Roy Franklin Cooper Jr.

1948 - 2017

Roy Franklin Cooper Jr. obituary, 1948-2017, Harpers Ferry, Wv

BORN

1948

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home - Ranson

310 S. Fairfax Blvd

Ranson, West Virginia

Roy Cooper Obituary

Roy Franklin Cooper Jr., 68, of Harpers Ferry, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at the VA Medical Center, Martinsburg, surrounded by his loving family.

Born Nov. 25, 1948, in Loudoun County, Virginia, he was the son of Roy F." Frank" Cooper Sr. and Guilda (Dillow) Cooper.

Mr. Cooper Jr. retired after 25 years in sales from Ideal Buick, Frederick, Maryland. Prior, he was employed

with Merchant Noland Chevrolet, Hollar Buick, Leesburg, Virginia.

He was of the Methodist faith and a graduate of Charles Town High School, class of 1967.

He was a member of the Sleepy Hollow Golf and Country Club and Jackson-Perks American Legion Post 71, Charles Town; and was an avid bass player in many bands.

Roy served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam.

He is survived by his wife, of 50 years, Carolyn Faye (Ott) Cooper, at home; daughter, Pam Allen and husband, Scott, of Kearneysville; and grandchildren, Robert Allen and McKenzie Allen.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Eric S. "Scottie" Cooper; and brother, Thomas

Alan Cooper.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, at Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, Charles Town, with Pastor Bev Turner officiating.

Interment will be at St. Andrews on the Mount, Harpers Ferry.

Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Jefferson County Relay For Life, c/o Patricia Ott, 145 Donald Drive, Charles Town, WV 25414; or Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675.

Please sign the online guestbook and view his obituary at www.mtstrider.com

Published by The Frederick News-Post from Oct. 26 to Oct. 28, 2017.
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To the family of Roy Cooper Jr. I would like to express my condolence to you may the God of comfort bring comfort to you with his right arm extended to you Isa.41:10

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May the God of all comfort strengthen the family during this time of deep sorrow. Those who pass on, God keeps in his memory because they are precious in his eyes. My sincerest condolences. (Psalms 116:15)

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29

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Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home - Ranson

310 S. Fairfax Blvd, Ranson, WV 25438

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Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home - Ranson

310 S. Fairfax Blvd, Ranson, WV 25438

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