He was a lifelong resident of Ailey and Mt. Vernon and was a 1962 graduate of Montgomery County High School. He was a welder in the early 1980s and more recently was self-employed as a pine straw wholesaler. He was a member of Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church and was active with the youth at the church.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Ray Cooper and Rossie Thigpen Cooper; and a sister, Rosemary Cooper Russell.
His surviving family includes one sister, Elizabeth Cooper Adams and husband Steve of the Spring Hill Community in Wheeler County; one brother, Randall Cooper and wife Sherri of the McGregor Community; one nephew, Michael Adams and wife Becky of Spring Hill; two nieces, Laura Adams of Spring Hill, and Rachael Russell of Reidsville; four great-nephews and one great-niece.
A memorial graveside service will be Wednesday, January 5th, at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Memorial Cemetery with Pastor B.L. Horne officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 156, Vidalia, GA 30475.
Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home, Vidalia.
He was a lifelong resident of Ailey and Mt. Vernon and was a 1962 graduate of Montgomery County High School. He was a welder in the early 1980s and more recently was self-employed as a pine straw wholesaler. He was a member of Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church and was active with the youth at the church.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Ray Cooper and Rossie Thigpen Cooper; and a sister, Rosemary Cooper Russell.
His surviving family includes one sister, Elizabeth Cooper Adams and husband Steve of the Spring Hill Community in Wheeler County; one brother, Randall Cooper and wife Sherri of the McGregor Community; one nephew, Michael Adams and wife Becky of Spring Hill; two nieces, Laura Adams of Spring Hill, and Rachael Russell of Reidsville; four great-nephews and one great-niece.
A memorial graveside service will be Wednesday, January 5th, at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Memorial Cemetery with Pastor B.L. Horne officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 156, Vidalia, GA 30475.
Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home, Vidalia.
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