Mary Kathleen C. Cooper

Mrs. Mary Kathleen C. Cooper, 97, of Lancaster, widow of James Theodore Cooper, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. She was born April 25, 1923 in Suttons, SC, a daughter of the late William Benjamin Cooper and Mary Olivia Wilson Cooper. Mrs. Cooper was a member of Lynwood United Methodist Church and had been a nurse for thirty eight years. She was a member of the Home Guard during World War II. Mrs. Cooper was a former member of the Ladies Auxilliary of the VFW, DAV, Stafford Graham American Legion Post 31 and the Society of Third Infantry Division. She was a member of the American EX POW Association.A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Cooper will be held Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 11 a.m. from the graveside at Lancaster Memorial Park with the Rev. Betty Kay Hudson officiating. Mrs. Cooper is survived by two sons, Russell T. Cooper and his wife Ann of Rock Hill and Richard A. Cooper and his wife Carol of Mt. Holly, NC; two daughters, Rebecca C. Riley of Mt. Holly, NC and Cheryl C. “Sherry” Hinson and her husband Robin of Kershaw; a brother, RP Cooper of Lancaster; two sisters, Mary Sue Byrdic and Wilhelmina Cooper both of Lancaster; five grandchildren, Nicole Riley Hunt and her husband Eric, James Robert Cooper and his wife Amanda, Michael Patrick Cooper, Olivia Christine Hinson and her fiancé Mike Howard and April Melissa Friend and her husband Scott; and nine great-grandchildren, Amber Grace Cooper, Meagan Ann Cooper, Declan James Herendeen, Savannah Hunt, Conlan Herendeen, Emery Hunt, Tressie Mae Howard, Robin Marie Howard and Caleb Martin Friend. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Russell G. Cooper.Memorial contributions may be made to Lynwood United Methodist Church, 1753 Lynwood Drive, Lancaster, SC 29720.Lancaster Funeral Home & Cremation Service is serving the family of Mrs. Cooper.Read Obituary