Rains Co. Leader Submitted by Elaine Nall Bay
May 31, 1929

Fanning Cooper Passes Away Tuesday Afternoon
Mr. Fanning Cooper, a well-known and highly respected farmer of the Prospect community, died about 12:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Cooper had been in declining health for quite a while, but was thought to be improving until three or four weeks ago when he began to grow worse and continued to sink until the end. Mr. Cooper was about 58 years of age, and had lived in the Prospect neighborhood most of his life. He was a member of the Christian church and always stood for the betterment of his community and county. Funeral services were conducted at Prospect about 2:30 o’clock Wednesday with a large crowd of relatives and friends in attendance and interment in the Lone Star cemetery north of Point. He is survived by his wife and several children, who have the sympathy of all in their bereavements.
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