Mr. Allen Floyd Cooper, 91, of Grove, Oklahoma, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday morning, January 29, 2018, at his home after weeks of declining health. He was a member of New Life Church in Anderson, Missouri. Allen was born on March 17, 1926, in Southwest City, Missouri, son of the late Floyd Milo and Maymie Belle (Seay) Cooper. He was the second of six children, all of whom preceded him in death.
On June 21, 1947, Allen married Ruby Lee Ferrell in Columbus, Kansas. They raised nine children on their farm north of Southwest City, Missouri. Ruby left him for Heaven on March 25, 2007, and he has missed her everyday.
Allen was a truck driver almost all of his life. He received his first chauffeurs license at the age of seventeen. He drove for Ralston Purina, Ray Neal, Jim Raye, Diplomat Homes, Hudson Foods, Tri-State Trucking and Hahn Trucking. He had many stories to tell about his years on the road.
Allen joined the Navy at the age of eighteen. He served in San Diego, California and the Far East in WWII. He served on the USS Takanis Bay and the USS Hancock. He was a Seaman Second Class and received the Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal 1 Star and the American Campaign Medal.
Allen was preceded in death by the love of his life, Ruby Lee Cooper, they were married fifty-nine years and nine months; his parents; a son, Sam Cooper; one grandson, Jackie Allen Cooper; and a great granddaughter, Jayden Mestrovich.
Survivors include three sons, Allen Willis Cooper and wife, Valerie, of Arlington, Virginia, John E. Cooper and wife, Randi, of Pryor, Oklahoma, Russ Cooper and wife, Karla, of Neosho, Missouri; five daughters, Mary Lou Roark of Anderson, Missouri, Betty Mestrovich and husband, Ken, of Bentonville, Arkansas, Melanie Witham and husband, Rod, of Southwest City, Missouri, Dorlene Atkinson of Willard, Missouri and Peggy Watts and husband, Gerald, of Anderson, Missouri; twenty-one grandchildren; twenty-seven great grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; dear friends, Ken Carr and Ann Cunningham; as well as a host of other family and friends.
The family would like to thank Hospice Compassus for the excellent care that they provided for our Dad.
Funeral services for Mr. Cooper are 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 1, 2018, at the New Life Church in Anderson, Missouri, with Bro. Tom Ellis officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Southwest City Cemetery. Those honoring his life by serving as pallbearers are Pete Cooper, Jamie Roark, Jason Cooper, Robert Mestrovich, Colton Cooper and Jeff Mestrovich. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 5-7:00 p.m. in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes. Memorials are being directed to New Life Church c/o the funeral home. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website, www.ozarkfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri.
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