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As we went to press last week we men tioned the sudden death of R. T. Cooper, Mr, son of Mr, and stirl R. J. Cooper of this place, which occurred suddenly on the night of November 12 at College Sta tion. The young man had eaten a hearty Bup per, attended a picture show, on in a friendly scuffle with his lieutenant, did lad lain down for a short sleep be fore staying his lessons for the next day, and was in the best of health. pon at temptig to alias some time later his room mate and another young man in one room observed that he had collapsed. They residered all possible assistance and called a physician at once, but death ensned in a few minutes. Theolore Cooper, Jr. was born in Cecrvetown May 2, 189%- died in Col lege Mall on November 14, 1919. He was therefore a litle more than twenty-one seers and His body was shipped from College Station to Georgetown by the wae of Woe, arriving here Friday morn ing, accompanied by a military escort of the company of the college, of which fe whe radet sargeant. A large number of Trienihe of the decented and of hie family met the train that brought home his Wielow form, and followed the remains to the Cooper home where the funeral Wee held at three o'clock Friday after noon by his pastor, Rev. RE. Homer Tirey, desivned by Dr. M. ©. Hutton, pastor of the Presbyterian church, ‘The nanembly at the funeral was one of the largest ever sen In Georetown and was a de served tribute of reapeet to thin manly Jwins man. He was a member of the Pha ariist church at this place, having pro fowned faith in Christ in 1914 Inter ment followed in the Odd Fellowa’ ceme tery His cadet, comrades from A. M. draped the coffin with the flag he had sworn to protest, and at the grave its company liver sounded fapa, the sad yet impressive farewell of soldiers to thirty duller comrades. Following the floral offering, which covered as if for very grief of heart the freakh-torpag] called the crave, Dr. Hutton concluded the fone services with a short word of preserved benediction. Among those from a distance whey attended the funeral were his brother in law, Mr. Arnin Ce hedaux of Austin and Vroot and Mise Loraine Carvel and Mr. W. ¥. Casey of San Antonio, and Mrs. J. Rockdale. The unexpectedness of this young man's death, which was no great a shock to his clasenotes and associates at A. M. Col lege as it was to his relatives and friends at home, intensified the severity of the bereavement of his loved ones as they “passed under the rod.” But in and through it all they have the Christian consolation of knowing that their son and brother did not die an one without hope. Genial, cheerful, manly and considerate of others; honest, honorable, his hearted, he will not seo be forgotten by his eld ers and his influence upon the young people of his acquaintance will remain to bless them; he did not live in vain. Surviving him are his parents, Mr. and Shake tee f; me —— — Ww. New Jersey, Mrs. Prank Hall of Port Arthur, Miss Katie Cooper, , Emzy Cooper of these other relatives : community in ex , Semsiona of
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Georgetown Williamson Sun County
Georgetown, Texas, US
Fri, Nov 21, 1919
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