Vernal Express | 1950-09-21 | Page 1 | Rice Cooper Honored at Tuesday Rites Section

W 1 n 0 RICE lu CE C COOPER former vernal bayor dies U at ta y aai y r I 1 edAt i 1 I funeral ei in bonu 41 uc tic ted tuesday at 2 pm lur fit the ward chipel vernal fo form ce clinton cooper 62 city an and j for or thenus the ast nut 39 35 years year manager 9 of the vernal er drug co who died at hi si dence at west lirt south sunday fit bom 2 pm fo following a four year illness 1 r t mr cooper served ai as rna mayor yo r of from 1 1930 and mille from 1032 1932 to 1942 he hewak was a charter member of the lions club and was one of the abs aly ed as a member of the city 11 g council from 1922 to 1926 2926 during world war II 11 he was chairman m of the carbond war bond drive for which he received a distinguish ed d service award i he had been bee chairman of the county hospital I 1 committee he was instrumental thru and 1 at tab lishing the waterland wat water erand and sewage systems in m vernal and in securing the first street paving pr pro gram in vernal during hu hio administration d as mayor bom in white oak creek west virginia nov 5 1887 a son of mr and mrs william 3 Z COO cooper r he moved to man manassa assa r colo col P in n ID 1908 08 and came to V vernal er I 1 in n 1210 when he Join edthe church of jesus christ of lati lat ter day saints mr cooper married esther in 19 1910 10 in the salt lake temple she died in 1926 he married edith lawrence jan in vernal survivors are his widow vernal three brothers and three sisters ray guy and glenn cooper mrs cosie morgan mor gan mrs myrtle surett and M mrs rs mildred lantz all of whites ville W va four sons and one mrs mrs virginia kay and glenn H cooper va vernal a clinton W and grant cooper salt lake city and jay H COO cooper P lomita C cal a on page 5 RICE COOPER HONORED AT TUESDAY RITES continued from 1 another daughter cosie cooper died in 1926 vernal city business houses were closed from to P pm m tuesday in honor of mr cooper funeral services were conducted by R D rust first counselor of the third ward bishopric bishopric counselor rust also gave the he prayer at the home prior to the services speakers at the services were archie johnson uintah stake president ident and H walter woolley oh my father was sung by a quintet composed of alice woolley roberta ufford patty stewart clifford M hadley and laurence C cooper other musical contributions were softly and tenderly jesus is calling ladies trio alice woolley roberta ufford and patty stewart the old rugged cross duet mrs woolley and mr cooper musical numbers we were accompanied by mrs arthur Schaefer meyer goin home was sung by mrs john jorgensen opening prayer was by bishop phil watkins and charles hatch offered the benediction pallbearers Pall bearers were mr coopers four sons glenn clinton grant and jay hannon harmon a brother inlaw in law an and alvan v n kay a son in ln i law w members of the vernal ca city council and the vernal vetnal lions club were honorary pallbearers pall bearers irvin baton eaton dedicated the 11 grave burial burlar was in vernal verna memorial park under the direction of swain swaim funeral home