John Wayne Cooper, age 77, of Brandon, FL, passed away on November 22, 2019. He was born on September 15, 1942 in Greenville, SC, the son of Winifred (Clark) and Wayne Rudock. He was raised in Greenville, SC then settled in Brandon, FL in 1982.
John was in the United States Air Force from October 1960 – July of 1965. He served on the Greenville Police Department from 1965 until 1982, having retired as Assistant Director of the Police Service Bureau after 17 years on the force. He later worked for IBM from 1983 through 2003 as a Staff Financial Analyst, retiring after 20 years with IBM.
Survivors include his daughter, Cynthia Dawn Cooper (Carl Ray) Thompson of Mooresville, NC; son, John Randall (Tonya Lynn Scott) Cooper of Lucas, TX; grandsons: Logan Lane and Heath Ryan Thompson, and Austin Clark, Jared Lee, Travis Randall and Noah Thomas Cooper; sister, Rebecca C. Cox of Woodruff, SC; brother, Michael A. Cooper of Statesville, NC and his first wife Grace Juanita Haley Bowers of Greenville, SC. His parents, one brother, Fred R Cooper, and his second wife, Gail Loretta Heitz preceded John in death.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior, from 9:00-10:00 am at the funeral home. Burial will be held in Hillsboro Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to a local charity in your area or to The Alzheimer’s Association.
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