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Winfrey Jay Coop married Agnes Belle Groce on Jun. 4, 1937, in Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA.
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Winfrey Jay Coop, of Raleigh, Ind., age 94, went home to be with his Lord suddenly on the 16th of November, 2011, at approximately 6 p.m. He was a long time resident of Rush County.
Jay owned and operated his farm in Rush County, near Raleigh, Indiana, until he retired to Wildwood, Florida in the late 1970's. In 2001 he returned home to Indiana, and in recent years he resided with his wife and daughter at Flatrock River Lodge in Rushville, Indiana.
My father, Winfrey Jay "Jay" Coop, was born on March 12, 1917 in Littrell, Cumberland County, Kentucky. He was the youngest of twelve children of George Wintfrey "Wint" Coop and Julia Ann Hood Coop. He married the love of his life Agnes Belle "Belle" Groce on June 4, 1937. He always said that she was the prettiest girl in the county (Cumberland County, Kentucky). Their first two children were born in Kentucky before they moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, in early 1941.
When Jay moved from Kentucky to Indiana in 1941, he worked in a factory in Indianapolis, but did not like working inside, and wanted to move to the country. In early 1947 he moved his family to a farm in Henry County, Indiana, southeast of Straughn where he farmed for two years. In early 1949 they moved to a farm in Boone County, Indiana, just north of a small town called Fayette, where he farmed for two years. In early 1951 they moved to the farm between Lewisville and Raleigh in northeast Rush County, Indiana, renting the farm from Mr. Barrett, a retired lawyer who lived in Indianapolis. Mr. Barrett liked Jay, and realized that he was a hard working man, who wanted to support his family. Mr. Barrett came out to the farm one day to visit the family. Jay's wife, Belle, always thought that this visit was what prompted Mr. Barrett to offer to sell the farm to Jay and Belle, after he saw how clean the house was kept and how clean and well-behaved their children were. There were times when Jay worked other jobs in addition to farming to provide for his family. He drove a road grader on the gravel, country roads for the Rush County Highway Department for many years. The years of driving the noisy tractors and the road grader caused him to have to wear hearing aids for many years later in his life. This farm continued to be owned by the Coop family until it was sold to Fairholme Farms (Drackett Family) of Lewisville, Indiana, in 2015.
Jay was known for his keen wit and his honesty, his strong work ethic, his love for his family, and his desire to provide for his family. He once said that "His reason to live was to raise his children and be with his family". He enjoyed hunting and fishing. One of his favorite pastimes when he lived on the farm in Rush County was his coon dogs and coon hunting. Also from the time that he was a young man he had loved to play music. He played the guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and keyboard (all self-taught). While Jay and Belle lived in Florida, he enjoyed playing with a band at the Webster Flea Market, in Sumter County, every Monday.
Jay, Belle, and family attended the Gospel Mission Church in Dublin, Indiana for several years until about 1955. After that time the Coop Family attended the Methodist Church in Lewisville, Indiana. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Lewisville, Ind., and the 1st Assembly of God Church in Wildwood, Fla.
In about 1977, Jay retired from farming. They began going to Florida for the winters. After about two years of their youngest son having to change schools between school in Florida and school in Mays, Indiana, they decided to live year round in Florida. In 1979 they bought a home in Sumter County, near Wildwoood, Florida, where they lived until Belle's health began failing in 1999. They moved to Bradenton, Florida, to be near their oldest daughter in 1999. In 2001 they moved back to Indiana to be near three of their daughters. Here they finally settled at the Flatrock River Lodge in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana where one of their daughters was the administrator. In his last few years he devoted himself to caring for his wife, "Belle, the love of his life," and daughter Teresa.
After Jay, Belle, and Teresa moved into the Flatrock River Lodge, he gave up his driver's license because he began having frequent "little fender benders". So he got a golf cart which he customized so that he could drive around the town of Rushville. He had headlights installed so that he could drive it after dark. The evening of November 16, 2011, he had driven his golf cart up to the Goodwill store to get a cigar for another resident at the Lodge. On his way back to the Lodge, the battery was drained by the headlights and the golf cart stopped running. He had tried to push it off the road, and his heart gave out.
He was survived by his wife of 74 years, *Agnes Belle "Belle" Coop; *six daughters and one son; 22 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; many great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Jay was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Jackie Allen Coop; his grandson, Matthew Scott Coop; his brothers, Hershel Coop, Travis Coop, Dallas Coop, and Willie Coop; his sisters, Mary Jones, Rilda Murley, Nina Glass, Ollie Glass, Mattie Branham, Lora Brown Deardorf, and Lucy McClain; and sons-in-law Dewey Max Wilson and Christopher Jon Smith.
