David S. Cooper age 60 of Bedford, died Friday, December 7, 2012, at his residence in Bedford, Indiana.
David was born in Lawrence County on March 21, 1952, to Emery and Lurline (Terrell) Cooper, He married Laurie Gaiser-Staggs on June 17, 1995 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and she survives.
He attended Bedford High School and Indiana University, David was a certified welding inspector (CWI),
David started on the pipeline as a welder's helper with his brothers Ron and John Cooper in the early 1970's. They traveled from Texas to Alaska with the pipeline. He worked as a welder for 19 years at Indiana Steel in Bedford. He returned to pipeline construction in 2007 as a Certified Welding Inspector, with his brother John Cooper and they traveled through many states working on the pipeline.
David loved to travel and his work on the pipeline. He also enjoyed fishing, watching NASCAR and golf on TV, and he also enjoyed going to the drive-in.
Survivors include his wife, Laurie Cooper of Bedford, two stepsons, John H. (Niki) Staggs of Bedford, and Jeffrey S. (Leslee) Staggs of Bedford; brother, John W. (Laurie Elizabeth) Cooper of Bedford; sisters, Sondra "Soni" Stout of North Carolina, and Cindy Hammersley of Kentucky; nieces, Ginger Purdy and Frankie Johnson, both of Bedford, Stephanie Williams of South Bend, and April Straughn of Kentucky, who all were raised with David along with great-nephew, Braxton Turpen of Bedford; several other nieces and nephews; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Linda Cooper of Arizona; and brother-in-law, Don Stroud of Mitchell.
David was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ron Cooper; sister Lila Stroud; and brothers-in-law, Ronnie D. Stout and John Hammersley.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Cresthaven Funeral Home in Bedford. Burial will be in Cresthaven Memory Gardens
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the service on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Obituary Courtesy of the Times Mail, Bedford, Indiana
http://www.tmnews.com/stories/2012/12/10/obituaries.153661.tms
David was born in Lawrence County on March 21, 1952, to Emery and Lurline (Terrell) Cooper, He married Laurie Gaiser-Staggs on June 17, 1995 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and she survives.
He attended Bedford High School and Indiana University, David was a certified welding inspector (CWI),
David started on the pipeline as a welder's helper with his brothers Ron and John Cooper in the early 1970's. They traveled from Texas to Alaska with the pipeline. He worked as a welder for 19 years at Indiana Steel in Bedford. He returned to pipeline construction in 2007 as a Certified Welding Inspector, with his brother John Cooper and they traveled through many states working on the pipeline.
David loved to travel and his work on the pipeline. He also enjoyed fishing, watching NASCAR and golf on TV, and he also enjoyed going to the drive-in.
Survivors include his wife, Laurie Cooper of Bedford, two stepsons, John H. (Niki) Staggs of Bedford, and Jeffrey S. (Leslee) Staggs of Bedford; brother, John W. (Laurie Elizabeth) Cooper of Bedford; sisters, Sondra "Soni" Stout of North Carolina, and Cindy Hammersley of Kentucky; nieces, Ginger Purdy and Frankie Johnson, both of Bedford, Stephanie Williams of South Bend, and April Straughn of Kentucky, who all were raised with David along with great-nephew, Braxton Turpen of Bedford; several other nieces and nephews; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Linda Cooper of Arizona; and brother-in-law, Don Stroud of Mitchell.
David was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ron Cooper; sister Lila Stroud; and brothers-in-law, Ronnie D. Stout and John Hammersley.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Cresthaven Funeral Home in Bedford. Burial will be in Cresthaven Memory Gardens
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the service on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Obituary Courtesy of the Times Mail, Bedford, Indiana
http://www.tmnews.com/stories/2012/12/10/obituaries.153661.tms
David S. Cooper age 60 of Bedford, died Friday, December 7, 2012, at his residence in Bedford, Indiana.
David was born in Lawrence County on March 21, 1952, to Emery and Lurline (Terrell) Cooper, He married Laurie Gaiser-Staggs on June 17, 1995 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and she survives.
He attended Bedford High School and Indiana University, David was a certified welding inspector (CWI),
David started on the pipeline as a welder's helper with his brothers Ron and John Cooper in the early 1970's. They traveled from Texas to Alaska with the pipeline. He worked as a welder for 19 years at Indiana Steel in Bedford. He returned to pipeline construction in 2007 as a Certified Welding Inspector, with his brother John Cooper and they traveled through many states working on the pipeline.
David loved to travel and his work on the pipeline. He also enjoyed fishing, watching NASCAR and golf on TV, and he also enjoyed going to the drive-in.
Survivors include his wife, Laurie Cooper of Bedford, two stepsons, John H. (Niki) Staggs of Bedford, and Jeffrey S. (Leslee) Staggs of Bedford; brother, John W. (Laurie Elizabeth) Cooper of Bedford; sisters, Sondra "Soni" Stout of North Carolina, and Cindy Hammersley of Kentucky; nieces, Ginger Purdy and Frankie Johnson, both of Bedford, Stephanie Williams of South Bend, and April Straughn of Kentucky, who all were raised with David along with great-nephew, Braxton Turpen of Bedford; several other nieces and nephews; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Linda Cooper of Arizona; and brother-in-law, Don Stroud of Mitchell.
David was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ron Cooper; sister Lila Stroud; and brothers-in-law, Ronnie D. Stout and John Hammersley.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Cresthaven Funeral Home in Bedford. Burial will be in Cresthaven Memory Gardens
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the service on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Obituary Courtesy of the Times Mail, Bedford, Indiana
http://www.tmnews.com/stories/2012/12/10/obituaries.153661.tms
David was born in Lawrence County on March 21, 1952, to Emery and Lurline (Terrell) Cooper, He married Laurie Gaiser-Staggs on June 17, 1995 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and she survives.
He attended Bedford High School and Indiana University, David was a certified welding inspector (CWI),
David started on the pipeline as a welder's helper with his brothers Ron and John Cooper in the early 1970's. They traveled from Texas to Alaska with the pipeline. He worked as a welder for 19 years at Indiana Steel in Bedford. He returned to pipeline construction in 2007 as a Certified Welding Inspector, with his brother John Cooper and they traveled through many states working on the pipeline.
David loved to travel and his work on the pipeline. He also enjoyed fishing, watching NASCAR and golf on TV, and he also enjoyed going to the drive-in.
Survivors include his wife, Laurie Cooper of Bedford, two stepsons, John H. (Niki) Staggs of Bedford, and Jeffrey S. (Leslee) Staggs of Bedford; brother, John W. (Laurie Elizabeth) Cooper of Bedford; sisters, Sondra "Soni" Stout of North Carolina, and Cindy Hammersley of Kentucky; nieces, Ginger Purdy and Frankie Johnson, both of Bedford, Stephanie Williams of South Bend, and April Straughn of Kentucky, who all were raised with David along with great-nephew, Braxton Turpen of Bedford; several other nieces and nephews; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Linda Cooper of Arizona; and brother-in-law, Don Stroud of Mitchell.
David was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ron Cooper; sister Lila Stroud; and brothers-in-law, Ronnie D. Stout and John Hammersley.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Cresthaven Funeral Home in Bedford. Burial will be in Cresthaven Memory Gardens
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the service on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Obituary Courtesy of the Times Mail, Bedford, Indiana
http://www.tmnews.com/stories/2012/12/10/obituaries.153661.tms
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