Celebration of life funeral services for Odessa Cooper, 81, of Arlington, Texas will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home in Mabank, Texas with Pastor Cass Bowker officiating. Visitation with the family will be held Friday evening from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home.
Odessa passed from this life on April 25, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 26, 1943, in Grapeland, Texas to Eldridge Manson and Maudie Lee (Brinkley) Lambright. She grew up in Mexia, Texas where she met the love of her life, William James Cooper. They were married on April 3, 1964, and blessed with 53 wonderful years together. Odessa loved Jesus and was a member of Thrive Community Church in Athens. She was a part of the greeting committee every Sunday and enjoyed numerous activities the church sponsored such as Bingo and the food pantry to help “Feed the People”. During her free time, Odessa loved to spend time with her family. She liked to take long walks, go to garage sales, listening to music, southern gospel being her favorite and polka dancing. To relax, she enjoyed sitting on her front porch reading or working puzzles with her treasured grandchildren.
Odessa is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Bill Cooper; granddaughter, Misty Llewellyn; 2 great grandchildren; step-daughter, Ruby Hudson; parents, Manson and Maudie Lambright; brothers, Mack Lambright; sisters: Midge Bozeman, Wanda Cooper, Doris Sprinkle, Virginia Anderson.
She is survived by her family, daughters: Cindy Turner, Mary Deering and husband Richard, Rebecca Cooper, Emily Sawyer and husband Chris; sons: Billy Cooper, Jeff Cooper and wife Eva; 29 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; brother, William Lambright; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Billy Cooper, Jeff Cooper, Robert Scott, Justin Petty, Tracy Berkley, Chris Sawyer, Terrell Scott and Bradley Cooper.
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