Paul Cooper

Paul E. Cooper age 95, of Arkadelphia passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at his home. He was born September 29, 1916 in Magnolia, Arkansas, the son of the late Benjamin Elihue and Mary Hughes Cooper. For many years, he served as Postmaster in Willisville, AR where he owned Paul Cooper's Food Center where the post office was located. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII serving in the infantry and a member of Pine Street Church of Christ in Arkadelphia. He was preceded in death by his wife Louise Young Cooper.

Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Crawford and her husband Milburn of Sherwood, Janice Penney and her husband Joe of Ben Lomond, AR, one brother, David Cooper of Petal, MS, three grandchildren, Brad Crawford, Jed Penney, and Amy Penney Monika, seven great grandchildren, Deserae, Alysia, and Hannah Crawford, Sutton, Seth, Erica Penney, and Olivia Monika.

Funeral services will be 2 PM Thursday, February 9th in the Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home Chapel. Burial with military honors will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 1 PM till service time Thursday. Memorials may be made to Pine Street Church of Christ.