Okies In Florida

PRESTON COOPER

Printed in Monticello News. Date unknown.

Preston Cooper, 57, Monticello, FL died Thrusday, July 19, 1979. He was born in Fort Gibson, OK on September 16, 1921 to William & Lettie Cooper. He is survived by his wife, Lena; three sons, Tommy, Muskogee OK and Zane and Faron both of Monticello; a daughter Patricia Woodard, Tallahassee; three sisters, Agatha Langston, Quincy Gray and Gladys Cantrell all of Oklahoma; nine grandchildren and a greatgrandchild. Funeral services will be at 2pm Sunday at the Monticello Church of the Nazarene, with burial in Roseland Cemetery. Beggs-Wilkins Funeral Home is in charge.

Submitted by Zanna Guinn [email protected]

December 20, 1987

HALL - Quapaw, Ottawa Co., Ok
The Flint (Mich.) Journal Flint-Lakeland, Fla.
HALL, Clyde A. 2600 Harden Blvd., Lakeland, Florida, age 80, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 17, 1987, at the residence. Funeral services will be held 1 PM Monday at the Flint Baptist Temple, Dr. James E. Lougheed officiating. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Polk County, Florida Hospice.
Mr. Hall was born in Quapaw, Oklahoma, December 12, 1907. He had been a resident of Flint since 1926. His first wife, Bernice J. Hall, preceded him in death in June of 1983. Mr. Hall was a member of Hope United Methodist Church, was active on the Trustee Church Board and was a member of the Harbor Lights Sunday School Class. He established Hall Roofing & Siding Home Improvements in 1950, retiring May 17,1984.
Surviving are wife, Gladys; daughter Virginia Hall; 2 sons, Gerald A., Donald L. , 7 grandchildren, Michael, Denis, Alison, David, Timothy, Lori and Marci; great-granddaughter, Cayle Marie; brother, Kenneth; 2 stepsons, James and Clayton ; 3 step-daughters, Carol, Marilyn, Connie; 15 step grandchildren and 2 step great-grandchildren. All listed survivors are currently living, except: daughter Virginia Hall, d. 1990;granddaughter Marci Hall, d. 1995
Submitter Note: Clyde A. Hall was the son of Terry and Canzalia Allen Hall of Quapaw
Submitted by: Lori Hall Steele [email protected]

February 23, 1998

CLEVENGER - Edmonton, OK
Willie Leon Davis CLEVENGER B. March 15, 1913 In Edmonton, Okla. D. Feb. 23, 1998 In Valrico, Florida
Submitted by: CMccray331

LENA M COOPER

Printed in Monticllo News,
Wednesday May 16, 2001.

Lena M Cooper, 75, died at Tallahassee Community Hospital, May 12, 2001.
She was born August 7, 1925 in Braggs, Oklahoma and moved to Jefferson County in 1964. She lived in Jefferson County for 30 years, then moved to Tallahassee. She attended Newlight Holiness Church.

She is survived by her three children, Rev. Tom & Loretta Cooper of Ft Gibson, OK; Rev. Zane and Linda Cooper of Depew, OK; Faron Cooper of Tallahassee, FL, three sisters, Lucille Cooper of Ft Gibson, OK, Lorena Patterson of El Mirage, AZ, Sadie Ravan of Kallispell, Montana; eleven grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren. Deceased are her husband Preston Cooper (July 19, 1979); and two children, Patricia Cooper Howard and Nelda Gaye Cooper.

The funeral service will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, May 16 at Beggs Apalachee Chapel in Tallahassee. Interment will follow at Roseland Cemetery in Monticello.

The family will receive friends 6-8 pm Tuesday, May 15, at Beggs Apalachee Chapel in Tallahassee.
Beggs Funeral Home of Tallahassee is handling the arrangements.

Submitted by Zanna Guinn [email protected]