LOLA VIRGINIA PERSON
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C6   LOLA VIRGINIA PERSON was born April 30, 1911 near Fowler in Garden Bottom 
in Yell County, Arkansas. She is a daughter of B8-  John Andrew and C1-   Beltha Mae 
Armour Person. She is named for a neighbor,  Lola Aston and her Grandmother 
Armour, also her aunt  Eathel Person.
   
In 1914 her family moved to White Oak mountain in Van Buren County. There she 
attended the three months terms of schools. In 1923 the family moved back to Carden 
Bottom and she finished high school in Garden Bottom February 28, 1933. She 
finished Arkansas Polytechnic College in Russellville on May 24, 1937 with sixty-one 
semester hours in elementary education. Tech has since become a four year college.
   
She joined the Church of Christ September 8, 1939 and was accepted in the Order of 
the Eastern Star, Carden Bottom Chapter #240 in October, 1929, accepted in Council 
Oaks Chapter #589 in Dardanelle in July l953.
   
She taught school in Carden Bottom and Dardanelle far several terms which enabled 
her to return an obligation for her schooling to B10- Aunt  Adelaide by helping send 
two younger sisters to Arkansas Polytechnic College later.
   
She and  Walter Cooper were married April 12, 1938 in Dardanelle by Rev.  Shelton. 
They lived in Riverside on the farm for the first three years of their married life. On 
June 30, 1941 they bought a home at 803 North Front Street, Dardanelle and continue 
to live there in 1966. They had no issue. She received a tremendous satisfaction from 
the attention that she was able to give to her parents in their older years.
   
She took her first piano lesson in September 1932 from Mrs.  Fley Berry. This hobby 
she enjoyed very much. She was elected president of Brearley Cemetery Association in 
1955 and held that office for many years. She was a member of the Dardanelle Garden 
Club, the Dardanelle MusicalCoterie (1953-1966), Dardanelle Book Review Club and a 
member of the First Presbyterian Church.
   
She was baptized by immersion at Reid's Ferry near Fowler in the Arkansas River in 
1929. One week later on September 15th,  Orra Person,  Wanda Anglin and Aunt  
Trudie Armour were baptized at the same place.