Beckham County, OK - Obits:  Essie Cooper Knowles, 2003
Saturday, February 22, 2003

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   Essie Cooper Knowles
   
   GROOM - Essie Cooper Knowles, 95, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003.
   
   Services  will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Groom United Methodist Church
   with  the  Rev.  Weldon  Reeves  officiating.  Burial will be in Groom
   Cemetery  by  Schooler-Gordon  Funeral  Directors of Amarillo, 5400 S.
   Bell St.
   
   Mrs.  Knowles  married  Burnise  H.  Cooper on Oct. 9, 1924, in Sayre,
   Okla.,  and  he  preceded  her in death in 1971. She moved to Groom in
   1944.  On  Dec. 28, 1976, she married a longtime friend, Steve Knowles
   in  Erick,  Okla.,  and  he  preceded  her in death in 1981. She was a
   member  of  Groom  United  Methodist  Church and taught Sunday school,
   bible  school,  sang  in  the choir and was an active member of United
   Methodist Women.
   
   Survivors  include four daughters, Jeanne Morrow and LaWanda Lee Redd,
   both  of Groom, Yvonne Wetzel of Houston and Merilyn White of Wichita,
   Kan.;  a son, James H. Cooper of Elk City, Okla.; 13 grandchildren; 29
   great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
   
   The family suggests memorials be to Groom United Methodist Church.
   
   Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the church.
   
   Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2003
   
   This   story   printed   from   the   Amarillo  Globe-News  Online  at
   amarillonet.com:
   http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/022103/obi_allobits.shtml