William Hughes, Mark Hughes, Jesse Hughes, David Hughes and Roy Hughes; and a grandson, Charles Gibbs.
Mrs. Cooper is survived by a daughter, Beulah Gibbs of Dover, with whom she lived; and five sons and three daughters-in-law, Barry Cooper of Dover, Larry R. and Murlie Cooper of Felton, Larry E. and Hollieshia Cooper of Thorndale, Pa., Melvin and Sylvia Bailey of Frederica, and her foster son, Leonard Wright of Dover.
She also is survived by 11 grandchildren, Cassandra McFadden and her husband, Duane, of Pine Forge, Pa., Larry Cooper and Larnell Cooper, both of Felton, Keanu Mullen, Dakota Mullen and Jonas Mullen, all of Thorndale, Pa., Delores Gibson and her husband, John, of Cherry Hill, N.J., Maria Weathersby of Sussex, Wis., Donna Gibbs of Dover, and Shamekia Horsey and Lawrence Horsey, both of Frederica; 13 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Interment was in Sunset Cemetery, Dover.
Taken from The Dover Post - 3/8/2006
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