N Grace Cooper

Neoma Grace Cooper, age 90, of Farragut, passed away on January 29, 2016. She was a graduate of Karn’s High School, Knoxville Business College and attended the University of Tennessee. She was Knoxville’s first certified professional secretary and had a 50 year career in the corporate headquarters of Ira A. Watson Co. (Watson’s Stores) and the Watson Family, ending that period as corporate secretary, assistant to the chairmain/CEO and a member of the board of directors. Preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Mamie Cooper, fiancé, Wm. Warren Nichols; sister, Alma McGill; brother-in-law, Hobart McGill; brother, Harvey Cooper; special nephew, Randall Warren McGill; grandnephew, Michael McGill. Survived by sister-in-law, Peggy Sharp Cooper; nephew, Gary McGill; niece, Deborah Harrington (David), and children: Ryan, Curt and Kristin (Mitchell) and their father, Barry McCarter; niece, Sharon Cooper Carpenter (Terry) and daughters: Lauren Simpson and her daughter Caroline, and son Taylor; Kelly Carpenter; grandniece, Kelly McGill Williams (Travis) and children: Jackson and Molly Grace; grandnephew, Stephen McGill and sons: Matthew and Cory; great grandnieces: Kendall and Jennaca. A Graveside service will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 1:00 pm in Lynnhurst Cemetery. For those who wish, donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 6504 Deane Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919 or to the Second Harvest Food Bank, 136 Harvest Lane, Maryville, TN 37801. Please visit www.berrylynnhurst.com to leave condolences for the family.