Emma Nell Wier Cooper, age 66, of Oak Ridge, formerly of LaFollette ? passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014. Member of Oak Ridge Church of God. Preceded in death parents, Charlie & Lucille Hatmaker Wier; brothers, Robert & Sam Wier; sisters, Marian Lucille Miracle, Rita Belle Moulas.
Survivors
Son: Ralph Cooper, Jr.
2 Grandchildren
Brothers: Ronnie Wier
Bill Wier
Sisters: Linda Redmon
Kile Kathlene Mercier
Several nieces and nephews
Services will be held at a later date.
Condolences may be given at http://www.cross-smithfuneralhome.com/
Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home
Posted Nov. 5, 2014 @ 5:24 pm Oak Ridger
Emma Wier Cooper, passed away on Oct. 11, 2014, at Golden Living Nursing Home in Clinton, Tenn.
Emma and her twin, Rita, were born in LaFollette on March 14, 1947.
She and her family lived in Jacksboro until 1955 and then moved to Oak Ridge. They continued to live in both towns with her father working at Oak Ridge Utility District in Oak Ridge and running and working a large farm in Jacksboro. She stayed in Oak Ridge with her husband, Ralph B. Cooper, Sr. after her parents retired back to Jacksboro in 1969.
Emma is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph B. Cooper, Sr.; her loving parents, Charley and Lucille Hatmaker Wier; brother, Robert Wier (Betty); sister, Marian Wier Miracle (Larry); brother, Sambo Wier (JoAnne); twin sister, Rita Bell Wier Moulas; nephews, Sammy Wier Jr., Charley Wier and Jerry Wier; and niece, Lucille Poland Smith Ellis.
She is survived by her only son, Ralph B. Cooper Jr., of Tennessee, two granddaughters, her sister, Dianne Redmon (Grover), of Jacksboro; sister, Kathy Wier Mercier(Roger), of Bristol, R.I.; brother, Bill Wier (Mary), of Chattanooga, Tenn.; brother, Ronnie Wier (Carmen), of Puerto Rico; 16 nieces and nephews and a close friend Dot Hillard, of Oak Ridge.
Emma spent most of her life in Oak Ridge next door or with her twin sister Rita. They were always very close. They shared their love of dogs and cats and had several. They rode motorcycles, went fishing and boating, did outdoor gardening and Emma did upholstery, mostly in earlier years.
In the late ’80s, she dedicated her life to caring for her mother, Lucille Wier, when she became ill with Alzheimer’s disease. The 24-hour care at Emma's home was over a period of three years and was the best care anyone could have ever received. She was so dedicated to her mother and recently, before her death, said that it was the best part of her whole life.
Emma could always cook like her mom and make all her desserts taste "just like mom’s.” She had been at the Golden Living Nursing Home in Clinton since the spring of this year and lived her last days there being loved for her generous ways and funny sense of humor.
Her twin, Rita, also went to the nursing home in the spring after a serious illness and stay at Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center. She continued to be in and out of the hospital, but could not recover from her illness and passed away May 5, 2014.
Before the sisters went to the nursing home, their older sister, Dianne Redmon and her husband, retired to Jacksboro from Lowell, Ind. Dianne became their sister, mother and caregiver. They were semi-independent at the beginning, but became less able. Dianne was their housekeeper, shopper, accountant, taxi driver, nurse, and in general loved them above and beyond Page 2 of 2 - Emma was also known as Emily Anne. Later in life, she found out that her birth certificate listed her name like that. She then chose to go by Emily Anne. Her parents had always told her that her name was Emma Nell. As far as her family and childhood friends were concerned, she was Emma Nell.
The family is inviting all of her friends and all who loved her to a Memorial Service being held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at Cross-Smith Funeral Home, 300 E. Central Ave., LaFollette, Tenn.
Condolences may be given online at www.cross-smithfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home, LaFollette.
Survivors
Son: Ralph Cooper, Jr.
2 Grandchildren
Brothers: Ronnie Wier
Bill Wier
Sisters: Linda Redmon
Kile Kathlene Mercier
Several nieces and nephews
Services will be held at a later date.
Condolences may be given at http://www.cross-smithfuneralhome.com/
Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home
Posted Nov. 5, 2014 @ 5:24 pm Oak Ridger
Emma Wier Cooper, passed away on Oct. 11, 2014, at Golden Living Nursing Home in Clinton, Tenn.
Emma and her twin, Rita, were born in LaFollette on March 14, 1947.
She and her family lived in Jacksboro until 1955 and then moved to Oak Ridge. They continued to live in both towns with her father working at Oak Ridge Utility District in Oak Ridge and running and working a large farm in Jacksboro. She stayed in Oak Ridge with her husband, Ralph B. Cooper, Sr. after her parents retired back to Jacksboro in 1969.
