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Published in the "Footprints of its First Hundred Years" Book of Cement, Oklahoma 1902-2002 William Lee "Doc" Cooper William Lee "Doc" Cooper and Gertrude White met in 1943 and were married in 1944. I, Gertrude, had graduated from Cement High School in May 1944, and had gone to work for Long Bell Lumber Company as bookkeeper. Doc was working for L.D. "Jack" Laughlin of Cyril, Oklahoma, driving a truck. He hauled crushed rock from Richards Spur rock crusher near Lawton, unloaded cement and mud from box cars on the railroad for the oil field and hauled oil and asphalt from the refinery in Cyril for Anderson-Prichard. We were married September 25, 1944. We moved to New Mexico and Texas, but we always came back to Cement. We had ten children. All of them have a high school diploma from Cement High School. Our children are Ann, Jacquelyn, Bobby, Sharron, Bonnie, Marla, Jean, Howard, Tammy and Lynn. Doc went to work for Mr. and Mrs. Zoral Young at Young's Well Servicing Company in 1957 and worked there until 1981 when he became ill. He passed away in 1983 of cancer. We still had four children living at home. Times were hard, but my kids helped me make it. I still live in the same house that we had when we lost Doc. In July 2000, we lost Sharron. My kids came to my rescue again. Our grand kids and great-grand kids all come home, especially on holidays. Since I live in the country, they can ride bicycles, play ball and whoop and holler all they want to and not disturb any of the neighbors. They and my children are my reason to stay around. Submitted by Gertrude Cooper |
© The Cyril News, Cyril, Oklahoma September 22, 1983 William Lee "Doc" Cooper Funeral for William Lee "Doc" Cooper, 61, Route 1, Cement, was held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 16, 1983 in the Cement High School Auditorium with Rev. David Morris, pastor of the Assembly of God in Cement, officiating. Mr. Cooper was born January 14, 1922, at Coalgate. He died Tuesday, September 13, 1983 at Chickasha. Mr. Cooper married Orpha Gertrude White on Sept. 26, 1944 in Cyril. He was a World War II Veteran and came to Cement in 1942 from Swink. He worked for Youngs Well Service from Dec., 1956 until Sept., 1981 when he retired due to health. Mr. Cooper was preceded in death by his parents, William Marshall Cooper and Bertha Mae Brown Cooper; and by two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Gertrude, of the home; three sons, Bobby Cooper of Cement, Howard Cooper, also of Cement, Lynn Cooper of the home; seven daughters, Ann Butler, Ft. Cobb, Jacquelyn Clift of Cement, Sharron Weight of Chickasha, Bonnie Clift of Cement, Marla Mahler of Cement, Jean Cooper and Tammy Cooper, both of the home; three brothers, L.H. "Bill' Cooper of Swink, Carl Cooper of Claypool, Arizona, William Junior Cooper of Oklahoma City; five sisters, Lee Parsley of Altus, Dora Hillbolt of Cyril, Estell Piearcy of Swink, Vivian Hartsfield of Cement, and Rachel Wilson of Oklahoma City. Burial was held in Celestial Gardens Cemetery, Cement, under the direction of the Cyril Funeral Home. |
September 2012 Orpha Gertrude [White] Cooper Orpha Gertrude Cooper of Chickasha, Oklahoma was born September 10, 1926 in Verden, OK to Wesley Ben and Evelyn Lou [Conn] White. She passed away September 29th in Chickasha, OK. Mrs. Cooper graduated from Cement High School. She married W.L. "Doc" Cooper on September 25, 1945 in Cement, OK. He preceded her in death September 13, 1983. She kept very busy raising ten children. