1792Margaret A. G. CooperFAYETTEVILLE, Pa. - Margaret A. Graham Cooper, 92, of Piney Mountain Nursing Home, 6375 Chambersburg Road, and formerly of 15584 North Wood Court, Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., died Thursday, Jan. 16, 1997, at the nursing home.
Born Oct. 26, 1904, in Beuna, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Lucinda Harr Graham.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Shirley Cooper, in July 1966. They were married on Oct. 28, 1934.
She was a 1923 graduate of Davis High School, Davis, W.Va.
She was of the Lutheran faith.
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Parsons, W.Va. She was active in various garden clubs and civic organizations. She worked with the board of elections in West Virginia and Washington, D.C. She also was active in school organizations in various school districts.
She is survived by one daughter, Shirley A. Fitz of Blue Ridge Summit; three sons, John D. Cooper of Sabinsville, Pa., Lowell A. Cooper of Chesterfield, Pa., and Joseph M. Cooper of Croom, Md.; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Rose Marie Cooper in 1948; one son, Robert A. Cooper in 1990; two sisters; and seven brothers.
Private graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Flannagan Hill Cemetery, Red Creek, W.Va.
There will be no public viewing.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Antietam Humane Society, 8513 Lyons Road, Waynesboro, Pa. 17268; or to Blue Ridge Summit Free Library, 15055 Summit Plaza, Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. 17214.
Arrangements are by Cumberland Valley Crematorium, Waynesboro.
AASA - wrote my dad a letter, that I now have, to my Dad in 1965. [ccs]
There is an award named partly for Shirley Ross Cooper at AASA - Architecture
see Soc. Sec. note [ccs]
grandson of Samuel Cooper, son of Jonas and Mary Cooper
Craig,
Thanks for coming back at me. We live in Pennsylvania. The info I have on Rosetta is: Rosetta was the daughter of Samuel Cooper and Elizabeth Wimer. Samuel Cooper was the son of Jonas Cooper and Mary Rohrbaugh. Samuel, Elizabeth, Rosetta, her husband Anderson Wolford and my-inlaws (Shirley Cooper and Margaret Anne Graham) are all buried in Flanaghan Hill Cemetery in Dry Fork, West Virginia. My father-in-law, Shirley Ross Cooper, was born to Rosetta Cooper on March 30, 1899 in Dry Fork, WV. She was not married. The father of Shirley Cooper was (first name unknown) Loughry. This is what I am searching for along with any other info on the Cooper family. The log cabin Shirley was born in still stands and I have seen it many times and have photos. Also the home Rosetta lived in after her marriage to Anderson Wolford still stands. Rosetta had 4 children by Anderson Wolford: Strawdie, Tacy, Hayes and Samuel. I have spent hours in the Tucker County, WV courthouse searching for info. If you have any info we could share I would greatly appreciate it.
Hoping to hear from you again, Beth
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