William Thomas “Buddy” Cooper, of Cloverdale, Indiana, a native of Adair County, KY, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018, at his residence.
Born on February 17, 1940, in Adair County, he was a son of the late Henry and Nellie Rich Cooper. Buddy retired from Mayflower Moving Company in Indianapolis. He had a long and fruitful life. Mr. Cooper had a strong Christian faith and was a member of Soul Harvest Church in Cloverdale. He had a lifelong love and passion of music and songwriting.
SURVIVORS:
Wife: Patricia Garland Cooper, whom he wed on June 26, 2009
7 daughters: Anna Modene (Daniel) Cooper of Bowling Green, Ethyleen (Mike) McFarland of Liberty, Vikkie (James) Scherschel of Poland, Ind., Julie Brown of Cincinnati, Heather (Steve) Bryant of Ohio, Darlene Nipper of North Carolina and Mary Kay (Allen) Storm of Martinsville, Indiana;
8 sons: Joseph (Phyllis) Cooper of Liberty, Tony (Nancy) Cooper of Liberty, James Cooper of Liberty, Kenneth (Diane) Heagy of Cloverdale, Ind., Charles (Gina) Heagy of Cloverdale, Ind., Nathan (Sharon) Heagy of Fillmore, Ind., Calvin Cooper of Cincinnati, and Danny Nipper of Cincinnati.
Numerous grandchildren
1 sister: Frances Zirkle of Medora, Ind.
In addition to his parents, Buddy is preceded in death by a daughter, Lavonda Nipper; three sisters, Evona Shelton, Leona Propes, and Brenda Begly; and two brothers, Edward Cooper and Calvin Cooper.
Funeral service: 2:00 p.m. EST on Sunday,Jan. 21, 2018 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home in Liberty, KY.
Burial: Barnetts Creek Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society at P.O. Box 22478 Oklahoma City, OK 73123.
