William Cooper

William Jacob Cooper, who preferred to be known as Jake W. Cooper passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 1, 2013 at home with his daughter and soninlaw in Milo, Missouri.
Jake was born March 3, 1917 in Clinton, MO to Stith and Ella Maple Cooper. Jake and Addie Carbah were married in 1938 in Carthage, MO. They were living in Eastern Oklahoma, near the PitcherMiami area where he worked as a grocery clerk for six years before joining the Army. While in the Army, Jake trained at Ft. Knox, KY, then shipped off to fight the war as a member of the 740th Tank Battalion. His battalion was known as the 740th Daredevils and they fought in the Ardennes, Central Europe and the Rhineland. After returning safely home to his wife in Oklahoma in 1946, Jake and Addie moved around a bit, from Oklahoma to Washington, then finally settled in Marysville, California. While in Marysville, while working various construction jobs, Jake and Addie established a dairy, raised cattle and had their two children. Their daughter, Barbara Joy, was born on November 23, 1948 and their son, William Henry was born and died on March 21, 1955. On February 20, 1963, Jake was widowed as a result of Addies early and untimely death. Jake remained in Marysville with their young daughter, Barbara until around 1975 or so, then moved to Oregon, where he again raised cattle and farmed for awhile.
On July 30, 1988, Jake married Willodene Ross. Shortly thereafter, Jake and Dean moved to Sheldon, MO, where Jake farmed and raised cattle for another ten years. In 2000, they moved to Watts, OK. Jake enjoyed his final years of life in Watts with his loving wife, Dean. Dean preceded him in death earlier this year on April 14, 2013
Jake was preceded in death by many of his loved ones including his infant son: William Henry, his first wife: Addie Carbah Cooper, his second wife: Willodene Ross Cooper, his parents: Stith and Ella Maple Cooper, brothers: George T Cooper, Lee K Cooper, Charly Cooper, Frank Cooper, Stith Cooper, Jr. and Fred Cooper, sisters: Jewell, Flora and EllaMarie Cooper.
Survivors include his daughter Barbara Clark and soninlaw Jim, sister: Jessie Hensley, brother: Tom Cooper, granddaughters: Kristine H Putland, Annette Longenbaugh and Tamara D Clark, great grandsons: Jared Holtsberry, Ryan Longenbaugh and Tristan Putland, numerous additional nieces, nephews and many, many other dear friends and associates, who will miss him greatly.
Funeral services at 11 am on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Roberts Hart Chapel, Westville, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at Westville City Cemetery.