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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Cooper, William "Bill" Joel William "Bill" Cooper, 80,
died Feb. 14, 2003, at home in
rural Elmdale. A Military
Graveside Service, conducted
by Rev. Pat Ireland, First
Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.,
of Cottonwood Falls and the
-Fort Riley Honor Guard, was
held Feb. 18, 2003, at Bazaar
Cemetery, Bazaar.
William Joel Cooper, the son
of Milburn "Dutch" and Bess
Blackburn Cooper, was born
Aug. 12 1922, at Bazaar. He
lived all of his life in Chase
County except the 31 months
he served in the Marine Corp
in World War 11, 19 of those
months in the South. Pacific.
He began farming in 1947,
near the Diamond Creek area.
He served on the Chase
County A.S.C.S. Board, the
Farm Bureau Board and the
Federal Land Bank Board in
Emporia.
He married Lois June
Mushrush. They were
divorced. He later married
Myrtle McCabe on Dec. 31,
1965, at Council Grove. She
died in 1993.
He is survived by three
sons, Craig Cooper of Elmdale,
David Cooper of Wichita, and
Brian Cooper of Topeka; one
step-daughter, Jane Johnson of
Strong City; a companion of
several years, Faith Hickox, of
the home; six grandchildren
and one great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death
by two brothers, Keith Cooper
and Ivan Cooper; and one sis-
ter Marian Ayers.
Memorial contributions to
the H. Dale Buck Animal
Welfare or the Chase County
All-Veterans Memorial may be
sent in care of the Brown-
Bennett-Alexander Funeral
Home, 201 Cherry, Cottonwood
Falls, Kan. 66845.
Chase County Leader-News, Cottonwood Falls, Kans. Feb 20 2003
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
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