He was 1st buried in the Ryder Cemetery in Lebanon, Ky. His body was moved to Harrodsburg and he was then buried in Springhill in Harrodsburg on 6 Oct. 1930. (Springhill Burial Records)

COOPER ( Sept 1929)
The following notice of the death of Judge Hugh P. Cooper is taken from the Marion Falcon:
"Judge Hugh Philip Cooper, 71 years old, former State Representative, later Mayor of Lebanon and for more than forty years a prominent attorney at the local bar, died at 9:30 o'clock Monday night at his home on Walnut street, death being due to a combination of troubles. He had been in failing health for several years. Last spring he was stricken serously ill and had since been confined to his bed. His condition in recent weeks had been critical and it was believed that the end was near.
"Mr. Cooper was born in this county March 25, 1858, a son of Philip and Cordelia Smith Cooper, both deceased. He received his early education at St. Mary's College, later graduating from the law school of Notre Dame University. Notre Dame, Ind. He was admitted to the Lebanon bar in 1882 and has since continuously practiced his profession here. A lifelong Demo¬crat, he was always a leader in the councils of his party. In 1887 he was elected Representative from Marion county in the Kentucky Legislature, and his efficient service won for him many friends both in the county and in the state. He served as mayor here for six years, 1920 to 1926, succeeding Martin J. Spalding, who resigned during his term of office to go to Lynch to reside. He had served as a Special Judge in the circuit court here. "Both as a public official and as a private citizen Judge Cooper was highly respected and could be counted upon as an ally in every progressive enterprise for the good of the community, lending his influence and his personal assistance wherever they were needed. He was a gifted speaker and was frequently called upon to champion a cause, his oratory being brought in to play as a potent factor in more than one campaign.

"In 1902 he was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Pearson, daughter of Isaac Pearson, deceased, and Mrs. Margaret Pearson, of Harrodsburg. She survives; also, two sons born of the union, Basil P. Cooper, who is studying law at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., and who recently passed the Kentucky bar examination, and Prof. H. Pearson Cooper, of this city. One brother, Judge John M. Cooper, also survives. The late Mrs. Tom B. Spalding was a sister.

"Funeral services will be conducted at the home Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock by the Rev. Rutherford Douglas, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Henderson. Burial will be in Ryder cemetery."
Among those from Harrodsburg who attended the funeral were Messrs. Charles and Clarence Pearson, Mrs. Philip Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Davis, Mrs. Frank D. Curry, Mrs. J. Hal Grimes, Miss Lilly Hunter, Rev. J. W. Carpenter and Mrs. Carpenter, Miss Bessie Dedman, Mr. Geo. W. Edwards and Mr. Donald Edwards. Mrs. Cooper's mother, Mrs. Isaac Pearson, was unable to attend. (Harrodsburg Herald, issue of Friday, Sep 27, 1929)