Dewey L. Cooper^{[1, 2]}

1919 - 2005

• Born	6 May 1919	Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  _UID	3DC043DB24A1C749B9FC067D47223B7E4A82
  Died	12 Nov 2005	Colonial Hills Nursing Home   [4]
  Buried	16 Nov 2005	Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I125801	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Pearlie Cooper,   b. Abt 1883, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 12 Nov 2005
  Mother	Vina Herron,   b. 7 Oct 1876, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jan 1957
  Family ID	F46252	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Murphy,   b. 26 Jan 1924,   d. 26 Jun 1978
  Children	1. Pat Cooper > 2. Dennis Edward Cooper,   b. 18 Oct 1952, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jun 2008
  Family ID	F71131	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Josie Butler,   b. 14 Mar 1920, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jun 2004, Blount County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F71132	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 May 1919 - Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 16 Nov 2005 - Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 17 Sep 1995. Roy Lee Cooper obituary [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 29 Jun 2004. Josie Baker Cooper obituary [S112] Census, 1920. name: Dewey Cooper residence: , Blount, Tennessee estimated birth year: 1920 age: 0 birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Son gender: Male race: White marital status: Single father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee film number: 1821729 digital folder number: 4390801 image number: 01096 sheet number: 6 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Pearlie Cooper M 37y Tennessee wife Vina Cooper F 36y Tennessee dau Lillie Cooper F 19y Tennessee Oscar Cooper M 14y Tennessee son Earl Cooper M 12y Tennessee son Roy Cooper M 10y North Carolina dau Nora Cooper F 8y Tennessee dau Ethel Cooper F 6y Tennessee dau Nancy Cooper F 4y North Carolina son Dewey Cooper M 9m Tennessee [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 14 Nov 2005. Dewey Cooper, 86, passed of Maryville, passed away Saturday November 12, 2005, at Colonial Hills Nursing Home. He was born May 6, 1919, in Cades Cove. He was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army serving in Germany in WWII where he was a P.O.W. He was preceded in death by his parents, Pearly and Vina Hearon Cooper; first wife, Margaret Murphy Cooper; second wife, Josie Baker Cooper; stepdaughter, Peggy Garcia; step-grandson, Billy Joe Jones. He is survived by his daughter and husband, Pat and Randy Word; sons and wives, Dennis and Shirley Cooper, Leslie and Linda Gass; stepson and wife, Arkie and Phyllis Baker; stepdaughter and husband, Shannon and Lamar Reynolds; stepdaughter, Debbie Campbell; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday November 15, 2005, at Memorial Funeral Home in Maryville with Rev. Arkie Baker and Rev. Kurt Steinbach officiating. The family and friends will meet at Sherwood Memorial Gardens at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday November 16, 2005, for a graveside service with full military honors provided by the Volunteer State Honor Guard. The family will receive friend from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Condolences may be e-mailed to memorialfh@Yahoo.com.