Obituary of Ralph Holister Cooper Submitted by Jerri D. Peek (RejectRanchTX@wmconnect.com) May 2004 **************************** USGenWeb NOTICE: Libraries and individual researchers may download this file for personal, noncommercial use only. Any other use requires written permission from the transcriber. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. **************************** 18 Oct 1946; Ralph Holister Cooper, 47, died enroute to the Baton Rouge hospital last Friday. Funeral services were held Sunday at Grace Episcopal church; burial was in the church cemetery. He was a native of Covington and had many relatives in Tanpipahoa. His survivors include his wife, the former Lydia Buschel; one sister, Mrs. G. F. Crawford of Ponchatoula; three brothers, Earnest and V. N. Cooper of Covington and Walter Cooper of New Orleans.