Billy Gene Cooper

Mr. Billy Gene Cooper, 77, of Blytheville, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Nov. 11, 1936, in Holland, Mo., he was a retired truck driver, a Pentecostal, and a veteran of the United States Navy.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack Cooper and Ethel Barnes Elliott; a sister, Maxine Farmer; brothers Donald Cooper and Earnest Cooper; and a niece, Tonya McGlaughlin.

Mr. Cooper leaves one daughter, Donna Cooper of Winter Haven, Fla.;

Three step-daughters, Catherine Smith of Edinburg, Judy Ball of Winter Haven, and Lois Ball of North Carolina;

One step-son, Jimmy Ball of Winter Haven;

Two sisters, Mary Anderson of Wingo and Betty Payton of Blytheville;

One brother, Doyle Cooper of Glasgow; and

Three grandchildren, Candice Lewis of Blytheville, Rodney Lewis of Gosnell and Anthony Lewis of Winter Haven.

The family will receive visitors from noon-2 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home in Blytheville. Funeral services, officiated by the Rev. Jimmy Huffman, will begin at 2 p.m., following the visitation. Burial will follow at Sandy Ridge Cemetery.