Julia Cooper Warren
March 13, 1925 - April 6, 2017
Julia Cooper Warren, 92, died April 6, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.
She was born March 13, 1925 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Rev. A.B. Cooper and Janie May Lawrence Cooper. The family later moved to Charleston where Rev. Cooper pastored the First Baptist Church. Julia was educated in the Charleston public schools and graduated from Charleston High School in 1943. That same year she married Harry “Joker” Warren, Jr., owner of the Charleston Auction Company. Their marriage lasted until his death in October 2013.
An energetic woman with a colorful personality, Julia should be remembered for her decades of contributions to the civic and cultural life of Charleston. She was well-known in political circles as she campaigned statewide for Democratic candidates, particularly for her brother- in-law, Governor Warren E. Hearnes. Her many contributions to Charleston were honored when she was selected as Woman of the Year in 1966. But most of her contributions were done without fanfare because that was what she preferred.
Many of her civic activities supported education. She was a charter member of the Junior Study Club and a lead organizer of efforts that built the Scout Cabin in Rowling Park. She was a creator/writer/performer/director in many of the club’s annual Style Shows that raised money for the scouts and other local causes.
She was a leader of Girl Scout troops for twenty-five years. Her efforts and Charleston Auction Company were responsible for the annual hayrides to camp that many girl scouts enjoyed in the 1950s and 1960s. She also funded bringing theatre performances to the students in Charleston’s public schools in the 1960s. Julia served as the local Chairperson for the celebration of Missouri’s Sesquicentennial in 1971 and for Charleston’s Sesquicentennial in 1986. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Charleston, and she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Julia worked her entire life in and out of the home. She worked for her husband’s Charleston Auction Company and helped start the Storming Bull Restaurant, Flagstop, and the Red Barn Antiques, businesses which brought many jobs to the city. From her sixties until her retirement, she managed the Charleston Inn and Restaurant which she owned with her husband.
Julia had a keen wit and an exceptional memory that made many locals continue to call on her for information about Charleston’s history even in her later years. She had an eye for beauty and style that she used in helping with many receptions and weddings for family and friends. Perhaps Julia will be most celebrated for her expertise as a cook. Anyone who ate her cooking could testify that she had a gift in the kitchen, and she generously welcomed scores of guests to her dining table over the decades.
She is survived by three daughters: Pam Crawford, Jamee Shelby(Clay) of Charleston, and Dr. Lisa C. Warren of Salem, VA.
Three sisters: Betty Cooper Hearnes of Charleston, Jane Cooper Stacy of Cape Girardeau, and Dr. Rose Marie Jordan of Greer, SC. Nine grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. And many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Harry “Joker” Warren, Jr., her parents Rev. and Mrs. A.B. Cooper, son Harry Warren, III, grandson Gregg Crawford, two brothers, Allen A. Cooper and Dr. James F. Cooper, and two sisters, Dr. Jennie Cooper and Velna Cooper Brown.
Memorials may be given the Scout Cabin c/o Junior Study Club, PO Box 53, Charleston, MO 63834, or, to A.B. Cooper Ministries, c/o SEMO Baptist Student Center, 909 Normal Avenue, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701.
Visitation will be Monday, April 10, 2017 the First Baptist Church of Charleston at 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:00. Rev. Gerald Collier of Jackson, and Rev. George Nite, pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate.
Interment will follow in the IOOF Cemetery under the direction of McMikle Funeral Home.
March 13, 1925 - April 6, 2017
Julia Cooper Warren, 92, died April 6, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.
She was born March 13, 1925 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Rev. A.B. Cooper and Janie May Lawrence Cooper. The family later moved to Charleston where Rev. Cooper pastored the First Baptist Church. Julia was educated in the Charleston public schools and graduated from Charleston High School in 1943. That same year she married Harry “Joker” Warren, Jr., owner of the Charleston Auction Company. Their marriage lasted until his death in October 2013.
An energetic woman with a colorful personality, Julia should be remembered for her decades of contributions to the civic and cultural life of Charleston. She was well-known in political circles as she campaigned statewide for Democratic candidates, particularly for her brother- in-law, Governor Warren E. Hearnes. Her many contributions to Charleston were honored when she was selected as Woman of the Year in 1966. But most of her contributions were done without fanfare because that was what she preferred.
Many of her civic activities supported education. She was a charter member of the Junior Study Club and a lead organizer of efforts that built the Scout Cabin in Rowling Park. She was a creator/writer/performer/director in many of the club’s annual Style Shows that raised money for the scouts and other local causes.
