Franms Cooper Sr. Francis Arnold “Buddy" Coo» per Sr., a lifelong Shelton resi- dent, died of natural causes on Monday, September 18, at Ma, son General Hospital. He was 83‘ V r He was born on May 8, 1923 in Shelton to Edward and Annie (Jack- son) Cooperr He served in the US, Army during World War II. He and Ma- bel (Beckwith) Cooper were ‘ . married in 1950 Franc“? in Belfair, Cooper Sr- Mr. Cooper ‘33 0‘2 was a selflemployed fisherman for many years, then went to Work for Simpson Timber Com“ pany, He worked at Mill 4 for ap- proximately 15 years, then went back to fishing He was an elder in the Squaxin Island Tribe and one of the old- est tribal members at the time of his death. He enjoyed fishing, hunt— ing, watching wrestling, being on Squaxin Island, traveling on weekends and dining with his wife at Duffy’s and the Golden Dragon restaurant in Aberdeen, Surviving are wife Mabel Coo- per of Shelton; sons Francis Coo— per and Ed Cooper of the Squaxin Island Reservation, Arnold and Russel Cooper of Shelton and Duane Cooper of Port Angeles; daughters Theresa Davis of Aus» tin, Texas, and Rose Algea and Virginia Berumen of Shelton and Frances Starr of Oakville Also surviving are stepchil- dren Ruth Rogers, Buck Rogers and Shirley Lopeman of Shelton, Jim Rogers of California and Lucille Back of Oakville; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great- grandchildren. A funeral was held on Satur- day, September 23, at Hope Cha- pel in Sheltonr Mike and Shirley Davis officiated Burial was at Benn Cemetery in Oakville‘ Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home of Shelton. , OCR Text: Franms Cooper Sr. Francis Arnold “Buddy" Coo» per Sr., a lifelong Shelton resi- dent, died of natural causes on Monday, September 18, at Ma, son General Hospital. He was 83‘ V r He was born on May 8, 1923 in Shelton to Edward and Annie (Jack- son) Cooperr He served in the US, Army during World War II. He and Ma- bel (Beckwith) Cooper were ‘ . married in 1950 Franc“? in Belfair, Cooper Sr- Mr. Cooper ‘33 0‘2 was a selflemployed fisherman for many years, then went to Work for Simpson Timber Com“ pany, He worked at Mill 4 for ap- proximately 15 years, then went back to fishing He was an elder in the Squaxin Island Tribe and one of the old- est tribal members at the time of his death. He enjoyed fishing, hunt— ing, watching wrestling, being on Squaxin Island, traveling on weekends and dining with his wife at Duffy’s and the Golden Dragon restaurant in Aberdeen, Surviving are wife Mabel Coo- per of Shelton; sons Francis Coo— per and Ed Cooper of the Squaxin Island Reservation, Arnold and Russel Cooper of Shelton and Duane Cooper of Port Angeles; daughters Theresa Davis of Aus» tin, Texas, and Rose Algea and Virginia Berumen of Shelton and Frances Starr of Oakville Also surviving are stepchil- dren Ruth Rogers, Buck Rogers and Shirley Lopeman of Shelton, Jim Rogers of California and Lucille Back of Oakville; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great- grandchildren. A funeral was held on Satur- day, September 23, at Hope Cha- pel in Sheltonr Mike and Shirley Davis officiated Burial was at Benn Cemetery in Oakville‘ Arrangements are by McComb Funeral Home of Shelton. , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Other Obituaries,C Last Name,Cooper, Francis Arnold, Sr..tif,Cooper, Francis Arnold, Sr..tif, Cooper, Francis Arnold, Sr..tif