He was buried in the Zion Cemetery, Raleigh, Indiana, within eyesight of the Coop family farm in Rush County, Indiana, on Sunday, November 20, 2011. He was buried alongside his son, Jackie. *(Since then, his daughter, Teresa, and his wife, Belle, have been buried alongside them.)
~written by Eldest Daughter, Bonnie Coop Meier~
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Obituary Error in Newspaper: Jay was born in Littrell (not Peytonsburg) in Cumberland County, Kentucky.
~added by Eldest Daughter, Bonnie Coop Meier~
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Name Spelling Clarification:
The Winfrey in Winfrey Jay Coop's name was spelled with NO "T".
The Wintfrey in George Wintfrey Coop's (father of Jay) name WAS spelled with a "T".
~added by Eldest Daughter, Bonnie Coop Meier~
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Winfrey Jay Coop married Agnes Belle Groce on Jun. 4, 1937, in Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA.
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Winfrey Jay Coop, of Raleigh, Ind., age 94, went home to be with his Lord suddenly on the 16th of November, 2011, at approximately 6 p.m. He was a long time resident of Rush County.
Jay owned and operated his farm in Rush County, near Raleigh, Indiana, until he retired to Wildwood, Florida in the late 1970's. In 2001 he returned home to Indiana, and in recent years he resided with his wife and daughter at Flatrock River Lodge in Rushville, Indiana.
My father, Winfrey Jay "Jay" Coop, was born on March 12, 1917 in Littrell, Cumberland County, Kentucky. He was the youngest of twelve children of George Wintfrey "Wint" Coop and Julia Ann Hood Coop. He married the love of his life Agnes Belle "Belle" Groce on June 4, 1937. He always said that she was the prettiest girl in the county (Cumberland County, Kentucky). Their first two children were born in Kentucky before they moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, in early 1941.
When Jay moved from Kentucky to Indiana in 1941, he worked in a factory in Indianapolis, but did not like working inside, and wanted to move to the country. In early 1947 he moved his family to a farm in Henry County, Indiana, southeast of Straughn where he farmed for two years. In early 1949 they moved to a farm in Boone County, Indiana, just north of a small town called Fayette, where he farmed for two years. In early 1951 they moved to the farm between Lewisville and Raleigh in northeast Rush County, Indiana, renting the farm from Mr. Barrett, a retired lawyer who lived in Indianapolis. Mr. Barrett liked Jay, and realized that he was a hard working man, who wanted to support his family. Mr. Barrett came out to the farm one day to visit the family. Jay's wife, Belle, always thought that this visit was what prompted Mr. Barrett to offer to sell the farm to Jay and Belle, after he saw how clean the house was kept and how clean and well-behaved their children were. There were times when Jay worked other jobs in addition to farming to provide for his family. He drove a road grader on the gravel, country roads for the Rush County Highway Department for many years. The years of driving the noisy tractors and the road grader caused him to have to wear hearing aids for many years later in his life. This farm continued to be owned by the Coop family until it was sold to Fairholme Farms (Drackett Family) of Lewisville, Indiana, in 2015.
Jay was known for his keen wit and his honesty, his strong work ethic, his love for his family, and his desire to provide for his family. He once said that "His reason to live was to raise his children and be with his family". He enjoyed hunting and fishing. One of his favorite pastimes when he lived on the farm in Rush County was his coon dogs and coon hunting. Also from the time that he was a young man he had loved to play music. He played the guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and keyboard (all self-taught). While Jay and Belle lived in Florida, he enjoyed playing with a band at the Webster Flea Market, in Sumter County, every Monday.
Jay, Belle, and family attended the Gospel Mission Church in Dublin, Indiana for several years until about 1955. After that time the Coop Family attended the Methodist Church in Lewisville, Indiana. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Lewisville, Ind., and the 1st Assembly of God Church in Wildwood, Fla.
In about 1977, Jay retired from farming. They began going to Florida for the winters. After about two years of their youngest son having to change schools between school in Florida and school in Mays, Indiana, they decided to live year round in Florida. In 1979 they bought a home in Sumter County, near Wildwoood, Florida, where they lived until Belle's health began failing in 1999. They moved to Bradenton, Florida, to be near their oldest daughter in 1999. In 2001 they moved back to Indiana to be near three of their daughters. Here they finally settled at the Flatrock River Lodge in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana where one of their daughters was the administrator. In his last few years he devoted himself to caring for his wife, "Belle, the love of his life," and daughter Teresa.
