Charles Cooper Obituary

Charles Horne Cooper

Charles Horne Cooper, 78 Lt. Col. Retired, United States Army and Air Force Veteran, of Roseland, Virginia and formerly of Annandale, Virginia died peacefully on Saturday August 20, 2011 at the Lovingston Health Care Center. Born in Atlanta, Ga. on September 2, 1932 to the late Floyd Childs Cooper, II and Hazel Horne Cooper.

A graduate of Manatee County High School in Bradenton, Fl., Charlie attended the United States Military Academy at West Point where he graduated in 1957. He received his Masters Degree in Nuclear Engineering from North Carolina State University, taught at West Point and served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was also stationed at Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa, HI, Fort Bliss, TX, Fort Leaven-

worth, KS Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL, and the Pentagon. He was Commander of the 548th Construction Battalion in Ft. Bragg, NC. Following his military career. LTC Cooper worked as a consultant in the Washington, DC area for Computer Sciences Corporation, Kuljian, Hadron, OpSys and Arawak. Charlie was of the Baptist Faith and attended church regularly, most recently at Piney Mountain Bible Chapel. He served as President of the Fairfax Lions Club. In 1993 he moved to Roseland where he remained active and served as Nelson County Lions Club President and was also active in the Nelson County Planning Commission and Tourism Board. He was an avid gardener and very proud of the work he performed and oversaw on the restoration of their farmhouse in Roseland.

It was during his time as a cadet at West Point that he met his loving wife of 51 years, Martha Blake Cooper. In addition to his wife of Roseland, he is survived by his children, Helen Cooper Bowden and her husband Robert of Centreville, VA; Charles Horne Cooper, Jr. and wife Kathleen of Worthington, OH; and Taylor Blake Cooper and wife Jennifer of Manassas, VA. He is also survived by his brother, Dr. Floyd Childs Cooper, III of Tega Cay, SC. and eight grandchildren, Robert and Sarah Bowden, Benjamin, Joshua and Taylor Cooper and Whitney, Madison and Zachary Cooper.

A funeral service will be held Saturday August 27, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel in Lovingston with Pastor Robert Mansfield officiating with interment to follow in the Beech Grove Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Friday from 6-8 PM at the funeral home and wishes to thank the staff of Lovingston Health Care and Hospice of the Piedmont for their compassionate care of Charlie. The family suggests that memorials take the form of contribution to Piney Mountain Bible Chapel, 4034 Beech Grove Rd. Roseland, Va. 22967 or Hospice of the Piedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Pky, Charlottesville, Va. 22911.

Arrangements by Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel, Lovingston, VA. (434-263-4097).

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Published by The News & Advance on Aug. 23, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for Charles Cooper

8 Entries

August 21, 2012

A great guy and wonderful classmate

Jerry Hawley '57 Kilmarnock VA

David Nottingham

August 20, 2012

Charley Cooper was a wonderful credit to our class. Very smart, always professional, helpful and a pleasure to be around. It always made me feel good to see him when we were serving together in the Office of the Chief of Engineers. I am sorry he has passed...he was a great friend.

Bill Page

August 20, 2012

Charlie Cooper was a wonderful classmate and friend. D-2 was a better place for having him a member. RIP. Bill Page

Sam Morthland

August 20, 2012

Charlie and I were fellow USAF foreigners at that US Army Prep school on our Stewart AFB- rifles, KP, close order drills, UGH,but we survived. He into D-2, me to H-2 in the Lost Fifty's. After graduation we only saw each other in the early 60s in Hawaii,me at PACAF, he at Schofield. I visited them at their beach house in Halaeiva and went snorkling with him on their reef. We caught or were caught by a Moray EEL- lots of teeth- and were only saved by our sabre skills with crossed spear fishing arrows!
After we only met at class reunions,but kept in contact with the yearly Christmas card letters.
He was a good friend, and will be missed!

Ray Karsian

August 20, 2012

I roomed with Charles as a yearling at West Point. He was a wonderful, intelligent and compasionate roomate. We entered the Corps of Engineers along with 38 other classmates. He was a formidable leader in all respects. Rest well Charlie

K Mistry

August 25, 2011

Dear Bobby,

We are sorry to hear about your grandfather's passing. Please accept our heartfelt sympathy and extend them to the rest of your family.

sincerely,
Eileen & Kinnaresh

Max Kovel

August 25, 2011

I always enjoyed interacting with Charlie, as a cadet, at NC State, and in the Juice Dept. He was always calm, warm and honorable in his relations with others, willing to help others, and exceptionally intelligent. Of his life, may it be said, "well done".

Bill Ray

August 25, 2011

Charlie Cooper lived by the words of the Cadet Prayer. He never became upset or raised his voice in anger. He was considerate, loyal and a wonderful friend.

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