Cooper, Albert Lee

Cooper, Albert Lee

Male 1926 - 22 Feb1998

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  • Name Cooper, Albert Lee  [1
    Nickname Leo 
    Born 10 Aug 1926  Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 8 Apr 1930  Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1935  Grant County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 24 Apr 1940  Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died 22 Feb1998  Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Buried Tidwell Cemetery, Tidwell, Hunt County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I38373  Sackett
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2023 

    Father Cooper, Alfred Lincoln,   b. 5 Oct 1898, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1974, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Jones, Gertrude Agnes,   b. 7 Oct 1905, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1981  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 5 Jul 1923  Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 2 children 
     1. Cooper, Alzina L.,   b. 9 Apr 1924, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 2018, Ridgeville, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     2. Cooper, Albert Lee,   b. 10 Aug 1926, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb1998, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     
    Family ID F13624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Puckett, Wanda Jean,   b. 8 Oct 1924, White Rock, Hunt County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 2019, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 3 Nov 1962  Hunt County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F13715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Aug 1926 - Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 8 Apr 1930 - Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Grant County, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 24 Apr 1940 - Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Feb1998 - Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Tidwell Cemetery, Tidwell, Hunt County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Nov 1962 - Hunt County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Street/Feature Village/Neighborhood/Community Township/Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com), 10 Jul 2015.
      From Find A Grave Memorial# 7478602
      Albert Lee "Leo" Cooper
      Birth: Aug. 10, 1926
      Enid
      Garfield County
      Oklahoma, USA
      Death: Feb. 22, 1998
      Greenville
      Hunt County
      Texas, USA

      Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Monday, 23 Feb 1998, page A2:

      "Obituaries, Services pending

      Albert Lee Cooper, 71, of Greenville died Sunday at his residence. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel. Burial is in Tidwell Cemetery. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home."

      Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Tuesday, 24 Feb 1998, page A2:

      "Obituaries, Albert Cooper

      Albert Leo Cooper, 71, of Greenville died Sunday at his residence. Funeral services are today at 2 p.m. at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Combs and Dr. Fred Chambers. Burial will be in Tidwell Cemetery.

      Son of Alfred Cooper and Agnes Jones he was born Aug. 10, 1926 in Enid, Okla. He married Jean Puckett on Nov. 3, 1962 in the Tidwell Community.

      He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was a former E-Systems employee and he taught in the Greenville Independent School District for 29 years. Mr. Cooper was a member ofr the Tidwell Baptist Church.

      He is survived by his wife of Greenville and a sister, Alzina Preston of Ridgeville, S.C.

      He was preceded in death by his parents and a nephew, Buddy Preston.

      Pallbearers will be Roy Hogge, Clovis Emerson, Jimmy Williams, Billy Brignon, King B. King and Mike Hogge. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Joe King, Harlan Brown, Ernest V. Odeneal and T.K. Morphew."

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Wanda Jean Puckett Cooper (1924 - ____)

      Burial:
      Tidwell Cemetery
      Tidwell
      Hunt County
      Texas, USA

      Created by: John Armstrong
      Record added: May 23, 2003
      Find A Grave Memorial# 7478602

    2. [S937] 1930 U.S. Census, 18 Jun 2015.
      1930 Census, enumerated 8 Apr 1930 at 801 East Cedar St. in Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      James W Jones Head M 54 Tennessee
      Viola Jones Wife F 53 Kansas
      Carl J Jones Son M 15 Oklahoma
      Addie G Jones Son M 13 Pennsylvania
      Viola B Jones Daughter F 11 Oklahoma
      Gertrude Cooper Daughter F 25 Oklahoma
      Alzina L Cooper Granddaughter F 6 Oklahoma
      Albert L Cooper Grandson M 3 Pennsylvania
      District: 0023 , Sheet Number and Letter: 3B , Household ID: 71 , Line Number: 95 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T626 , Affiliate Film Number: 1902 , GS Film number: 2341636 , Digital Folder Number: 004661218 , Image Number: 00965

    3. [S814] 1940 U.S. Census.
      1940 Census, enumerated 24 Apr 1940 in Medford, Medford Town, Grant, Oklahoma, United States
      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      Clark O Burdg Head M 47 Kansas
      Gertrude A Burdg Wife F 34 Oklahoma
      Alzina L Cooper Daughter F 16 Oklahoma
      Albert L Cooper Son M 13 Oklahoma
      All lived in rural Grant County, Oklahoma in 1935.
      District: 27-20 , Family Number: 285 , Sheet Number and Letter: 11A , Line Number: 36 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 3296 , Digital Folder Number: 005454609 , Image Number: 00247

    4. [S942] SSDI, 10 Jul 2015.
      United States Social Security Death Index
      Age: 72
      Given Name: Albert
      Middle Name: L
      Surname: Cooper
      Birth Date: 10 Aug 1926
      State: Oklahoma
      Last Place of Residence: Hunt, Texas
      Previous Residence Postal Code: 75401
      Event Date: 22 Feb 1998

    5. [S2162] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 8 Dec 2023.
      Name Gertrude Agnes Jones
      Gender Female
      Age 17
      Birth Date abt 1906
      Birth Place Oklahoma
      Marriage Date 5 Jul 1923
      Marriage Place Garfield, Oklahoma, USA
      Spouse Alfred Lincoln Cooper
      Film Number 001398702

      Name Alfred Lincoln Cooper
      Gender Male
      Age 24
      Birth Date abt 1899
      Birth Place Kansas
      Marriage Date 5 Jul 1923
      Marriage Place Garfield, Oklahoma, USA
      Mother Mrs J W Jones
      Spouse Gertrude Agnes Jones
      Film Number 001398702

      Researched by Ted Smith

    6. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com), 8 Dec 2023.
      From Find A Grave Memorial# 7491807
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7491807

      Wanda Jean Puckett Cooper

      Birth
      8 Oct 1924
      White Rock, Hunt County, Texas, USA
      Death
      6 May 2019 (aged 94)
      Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, USA
      Burial
      Tidwell Cemetery
      Tidwell, Hunt County, Texas, USA

      (Greenville, Texas) Herald Banner, Tue, 14 May 2019, page A3
      Obituaries, Jean Cooper

      Wanda Jean Cooper was born in the White Rock community on October 8, 1924. She was the daughter of Almer Z. Puckett and Billie Louise Barker Puckett. She married Albert L. Cooper on November 3, 1962 in Hunt County. She retired from First Greenville National Bank as Executive Assistant, serving the bank over 46 years. Mrs. Cooper was a life long member of Tidwell Baptist Church and succeeded her mother as church pianist for many years. Included in her many community activities was weekly piano playing for many Greenville service clubs. She was an animal welfare advocate and supporter of animal rescue.

      Survivors include nephews, John Timothy Puckett and wife Diane, Tom Johnson and wife Norma and Barry Johnson and wife Janie; and special friends, Jeff and Jimi Bratt. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers Billy Jeff Puckett and wife Betty and Marshall Puckett and wife Patti; and nephew Andrew Marshall Puckett.

      Services for Wanda Jean Cooper, 94, of Greenville were scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brad LaFavers officiating.

      Researched by Ted Smith


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