After Jay, Belle, and Teresa moved into the Flatrock River Lodge, he gave up his driver's license because he began having frequent "little fender benders". So he got a golf cart which he customized so that he could drive around the town of Rushville. He had headlights installed so that he could drive it after dark. The evening of November 16, 2011, he had driven his golf cart up to the Goodwill store to get a cigar for another resident at the Lodge. On his way back to the Lodge, the battery was drained by the headlights and the golf cart stopped running. He had tried to push it off the road, and his heart gave out.
He was survived by his wife of 74 years, *Agnes Belle "Belle" Coop; *six daughters and one son; 22 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; many great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Jay was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Jackie Allen Coop; his grandson, Matthew Scott Coop; his brothers, Hershel Coop, Travis Coop, Dallas Coop, and Willie Coop; his sisters, Mary Jones, Rilda Murley, Nina Glass, Ollie Glass, Mattie Branham, Lora Brown Deardorf, and Lucy McClain; and sons-in-law Dewey Max Wilson and Christopher Jon Smith.
He was buried in the Zion Cemetery, Raleigh, Indiana, within eyesight of the Coop family farm in Rush County, Indiana, on Sunday, November 20, 2011. He was buried alongside his son, Jackie. *(Since then, his daughter, Teresa, and his wife, Belle, have been buried alongside them.)
~written by Eldest Daughter, Bonnie Coop Meier~
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Obituary Error in Newspaper: Jay was born in Littrell (not Peytonsburg) in Cumberland County, Kentucky.
~added by Eldest Daughter, Bonnie Coop Meier~
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Name Spelling Clarification:
The Winfrey in Winfrey Jay Coop's name was spelled with NO "T".
The Wintfrey in George Wintfrey Coop's (father of Jay) name WAS spelled with a "T".
~added by Eldest Daughter, Bonnie Coop Meier~
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Winfrey Jay Coop married Agnes Belle Groce on Jun. 4, 1937, in Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA.
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Winfrey Jay Coop, of Raleigh, Ind., age 94, went home to be with his Lord suddenly on the 16th of November, 2011, at approximately 6 p.m. He was a long time resident of Rush County.
Jay owned and operated his farm in Rush County, near Raleigh, Indiana, until he retired to Wildwood, Florida in the late 1970's. In 2001 he returned home to Indiana, and in recent years he resided with his wife and daughter at Flatrock River Lodge in Rushville, Indiana.
My father, Winfrey Jay "Jay" Coop, was born on March 12, 1917 in Littrell, Cumberland County, Kentucky. He was the youngest of twelve children of George Wintfrey "Wint" Coop and Julia Ann Hood Coop. He married the love of his life Agnes Belle "Belle" Groce on June 4, 1937. He always said that she was the prettiest girl in the county (Cumberland County, Kentucky). Their first two children were born in Kentucky before they moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, in early 1941.
When Jay moved from Kentucky to Indiana in 1941, he worked in a factory in Indianapolis, but did not like working inside, and wanted to move to the country. In early 1947 he moved his family to a farm in Henry County, Indiana, southeast of Straughn where he farmed for two years. In early 1949 they moved to a farm in Boone County, Indiana, just north of a small town called Fayette, where he farmed for two years. In early 1951 they moved to the farm between Lewisville and Raleigh in northeast Rush County, Indiana, renting the farm from Mr. Barrett, a retired lawyer who lived in Indianapolis. Mr. Barrett liked Jay, and realized that he was a hard working man, who wanted to support his family. Mr. Barrett came out to the farm one day to visit the family. Jay's wife, Belle, always thought that this visit was what prompted Mr. Barrett to offer to sell the farm to Jay and Belle, after he saw how clean the house was kept and how clean and well-behaved their children were. There were times when Jay worked other jobs in addition to farming to provide for his family. He drove a road grader on the gravel, country roads for the Rush County Highway Department for many years. The years of driving the noisy tractors and the road grader caused him to have to wear hearing aids for many years later in his life. This farm continued to be owned by the Coop family until it was sold to Fairholme Farms (Drackett Family) of Lewisville, Indiana, in 2015.
