Barbara Lou (Shilling) Cooper died at home early in the morning May 11, 2021 surrounded by and comforted by loved ones in the quiet of her own bedroom. Barbara was born Jan. 23, 1934 to Diral and Beulah Gray Shilling in Guy, Arkansas. She graduated from Plum Bayou High School in Wright, Arkansas in 1951 as the Valedictorian. She lettered in girls’ basketball. She Attended University of Oklahoma.
Barbara married Joe Don Cooper on Dec. 4, 1954. Joe Died Oct. 13, 2003.
Barbara is survived by her children Tony (Beverley) Cooper of Smyrna, Tennessee; Ellen (James) Fox of Spring, Texas; Nancy (Randy) Sengel of Norman, Oklahoma; and Terry Cooper of Topeka, Kansas. Grandchildren Phillip Cooper, Greg Cooper, Lindsey (Huddleston) Morphew, Kathryn Huddleston, Barbara (Fox) Phillips, Devin Cooper, and Piper (Cooper) Abernathy. Barbara is survived by eight great-grandchildren with ninth expected in August. She is also survived by her sister Rebecca (John) Hart, brother Perry (Yvonne) Shilling, brother-in-law Clay Sisk, sisters-in-law Sharon Shilling and Mary Ann Shilling, and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and brothers Ray, Richard, and Ralph, and sisters Lorene Crowder and Sybil Sisk.
She was the leader of her daughters’ Camp Fire Girl Troop from University School in the 1960s. She actively supported her sons’ Boy Scout Troop 241 based at McFarland Methodist Church.
Barbara’s life-long love of reading and of searching the stacks of the library for books to read, led her to begin volunteering with the Friends of Norman Library after the death of her husband.
Early in her life as a mother, she enjoyed bowling and volleyball. Throughout her life, Barbara loved cooking, sewing, quilting, and gardening in her own backyard. Later in life, she travelled numerous times to Europe with her children. Her favorite European city was London which she visited three times. She cherished her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Barbara’s fudge and chocolate cookies were in great demand from family members far and near.
In lieu of flowers, the family requested donation in Barbara’s name to the Friends of Norman Library, 103 W. Acres, Norman, OK, 73069.
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