Sue Nell Williams Cooper – Obituary

by Lynn McMillen
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Sue Nell Williams Cooper, 85, of Huntsville, passed away April 19th.  Sue was born on January 9, 1934 in Buggs Chapel near New Hope, AL, and was raised in Florence, AL where she graduated from Coffee High School and Florence Teachers College (UNA).  She was one of 7 children born to Nanny Etoile and Allen Alonzo Williams.  Sue married the love of her life, Wallace Gary Cooper on August 20, 1959 and took care of him until his death in 2016.  They had five children. Sue is preceded in death by her loving husband, her parents, five siblings, and her granddaughter Stephanie Michelle Cooper.

Survivors include her brother Rev. Charles Williams and his wife Betty;  sons, Jim Cooper and his wife Sheila, Jeff Cooper and his wife Pam, Steve Cooper and his wife Gwen; daughters, Katherine Wolfe, and Nanette Boyanton and her husband Russ; 11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

Sue was a loving, kind mother, grandmother and friend.   A sweet soul who was loved by everyone who met her.  In her early years she taught school at Farley Elementary until she went home to raise her children.  She loved to sew, smock baby dresses, and to rock babies in the church nursery.  The outfits she smocked have been proudly worn by 100’s of children.  She dearly loved her family and close friends.

Visitation will be Monday, April 22nd at 3:00 p.m. at Berryhill Funeral Home.  A memorial service will follow at 4:00 in the funeral home chapel. Officiants will be her nephew, Rev. Kenneth Dunivant, and brother, Rev. Charles Williams.  Her friend Martin Carey will read scriptures.

The family would like to express their deepest appreciation for the loving care provided to their mother by the nurses and staff at both Huntsville Hospital and the Huntsville Hospital Hospice Family Care.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to be made to Huntsville Hospital Hospice Family Care or The Gideon’s International.

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