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and cooking for her entire family. She quilted at the Senior Citizens Center in Cement. She also cooked for the Cement Senior Citizens Center. Her very first job was cooking for the Cement Head Start. She later worked for Jackson's Grocery, then Hood's Grocery and after that she worked at City Hall. She attended the Assembly of God Church. She is survived by: 3 sons and their wives - Bobby Lee and Peggy Cooper Eufala, OK, Ricky Howard and Carol Cooper Cement, OK Michael Lynn and Debbie Cooper Chickasha, OK, 5 daughters - Delores Ann and husband, Tommy Butler Chickasha, OK, Jacquelyn Sue and husband, John Hargus Cement, OK, Bonnie Sue Clift Cement, OK, Marla Jo Mahler Chickasha, OK, Tammy Lee Cooper and Tommy Overstreet Chickasha, OK. 16 grandchildren - Eli Hargus; Ronnie and wife, Randi Clift; Dala and husband, Rick Schwenk; Brandie Clift and John Stewart; Brian and wife, Michelle Cooper; Brad and wife, Melissa Cooper; Allen and wife, Jamie Clift; Lee Clift; Jennifer Black; Joanna and husband, Victor Munoz; Michael Mahler; Marshall Mahler; Tara and husband, Jonah Worbes; Doc Byfield and Ellie Powell; Dylan Byfield; Katie Cooper. 15 great-grandchildren - Colby Petty and fiancée, Sarah Miller; Carlie and husband Steven Smith; Duane Clift; Chloe Schwenk; Macie Clift and Jason Chaney; Cortney and husband, Tyler Pelzer; Braydon Cogburn; Alden Cogburn; Celeste Cooper; Taylor Clift; Cole McCoullah; Lucas Munoz; Cory Black; Kyle Worbes; Dylan Worbes; Ryder Worbes, 4 great-great grandchildren - Lilly Smith, Mason Chaney, Jase Chaney, Daniel Pelzer, 3 brothers - Kenneth and wife, Yvonne White Cement, OK, Bedford White Cement, OK, George and wife, Mary White Hinton, OK, 1 sister - Carol Settle Enid, OK. She was preceded in death by: Her parents, Her husband, 2 daughters - Sharon Faye Weight, Gloria Jean Cooper, 1 granddaughter - Tina Michelle Butler-Petty, 1 great-granddaughter - Lyndsey Renee Clift-Burch, 4 brothers - Van White, Ellis White, Wayne White, Farris White, 3 sisters- Ruth Sechrist, Ruby Holmes, Melvina White. A graveside service will be held Sunday, September 30th at the Cement Cemetery. Burial will follow under the direction of Cyril Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held October 7th at 2:00 P.M. at the Cement School Auditorium with Pastor Mike Bates officiating and assisted by Pastor John Zwolle. Serving as pallbearers are: Ronnie Clift Eli Hargus, Allen Clift Brad Cooper, Brian Cooper Michael Mahler, Marshall Mahler Doc Byfield Dylan Byfield. Honorary pallbearers are: Colby Petty Duane Clift, Braydon Cogburn Alden Cogburn, Kyle Worbes Dylan Worbes .Ryder Worbes Lucas Munoz. |
© The Chickasha Express-Star Chickasha, Oklahoma 5 January 2006 Gloria Jean Cooper Funeral services for Gloria Jean Cooper, 46, of Chickasha, OK, will be Friday, January 6, 2006 at 10:30 am at the Assembly of God Church in Cement, Ok, with Rev. Mike Bates and R.L. Freemen officiating. Jean Cooper died Sunday, January 1, 2006 at the Edmond Medical Center. Burial will be in the Cement Cemetery in Cement, OK under the direction of Hodge Funeral Home of Fletcher and Elgin. She was born July 5, 1959 North of Cement to W.L. and Orpha [White[ Cooper. Jean went to Cement School all 12 years of school. After school she moved to Chickasha where she lived and worked at several nursing homes in the Chickasha area. Jean was a very loving person, she was always willing to baby-sit and help anyone in need. She enjoyed visiting with friends and family, sitting on the porch and waiting for someone to walk by to talk to. Jean will be greatly missed by all who loved and knew her. Survivors include: Companion Harold (Fish) Reed of 19 years; her mother, Orpha Cooper; five sisters: Ann and Tommy Butler of Ft. Cobb; Jacquelyn and John Hargus of Cement; Bonnie Clift of Chickasha; Marla Mahler of Chickasha; Tammy and Rickie Byfield of Chickasha; three brothers: Bobby and Peggy Cooper of Ardmore; Howard and Carol Cooper of Cement; Lynn and Debbie Cooper of Chickasha. Numerous nieces and nephews; and Great nieces and Great- nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, W.L. Cooper and one sister, Sharron Weight. Both sets of grandparents also preceded her in death, Marshal and Bertha Cooper, Ben and Lou White. |
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