Born March 6, 1952, in Gauley Bridge, he was the son of the late Elza Ezra and Mandy Lucille Cooper. He was also preceded in death by a brother, William Fredrick Cooper.
Lonnie was a trustee of Emmanuel Baptist Church, a retired coal miner and member of the UMWA, a loving father of three and proud grandfather of five, and an active WVU sports fan.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Cora Leah Cooper; son, Christopher Tony Cooper and wife, Brenda, of Victor; daughter, Debra Lynn Cooper-Ellison and husband, Michael, of Huntington; son, Shawn Michael Cooper and wife, Stacy, of Victor; five deeply-loved and cherished grandchildren, Abigail Grace, Alexander Davis, Kaylee Marie, Kendra Nevaeh and baby Cooper; brothers, Donald Lee Cooper of Mobile, Ala., the Rev. Ronald James Cooper of Myrtle Beach, S.C., the Rev. Elza Ezra "Jr." Cooper of Chimney Corner, Wayne Arthur Cooper of Oak Hill and David Luman Cooper of Gauley Bridge; and sisters, Joyce Marie Belt of Bomont, Janet Faye Ocheltree of Smoot and Anna Belle Vandall of Fayetteville.
Service will be 2 p.m. Friday, July 23, at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home Chapel, Ansted, with Pastor Justin Seay officiating. Burial will follow in the Cooper family cemetery, Willis Branch Road, Victor.
Born March 6, 1952, in Gauley Bridge, he was the son of the late Elza Ezra and Mandy Lucille Cooper. He was also preceded in death by a brother, William Fredrick Cooper.
Lonnie was a trustee of Emmanuel Baptist Church, a retired coal miner and member of the UMWA, a loving father of three and proud grandfather of five, and an active WVU sports fan.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Cora Leah Cooper; son, Christopher Tony Cooper and wife, Brenda, of Victor; daughter, Debra Lynn Cooper-Ellison and husband, Michael, of Huntington; son, Shawn Michael Cooper and wife, Stacy, of Victor; five deeply-loved and cherished grandchildren, Abigail Grace, Alexander Davis, Kaylee Marie, Kendra Nevaeh and baby Cooper; brothers, Donald Lee Cooper of Mobile, Ala., the Rev. Ronald James Cooper of Myrtle Beach, S.C., the Rev. Elza Ezra "Jr." Cooper of Chimney Corner, Wayne Arthur Cooper of Oak Hill and David Luman Cooper of Gauley Bridge; and sisters, Joyce Marie Belt of Bomont, Janet Faye Ocheltree of Smoot and Anna Belle Vandall of Fayetteville.
Service will be 2 p.m. Friday, July 23, at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home Chapel, Ansted, with Pastor Justin Seay officiating. Burial will follow in the Cooper family cemetery, Willis Branch Road, Victor.
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