Jay was known for his keen wit and his honesty, his strong work ethic, his love for his family, and his desire to provide for his family. He once said that "His reason to live was to raise his children and be with his family". He enjoyed hunting and fishing. One of his favorite pastimes when he lived on the farm in Rush County was his coon dogs and coon hunting. Also from the time that he was a young man he had loved to play music. He played the guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and keyboard (all self-taught). While Jay and Belle lived in Florida, he enjoyed playing with a band at the Webster Flea Market, in Sumter County, every Monday.
Jay, Belle, and family attended the Gospel Mission Church in Dublin, Indiana for several years until about 1955. After that time the Coop Family attended the Methodist Church in Lewisville, Indiana. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Lewisville, Ind., and the 1st Assembly of God Church in Wildwood, Fla.
In about 1977, Jay retired from farming. They began going to Florida for the winters. After about two years of their youngest son having to change schools between school in Florida and school in Mays, Indiana, they decided to live year round in Florida. In 1979 they bought a home in Sumter County, near Wildwoood, Florida, where they lived until Belle's health began failing in 1999. They moved to Bradenton, Florida, to be near their oldest daughter in 1999. In 2001 they moved back to Indiana to be near three of their daughters. Here they finally settled at the Flatrock River Lodge in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana where one of their daughters was the administrator. In his last few years he devoted himself to caring for his wife, "Belle, the love of his life," and daughter Teresa.
After Jay, Belle, and Teresa moved into the Flatrock River Lodge, he gave up his driver's license because he began having frequent "little fender benders". So he got a golf cart which he customized so that he could drive around the town of Rushville. He had headlights installed so that he could drive it after dark. The evening of November 16, 2011, he had driven his golf cart up to the Goodwill store to get a cigar for another resident at the Lodge. On his way back to the Lodge, the battery was drained by the headlights and the golf cart stopped running. He had tried to push it off the road, and his heart gave out.
He was survived by his wife of 74 years, *Agnes Belle "Belle" Coop; *six daughters and one son; 22 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; many great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Jay was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Jackie Allen Coop; his grandson, Matthew Scott Coop; his brothers, Hershel Coop, Travis Coop, Dallas Coop, and Willie Coop; his sisters, Mary Jones, Rilda Murley, Nina Glass, Ollie Glass, Mattie Branham, Lora Brown Deardorf, and Lucy McClain; and sons-in-law Dewey Max Wilson and Christopher Jon Smith.
He was buried in the Zion Cemetery, Raleigh, Indiana, within eyesight of the Coop family farm in Rush County, Indiana, on Sunday, November 20, 2011. He was buried alongside his son, Jackie. *(Since then, his daughter, Teresa, and his wife, Belle, have been buried alongside them.)
~written by Eldest Daughter, Bonnie Coop Meier~
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Obituary Error in Newspaper: Jay was born in Littrell (not Peytonsburg) in Cumberland County, Kentucky.
~added by Eldest Daughter, Bonnie Coop Meier~
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Name Spelling Clarification:
The Winfrey in Winfrey Jay Coop's name was spelled with NO "T".
The Wintfrey in George Wintfrey Coop's (father of Jay) name WAS spelled with a "T".
~added by Eldest Daughter, Bonnie Coop Meier~
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Winfrey Jay Coop married Agnes Belle Groce on Jun. 4, 1937, in Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA.
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Winfrey Jay Coop, of Raleigh, Ind., age 94, went home to be with his Lord suddenly on the 16th of November, 2011, at approximately 6 p.m. He was a long time resident of Rush County.
Jay owned and operated his farm in Rush County, near Raleigh, Indiana, until he retired to Wildwood, Florida in the late 1970's. In 2001 he returned home to Indiana, and in recent years he resided with his wife and daughter at Flatrock River Lodge in Rushville, Indiana.
My father, Winfrey Jay "Jay" Coop, was born on March 12, 1917 in Littrell, Cumberland County, Kentucky. He was the youngest of twelve children of George Wintfrey "Wint" Coop and Julia Ann Hood Coop. He married the love of his life Agnes Belle "Belle" Groce on June 4, 1937. He always said that she was the prettiest girl in the county (Cumberland County, Kentucky). Their first two children were born in Kentucky before they moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, in early 1941.