She was a leader of Girl Scout troops for twenty-five years. Her efforts and Charleston Auction Company were responsible for the annual hayrides to camp that many girl scouts enjoyed in the 1950s and 1960s. She also funded bringing theatre performances to the students in Charleston’s public schools in the 1960s. Julia served as the local Chairperson for the celebration of Missouri’s Sesquicentennial in 1971 and for Charleston’s Sesquicentennial in 1986. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Charleston, and she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Julia worked her entire life in and out of the home. She worked for her husband’s Charleston Auction Company and helped start the Storming Bull Restaurant, Flagstop, and the Red Barn Antiques, businesses which brought many jobs to the city. From her sixties until her retirement, she managed the Charleston Inn and Restaurant which she owned with her husband.
Julia had a keen wit and an exceptional memory that made many locals continue to call on her for information about Charleston’s history even in her later years. She had an eye for beauty and style that she used in helping with many receptions and weddings for family and friends. Perhaps Julia will be most celebrated for her expertise as a cook. Anyone who ate her cooking could testify that she had a gift in the kitchen, and she generously welcomed scores of guests to her dining table over the decades.
She is survived by three daughters: Pam Crawford, Jamee Shelby(Clay) of Charleston, and Dr. Lisa C. Warren of Salem, VA.
Three sisters: Betty Cooper Hearnes of Charleston, Jane Cooper Stacy of Cape Girardeau, and Dr. Rose Marie Jordan of Greer, SC. Nine grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. And many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Harry “Joker” Warren, Jr., her parents Rev. and Mrs. A.B. Cooper, son Harry Warren, III, grandson Gregg Crawford, two brothers, Allen A. Cooper and Dr. James F. Cooper, and two sisters, Dr. Jennie Cooper and Velna Cooper Brown.
Memorials may be given the Scout Cabin c/o Junior Study Club, PO Box 53, Charleston, MO 63834, or, to A.B. Cooper Ministries, c/o SEMO Baptist Student Center, 909 Normal Avenue, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701.
Visitation will be Monday, April 10, 2017 the First Baptist Church of Charleston at 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:00. Rev. Gerald Collier of Jackson, and Rev. George Nite, pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate.
Interment will follow in the IOOF Cemetery under the direction of McMikle Funeral Home.
Julia Cooper Warren
March 13, 1925 - April 6, 2017
Julia Cooper Warren, 92, died April 6, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.
She was born March 13, 1925 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Rev. A.B. Cooper and Janie May Lawrence Cooper. The family later moved to Charleston where Rev. Cooper pastored the First Baptist Church. Julia was educated in the Charleston public schools and graduated from Charleston High School in 1943. That same year she married Harry “Joker” Warren, Jr., owner of the Charleston Auction Company. Their marriage lasted until his death in October 2013.
An energetic woman with a colorful personality, Julia should be remembered for her decades of contributions to the civic and cultural life of Charleston. She was well-known in political circles as she campaigned statewide for Democratic candidates, particularly for her brother- in-law, Governor Warren E. Hearnes. Her many contributions to Charleston were honored when she was selected as Woman of the Year in 1966. But most of her contributions were done without fanfare because that was what she preferred.
Many of her civic activities supported education. She was a charter member of the Junior Study Club and a lead organizer of efforts that built the Scout Cabin in Rowling Park. She was a creator/writer/performer/director in many of the club’s annual Style Shows that raised money for the scouts and other local causes.
She was a leader of Girl Scout troops for twenty-five years. Her efforts and Charleston Auction Company were responsible for the annual hayrides to camp that many girl scouts enjoyed in the 1950s and 1960s. She also funded bringing theatre performances to the students in Charleston’s public schools in the 1960s. Julia served as the local Chairperson for the celebration of Missouri’s Sesquicentennial in 1971 and for Charleston’s Sesquicentennial in 1986. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Charleston, and she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Julia worked her entire life in and out of the home. She worked for her husband’s Charleston Auction Company and helped start the Storming Bull Restaurant, Flagstop, and the Red Barn Antiques, businesses which brought many jobs to the city. From her sixties until her retirement, she managed the Charleston Inn and Restaurant which she owned with her husband.
Julia had a keen wit and an exceptional memory that made many locals continue to call on her for information about Charleston’s history even in her later years. She had an eye for beauty and style that she used in helping with many receptions and weddings for family and friends. Perhaps Julia will be most celebrated for her expertise as a cook. Anyone who ate her cooking could testify that she had a gift in the kitchen, and she generously welcomed scores of guests to her dining table over the decades.
