Aurthur was born February 27, 1963, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Lawrence Raymond and Christine Anna (Kline) Cooper, Sr. He attended and graduated from Norman High School. He worked for the City of Norman Sanitation Department for over 35 years. Aurthur loved working on trucks, hotrods, BBQ, fishing, hunting, and car shows. He loved riding motorcycles, especially to Medicine Park with friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister: Carolyn Anne Cooper; and three brothers: Paul Gregory Cooper, Michael Cooper, and John Theodore Cooper.
Left to cherish his memory are his three sisters: Patricia Louise Cooper, Theresa Marie Cooper and Mary Waggoner; two brothers: Lawrence Raymond Cooper, Jr. and Edward Wayne Cooper; cousin: Gloria Bruzaitis; six nephews: Robert Lee Cooper, Shane Waggoner, Johnny Waggoner, William Cooper, Charles Cooper, Lawrence Cooper III; one niece: Michelle Cooper; one uncle: Leo Cooper; and one aunt: Nadine White.
Funeral service will be 2 pm Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Primrose Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will immediately follow at Norman IOOF Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 pm – 8pm Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Primrose Funeral Service.