COOP, Robert Ray 1901 - 1918

COOP, JONES, ABBOTT

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/12/2004 at 00:06:03

"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Saturday, December 28, 1918
Page 3, Column 2

ROBERT R. COOP DIED LAST NIGHT

Robert Ray COOP, son of Frank COOP, passed away at the Jefferson County Hospital last evening about six-thirty o'clock. He had been ill for the past several weeks with pneumonia.

He was about seventeen years of age and is survived by his mother who resides at Lavoni, Mo. (sic - Livonia, MO), his father of Hoven, South Dakoto (sic - Haven, SD), three brothers, three sisters and one half-brother.

The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Frazey Undertaking Parlors in charge of Rev. R. H. Polly of the Christian church.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Tuesday, December 31, 1918
Page 3, Column 1

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

... --Frank COOP has returned to Haven, S. D., after being here to attend the funeral of his son Robert COOP.

--Mrs. Jane ABBOTT returned to her home in Luvonia, Mo., yesterday having been here to attend funeral of her son Robert COOP. ...

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Friday, January 3, 1919
Page FIVE, Column 1

LOCAL NEWS

... Frank COOP was called here this week from his home in South Dakota by the illness and subsequent death of his son Robert COOP. ...

(same publication and page, but Columns 4 and 5 -- )

COOP.

Robert Ray COOP, eldest child of J. F. and Jane COOP, passed away December 27, 1918, at the Jefferson County hospital following an illness with pneumonia.

Deceased was born July 12, 1901, and was 17 years of age when death called him. He is survived by his father, J. F. COOP of South Dakota, his mother, Mrs. Jane ABBOTT of Livonia, Mo., three sisters and three brothers, Lydia, Pearl, Rosa, John and Frank; also three half brothers.

Owing to a delayed telegram the mother at Livonia did not learn of his illness until several hours after death.

Funeral services were held Sunday at the Frazey undertaking parlors in charge of Rev. R. H. Polly and burial was in the Evergreen cemetery.

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Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA, in Lot SDiv.2-037. Cemetery notes are that he was a son of John Francis COOP and Jane JONES COOP who are buried in Antioch Cemetery.