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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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Tony Belser 
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