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Ernest "Bud" Cooper
Ernest “Bud” Cooper, 93, of Arcanum, passed away Sunday, August 10,
2014, at the Brethren Retirement Community.
He was born October 15, 1920, in Parnell, Kentucky, a son the late
Ernest Pascal and Fannie (Sandusky) Cooper. He is survived by his wife
of 66 years Marion (Hanes) Cooper; a daughter Nancy (Jeff) Farris of
Brighton, Missouri; two grandchildren Edward (Erin) Cooper of Orange,
California and Timothy (Lauren) Cooper of Portland, Oregon; two great
grand-daughters, Emily and Evie Cooper; and daughter-in-law Nancy
Cooper of Greenville. He is preceded in death by his son, William
Hanes Cooper.
While being stationed in England, Bud served with the 56th Airborne
Division during World War II and later during peacetime achieved the
rank of Major in the Air Force Reserves. As a veteran, he
graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1950 and worked at Wright
Patterson Air force Base until his retirement in 1980.
In the community, he was active as a member of the Faith United
Methodist Church in Arcanum, the Arcanum Lions Club and the Edison
Community College Board of Trustees.
Funeral services, with full military honors by the Greenville Veterans
Honor Guard, will be held at 2pm, Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at the
Oliver-Floyd funeral Home in Greenville. Burial will follow in Ithaca
Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on
Wednesday from 1pm until time of service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be
given to the Arcanum Lions Club or State of the Heart Hospice.
Condolences can be left for the family at www.oliverfloyd.com
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