The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Thursday, August 24, 1995              TAG: 9508240480
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

WALTER COOPER III

Walter ``J.R.'' Cooper III, of the 1900 block of Stillmeadow Court, died Aug. 21, 1995.

He is survived by his wife, Belinda Cooper; two daughters, Yanetta Cox of Norfolk, and Rakaba Simmons of Portsmouth; four stepchildren, Tawanda Chambliss of Fort Eustis, Shirena Murphy, James Murphy and Reginald Murphy, all of Virginia Beach; mother, Bessie Baxter; father, Walter Cooper II, both of Virginia Beach; six sisters, Gastie Farmer, Loretta Hudson, Bonita Jones, Bonnie Reese, Connie Williams, Deneen Burden, all of Virginia Beach; two brothers, Donald Cooper, and Carlton Cooper, both of Virginia Beach; grandmother, Luvenia Cooper of Newport News; stepfather, Phillip Baxter of Virginia Beach; and a host of aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.

The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in Lynnhaven Baptist Church by the Rev. David Bradley. Pretlow and Son's Funeral Home, Chesapeake, is handling the arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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