Robert Cooper

Odessa Robert M. Cooper, 101, passed from this life peacefully on Wednesday, September 6, 2004 at a care facility in Odessa, Texas. He was born on August 31, 1903 in Midland, Texas to Ambrose Q. and Harriett Lucille Moore Cooper, a pioneering family of the Midland Odessa area.Mr. Cooper attended schools in Odessa and ultimately Hamlin, Texas where he graduated from high school. He later moved to Chicago, Illinois where he attended and graduated from an Electrical Engineering school, and then worked for Illinois Bell Telephone for 35 years before retirement.After moving to Kerrville to enjoy retirement, he became very well known in the community where he was a member of the First Christian Church, the Elks Lodge, and was a 60 year Master Mason, being a member of the Kerrville Masonic Lodge 697 A.F. A.M. He was recently awarded his 60 year service pin at his 101st birthday party at 220 Harper before moving back to Odessa. He taught many students in Defensive Driving for over 25 years, where many have fond memories of those times.He was preceded in death by his parents first wife, Cecelia Cooper and second wife Lois R. Trigg Cooper.Mr. Cooper is survived by a daughters, Cecilia Cooper of Chicago, Illinois and Bobbie Covey of Kerrville, Texas granddaughters, Toni Box and husband Michael of Houston, Texas and Gina Romero of Dallas, Texas niece, Phyllis Janke of Odessa, Texas nephew, Albert Janke of Kenniwick, Washington greatnieces, Janice Mayer of Redding, California and Barbara Stout of Odessa, Texas greatnephews, David Stout and Jim Stout, both of Corpus Christi, Texas, Wesley Stout of Weatherford, Texas, Cole and Kirk Fraley, both of Ft. Worth, Texas along with a host of many loving friends, neighbors, and Masons.Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM, Saturday, October 9, 2004 at the Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Arlie Lammers, officiating. Interment with Masonic Rites will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Kerrville, Texas. Mosonic service by Brother Perry Steele.Pallbearers will be Masonic Brethren Jerry Cobb, Wallace Foster, John Chamberlain, Loyd Smith, Ray Benton, and H. Earl Halmon.At the familys request, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Odyssey Healthcare, 2651 JBS Parkway, Bldg 4, Ste B, Odessa, Texas 79761.Arrangements are under the direction and personal care of Kerrville Funeral Home.

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