Vicki, I am sending this to you so that you can post the obituary to the items that I have extracted from the RUTHERFORD REGISTER, and I am sending a Cc to the list in the hopes of contacting some of his descendants who may be researching the Cooper family. When I researched in the BELLS CHAPEL CEMETERY, I noticed that his William Thomas Cooper's grave (listed in the cemetery transcription online as W. T. COOPER, April 24, 1859-) only had a birth date listed. Since W. T. Cooper is a brother of my grandmother, ELIZABETH FRANCIS (COOPER) BROWN FLOWERS NORMAN, (March 26, 1857-September 17, 1932), I was interested in finding a death date for him. I found it recently in an obituary for William T. Cooper in the issue of the RUTHERFORD REGISTER dated February 26, 1926. It reads as follows: OBITUARY WILLIAM T. COOPER was born April 24, 1859, departed this life December 7, (1925) aged 66 years, 8 days; was married to SARAH ALICE BROWN December 2, 1877; to this union 11 children and a number of grandchildren. Later he married Mrs. BESSIE HORNER March 21, 1918, to this union 4 children and 4 stepchildren. Whereas, God in His wisdom and providence saw fit to take from our midst our beloved Brother COOPER who has been so faithful a worker in our church and one whom we all loved for his Christian life in our church and community. He loved his pastor, Rev. Will Zaricor. He would talk so much of his good pastor. He loved him dearly. May his mantle fall on his children that they may be true as he was to the cause of Christ. Since the Angels took my father life has been sad and lonely, but I am trusting in the God he loved and some day I will meet him again. (At this point a poem is inserted, and then this paragraph follows:) Dear children I pray that the hand that led your dear father will lead each and every one of you to the beautiful gate and may father be first to meet you, and may you hear that welcome applause, enter into my joy, sit on my throne. This by one that knew Mr. COOPER well. He loved his neighbors, his church, his friends. May God bless every child he has. Written by Mrs. N. J. Thompson. Also buried in the BELLS CHAPEL CEMETERY are other members of W. T. COOPER's family, as follows: His mother, NANCY J. (SAIN) COOPER, May 1, 1839-July 8, 1903 His sister, ELIZABETH FRANCIS (COOPER) BROWN FLOWERS NORMAN, 1857-1932 His first wife, SARAH A. COOPER, Nov. 14, 1861--Dec. 30, 1902 His daughter, DELLA M. (COOPER) McCAGE-1878-1960 His daughter, JETTIE COOPER-February 16, 1881-April 17, 1901 His son, T. (Tebe) C. COOPER, 1885-1954 His daughter, KATE COOPER, 1887-1958 His son, BUFORD COOPER, 1894-1940 His son, ANDRUE B. COOPER, January 22, 1893-February 2, 1893 Other known children of W. T. COOPER and SARAH A. (BROWN) are: A son, JOHN T. COOPER, June 1889-1964, buried YORKVILLE CEMETERY A daughter, INA LEE COOPER, born April 1891 A daughter, ETTA COOPER, born March 1896 A daughter, MATTIE M. COOPER, born April 1899 A son, MYRT H. COOPER, born July 1883 WILLIAM T. COOPER'S father was JOSSIAH FLETCHER COOPER, March 18, 1828-April 10, 1885, buried NORTH UNION CEMETERY JOSSIAH'S parents were THOMAS and ELIZA C. (WALTON) COOPER, both buried in YORKVILLE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY. If you are descended from and/or researching this family, I would like to hear from you. E-mail me directly at king@hcol.net Alice Flowers King