Jessie L. Cooper (Seymour)'s Obituary
Jessie L. Cooper, age 86 of Seymour, MO passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. Jessie was born January 12, 1931 in Peach Orchard, AR one of seven children born to Riley Chester Cooper and Florence Elizabeth (Brazier) Cooper.
In 1943 he moved to Arizona with his family and then he moved to Seymour in 1985 with his wife Rose Mary where he was a dairy farmer until 1989 then became a cattle rancher, raising Registered Simmental cattle. Most recently he had been raising thoroughbred race horses. He had attended the Seymour Methodist Church and the Fordland Methodist Church. Jessie enjoyed gardening and mowing the yard. He could be found many mornings, as his health permitted, waiting for the 5 a.m. McDonald’s coffee crowd. He also enjoyed fishing and hunting.
Jessie was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Rose Mary Cooper who died in 1999, two sons Robbie Cooper and James Cooper and a step-daughter Peggy (Martin) Mack; 3 sisters Victoria Shields, Beatrice Schimming and Ocie Coffell and 2 brothers James Cooper and Leechester Cooper.
Surviving Jessie is his wife Jeannette of the home; 2 sons, Mike Cooper and wife Gena of Seymour, MO and Gary Cooper of Peoria, AZ; a sister Wanda Ragsdell of Durango, CO; a daughter-in-law Diane Cooper of Phoenix, AZ; a sister-in-law Elaine Cooper of Tucson, AZ; 3 step-children Donald Ray Martin and wife Marian of Conroe, TX, Diana (Martin) English and husband Michael of Spring, TX and Ronald David Martin and wife Kitty of Montgomery, TX and a step-son-in-law Cecil Mack of Montgomery, TX. Also surviving are 20 grandchildren: Brian Cooper, Brent Cooper, Kimberly Greathouse, Sean Cooper, Shandi Gregg, Jennifer Mulhern, Nicole Delere, Mike Cooper, Jr., Mark Cooper, Zachary Thomas, Whitney Thomas, John Munoz, Lee Mack, Tonya Rhoes, Heather Perez, Brittany English, Lindsey Witt, Collin English, Danielle Pryor and Darren Pryor, 38 great grandchildren as well as nieces, nephews and other family members.
Local visitation will be held Friday, March 24, 2017 at the Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Seymour, MO from 6 to 8 p.m. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 27, 2017 at Chapel of the Chimes Mortuary in Glendale, AZ with burial to follow in Rest Haven Park Cemetery, Glendale, AZ at 11 a.m.. Memorial contributions may be made to either the American Cancer Society or St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital.
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