William Gary Cooper's Obituary
William Gary Cooper, Sr., 83, fondly known as Gary, died on February 25, 2017 from complications of pneumonia. Born on December 7, 1933 in Bozman, Maryland at home, he was the sixth and last son of John William Cooper and Rosie Jones Cooper.
He graduated from St. Michaels High School in 1952, and was inducted into the Army and married his high school sweetheart, Iva Jean Harrison in 1954. They enjoyed 63 years of marriage. They were blessed with two sons, Steven and Gary, Jr., two grandchildren, Jacob Cooper and Heidi Welch and her husband, Derek, and one great-granddaughter, Adalyn Welch. He was preceded in death by five brothers, Pink, Thursby, Ol, Jimmie, & Ken, and three nephews, Sammy, Billy, & Thursby. After retiring from printing Gary developed his own business of watch and clock repairs at which he was highly skilled.
Gary loved boating, fishing, and dipping soft crabs. Photography was one of his favorite pastimes and he taught himself to repair cameras which he used to take many artisitic shots. He fought a good fight but God knew it was time. He will be greatly missed.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Bozman United Methodist Church at 1 p.m. with a visitation from 12:30 p.m. until 1 p.m. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Arrangements by Framptom Funeral Home by the Coale's in St. Michaels.
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