Rubye Sparger Cooper

1918 - 2014

Rubye Sparger Cooper, 95, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, 229 Fourth St., Kennedale. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Mrs. Cooper was born Aug, 25, 1918, in Smithfield to Jessie Ed Sparger and Mary Jane Jobe Sparger. She moved to Worth County, Ga., in 1965 from Kennedale. Mrs. Cooper was a member of the Rebecca Chapter Order Of The Eastern Star and First United Methodist Church in Kennedale. She enjoyed shopping and traveling. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cooper was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Leroy Cooper, on Oct. 3, 2004; two sons, Jerry Charles Cooper and Willis Dale Cooper; and a brother, Tommy Sparger. Survivors: Daughters, Marilyn Herring of Sylvester, Ga., and Gayle Eason (Harmer) of Sylvester, Ga.; sons, Sandy Cooper (Jo) of Sumner, Ga., Larry Cooper (Elaine) of Sylvester, Ga., and Mike Cooper (JoAnn) of Henderson; 19 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Billie Owens of Granbury and Sue Sparger of Bedford; and brother, Sammy Sparger of Bedford.