Passed away on Monday, November 9th. He was preceded in death by his father, John Carl Cooper, his mother Berchie Mae Cooper (nee Compton), brother Douglas Cooper, brother-in-law John Crisp and his grandson Samuel E Cooper III.
He is survived by his caring wife, Patsy Morrow Cooper, three devoted children Holly Gayle Cooper of Palm Harbor, FL, Samuel E Cooper II of Saint Petersburg, FL and Pamela Cooper Achilles (Stefan) of Tampa, FL, two loving siblings, John Carl Cooper Jr (Hilda) of Ft. Worth, TX and Gayle Cooper Crisp of Lawrenceville, GA. Sam also has two adoring grandchildren Kylee and Luca.
Samuel was a devout Christian who was born and raised in Austinville and went to Austinville Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the US Army and spent many successful years as a commercial construction superintendent. His passion in life was watching Alabama Crimson Tide play football, farming, listening to gospel music, watching westerns and collecting trucks. Sam spent most of his life in and around the Decatur area and he was highly respected and deeply loved by all who knew him.
