Mrs. Cooper was born in Youngstown, Ohio and lived in New York and Chesapeake, Virginia since 1992. She was preceded in death by her parents Joe and Bertha Mae Lewis, 2 brothers Kenneth and Ronald Lewis.
Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Donald Cooper; two daughters Darlene Jackson and husband Tony, and Phyllis Ann Wiggins; step children Lynn Cooper and Donna Hinton; grandchildren Isaiah Ashton Richardson, Darius Cooper, Dominique Battle, Larry Cooper, Lonnie Hinton, Jr., and Ebony Hinton; 3 sisters Darla Traylor, Dolores Watson and Irene Green; and a host of nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends on Friday, December 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Rosewood Kellum Funeral Home, where a Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, 2p.m. Interment will follow at Rosewood Memorial Park.
Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Friends may offer condolences at www.kellumfuneralhome.com