DATE: Sunday, November 23, 1997             TAG: 9711240246

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 

DATELINE: HERTFORD                          LENGTH:   24 lines

PRESTON COOPER JR.

Preston ``Shorty'' Cooper Jr., 74, of Snug Harbor, died Nov. 21, 1997, in Chesapeake General Hospital.

Born in Virginia Beach, he was a member of Snug Harbor Community Church, Hertford. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 30 years of service, having served in the Pacific during World War II. Mr. Cooper was also retired from the bus garage of the Virginia Beach School System.

Survivors include his wife, Loretta Gays Cooper; a daughter, Linda D. Sheets of Pensacola, Fla.; two sons, Bruce Cooper and Kim Cooper, both of Chesapeake; two sisters, Lillie Mae Lichel of Sandusky, Ohio, Rosa Lee Gaus of Poquoson, Va.; four grandchildren, Tyler ``Little Man'' Cooper of Chesapeake, Wyatt ``Cajun Man'' Cooper, Lisa Engwell of Virginia Beach, Donald Sheets of Pensacola; and three great-grandchildren, Michael, Katie, and Caroline.

Private services will be held at a later date. Swindell Funeral Home, Hertford, is in charge. Condolences may be shared with Loretta Cooper, c/o Chesapeake General Hospital, Chesapeake. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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