CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - COOP William A.

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WILLIAM A. COOP

William A. Coop, son of Rueben Jefferson Coop and Emmeline Decker Coop 
was born at Sigourny, Iowa on March 30th, 1870 and passed from this life 
on July 16th, 1945 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jay L. Constable at 
Magnet, being at the time of his death 75 years, 3 month and 16 days of 
age.

As a boy he moved with his parents to Kansas, where he spent several years 
and as a young man returned to Iowa, to Grinnell. Here he was united in 
marriage to Anna Utley, on the 7th day of December 1892. To this union was 
born seven children, two having preceded their father in death.

After his marriage he farmed in the Grinnell vicinity for years, after which 
the family moved to a farm near Creighton, Nebraska where they resided three 
years. Since that time Mr. Coop has been laboring as a farm hand in the 
vicinities of Wausa, Hartington and Magnet. He was a competent worker and never 
knew what it was to be idle. He found deep joy in doing things for others. Even 
in the closing years of his life his service was sought by many. He enjoyed good 
health until last March when he suffered a hard attack of sickness, and which 
ultimately resulted in his passing. In spite of the pain he suffered, he was always 
cheerful and considerate of others to the last. He leaves to mourn his passing, his 
wife Anna Coop of Magnet, two daughters, Mrs. Jay Constable of Magnet and Mrs. Chas. 
Thomas of Klammath Falls, Oregon; three sons, Cecil of Wausa, Harold of Greeley, 
Colorado and Roy of Madison, Nebraska. One brother, Sheldon of Grinnell, Iowa and 
one sister, Mrs. Jennie Goodrow of Port Stanley, Washington.