Merle Eugene "Gene" Cooper
February 04, 2010
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Gene passed away in Bethany, Missouri on February 4, 2010 from heart failure. He was 63 years old and was born on January 12, 1947, in St. Charles, Iowa.
He was employed in the insurance industry for most of his adult life and had many family members and a ton of friends. He enjoyed golfing, mushroom hunting, dancing, hanging out with friends, and helping others. He was also the 1976 National Tae Kwon Do champion.
He is survived by his mother and step dad, Twyla Cooper and Lloyd Eggen of Carlisle, sons, Job Cooper (Kris) of Des Moines and Jason Cooper (Carrie) of Lacona, eleven grandchildren, a brother, Jack Cooper (Char) of Carlisle, a brother-in-law, Ted Lang (Connie) of Lake St. Louis, MO, and a step brother, Donnie Eggen (Karen) of Amery, WI. Gene was preceded in death by his dad, Merle Cooper and his sister Janice Lang in 1988.
Visitation will be at Hamilton’s South Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, from 5 to 8 pm. The funeral will be at 12 pm on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, also at the funeral home. There will be no burial. Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
tanner westmoreland
02/11/2010
kenx im sooo soryy . i bet he was a great man and awesome grammpa. thoughts of you and ur family . love all of you , tanner
Pam Cooper Bachof
02/09/2010
Aunt Twyla, Just wanted to extend my condolences on Gene's death. I didn't realize he was only 1 1/2 years older than me.
I hope your doing well. Take care, Love Pam
Brooke Symmonds
02/08/2010
My heartfelt sympathy goes out to the entire family. Gene was a good friend, a wonderful person, and will be sadly missed by all that knew him! His laugh was infectious, his smile genuine, and his heart as big as it gets! He lived a very colorful life and I always enjoyed his stories and insight. He was a beautful man! It was my pleasure to know him and to call him friend! Gene...you will be forever missed and I hope that you're enjoying your view from Heaven! Much love and a big hug from me to you!
Brooke Symmonds
Nashville, TN (formerly of Bethany, MO)
bcsymmonds@yahoo.com
Janet Williamson
02/08/2010
To the Family,
I will surely miss him. His little nicknames for everyone and great laugh. He was the most unjudgemental person I know. He accepted everyone for who they were. I will miss going to the fair and sharing a pork chop on a stick... that was also one of his great qualities his sharing and caring about everyone.
Much love to all;
Janet Williamson
Casey Campbell
02/08/2010
So sorry to hear about Gene. He was a very kind, generous man who always had a smile and a kind word for everyone. He and I became good friends during his residence in Bethany, MO. We all enjoyed listening to his stories and past experiences and he always made everyone feel welcome no matter where he was. He will be sadly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him, but he will never be forgotten. Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Vern and Nancy McKnight
02/08/2010
Twyla and family-So sorry to hear of your loss. He will be missed by everyone that knew him.
Thinking of you
Vern and Nancy mcKnight and family
Ron and Judy (Prine) Warrick
02/06/2010
We want to express our sincere sympathy to all of Gene's family. He was always such a fun loving person and we know he will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Sherry (Van Dalsem) Mathany
02/06/2010
Job, I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your Dad. I just wanted to let you know I'm thinking about you and your family. Take care. Love, Sherry and Family.