Teela Cooper Obituary
Teela Marie Cooper "MiMi", was born September 29th, 1960 and passed away after a short battle with cancer on September 28th, 2025. She is preceded in death by her father Perry T. French; mother, Polly French; husband, Darrell Cooper; son, Jonas Jay Cooper; & sister, Diane (Jim) Hellard.
She is survived by her daughter, Rhoda (Robert) Tipton; grandsons, Skylar Cooper & Robbie (Shyla) Tipton; granddaughter, Carlie Tipton; sisters, Nancy French & Sue (John) Reno; nieces, Wendy (Chris) Deese, Melissa (Tim Hardin) Williams, D.D Poston, Sandy (Chuck) Bentel, & Casey (Derrick) Bowers; nephew, Sean Hellard; as well as several great nieces and nephews; and special family, Jennifer (Shane) Hall.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 4PM, Saturday, October 4, 2025 at the family home; located at 2194 Sockless Road in Dandridge.
In lieu of flowers, monetary donations may be made to the family.
Farrar Funeral Home of Dandridge is honored to serve the Cooper family.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
162 East Meeting Street PO Box 1025, Dandridge, TN 37725
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