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Lucretia Simkins <I>Daniel</I> Cooper

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Lucretia Simkins Daniel Cooper

Birth
Saluda County, South Carolina, USA
Death
23 Jan 2010 (aged 94)
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section J1, Lot 120, Space 1
Memorial ID
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She was the daughter of the late William Lowndes Daniel, Sr. and Mary T. Nance Daniel of Greenwood, SC. She was 94.

At an early age she moved to Greenwood, where she graduated from Greenwood High and entered Winthrop College, graduating in 1936. Afterward she pursued graduate work in education at the University of South Carolina and Duke University.

She was a dedicated teacher of 41 years, who taught in Spartanburg, Columbia and Orangeburg. She married Wilson Cooper of Orangeburg, where they made their home. She was active in professional organizations, the Camellia Garden Club, and the First Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school and was active in Baptist Women. Before moving to Charlotte, to be closer to her family, she helped start a Sunday school class and a weekly class in Conversational English for families of Internationals. She was a dedicated Christian who positively influenced the lives of many students, friends and family members over the years.

Surviving are a son, Wilson Cooper Jr., wife, Deana, and granddaughter, Elizabeth, of Charlotte.

Preceding her in death were two brothers, Lowndes Daniel of Yazoo City, MS, and Dr. Furman Daniel of Greenwood; and, three sisters, Lucia Daniel of Columbia, Mary Nance Rae of Dallas and Susan Miller of Oklahoma City, OK.
She was the daughter of the late William Lowndes Daniel, Sr. and Mary T. Nance Daniel of Greenwood, SC. She was 94.

At an early age she moved to Greenwood, where she graduated from Greenwood High and entered Winthrop College, graduating in 1936. Afterward she pursued graduate work in education at the University of South Carolina and Duke University.

She was a dedicated teacher of 41 years, who taught in Spartanburg, Columbia and Orangeburg. She married Wilson Cooper of Orangeburg, where they made their home. She was active in professional organizations, the Camellia Garden Club, and the First Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school and was active in Baptist Women. Before moving to Charlotte, to be closer to her family, she helped start a Sunday school class and a weekly class in Conversational English for families of Internationals. She was a dedicated Christian who positively influenced the lives of many students, friends and family members over the years.

Surviving are a son, Wilson Cooper Jr., wife, Deana, and granddaughter, Elizabeth, of Charlotte.

Preceding her in death were two brothers, Lowndes Daniel of Yazoo City, MS, and Dr. Furman Daniel of Greenwood; and, three sisters, Lucia Daniel of Columbia, Mary Nance Rae of Dallas and Susan Miller of Oklahoma City, OK.


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