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I cant imagine that you are not here, or ever hearing
you say Yes Dear. From our childhood days, we
LATCHED ONTO EACH OTHER JUST LIKE GLUE. THE OLDEST OF
SEVEN CHILDREN, YOUR LOVING AND SWEET SPIRIT TOOK OVER
AND YOU TOOK CARE OF US, AND SO MANY OTHERS. SOMETIMES
WE LAUGHED, SOMETIMES WE CRIED, BUT THROUGH IT ALL, I
ALWAYS KNEW THE LOVE YOU HAD FOR ME.
I COULD NEVER SAY ENOUGH ABOUT YOU, EVEN IF I TRIED. SUCH
A LOYAL AND AMAZING PERSON, WITH A GENTLE SPIRIT. YOU
KNOW I ALWAYS CALLED YOU MY SOCIAL BUTTERFLY! ALWAYS
BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND NEVER WANTING TO SEE
ANYONE SEPARATED. EVEN WHEN YOU WERE SICK, YOU WERE
WORRIED ABOUT OTHERS, AND NOT ABOUT YOURSELF. SELFLESS,
TO THE VERY END.
When tragedies arose in your life, I watched how hard
AND DIFFICULT THAT WAS FOR YOU. YOUR STRENGTH, COURAGE,
AND FAITH IN THE LORD BROUGHT YOU THROUGH. I HAVE TO
NOW TAKE THE SAME FAITH YOU HAD DURING THOSE TIMES, AND
SEEK HIM, LEANING NOT TO MY OWN UNDERSTANDING.
I HONESTLY CANNOT LIE TO YOU . . . IM HEARTBROKEN THAT YOU
ARE NO LONGER HERE WITH ME. I WASNT READY TO LET YOU
GO. I KNOW I AM BEING SELFISH, BUT I KNEW AND UNDERSTOOD
THAT IT WASNT UP TO ME. My BlG SlSTER, My BEST FRIEND .
. . IT HURTS TO SAY GOODBYE, BUT ALTHOUGH YOU ARE NOT HERE
WITH ME PHYSICALLY, JUST AS WHEN WE WERE KIDS, YOU WILL
NEVER LEAVE MY SIDE.
God has said you have fulfilled your purpose here on
THIS EARTH. A TRUE ANGEL GIVEN TO US FOR SIXTY-SEVEN
YEARS. I TRULY FIND PEACE IN KNOWING YOU ARE IN THE ARMS
of the Lord, and with your babies, Jackie and Derick
SURROUNDED BY LOVE.
A SONG WRITER STATED, ALTHOUGH IM MISSING YOU, ILL FIND A
WAY TO GET THROUGH. BeCA USE YOU WERE MY SISTER, MY STRENGTH
AND MY PRIDE, ONLY GOD MAY KNOW WHY.. STILL I WILL GET BY. Im
missing you. Until we meet again ... I love you.
- Your Little Sis, Doris
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Carlos Marshall
Willie Saunders
Robert E. Young
Daryl Thompson
Cephas Howard
Lucy C. Laney High School Class of 1967
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Good Shepherd Baptist Church Usher Ministry
We, the family, wish to express our deepest appreciation for
your many acts of kindness. Words cannot express the peace
and encouragement we felt from all the prayers, calls, visits,
and other acts shown during this difficult time. Your support
has been a source of strength. May God continue to bless
each of you is our prayer. Special thanks to: Corinth Baptist
Church, Second Calvary Baptist Church (Norfolk, Virginia)
and Good Shepherd Baptist Church. - The Family
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CELEBRATING AND REJOICING
THE LIFE OF
Friday, October 2, 2015
11:00 A.M.
GOOD SHEPHERD BAPTIST CHURCH
1714 Olive Road
Augusta, Georgia
Reverend Clarence Moore, Pastor - Officiating
Reverend Ken Allen, Presiding
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A BENEVOLENT SERVANT OF GOD
As a daily Christian worker in and outside Gods church
family, Barbaras emphatic service met peoples needs.
Spiritual prayer and training cleared her vision for total
assessment to make eternal difference for people far away
from God; and to make Christ known in practical ways.
Families face periods of great change with momentous
issues and events initiated by problem birth and/or untimely
death, and for some, both. Most put the ministry or social
program first and then look for a fit. Barbara was exceptional.
She knew she worked for God daily. With prayer, and
knowing His purpose for us to love, honor, and serve each
other, empowered Barbara proactively to deliver careful and
meaningful service. She has said, His caring spirit emphasized
service for me to put the person first. In preparation to deliver
Five Star Ministry in Gods family, it was important to
Barbara to attend local, regional and national Baptist training.
Barbara served as an Usher, Worship Greeter, Deaconess,
Bereavement Ministry Team Leader and Woman Ministry
Worker. Outside of church, for twenty plus years, Barbara
worked at DePaul Medical Center as a Nurse Assistant in
both Pediatric Care, and as a Cardiac EKG Technician. She
was a Resource Mother for pregnant teenage mothers at
Eastern Virginia Medical School, both centered in Norfolk,
Virginia.
Barbara was the elder of her sister, Doris, born to Joseph
and Jeanette Roberts of Augusta, Georgia. In 1967, Barbara
graduated from Lucy Craft Laney High School in Augusta.
In the home of Reverend Ed and Mrs. Martha Howard,
both sisters were taught and developed faith, prayer and
obedience to God. Further religious nurturing came through
the reaching out of godparents, Deacon and Deaconess
Malverren Miller.
On March 18, 1969, Barbara married William Augustus
Cooper. They were parents of deceased children, Jacqueline
and Derick. They gained custody of Barbaras four young
siblings. She was the maternal sisters of Georgene, Diane,
Carol, Carl and Eddie, all now mature adults with families. ,
She is survived by her: beloved husband, William Augustus
Cooper; sisters, Doris (Robert) Young of Augusta, Georgia,
Georgene (Blannie) Walker of St. Petersburg, Florida,
Diane Love of Tampa, Florida and Carol Brady of Franklin,
Virginia; brothers, Eddie Brady of St. Petersburg, Florida
and Carl Brady of Atlanta, Georgia; foster mother, Malverren
Miller of Augusta, Georgia; three foster sisters, Addie (John)
Marshall, Betty (Moses) Dunn and Frances (Leon) Dunn,
all of Augusta, Georgia; foster brother, Ira (Barbara) Miller
of North Augusta, South Carolina and a host of nieces,
nephews, godchildren, other relatives and friends.

Because of people like you,
KNOW THAT GOD IS STILL
WORKING MIRACLES
AND GIVING OUT BLESSINGS.
Thank You,
Barbara Cooper and Family
Malverren Miller, Foster Mother
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Processional................................Holy, Holy, Holy
Scriptures
Old Testament........Reverend Eugene Tanzymore, Jr.
Psalm 68:3-4
New Testament..............Reverend David Johnson
Philippians 4:4
Prayer...........................Reverend Albert J. Brown
Pastor, Heavenly Bound Church of God in Christ
Selection
OI Want To See Him
Choir
Reflections (Two Minutes Please)
Sister Pearline Boseman, Womens Ministry
Deacon George P. Hatcher, Deacon
Deacon Willie Wright, Lucy C. Laney Class of 1967
Sister Frances Dunn, Family Member
Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns, Former Pastor
Second Calvary Baptist Church, Norfolk, Virginia
Acknowledgements......................Sister Elizabeth Hunt
Selection...........................................Choir
Eulogy.............................Reverend Clarence Moore
Recessional
Interment.......................Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens
REPAST
Good Shepherd Baptist Church Fellowship Hall