Katherine R. Cooper

May 18, 2011

Mrs. Katherine R. Cooper, 91, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at a local hospital.

Mrs. Cooper was a native of Talasheek, LA, a resident of Atmore,  for the past 41 years, a retired co-manager of the Super 5 & 10, and attended the Baptist church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She lived here as a child and was a 5th and 6th Grader at Rachel Patterson School.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John E. and Olive Ritchey, Sr., and four siblings, Herbert Doyle Ritchey, Thelma Ritchey Nall, Margaret Ritchey Pattillo, and John E. Ritchey, Jr.

She is survived by her Husband of 70 years, Benjamin Yancy Cooper, Jr. of Atmore; two sons, Benjamin Yancy and Kay Cooper II of Falls Church, VA, and Kenneth Milton and Dawn Cooper of Atmore; her daughter, Kay Cooper Porter of St. Louis, MO; five grandchildren, Claire and Peter Newton, Colin Porter, Alex and Maggie Cooper, Benjamin Yancy Cooper IV and Courtney Cooper; and a great-grandchild, Cooper Newton.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 19, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Keese officiating Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be held Thursday, May 19, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. until funeral time at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Obituaries