The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09
Mrs. Jas. L. Cooper
Died Saturday Night

DIR. Graves hospital few minutes
before 10 o'clock Saturday. night. The
of her death was not
surprising to her friends as her con
d tion had been such for some time
as to preclude all antic patton of her
recovery. The immediate cause OF
ier death was spinal meningitis
which developed four or five day
previous to the end. She had beer
critically i'll for three weeks or more
with endocard,tis, an affection of the
heart, but by a marvellous manifes
tation OF vitality appeared to be
emerging a victor OF the disease
when complications ensued which
neither her own strength nor the
skill of the attending physicians were
able to arrest
Mrs. Cooper's illness was unusual
in many ways and her condition from
day to day enlisted the interest and
sympathy of the-communHy to an eS
ceptional degree 1t was reported
Saturday afternoon that her condition
was worse than it had been at any
previous time and that her recovery
seemed impossible but as she had
shown such wonderful recuperative
power earlier in the week. there were
among her friends many who refused
to abandon hope. To the hospital
and to the attendants
about her, however. the culmination
Saturday night was not SO much
matter OF surprise as realization q
their fears She was unconscious FOL
some time. previous to her death. in
fact had been obi'vinus to her sur
roundiugs for practically all OF the
preceding week
Mrs. Cooper spent the greater part
of her life in Canon City and her
friends and admirers were legion.
She was woman OF rare equaiibfiy
of temperament and of amiabiiity
and cheerfulness of disposition. Kind
hearted, generous and hospitable she
saw only the harmonies of life and
enjoyed them to their utmost She
believed in. and practiced in her
daily round of duty. that cheerful
philosophy which Edwin Arnold called
and light"
Mrs. Cooper. nee Smith. was born
at Trenton, Mo-. August 18th, 1872
For q number Of years she iiifv-i with
her parents at Salt Lake CITY. sub
coming to Canon City to
make her home. For a number o.
years prior to her marriage she vas
clerk and bookkeeper at
the Office Of the Gibson Lumber com
pany. a position she filled with homo
to herself. credit to her employers
and satisfaction to the cou,pany's pa
irons.
In addition to the bereaved husband
and family there is left 10 mourn
her untimeIy death. her mother Mrs
Mary Z. Smith. sister and brother
ter, Mrs. ID. +. Gibson. and the
brother. J. W. F. Smith. OF Isisbec.
Arizona. were both with her when
the end came. The deceased leaves
three children. the youngest. an in
FAINT three weeks old. EverythiDr
that professional skill and careful
nursing could do was invoked for
Mrs. Cooper during her Illness. hui
all efforts were futile In the Etce OF
the disease that had laid itself upon
her
The funeral took place from Christ
Episcopal church on Harrison avenue
OF which Mrs. Cooper was com
municant at three O'Clock Monday
and WIS largely attended by the
frieads Of the deceased The funer
al service was conducted by Rev
Don Frank Fem. rector Of the con
gregation. The casket. as IL lay In
the church. was almost obscured by
great masses OF flowers: contributed
by friends as tribute OF esteem 10
the memory of the dead. The re
mains were lad TO rest in Lakeside
cemetery; a larhe concourse of peo-
pie accompanying the funeral cor
tege to the place of interment
The pail bearers were: R. s. Beal' !,
Hunter Palmer. David L. Robson,
Frank McFariane, Truman Stockton
and Gen. J. II. Maupin.