The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Wednesday, May 8, 1996                 TAG: 9605080370
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: FRANKLIN                           LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

EARL E. COOPER

Earl Edward Cooper, 63, of the 31000 block of Riverdale Drive, died May 5, 1996.

He was retired after four years of service. He was a native of Southampton County, Va., and a member of Milneck Baptist Church, Como, N.C.

He is survived by a daughter, Kim Cooper; two sons, Garley Cooper and Earl E. Cooper Jr.; mother, Maggie Graves; father, Winsfield Cooper; and two sisters, Mamie Wiggins, Hazel Banks.

A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday by the Rev. E.W. Flynn in Franklin. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Elvin Vaughan Funeral Home is in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB