Rev. Don Cooper, 82, of Scottsboro, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022. Rev. Cooper was saved as a boy and called to preach at Star Baptist Church in Star, Mississippi. He attended Mississippi College, then Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, TX, pastored his first full time church in Crawfordsville, Arkansas from 1965-1968, followed by First Baptist Church in Southhaven, Mississippi from 1968-1974, and finally Calvary Baptist Church in Scottsboro, Alabama from 1974-1987. He served and filled in various churches in the community.
Rev. Cooper loved his family, being a Pastor, teacher, and friend. His greatest desire was to see people come to know Christ. Even though he was not from Scottsboro, he loved this community and called Scottsboro home.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Scottsboro with Dr. Jody Gamble and Dr. Matt Helms officiating. Burial will follow at Pinehaven Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m. until time of service.
Rev. Cooper is survived by his children, Lea Hill, Don Cooper, Jr. (Cathy), and Sarah "Christi" Eakin (Chris); grandchildren, Alex Eakin, Haylee Cooper, Katy Mills (Daniel), Tanner Eakin, Brody Cooper, and Will Eakin; great-grandchildren, Selah Mills and Natalie Mills; sister, Rose Marie Wilson (Jack); sister-in-law, Peggy Cooper; many nieces and nephews; and best friend, Peggy Krause.
He is preceded in death by his father, Rev. Lynton B. Cooper; mother, Marie Cooper; sister, Shirley Phillips (Charles); brother, Lynton Cooper, Jr.; and son-in-law, Mike Hill.
Arrangements are Entrusted to Scottsboro Funeral Home
Rev. Cooper loved his family, being a Pastor, teacher, and friend. His greatest desire was to see people come to know Christ. Even though he was not from Scottsboro, he loved this community and called Scottsboro home.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Scottsboro with Dr. Jody Gamble and Dr. Matt Helms officiating. Burial will follow at Pinehaven Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m. until time of service.
Rev. Cooper is survived by his children, Lea Hill, Don Cooper, Jr. (Cathy), and Sarah "Christi" Eakin (Chris); grandchildren, Alex Eakin, Haylee Cooper, Katy Mills (Daniel), Tanner Eakin, Brody Cooper, and Will Eakin; great-grandchildren, Selah Mills and Natalie Mills; sister, Rose Marie Wilson (Jack); sister-in-law, Peggy Cooper; many nieces and nephews; and best friend, Peggy Krause.
He is preceded in death by his father, Rev. Lynton B. Cooper; mother, Marie Cooper; sister, Shirley Phillips (Charles); brother, Lynton Cooper, Jr.; and son-in-law, Mike Hill.
Arrangements are Entrusted to Scottsboro Funeral Home
Rev. Don Cooper, 82, of Scottsboro, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022. Rev. Cooper was saved as a boy and called to preach at Star Baptist Church in Star, Mississippi. He attended Mississippi College, then Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, TX, pastored his first full time church in Crawfordsville, Arkansas from 1965-1968, followed by First Baptist Church in Southhaven, Mississippi from 1968-1974, and finally Calvary Baptist Church in Scottsboro, Alabama from 1974-1987. He served and filled in various churches in the community.
Rev. Cooper loved his family, being a Pastor, teacher, and friend. His greatest desire was to see people come to know Christ. Even though he was not from Scottsboro, he loved this community and called Scottsboro home.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Scottsboro with Dr. Jody Gamble and Dr. Matt Helms officiating. Burial will follow at Pinehaven Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m. until time of service.
Rev. Cooper is survived by his children, Lea Hill, Don Cooper, Jr. (Cathy), and Sarah "Christi" Eakin (Chris); grandchildren, Alex Eakin, Haylee Cooper, Katy Mills (Daniel), Tanner Eakin, Brody Cooper, and Will Eakin; great-grandchildren, Selah Mills and Natalie Mills; sister, Rose Marie Wilson (Jack); sister-in-law, Peggy Cooper; many nieces and nephews; and best friend, Peggy Krause.
He is preceded in death by his father, Rev. Lynton B. Cooper; mother, Marie Cooper; sister, Shirley Phillips (Charles); brother, Lynton Cooper, Jr.; and son-in-law, Mike Hill.
Arrangements are Entrusted to Scottsboro Funeral Home
Rev. Cooper loved his family, being a Pastor, teacher, and friend. His greatest desire was to see people come to know Christ. Even though he was not from Scottsboro, he loved this community and called Scottsboro home.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Scottsboro with Dr. Jody Gamble and Dr. Matt Helms officiating. Burial will follow at Pinehaven Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m. until time of service.
Rev. Cooper is survived by his children, Lea Hill, Don Cooper, Jr. (Cathy), and Sarah "Christi" Eakin (Chris); grandchildren, Alex Eakin, Haylee Cooper, Katy Mills (Daniel), Tanner Eakin, Brody Cooper, and Will Eakin; great-grandchildren, Selah Mills and Natalie Mills; sister, Rose Marie Wilson (Jack); sister-in-law, Peggy Cooper; many nieces and nephews; and best friend, Peggy Krause.
He is preceded in death by his father, Rev. Lynton B. Cooper; mother, Marie Cooper; sister, Shirley Phillips (Charles); brother, Lynton Cooper, Jr.; and son-in-law, Mike Hill.
Arrangements are Entrusted to Scottsboro Funeral Home
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