Jean (New) Cooper
Jean Cooper Obituary
Autryville
Ms. Jean (New) Cooper, 80 passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Highsmith Rainey Specialty Hospital in Fayetteville.
The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, August 21 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman. Burial will follow in the Autryville Cemetery.
Mrs. Cooper was a native of Sampson County, the daughter of Lee and Maude Fann New. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John F. Cooper and a sister, Donna N. Cashwell. She served as the Town Clerk for the city of Autryville; was a former police officer, and served as an elected member of the Autryville Town Council. She also retired as a WIC Clerk with the Cumberland County Health Dept.
She is survived by two sons, John Michael Cooper and wife, Karen and James Franklin Cooper and wife, Courtney; brother, Douglas New; and one grandchild, Josephine "Josie" Cooper.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Tuesday, August 20 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman.
Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home of Stedman.
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