Emma is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph B. Cooper, Sr.; her loving parents, Charley and Lucille Hatmaker Wier; brother, Robert Wier (Betty); sister, Marian Wier Miracle (Larry); brother, Sambo Wier (JoAnne); twin sister, Rita Bell Wier Moulas; nephews, Sammy Wier Jr., Charley Wier and Jerry Wier; and niece, Lucille Poland Smith Ellis.
She is survived by her only son, Ralph B. Cooper Jr., of Tennessee, two granddaughters, her sister, Dianne Redmon (Grover), of Jacksboro; sister, Kathy Wier Mercier(Roger), of Bristol, R.I.; brother, Bill Wier (Mary), of Chattanooga, Tenn.; brother, Ronnie Wier (Carmen), of Puerto Rico; 16 nieces and nephews and a close friend Dot Hillard, of Oak Ridge.
Emma spent most of her life in Oak Ridge next door or with her twin sister Rita. They were always very close. They shared their love of dogs and cats and had several. They rode motorcycles, went fishing and boating, did outdoor gardening and Emma did upholstery, mostly in earlier years.
In the late ’80s, she dedicated her life to caring for her mother, Lucille Wier, when she became ill with Alzheimer’s disease. The 24-hour care at Emma's home was over a period of three years and was the best care anyone could have ever received. She was so dedicated to her mother and recently, before her death, said that it was the best part of her whole life.
Emma could always cook like her mom and make all her desserts taste "just like mom’s.” She had been at the Golden Living Nursing Home in Clinton since the spring of this year and lived her last days there being loved for her generous ways and funny sense of humor.
Her twin, Rita, also went to the nursing home in the spring after a serious illness and stay at Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center. She continued to be in and out of the hospital, but could not recover from her illness and passed away May 5, 2014.
Before the sisters went to the nursing home, their older sister, Dianne Redmon and her husband, retired to Jacksboro from Lowell, Ind. Dianne became their sister, mother and caregiver. They were semi-independent at the beginning, but became less able. Dianne was their housekeeper, shopper, accountant, taxi driver, nurse, and in general loved them above and beyond Page 2 of 2 - Emma was also known as Emily Anne. Later in life, she found out that her birth certificate listed her name like that. She then chose to go by Emily Anne. Her parents had always told her that her name was Emma Nell. As far as her family and childhood friends were concerned, she was Emma Nell.
The family is inviting all of her friends and all who loved her to a Memorial Service being held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at Cross-Smith Funeral Home, 300 E. Central Ave., LaFollette, Tenn.
Condolences may be given online at www.cross-smithfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home, LaFollette.
Emma Nell Wier Cooper, age 66, of Oak Ridge, formerly of LaFollette ? passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014. Member of Oak Ridge Church of God. Preceded in death parents, Charlie & Lucille Hatmaker Wier; brothers, Robert & Sam Wier; sisters, Marian Lucille Miracle, Rita Belle Moulas.
Survivors
Son: Ralph Cooper, Jr.
2 Grandchildren
Brothers: Ronnie Wier
Bill Wier
Sisters: Linda Redmon
Kile Kathlene Mercier
Several nieces and nephews
Services will be held at a later date.
Condolences may be given at http://www.cross-smithfuneralhome.com/
Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home
Posted Nov. 5, 2014 @ 5:24 pm Oak Ridger
Emma Wier Cooper, passed away on Oct. 11, 2014, at Golden Living Nursing Home in Clinton, Tenn.
Emma and her twin, Rita, were born in LaFollette on March 14, 1947.
She and her family lived in Jacksboro until 1955 and then moved to Oak Ridge. They continued to live in both towns with her father working at Oak Ridge Utility District in Oak Ridge and running and working a large farm in Jacksboro. She stayed in Oak Ridge with her husband, Ralph B. Cooper, Sr. after her parents retired back to Jacksboro in 1969.
Emma is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph B. Cooper, Sr.; her loving parents, Charley and Lucille Hatmaker Wier; brother, Robert Wier (Betty); sister, Marian Wier Miracle (Larry); brother, Sambo Wier (JoAnne); twin sister, Rita Bell Wier Moulas; nephews, Sammy Wier Jr., Charley Wier and Jerry Wier; and niece, Lucille Poland Smith Ellis.
She is survived by her only son, Ralph B. Cooper Jr., of Tennessee, two granddaughters, her sister, Dianne Redmon (Grover), of Jacksboro; sister, Kathy Wier Mercier(Roger), of Bristol, R.I.; brother, Bill Wier (Mary), of Chattanooga, Tenn.; brother, Ronnie Wier (Carmen), of Puerto Rico; 16 nieces and nephews and a close friend Dot Hillard, of Oak Ridge.
Emma spent most of her life in Oak Ridge next door or with her twin sister Rita. They were always very close. They shared their love of dogs and cats and had several. They rode motorcycles, went fishing and boating, did outdoor gardening and Emma did upholstery, mostly in earlier years.
