Mitchell County  Georgia Obituaries Byron Thomas Cooper 2002

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Obituary of Byron Thomas Cooper 
as written in "The Albany Herald" dated 2 Nov 2002.  Albany, Georgia.  


CAMILLA---
Byron Thomas Cooper, 66, of Pelham died Friday, November 1, 2002, at his residence.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home with burial in 
Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Steve Wooten and the Rev. Franklin Russ 
will officiate.  Pallbearers include Durie Cooper, Mark Pollock, David Cooper, Michael 
Hurst, Russell Brown, Jimmy Barber, Ansley Smith and Marvin Hooks.  Born January 18, 1936 
in Mitchell County, Mr. Cooper was a Federal State Peanut Inspector and a veteran of the 
U.S. Army. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Mr. Cooper was the son of the 
late B.J. and Jewel Faircloth Cooper. He was preceded in death by three sisters, 
Virginia Akridge, Doris Crosby and Jewel Moore; and three brothers, Deloyd Cooper, 
Charles (Dick) Cooper and Collis Cooper.  Survivors include his wife, Marzine R. Cooper 
of Pelham; a daughter, Rhonda Cooper of Pelham; a stepdaughter, Gloria Lowe of Cairo; 
three stepsons, Wayne Hurst of Pelham, Michael Hurst of Pelham and Billy Hurst of Pelham; 
five sisters, Flora Bell Singleton of Camilla, Mildred Barber of Greensboro, Fla., 
Louise Smith of Pelham, Jeanne Pollock Adams of Camilla and Margaret Bedsole of Havana, Fla.; 
a brother, Franklin D. "Boe" Cooper of Camilla; four granddaughters and two grandsons; 
two great-granddaughters.  Visitation will be from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.  
Memorials may be made to South East Regional Cancer Center, 2003 Centre Pointe Blvd., 
Tallahassee, FL 32308.  Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home Camilla 229/336-5111.