Died of Cancer of the Esophogus and Lung Cancer-Died at Baylor Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas
Never had any children
The Olney(Texas)Enterprise Thursday, December 30, 1976
Page 2 Column 4
Cooper Rites Held Monday
Services were at 4 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church for Weldon Rayborn Cooper, 61, longtime Olney resident who died in a Dallas hospital Saturday afternoon. Dr. C.W. Bess officiated.
Born January 30, 1915 in Bowie, he was married September 8, 1940 in Graham to Elaine Haygood. He had lived in Olney about 50 years, was an oil field and ranch worker and a member of the Baptist Church. He was a member of the American Legion and served in World War II in the Army.
Survivors include his wife; three sisters, Mrs. Robert Lindley of Corpus Christi, Mrs. Hazel Bearden of Eunice, New Mex., and Mrs. Morine Scoggins of Odessa; four brothers, Chester, Lester, and D.J. Cooper, all of Olney, and Bill Cooper of Fort Worth.
Burial was in Restland Cemetery, under direction of Lunn Funeral Home.
Died of Cancer of the Esophogus and Lung Cancer-Died at Baylor Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas
Never had any children
The Olney(Texas)Enterprise Thursday, December 30, 1976
Page 2 Column 4
Cooper Rites Held Monday
Services were at 4 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church for Weldon Rayborn Cooper, 61, longtime Olney resident who died in a Dallas hospital Saturday afternoon. Dr. C.W. Bess officiated.
Born January 30, 1915 in Bowie, he was married September 8, 1940 in Graham to Elaine Haygood. He had lived in Olney about 50 years, was an oil field and ranch worker and a member of the Baptist Church. He was a member of the American Legion and served in World War II in the Army.
Survivors include his wife; three sisters, Mrs. Robert Lindley of Corpus Christi, Mrs. Hazel Bearden of Eunice, New Mex., and Mrs. Morine Scoggins of Odessa; four brothers, Chester, Lester, and D.J. Cooper, all of Olney, and Bill Cooper of Fort Worth.
Burial was in Restland Cemetery, under direction of Lunn Funeral Home.
Family Members
-
Tressie Lenora Cooper
1906–1908
-
Chester Clinton Cooper
1908–1981
-
Clementine Dae ""Clemmie"" Cooper Lindley
1911–1990
-
Lester Shorty Cooper
1912–1990
-
Hazel Odessa Cooper Bearden
1917–1979
-
Morene "Toots" Cooper Scoggins
1918–1986
-
Corene "Toots" Cooper Hadley
1919–1966
-
Dommie Jetty "D.J." Cooper Jr
1921–1978
-
William Thomas "Bill" Cooper
1924–1991