In the late ’80s, she dedicated her life to caring for her mother, Lucille Wier, when she became ill with Alzheimer’s disease. The 24-hour care at Emma's home was over a period of three years and was the best care anyone could have ever received. She was so dedicated to her mother and recently, before her death, said that it was the best part of her whole life.
Emma could always cook like her mom and make all her desserts taste "just like mom’s.” She had been at the Golden Living Nursing Home in Clinton since the spring of this year and lived her last days there being loved for her generous ways and funny sense of humor.
Her twin, Rita, also went to the nursing home in the spring after a serious illness and stay at Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center. She continued to be in and out of the hospital, but could not recover from her illness and passed away May 5, 2014.
Before the sisters went to the nursing home, their older sister, Dianne Redmon and her husband, retired to Jacksboro from Lowell, Ind. Dianne became their sister, mother and caregiver. They were semi-independent at the beginning, but became less able. Dianne was their housekeeper, shopper, accountant, taxi driver, nurse, and in general loved them above and beyond Page 2 of 2 - Emma was also known as Emily Anne. Later in life, she found out that her birth certificate listed her name like that. She then chose to go by Emily Anne. Her parents had always told her that her name was Emma Nell. As far as her family and childhood friends were concerned, she was Emma Nell.
The family is inviting all of her friends and all who loved her to a Memorial Service being held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at Cross-Smith Funeral Home, 300 E. Central Ave., LaFollette, Tenn.
Condolences may be given online at www.cross-smithfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home, LaFollette.
Survivors
Son: Ralph Cooper, Jr.
2 Grandchildren
Brothers: Ronnie Wier
Bill Wier
Sisters: Linda Redmon
Kile Kathlene Mercier
Several nieces and nephews
Services will be held at a later date.
Condolences may be given at http://www.cross-smithfuneralhome.com/
Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home
Posted Nov. 5, 2014 @ 5:24 pm Oak Ridger
Emma Wier Cooper, passed away on Oct. 11, 2014, at Golden Living Nursing Home in Clinton, Tenn.
Emma and her twin, Rita, were born in LaFollette on March 14, 1947.
She and her family lived in Jacksboro until 1955 and then moved to Oak Ridge. They continued to live in both towns with her father working at Oak Ridge Utility District in Oak Ridge and running and working a large farm in Jacksboro. She stayed in Oak Ridge with her husband, Ralph B. Cooper, Sr. after her parents retired back to Jacksboro in 1969.
Emma is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph B. Cooper, Sr.; her loving parents, Charley and Lucille Hatmaker Wier; brother, Robert Wier (Betty); sister, Marian Wier Miracle (Larry); brother, Sambo Wier (JoAnne); twin sister, Rita Bell Wier Moulas; nephews, Sammy Wier Jr., Charley Wier and Jerry Wier; and niece, Lucille Poland Smith Ellis.
She is survived by her only son, Ralph B. Cooper Jr., of Tennessee, two granddaughters, her sister, Dianne Redmon (Grover), of Jacksboro; sister, Kathy Wier Mercier(Roger), of Bristol, R.I.; brother, Bill Wier (Mary), of Chattanooga, Tenn.; brother, Ronnie Wier (Carmen), of Puerto Rico; 16 nieces and nephews and a close friend Dot Hillard, of Oak Ridge.
Emma spent most of her life in Oak Ridge next door or with her twin sister Rita. They were always very close. They shared their love of dogs and cats and had several. They rode motorcycles, went fishing and boating, did outdoor gardening and Emma did upholstery, mostly in earlier years.
In the late ’80s, she dedicated her life to caring for her mother, Lucille Wier, when she became ill with Alzheimer’s disease. The 24-hour care at Emma's home was over a period of three years and was the best care anyone could have ever received. She was so dedicated to her mother and recently, before her death, said that it was the best part of her whole life.
Emma could always cook like her mom and make all her desserts taste "just like mom’s.” She had been at the Golden Living Nursing Home in Clinton since the spring of this year and lived her last days there being loved for her generous ways and funny sense of humor.
Her twin, Rita, also went to the nursing home in the spring after a serious illness and stay at Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center. She continued to be in and out of the hospital, but could not recover from her illness and passed away May 5, 2014.
Before the sisters went to the nursing home, their older sister, Dianne Redmon and her husband, retired to Jacksboro from Lowell, Ind. Dianne became their sister, mother and caregiver. They were semi-independent at the beginning, but became less able. Dianne was their housekeeper, shopper, accountant, taxi driver, nurse, and in general loved them above and beyond Page 2 of 2 - Emma was also known as Emily Anne. Later in life, she found out that her birth certificate listed her name like that. She then chose to go by Emily Anne. Her parents had always told her that her name was Emma Nell. As far as her family and childhood friends were concerned, she was Emma Nell.
The family is inviting all of her friends and all who loved her to a Memorial Service being held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at Cross-Smith Funeral Home, 300 E. Central Ave., LaFollette, Tenn.
Condolences may be given online at www.cross-smithfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home, LaFollette.
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