Benny R. Cooper

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007 in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel in Pampa with Rev. Alan Wilson, pastor of the First Baptist Church in White Deer, officiating. Cremation will follow.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Cooper was born May 7, 1951 in Pampa and graduated from Pampa High School. He married Cindy Britten on Sept. 25, 1975 in Pampa. She preceded him in death in 2006. He worked for Leonard Hudson Drilling Co. for 14 years and then worked for the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice for 10 years. He was a skilled mechanic and was known as the handyman for his family and friends. He had a wonderful sense of humor which he maintained until the very end. He was especially fond of his two grand-dogs, Charlie and Sadie, as well as his two pet turtles.SURVIVORS: 2 daughters: Stefanie Davis and husband Scotty of Edina, Minnesota, and Kaci Cooper of Dallas; a sister, Linda Wall and husband Jerry, and their children Amy, Liz and Trey, all of Clifton, Texas; Mother-in-law and Father-in-law: Erma and James Britten of White Deer; numerous brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and by a brother, Jimmy Cooper.MEMORIALS: Pampa Special Olympics