Willis F. COOPER

WILMARTH, COOPER, HAVENS, SOURS, SWARTZ

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/19/2016 at 20:24:28

March 30, 1920 --- December 3, 2000

Willis F. Cooper, 80, Bella Vista, Arkansas., was born to Elmer E. and Florence (Wilmarth) Cooper March 30, 1920, in Corning, Adams County. He died Dec. 3, 2000, at his home. Mr. Cooper was a meteorologist in the Army Air Corps from 1941 to 1945 and was discharged with the rank of Master Sergeant. He was married to Opal Marie Havens June 24, 1944, in Omaha, Neb. They farmed in Iowa for 40 years in Corning, Radcliffe, Williams and Goodell. He was active in church, served on school boards, was a member of the Farm Bureau, a Soil Conservation Society Commissioner in Williams, Lions Club and was on the Hamilton County Extension Council. He also was a member of the International Flying Farmers and was president of the Iowa Flying Farmers in 1979. They moved to Arkansas in 1984, and he worked in his home repair business from 1986 until July of this year.

He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife; two sons and two daughters; brother Wayne of Los Alamitos, Calif; sisters Wanda Sours of Ames, Estella (husband Eugene) Swartz, Lenox; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandson.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at the Bella Vista Community Church with the Reverend David McKay officiating. The Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory was in charge of arrangements.