Carl Monroe Cooper, 84, Lee's Summit, MO, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 16, 2003, at his home, from cancer. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Abbott Funeral Home, Baxter Springs, KS, where visitation will be one hour before services; burial in Spring Valley Cemetery, Tipton Ford, MO. Carl was born March 30, 1918, in Picher, OK. He was a member of the United Association of Journeymen of Pipefitters of U.S. for 39 years. He was also a member of Pipefitters Local Union #533, and retired in 1982. Carl loved fishing and gardening. Carl was preceded in death by his first wife, La Vera (Carpenter) Cooper, in 1986; second wife, Estelle (Martin) Cooper, in 1999; and two sisters, Genevieve Prauser and Esther Campbell. He is survived by his son, Phillip Cooper, Greenwood; grandson, Steve Cooper of Lee's Summit; granddaughter, Christy Martin, Lee's Summit; four great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Faye Taylor of El Cajon, CA; brother-in-law, Tom Kannady of Valley Center, KS; and many nieces and nephews. Carl will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Published by Kansas City Star on Mar. 18, 2003.
Carl Monroe Cooper, 84, Lee's Summit, MO, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 16, 2003, at his home, from cancer. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Abbott Funeral Home, Baxter Springs, KS, where visitation will be one hour before services; burial in Spring Valley Cemetery, Tipton Ford, MO. Carl was born March 30, 1918, in Picher, OK. He was a member of the United Association of Journeymen of Pipefitters of U.S. for 39 years. He was also a member of Pipefitters Local Union #533, and retired in 1982. Carl loved fishing and gardening. Carl was preceded in death by his first wife, La Vera (Carpenter) Cooper, in 1986; second wife, Estelle (Martin) Cooper, in 1999; and two sisters, Genevieve Prauser and Esther Campbell. He is survived by his son, Phillip Cooper, Greenwood; grandson, Steve Cooper of Lee's Summit; granddaughter, Christy Martin, Lee's Summit; four great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Faye Taylor of El Cajon, CA; brother-in-law, Tom Kannady of Valley Center, KS; and many nieces and nephews. Carl will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Published by Kansas City Star on Mar. 18, 2003.
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