Robert L. Cooper, 88, a resident of Greenfield, formerly of Rushville, passed away Friday, December 14th, 2007 at Hancock Regional Hospital.
He was born July 8, 1919 in Cadiz, IN to the late Ernest and Cora (Lukens) Cooper.
Mr. Cooper graduated from Westland High School in 1937 and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He retired from farming having farmed in both Hancock and Rush Counties and was an active member of the Stringtown Church of the Nazarene where he was a Sunday school teacher and served on the church board. Mr. Cooper was a member of Gideon's and helped build the Rushville Church of the Nazarene.
He is survived by his wife Martha Mae (Moore) Cooper of Greenfield; son Tom (Pat) Cooper of Greenfield; daughters, Sara (Jerry) Sitton of Homer, IN, Patricia M. Chapman of Denver, CO; sisters, Kathleen Haynie of Greenfield, Maxine Gates of Shreveport, LA, Dortha Prather of Cincinnati, OH; five grandchildren, Candi Tillison, Monte Sitton, Christopher Sitton, Rob Cooper, and Mike Cooper; 9 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers; Harry, Roger, and Wayne Cooper.
Funeral service will be held Monday, December 17, 2007 at 10:00 am at the Stringtown Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Bill Bean officiating. Friends may call Sunday, December 16, 2007 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Stillinger Family Funeral Home, Pasco Chapel, Greenfield.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Stringtown Church of the Nazarene, 52 N. 500 E. Greenfield, IN 46140 or Gideon's at The Gideon Memorial Bible Chairman Hancock Co. Camp P.O. Box 11 Maxwell, IN 46154.
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He was born July 8, 1919 in Cadiz, IN to the late Ernest and Cora (Lukens) Cooper.
Mr. Cooper graduated from Westland High School in 1937 and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He retired from farming having farmed in both Hancock and Rush Counties and was an active member of the Stringtown Church of the Nazarene where he was a Sunday school teacher and served on the church board. Mr. Cooper was a member of Gideon's and helped build the Rushville Church of the Nazarene.
He is survived by his wife Martha Mae (Moore) Cooper of Greenfield; son Tom (Pat) Cooper of Greenfield; daughters, Sara (Jerry) Sitton of Homer, IN, Patricia M. Chapman of Denver, CO; sisters, Kathleen Haynie of Greenfield, Maxine Gates of Shreveport, LA, Dortha Prather of Cincinnati, OH; five grandchildren, Candi Tillison, Monte Sitton, Christopher Sitton, Rob Cooper, and Mike Cooper; 9 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers; Harry, Roger, and Wayne Cooper.
Funeral service will be held Monday, December 17, 2007 at 10:00 am at the Stringtown Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Bill Bean officiating. Friends may call Sunday, December 16, 2007 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Stillinger Family Funeral Home, Pasco Chapel, Greenfield.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Stringtown Church of the Nazarene, 52 N. 500 E. Greenfield, IN 46140 or Gideon's at The Gideon Memorial Bible Chairman Hancock Co. Camp P.O. Box 11 Maxwell, IN 46154.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Robert L. Cooper please visit our Sympathy Store. .login with your facebook account Shop The Life Tributes Gift Store
Robert L. Cooper, 88, a resident of Greenfield, formerly of Rushville, passed away Friday, December 14th, 2007 at Hancock Regional Hospital.
He was born July 8, 1919 in Cadiz, IN to the late Ernest and Cora (Lukens) Cooper.
Mr. Cooper graduated from Westland High School in 1937 and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He retired from farming having farmed in both Hancock and Rush Counties and was an active member of the Stringtown Church of the Nazarene where he was a Sunday school teacher and served on the church board. Mr. Cooper was a member of Gideon's and helped build the Rushville Church of the Nazarene.
He is survived by his wife Martha Mae (Moore) Cooper of Greenfield; son Tom (Pat) Cooper of Greenfield; daughters, Sara (Jerry) Sitton of Homer, IN, Patricia M. Chapman of Denver, CO; sisters, Kathleen Haynie of Greenfield, Maxine Gates of Shreveport, LA, Dortha Prather of Cincinnati, OH; five grandchildren, Candi Tillison, Monte Sitton, Christopher Sitton, Rob Cooper, and Mike Cooper; 9 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers; Harry, Roger, and Wayne Cooper.
Funeral service will be held Monday, December 17, 2007 at 10:00 am at the Stringtown Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Bill Bean officiating. Friends may call Sunday, December 16, 2007 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Stillinger Family Funeral Home, Pasco Chapel, Greenfield.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Stringtown Church of the Nazarene, 52 N. 500 E. Greenfield, IN 46140 or Gideon's at The Gideon Memorial Bible Chairman Hancock Co. Camp P.O. Box 11 Maxwell, IN 46154.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Robert L. Cooper please visit our Sympathy Store. .login with your facebook account Shop The Life Tributes Gift Store
He was born July 8, 1919 in Cadiz, IN to the late Ernest and Cora (Lukens) Cooper.
Mr. Cooper graduated from Westland High School in 1937 and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He retired from farming having farmed in both Hancock and Rush Counties and was an active member of the Stringtown Church of the Nazarene where he was a Sunday school teacher and served on the church board. Mr. Cooper was a member of Gideon's and helped build the Rushville Church of the Nazarene.
He is survived by his wife Martha Mae (Moore) Cooper of Greenfield; son Tom (Pat) Cooper of Greenfield; daughters, Sara (Jerry) Sitton of Homer, IN, Patricia M. Chapman of Denver, CO; sisters, Kathleen Haynie of Greenfield, Maxine Gates of Shreveport, LA, Dortha Prather of Cincinnati, OH; five grandchildren, Candi Tillison, Monte Sitton, Christopher Sitton, Rob Cooper, and Mike Cooper; 9 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers; Harry, Roger, and Wayne Cooper.
Funeral service will be held Monday, December 17, 2007 at 10:00 am at the Stringtown Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Bill Bean officiating. Friends may call Sunday, December 16, 2007 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Stillinger Family Funeral Home, Pasco Chapel, Greenfield.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Stringtown Church of the Nazarene, 52 N. 500 E. Greenfield, IN 46140 or Gideon's at The Gideon Memorial Bible Chairman Hancock Co. Camp P.O. Box 11 Maxwell, IN 46154.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Robert L. Cooper please visit our Sympathy Store. .login with your facebook account Shop The Life Tributes Gift Store
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