This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cooper Eis Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Yl.2ADE/2346 Message Board Post: Viola was the dau of John & Rowena (Lair) Cooper clippings are from unidentified newspapers Date is handwritten note - July 28, 1941 MONTPELIER WOMAN DIES; FUNERAL TO BE IN DAVENPORT Mrs. Viola Lestella Eis, 61, a resident of Montpelier and a native of Muscatine county, died at 5 a.m. Monday in the home of her brother-in-law, A.E. Stigers, 2033 Dixwell street, Davenport. She had been ill for some time. She was born Jan. 24, 1880, in Muscatine county, attended rural schools there, and was married Feb. 16, 1898, in Muscatine to William H. Eis. She was of Baptist faith. Survivors include the widower and three brothers, Virgil Cooper, Davenport; John P., of Blue Grass; and Charles, who lives in Idaho. Two sisters, Mrs. Mamie Stigers and Mrs. Arabella Bohnsack, died this year and a son died in infancy. The body was taken to the Hill & Fredericks mortuary, where funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Blue Grass cemetery. --------------- Mrs. Viola Lestella Eis, Montpelier resident, died at 5 a.m. today at the home of her brother-in-law, A.E. Stigers, 2033 Dixwell street, Davenport, after a lingering illness. Mrs. Eis was born in Muscatine county Jan. 25, 1880 and received her education in the county schools. She was married to William Eis in Muscatine on Feb. 16, 1898. The couple had resided in the Montpelier community for 25 years. Mrs. Eis was one of the Baptist faith. Surviving are her husband and three brothers, Virgil Cooper of Davenport, John Cooper of Blue Grass and Charles Cooper of Idaho. Two sisters preceded her in death within the past year, Mrs. Mamie Stigers and Mrs. Arabella Bohnsack. An infant son also preceded her. The funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Hill & Frederick Funeral home in Davenport. Burial will be in Blue Grass cemetery.