Services for Gerald E. Cooper, 71, of Bullard Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Stewart Family Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home.
Mr. Cooper passed away Dec. 23, 2012.
He was born Aug. 6, 1941, in Flint to Elvis and Juanita Stainback Cooper.
Gerald worked as a systems analyst and data processing manager for Brookshire's for 15 years. He later worked for Bealls department store as a systems analyst and retired from there.
Gerald was a charter member of the Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society, Tyler Tap Chapter. He was serving on the board as vice president of business for the CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter and was a past board member of Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society in Arkansas. Gerald was instrumental in collecting historical memorabilia for the CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter and was involved each year with the CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter Train Show held at Harvey Hall. He also was a member of the Kansas City Southern Historical Society and a member of the National Railway Historical Society. He helped the Ark-La-Tex Modular Club show the HO scale model trains at the Children's Ward of the Shriners Hospital twice a year in Shreveport, La.
Mr. Cooper was a past member of the Whitehouse Volunteer Fire Department and was Smith County Volunteer "Fireman of the Year."
Gerald was preceded in death by his parents, and wife, Bobbie Ann Cooper.
Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler.
If desired, memorials may be made to CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter, P.O. Box 6326, Tyler, 75711-6326.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on December 26, 2012
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home.
Mr. Cooper passed away Dec. 23, 2012.
He was born Aug. 6, 1941, in Flint to Elvis and Juanita Stainback Cooper.
Gerald worked as a systems analyst and data processing manager for Brookshire's for 15 years. He later worked for Bealls department store as a systems analyst and retired from there.
Gerald was a charter member of the Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society, Tyler Tap Chapter. He was serving on the board as vice president of business for the CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter and was a past board member of Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society in Arkansas. Gerald was instrumental in collecting historical memorabilia for the CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter and was involved each year with the CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter Train Show held at Harvey Hall. He also was a member of the Kansas City Southern Historical Society and a member of the National Railway Historical Society. He helped the Ark-La-Tex Modular Club show the HO scale model trains at the Children's Ward of the Shriners Hospital twice a year in Shreveport, La.
Mr. Cooper was a past member of the Whitehouse Volunteer Fire Department and was Smith County Volunteer "Fireman of the Year."
Gerald was preceded in death by his parents, and wife, Bobbie Ann Cooper.
Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler.
If desired, memorials may be made to CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter, P.O. Box 6326, Tyler, 75711-6326.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on December 26, 2012
Services for Gerald E. Cooper, 71, of Bullard Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Stewart Family Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home.
Mr. Cooper passed away Dec. 23, 2012.
He was born Aug. 6, 1941, in Flint to Elvis and Juanita Stainback Cooper.
Gerald worked as a systems analyst and data processing manager for Brookshire's for 15 years. He later worked for Bealls department store as a systems analyst and retired from there.
Gerald was a charter member of the Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society, Tyler Tap Chapter. He was serving on the board as vice president of business for the CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter and was a past board member of Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society in Arkansas. Gerald was instrumental in collecting historical memorabilia for the CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter and was involved each year with the CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter Train Show held at Harvey Hall. He also was a member of the Kansas City Southern Historical Society and a member of the National Railway Historical Society. He helped the Ark-La-Tex Modular Club show the HO scale model trains at the Children's Ward of the Shriners Hospital twice a year in Shreveport, La.
Mr. Cooper was a past member of the Whitehouse Volunteer Fire Department and was Smith County Volunteer "Fireman of the Year."
Gerald was preceded in death by his parents, and wife, Bobbie Ann Cooper.
Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler.
If desired, memorials may be made to CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter, P.O. Box 6326, Tyler, 75711-6326.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on December 26, 2012
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home.
Mr. Cooper passed away Dec. 23, 2012.
He was born Aug. 6, 1941, in Flint to Elvis and Juanita Stainback Cooper.
Gerald worked as a systems analyst and data processing manager for Brookshire's for 15 years. He later worked for Bealls department store as a systems analyst and retired from there.
Gerald was a charter member of the Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society, Tyler Tap Chapter. He was serving on the board as vice president of business for the CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter and was a past board member of Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society in Arkansas. Gerald was instrumental in collecting historical memorabilia for the CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter and was involved each year with the CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter Train Show held at Harvey Hall. He also was a member of the Kansas City Southern Historical Society and a member of the National Railway Historical Society. He helped the Ark-La-Tex Modular Club show the HO scale model trains at the Children's Ward of the Shriners Hospital twice a year in Shreveport, La.
Mr. Cooper was a past member of the Whitehouse Volunteer Fire Department and was Smith County Volunteer "Fireman of the Year."
Gerald was preceded in death by his parents, and wife, Bobbie Ann Cooper.
Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler.
If desired, memorials may be made to CBRHS, Tyler Tap Chapter, P.O. Box 6326, Tyler, 75711-6326.
Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on December 26, 2012
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