Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-26
j. C.. COOPER DIES AT HIS
HOME NEAR McCONNELSVIIdK


J.. C. Cooper, whose illness OF
several weeks had been noted at
different times in this paper, and
who had undergone an operation at
a hospital, died Friday morning at
1O:30 o'clock, at his home on the
north river road, about five and
half miles from McConnelsville.
Jesse c. Cooper was born at
Bearsville, Tyler county, West Vir-
ginia, Jan 20, 1862, making him
nearing his 74th birthday at the
time of his death. His parents
were the late Reese and Clarissa
Grimm Cooper. On Sept. 13. 1883,
he was married to Maggie C. Lough
who survives him. They were the
parents of seven sons, two of whom,
Alva and Jesse, are deceased. Those
surviving are Reese Cooper of
Washington, d. c., who is in gov
ernment service, connected with the
bureau of farm management;
Floyd, of South Bend, Ind, branch
manager for the Travellers Life In
surance company; Wilbur Uefty)
Cooper, former, pitcher with the
Pittsburgh Pirates, now manager of
the McKeesport, Pa, ball club, and
located at Pittsburgh with an ath-
letic goods firm; Blaine, of Colum-
bus, teacher in junior high school,
and Raymond of Fremont, O.,
teacher of chemistry in the schools.
Besides those mentioned as surviv-
ing, Mr.. Cooper leaves eight grand
children and one great grandchild;
and one brother, William Cooper of
Vienna, w. Va One brother and
one sister are deceased. When q
young man, Mr.. Cooper Joined the
United Brethren church. About 35
years ago he changed his member
ship to the Methodist Episcopal
church. Approximately 80 years
ago, he became a member OF the
Maccabee order. In the year 1907
he moved from Waterford, o.,
where he had been in the store
business, to the farm near McCon-
nelsville, where as stated his death
occurred Before coming to Ohio he
was in the store business in West
Virginia. Mr.. Cooper was citizen
of the highest type and worth, and
his loss will not only be keenly felt
in the home, but also among his
many friends and acquaintances.
The deceased was member of
Eagleport grange.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at the McConnels-
Vile Methodist Episcopal church,
with the pastor, Rev. Russell I'll.
Hoy, officiating. The services in
cluded scripture reading, prayer,
and a brief, but appropriate ad-
dress by Rev. Hoy, who also read
the hymns "Abide With Me- and
"Crossing the Bar" The pail bear
ers were the five sons, and Oldest
grandson, Alva Graham Cooper. Of
Beckett. Interment was made in
McConnelsville cemetery.
Those present at the funeral from
distance were Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Cooper of Vienna, w. Va, their
three sons, Mccoy, Jesse and Cy-
rus Cooper, and the latter's wife. OF
Parkersburg, w. Va; Oscar Gra-
ham, Beverly, o.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Crout, L. E. Coulter, wife and
daughter Mary, Mary Fouts and
Blanche Mckinney, of Columbus;
the sons, M. r. Cooper, Washing
ton, D. c.; G. Floyd Cooper, South
Bend, Ind: A. Wilbur Cooper,
Pittsburgh; Russell B. Cooper, wife
and daughters Betty Jane and Mar
jorie Ann, Columbus; Clarence r.
Cooper and wife, Fremont, o.: Miss
Edna Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wolfe, and Mrs. Nina Sheridan.
GAINESVILLE, O.; Edna Cooper, Glenn
Cooper, Graham Cooper, wife and
daughter Thelma Jean, Beckett, O.,
and Mrs. Clyde Jones, of Washing
ton, d. C.