A Celebration of Life Linda Alfreda Mendenhall-Cooper, December 1, 1958 - January 26, 2021. Thursday, February 4, 2021, Eleven O'clock in the Morning. Palmer Memorial Chapel, 1200 Fontaine Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29223

A Celebration of Life
LINDA ALFREDA MENDENHALL-COOPER
December 1, 1958January 26, 2021
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Eleven Oclock in the Morning
PALMER MEMORIAL CHAPEL
1200 Fontaine Place
Columbia, South Carolina 29223
LIFE REFLECTIONS
Linda Alfreda Mendenhall-Cooper departed this earthly life on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at her resi-
dence in Elgin, South Carolina. Bom on December 1, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Elroy
Mendenhall and Johncie Smith Mendenhall. As the middle daughter of three, Marian Patricia Mendenhall Sim-
mons and Kim Evette Key called her their beloved sister. She shared a life of love with Stanley Lathorne Cooper
whom she married on March 30, 1996. She was the cherished daughter of her mother and father-in-law, Kathryn
and Mose Cooper, Jr.
Linda attended and graduated from Langley Bath Clearwater High School (1976) in Aiken County, where she was
a cheerleader. She then attended South Carolina State College (University) in the Class of 1980 where she gradu-
ated with a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. At SCSC, she pledged Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Alpha
Xi Chapter as part of the 18 Enchanted Angels 1980 pledge line. She loved the sisterhood of her sorority. Also
while at SCSC she was a proud Bulldog cheerleader and continued on the alumni squad, Bulldog Cheerleader
for Life. She loved cheering and in many ways she never stopped, as she was always known to cheer others on
in their life endeavors.
After she completed her degree at SCSC, she worked with the United States Forestry Service in Ohio, and later
she joined Delta Airlines as a flight attendant (June 6, 1981). Asa Delta employee, she was based in New Orle-
ans, Dallas, Cincinnati, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles. She was an on-board Flight Leader and a NBA Charter
Flight Attendant. She truly enjoyed being a flight attendant and enjoyed supporting the Los Angeles Lakers.
Linda traveled the world with Delta for nearly forty years, traveling both domestically and internationally. This
provided her with another opportunity to cheer others on and make them smile.
Raised in the church, her faith was strong. Linda lived in Dallas, Texas, for many years where she attended St.
Luke United Methodist Church. After moving to California, she attended In His Presence Church in Woodland
Hills. Later, she joined Holman United Methodist Church in Los Angeles, where she served on the Staff Pastor
Parish Relations Committee (SPPRC). Linda was well-known for her faith, as she would pray for anyone at any
time or any place. She loved the Lord and shared her belief with everyone she met.
She and her husband Stanley recently left their beloved California to return home to South Carolina, calling Elgin
their new home, to start their lives of rest and leisure together (a time cut short).
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in this final journey by her beloved in-laws, Kathryn and Mose
Cooper, Jr.
Linda leaves to cherish precious memories her husband, Stanley Lathorne Cooper; two sisters: Marian Patricia
Mendenhall Simmons and Kim Evette Key; three nephews: Zachary Fitzgerald Simmons, James Chatman Key,
and Leroy Antoine Williams, Jr; five nieces: Kiah Renee (Troy) Bachman, Jasmine Evette Swearinger, Janeava
Alexandria Key, Victoria Elizabeth Brown, and Meredith Cooper Brown; six aunts: Gwendolyn (Monroe) White,
Wilhelmina (Matthew, III) Brown, Gloria (Curtis) Richardson, Virginia Mendenhall, Ruby Smith and Bright
Smith; two sisters-in-law: Carolyn Cooper (Leroy) Williams and Sandra Gail (Victor) Brown; a host of cousins;
her sisters in the B Phi B; her Bulldog Cheerleaders for Life sisters; and her sisters in Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha
Xi and Pasadena Alumnae Chapters.
THE ORDER OF SERVICE
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The Call to Worship
Prayer
Scripture Readings
Old Testament Proverbs 31:10-31
New Testament I Corinthians 15:50-58
Funneaser Jacobs
Deborah Herring
Pat Simmons, sister
Reflections
Friend/Sister
Delta Airlines/Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Family
Words of Comfort
Reverend Dr. Lavem Witherspoon
Selection When We See Jesus
Keith Pringle
Special Presentation Palmer Memorial Chapel
Benediction
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Florence National Cemetery
803 E National Cemetery Road Florence, South Carolina 29506
GRATEFUL BLESSINGS
The Cooper and Mendenhall families are filled with gratitude at the outpouring of love and well wishes sent to us from all over the
nation and beyond. Linda was a grand spirit with a large but humble personality, to whom no one was ever a stranger. She would
always say, 'Lets pray and give thanks. So it is our prayer that each and every one of you will feel our sincerity in wishing you
good will. Thank you for sharing with us countless tributes, along with pictures and memories you ve shared of Linda. Again thank
you, and may the grace ofGod cover and protect you.
Sincerely, the Cooper and Mendenhall families
The Train Has Come
The twilight of life has ushered in another chapter.
The journey is not over, for eternity is its destination.
Last stop, In His presence forever more.
My ticket is for a later time.
And though you journey on before me,
You will forever be in this heart of mine.
My tears are not for your departure,
But for the fact that you have left my side.
1 know that youre in sweet rest,
For in His love you do abide.
Until my train enters the station
And I board it with one last fare,
Ill sing of sweet remembrance
Of the time on earth we shared.
Pat
PALMER MEMORIAL CHAPEL
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Lorin Peri Palmer, CPC, Senior Funeral Director
Palmer A.D. Fielding, Funeral Director
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