Thomas Cornelius Cooper

1919 - 1983  (63 years)

• Name	Thomas Cornelius Cooper  [1]
  Birth	4 Jun 1919	New Jersey   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 May 1983	Jess Parrish Memorial Hospital, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida   [1, 2]
  Obituary	3 May 1983	Cocoa, Florida   [2]
  	Thomas C Cooper, 24 year Brevard County employee, and deputy clerk of the circuit court for 18 years until his retirement in 1981, died Sunday at Jess Parrish Memorial Hospital in Titusville. He was 63 "His death comes as a shock and loss to our community," said Clerk Ray Winstead Monday. "I have known Tom for over 30 years. He and I compared fishing stories – the first one to tell his tale didn't stand a chance," Winstead said. "He was in the clerks office when I took office and helped teach me when I got there. I considered him a dear, close friend," he added. Mr Cooper was an avid fisherman, said his wife Margaret Cooper, who retired as Titusville's City Clerk at the same time her husband retired. Originally from Midland Township, NJ, the couple moved to their house at 135 Beverly St, in Titusville 28 years ago, she said. He served for six years in the Brevard County Tax Assessor's office prior to becoming deputy clerk, was past exalted ruler of the Cocoa Elks Lodge and the Titusville lodge's charter exalted ruler. As an active co-pilot of the Titusville Pilot Club, Mr Cooper cooked for a recent fund raising dinner, although he had suffered from a fast growing lung tumor since December. An Elks service is scheduled for Wednesday at the Brevard County Funeral Home North in Titusville. Mr Cooper is survived by his wife; a son Gary Jay Cooper of Port St John; a daughter, Jean Rhodes of Titusville; brother, Robert Cooper of Palm Beach Gardens; sister, Margaret Kimrey of Cocoa; and two grandchildren.
  Reference Number	40297
  Person ID	I40032	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Margaret Elizabeth DeKoeyer,   b. 30 Aug 1919, Netcong, Morris County, New Jersey d. 31 May 1997, Marine Health, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1941	New Jersey   [3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Gary Jay Cooper,   b. 5 Jul 1957, Rockledge, Brevard County, Florida d. 17 Dec 2006, Port St John, Brevard County, Florida (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F14455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/, and Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. [S499] Research of Dan Burrows of Orange County, NY, obit in Florida Today, Cocoa, Florida, 03 May 1983, Tue • Page 3B. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-2016.