She is survived by three daughters: Pam Crawford, Jamee Shelby(Clay) of Charleston, and Dr. Lisa C. Warren of Salem, VA.
Three sisters: Betty Cooper Hearnes of Charleston, Jane Cooper Stacy of Cape Girardeau, and Dr. Rose Marie Jordan of Greer, SC. Nine grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. And many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Harry “Joker” Warren, Jr., her parents Rev. and Mrs. A.B. Cooper, son Harry Warren, III, grandson Gregg Crawford, two brothers, Allen A. Cooper and Dr. James F. Cooper, and two sisters, Dr. Jennie Cooper and Velna Cooper Brown.
Memorials may be given the Scout Cabin c/o Junior Study Club, PO Box 53, Charleston, MO 63834, or, to A.B. Cooper Ministries, c/o SEMO Baptist Student Center, 909 Normal Avenue, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701.
Visitation will be Monday, April 10, 2017 the First Baptist Church of Charleston at 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:00. Rev. Gerald Collier of Jackson, and Rev. George Nite, pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate.
Interment will follow in the IOOF Cemetery under the direction of McMikle Funeral Home.
March 13, 1925 - April 6, 2017
Julia Cooper Warren, 92, died April 6, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.
She was born March 13, 1925 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Rev. A.B. Cooper and Janie May Lawrence Cooper. The family later moved to Charleston where Rev. Cooper pastored the First Baptist Church. Julia was educated in the Charleston public schools and graduated from Charleston High School in 1943. That same year she married Harry “Joker” Warren, Jr., owner of the Charleston Auction Company. Their marriage lasted until his death in October 2013.
An energetic woman with a colorful personality, Julia should be remembered for her decades of contributions to the civic and cultural life of Charleston. She was well-known in political circles as she campaigned statewide for Democratic candidates, particularly for her brother- in-law, Governor Warren E. Hearnes. Her many contributions to Charleston were honored when she was selected as Woman of the Year in 1966. But most of her contributions were done without fanfare because that was what she preferred.
Many of her civic activities supported education. She was a charter member of the Junior Study Club and a lead organizer of efforts that built the Scout Cabin in Rowling Park. She was a creator/writer/performer/director in many of the club’s annual Style Shows that raised money for the scouts and other local causes.
She was a leader of Girl Scout troops for twenty-five years. Her efforts and Charleston Auction Company were responsible for the annual hayrides to camp that many girl scouts enjoyed in the 1950s and 1960s. She also funded bringing theatre performances to the students in Charleston’s public schools in the 1960s. Julia served as the local Chairperson for the celebration of Missouri’s Sesquicentennial in 1971 and for Charleston’s Sesquicentennial in 1986. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Charleston, and she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Julia worked her entire life in and out of the home. She worked for her husband’s Charleston Auction Company and helped start the Storming Bull Restaurant, Flagstop, and the Red Barn Antiques, businesses which brought many jobs to the city. From her sixties until her retirement, she managed the Charleston Inn and Restaurant which she owned with her husband.
Julia had a keen wit and an exceptional memory that made many locals continue to call on her for information about Charleston’s history even in her later years. She had an eye for beauty and style that she used in helping with many receptions and weddings for family and friends. Perhaps Julia will be most celebrated for her expertise as a cook. Anyone who ate her cooking could testify that she had a gift in the kitchen, and she generously welcomed scores of guests to her dining table over the decades.
She is survived by three daughters: Pam Crawford, Jamee Shelby(Clay) of Charleston, and Dr. Lisa C. Warren of Salem, VA.
Three sisters: Betty Cooper Hearnes of Charleston, Jane Cooper Stacy of Cape Girardeau, and Dr. Rose Marie Jordan of Greer, SC. Nine grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. And many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Harry “Joker” Warren, Jr., her parents Rev. and Mrs. A.B. Cooper, son Harry Warren, III, grandson Gregg Crawford, two brothers, Allen A. Cooper and Dr. James F. Cooper, and two sisters, Dr. Jennie Cooper and Velna Cooper Brown.
Memorials may be given the Scout Cabin c/o Junior Study Club, PO Box 53, Charleston, MO 63834, or, to A.B. Cooper Ministries, c/o SEMO Baptist Student Center, 909 Normal Avenue, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701.
Visitation will be Monday, April 10, 2017 the First Baptist Church of Charleston at 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:00. Rev. Gerald Collier of Jackson, and Rev. George Nite, pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate.
Interment will follow in the IOOF Cemetery under the direction of McMikle Funeral Home.
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