Mary
Mary "Sissie" Hall Cooper
d. February 9, 2017
Mother Mary Cooper, also known as “Sissie” peacefully departed this life on Thursday morning at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Bedford, VA on February 9, 2017.
She was born in Washington, DC and educated in the following schools: Carver, Brown Middle School and Springarn High School.
Mary was a fun-loving person who joined the church many years ago. She made a true commitment as a strong woman of God. On April 29, 2007, she was inducted as a deaconess at Johnson Memorial Baptist Church in Washington, DC where she happily served for many years, until she returned home to Bedford, VA. She was also elected as the Chaplain of the Oakwood Manor Nursing Home, where she made many friends. She often went from room to room singing songs, sharing Jesus, and praying for patients there in the nursing facility.
She worked as a counselor in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center and for Volunteers of America in Washington, DC for over 20 years. She made a profound impact on the many lives she touched with her wit, laughter, smiles, and songs. She would always attend the Hall Family Reunion and enjoyed all of her family and friends.
Some of her favorite songs were “Traveling Shoes” and “I Got Jesus and that’s Enough.” The Cooper and Hall family thanks her principal caregivers the nurses over at the Oakwood Manor Nursing Home, her first cousins Mr. and Mrs. John and Sylvia Hall for providing care and transporting Mary to and from church services and taking time out of their busy schedules to carry Mary to many family gatherings.
Mary was a committed, dedicated and faithful member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church who served the Lord with gladness and entered the doors with praises. She was also inducted as one of the Church Mothers during the Homecoming Rally at Mt. Zion Baptist Church under the leadership of her beloved Pastor Vincent Jones on July 24, 2015. Mary will be missed by all!
The funeral services will be held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church located at 735 Rock Cliff Road, Bedford, VA on Saturday, February 18, 2017. The viewing will be held at 12:00 noon and the funeral will promptly begin around 1:00 pm. Mother Cooper was a deaconess, Sunday school teacher, devoted church mother who helped many by serving God. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford is assisting the family.
She was born in Washington, DC and educated in the following schools: Carver, Brown Middle School and Springarn High School.
Mary was a fun-loving person who joined the church many years ago. She made a true commitment as a strong woman of God. On April 29, 2007, she was inducted as a deaconess at Johnson Memorial Baptist Church in Washington, DC where she happily served for many years, until she returned home to Bedford, VA. She was also elected as the Chaplain of the Oakwood Manor Nursing Home, where she made many friends. She often went from room to room singing songs, sharing Jesus, and praying for patients there in the nursing facility.
She worked as a counselor in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center and for Volunteers of America in Washington, DC for over 20 years. She made a profound impact on the many lives she touched with her wit, laughter, smiles, and songs. She would always attend the Hall Family Reunion and enjoyed all of her family and friends.
Some of her favorite songs were “Traveling Shoes” and “I Got Jesus and that’s Enough.” The Cooper and Hall family thanks her principal caregivers the nurses over at the Oakwood Manor Nursing Home, her first cousins Mr. and Mrs. John and Sylvia Hall for providing care and transporting Mary to and from church services and taking time out of their busy schedules to carry Mary to many family gatherings.
Mary was a committed, dedicated and faithful member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church who served the Lord with gladness and entered the doors with praises. She was also inducted as one of the Church Mothers during the Homecoming Rally at Mt. Zion Baptist Church under the leadership of her beloved Pastor Vincent Jones on July 24, 2015. Mary will be missed by all!
The funeral services will be held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church located at 735 Rock Cliff Road, Bedford, VA on Saturday, February 18, 2017. The viewing will be held at 12:00 noon and the funeral will promptly begin around 1:00 pm. Mother Cooper was a deaconess, Sunday school teacher, devoted church mother who helped many by serving God. Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford is assisting the family.
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