Wilma Cooper

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Monday, December 1, 2008, at Summit Avenue Baptist Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 P.M., Sunday, November 30, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL.Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL.Memorials may be made to Summit Avenue Baptist Church or American Heart Association.Wilma was born October 15, 1924, in Mt. Vernon, IL, the daughter of Andrew and Stella (Hutchison) Warner. She married Lowell Cooper on October 15, 1941 in St. Louis, MO. He preceded her in death in 1997.Wilma was a member of Summit Avenue Baptist Church. She worked at Montgomery Ward from 1966 to 1968 and was a receptionist at McManus Florist from 1968 to 1971. Wilma loved making ceramics, crocheting, and watching Gaither videos. She was a member of Silver Strands.She is survived by her daughter Rosemary Woollen; grandson Scott Woollen; granddaughter Melissa Bajric; grandson Chad Woollen; great grandson Michael, all of Decatur, IL; sister Kathryn Severs of Mt. Vernon, IL; sister-in-law Myra Warner of Bluford, IL.She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Lowell, brothers Herbert Warner, Andrew Warner, Jr., sisters Alice Simmons, Millie Tolley, Lucille McMurray, Wanda Gaines.Condolences may be left to the family at www.brintlingerandearl.com "
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