Everett F. Cooper 1917-2003

COOPER, TITUS, SMITH

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/16/2013 at 13:07:42

4 February 2003

Everett F. Cooper, 85, of Bemidji, Minn., formerly of Sioux City, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at his residence following a lengthy illness.

Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel in Sioux City, with the Rev. Dr. Allen D. Call of First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the U.S. Army Reserves. Visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home.

Mr. Cooper was born April 26, 1917, in Bemidji, the son of Ray E. and Agnes (Titus) Cooper. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He married Lillian M. Smith in 1942, in Spencer, Iowa. The couple later divorced. He was a resident of Sioux City from 1927 until 1999, at which time he moved to Bemidji. He was a pipe fitter with the Sioux City Community Schools for 44 years, retiring in 1988.

He was a member of the American Legion and enjoyed camping, fishing and hunting.

Survivors include two sons and their wives, Kit and Mary Cooper of Sioux City, and Randy and Randi Cooper of Sioux City; five grandchildren, Coby Cooper, Shannon Cox, Darid Cooper, Keri Moffit and Colin Cooper; and his special friend, Juanita Sitzmann of Bemidji.

He was preceded in death by his twin sister, Evelyn in 1959; and a brother, Dayton Titus in 2002.

Pallbearers will be Coby Cooper, Charles Cox, Terry Wright, Bob Watts, Ken Stanley and Johnny Hey.