When Jay moved from Kentucky to Indiana in 1941, he worked in a factory in Indianapolis, but did not like working inside, and wanted to move to the country. In early 1947 he moved his family to a farm in Henry County, Indiana, southeast of Straughn where he farmed for two years. In early 1949 they moved to a farm in Boone County, Indiana, just north of a small town called Fayette, where he farmed for two years. In early 1951 they moved to the farm between Lewisville and Raleigh in northeast Rush County, Indiana, renting the farm from Mr. Barrett, a retired lawyer who lived in Indianapolis. Mr. Barrett liked Jay, and realized that he was a hard working man, who wanted to support his family. Mr. Barrett came out to the farm one day to visit the family. Jay's wife, Belle, always thought that this visit was what prompted Mr. Barrett to offer to sell the farm to Jay and Belle, after he saw how clean the house was kept and how clean and well-behaved their children were. There were times when Jay worked other jobs in addition to farming to provide for his family. He drove a road grader on the gravel, country roads for the Rush County Highway Department for many years. The years of driving the noisy tractors and the road grader caused him to have to wear hearing aids for many years later in his life. This farm continued to be owned by the Coop family until it was sold to Fairholme Farms (Drackett Family) of Lewisville, Indiana, in 2015.
Jay was known for his keen wit and his honesty, his strong work ethic, his love for his family, and his desire to provide for his family. He once said that "His reason to live was to raise his children and be with his family". He enjoyed hunting and fishing. One of his favorite pastimes when he lived on the farm in Rush County was his coon dogs and coon hunting. Also from the time that he was a young man he had loved to play music. He played the guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and keyboard (all self-taught). While Jay and Belle lived in Florida, he enjoyed playing with a band at the Webster Flea Market, in Sumter County, every Monday.
Jay, Belle, and family attended the Gospel Mission Church in Dublin, Indiana for several years until about 1955. After that time the Coop Family attended the Methodist Church in Lewisville, Indiana. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Lewisville, Ind., and the 1st Assembly of God Church in Wildwood, Fla.
In about 1977, Jay retired from farming. They began going to Florida for the winters. After about two years of their youngest son having to change schools between school in Florida and school in Mays, Indiana, they decided to live year round in Florida. In 1979 they bought a home in Sumter County, near Wildwoood, Florida, where they lived until Belle's health began failing in 1999. They moved to Bradenton, Florida, to be near their oldest daughter in 1999. In 2001 they moved back to Indiana to be near three of their daughters. Here they finally settled at the Flatrock River Lodge in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana where one of their daughters was the administrator. In his last few years he devoted himself to caring for his wife, "Belle, the love of his life," and daughter Teresa.
After Jay, Belle, and Teresa moved into the Flatrock River Lodge, he gave up his driver's license because he began having frequent "little fender benders". So he got a golf cart which he customized so that he could drive around the town of Rushville. He had headlights installed so that he could drive it after dark. The evening of November 16, 2011, he had driven his golf cart up to the Goodwill store to get a cigar for another resident at the Lodge. On his way back to the Lodge, the battery was drained by the headlights and the golf cart stopped running. He had tried to push it off the road, and his heart gave out.
He was survived by his wife of 74 years, *Agnes Belle "Belle" Coop; *six daughters and one son; 22 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; many great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Jay was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Jackie Allen Coop; his grandson, Matthew Scott Coop; his brothers, Hershel Coop, Travis Coop, Dallas Coop, and Willie Coop; his sisters, Mary Jones, Rilda Murley, Nina Glass, Ollie Glass, Mattie Branham, Lora Brown Deardorf, and Lucy McClain; and sons-in-law Dewey Max Wilson and Christopher Jon Smith.
He was buried in the Zion Cemetery, Raleigh, Indiana, within eyesight of the Coop family farm in Rush County, Indiana, on Sunday, November 20, 2011. He was buried alongside his son, Jackie. *(Since then, his daughter, Teresa, and his wife, Belle, have been buried alongside them.)
~written by Eldest Daughter, Bonnie Coop Meier~
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Obituary Error in Newspaper: Jay was born in Littrell (not Peytonsburg) in Cumberland County, Kentucky.
~added by Eldest Daughter, Bonnie Coop Meier~
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Name Spelling Clarification:
The Winfrey in Winfrey Jay Coop's name was spelled with NO "T".
The Wintfrey in George Wintfrey Coop's (father of Jay) name WAS spelled with a "T".
~added by Eldest Daughter, Bonnie Coop Meier~
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COOP
WINFREY "JAY"
MAR. 12, 1917
NOV. 16, 2011
AGNES "BELLE"
JULY 7, 1921
NOV. 19, 2014
(married) JUN. 4, 1937
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COOP
PARENTS OF
BONNIE, MADONNA, KARON, JACKIE,
JULIA, CATHY "LYNN", TERESA, TIM
"FOR THIS GOD IS OUR GOD. HE WILL BE OUR GUIDE EVEN UNTO DEATH." PSALMS 48:14
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