Show ri DEAD ditri v A P 70 2 ad 0 W harry cooper editor and manager nager of off the news ate died at his home at north fifth street in price shortly after twelve noon monday august 13 aged 44 years 7 months 4 and 29 days the news of his passing camo came as a shock to the entire city in spite of the fact that his health had been ery poor for many years he was at the news advocate office last thursday and attended bohs work there as usual although be he ap tip feared weak and sick A slight cold that had at tacked him kept him at home the test of the week however and it is tho the statement of dr R X jones who attended him for several years that the heart was weakened to such an extent from the years of suffering through which mr cooper had passed that it refused to carry the extra burden hurden caused by the new complication at the tune of his ins death mrs cooper and G P boyden of the news advocate staff had esst J reached the house after a short ault to the office they were met at the gate by one of the women who had been left anth mr cooper aho vho ened to 0 o them to hurry into the house this they did to find mr cooper sitting in his hd chair as mrs cooper had left him but the spark of life was all but extinct within a 9 moment the soul had departed to that bourne from which no traveler returns return and the truly remar lashle fight which ho he had been making for maar months was ended to phoso who have been intimate with mr cooper it was apparel apparent lit that he had been in a serious condition for a long time but the indo indomitable table spirit pint of the man deceived many of his closest friends last month he spent two weeks with mrs cooper at a resort in provo cajayon a in the hope that the rest would benefit him but immediately upon his return to price he resumed his work at the of fice and his strength gradually slipped away awa y hi his passing assing was in ricord with his living in that no complaint compassing faint passed h hs s lips and only hi hj h i and bis his maker knew ew how cloe cloce he had come to the verge of eternity dr jonea jones stated after the death that mr cooper told him birn a few daj prior to ft t ft e end that he knew he world not be out gain but wished the fact to be withhold from his wife mr cooper was born at beaver pa near pitts burgh december 1878 but his parents mr and mra R H cooper moved to winterset iowa where he ia graduated from the high ocho school oland and then attend ed parsons 3 college jol lege at fairfield where be he received his A B degree following gradual graduation ion he taught school and was married to r orace avery avei ry who survives they came west to denver colo in 2 and he be engaged in work there at sterling and fort morgan bew newspaper aper and cocat idaho he wyo wye colo C 0 10 cheyenne etenne last ch day and to price eight years ago caroo came took the of the news advocate A dV acate bearg joined here in a short time by Y f cooper in business circles here a and nd in all H his is prominence work for the comman itys welfare i is best attested by his work of commendation of letters the numerous and of con condolence dolenc e for his hi widow bow that have been re announcement ent of 01 his death the calved by her since he was at the time of hu ha death president 01 the utah republican editors club and hot an abitt 1 active interest in the utah state press hia his ability in the newspaper field has been the source af 0 1 many miny compliments that have como come to hie big office here from the bo editors and newspapermen of the state ho he took much interest in the organization organisation and the progress that has been made by the price kiwanis club since its in here more than a year ago and was to have been chairman of the clubs meeting on monday evening having as his guest a salt lake J E jones of the western newspaper union who was to have given an illustrated lecture upon pap papermaking ermak 9 when it was learned that death had come to him the meeting was postponed by the club to show their respect to the memory of mr cooper he has also taken much interest in the local chamber of commerce as is shown by the following letter authorized by the board of directors dime tors who were in session at the time of his death august 14 1023 mrs H W cooper t arice utah dear mrs cooper we are writing to te assure yov that your loss is a community lom and that you yoga have the sympathy of the entire community mr cooper will be missed in many circles but no where will wl his loss be more keenly felt than in the 8 chamber of commerce it has been a pleasure to know and work with him his willing and ard cheerful performance of duties in the chambers activities lifted him above the average member he ile has been a real community builder his influence will bo felt for many yeara yean to come in this locality loco lity and hip mcivory will live as though be were absent on a much needed va vacation catin sincerely A H BAKER secretary price chamber of commerce A special meeting of the directors ol 01 he ki binl club was held last evening and the following letter A was drafted to X Ms xo o cooper by the clubman club men bain in the full realization tha that the kiwanis club of ance has forever lost a leable lu able member and all of us rs an esteemed friend in H W cooper the board of directors in special meeting assembled s takes this means of extending to the bereaved widow the heartfelt hoarty elt sympathy of the club and its members funeral futeral services were held at the barao tuesday afternoon rev J freelen johnson pastor of tho the methodist community church of which the deceased was a trustee officiating the invocation a short simple prayer burdened with the feeling of the man was pronounced by ernesr S horsley for years a neighbor ard friend of the coopers the sermon by reverend johnsen Joba was based upon the tho text blessed are they that mourn for they hall shall bo be comforted the chief chio comfort to the bereaved alfs la l and the friends gathered ga tiered there being found in the promise pro ise of the chr christ gt that when the place in the fathers Father 8 house shall have been prepared he will come again continued on paga eight H W JU 1 COOPER p DEAD continued fro fron page ge ane ne bead lendir bight light abide with me and jnet just today favorite hymns of mr Cl blooper were wm sung by a mixed brut composed 0 o its tm 0 IL Steven iou jr mr mrs 3 1 J lloyd G P boyden ami H n L sweet pallbearers awo 0 X clay cur thomas route routs r L bucklo I 1 J T nord r E wooer woo A D hadley aul dr S A judy all member of the B S L I 1 I 1 ak brother organization orga nUmon to the P Z 0 the casket WM was completely covered rath th bank banks of flowers that ran over upon the floor and were placed a wa tx Ms CIEs near the casket tribute tri botes of many monas and associates mso clates of ho he deceased and his Ws widow and all day telegrams telegram and letters came to the house from out of town friend friends all testifying to the borrow sorrow which the new news of hi his death deatti had occasioned during the services the b t ulc and grounds were filled with peo alb who bad kind come to pay par their respect to h a s memory the wag vas taken to winterset iowa night by mrs cooper mrs 31 thomas touts routs accompanying her as far as dein dei dol 7 n as an an of the kiwanis cw on and the local lodge of castera staf nw atif ame mm boor r Is a member at denver it was expect ed od that the he would be mot met by relatives who would accompany ter ier upon the to wainder of the sorrowful journey Jou roty at Wint winters ersel will be hild tomorrow rr friday iday afternoon corn com at tfx central time the tile news advocate office will be closed be tween the hours of 1 30 ara a 3 p nf rd the exact time of th the services here baldos tho wife who has ha been bosik devoted tr tc him through the yeav of his at friction he is survived by his bin Vi rents hr and mrs 7 IL 21 cooper whose home 13 to in winte Win teet not iowa and the following brothers nid ald slaters staten dr X S cooper ani and judge W J cooper also of wi i berset aalph r b 00 cooper oper a civil engineer of boone iowa miss esther either cooper teacher in lu english at the iowa 7 stat ut lat amos and mr a 3 arterie of carau a olt cit nas |