Floy Cooper, 93, beloved mother and grandmother passed away in Ennis, Texas on Saturday, February 1, 2014. Floy was born in Fallon, Texas on September 10, 1920 to Charles and Oneita (Callaway) Jackson. She grew up in Mexia and graduated from Mexia High School. She was married to Walter Lee Cooper and they made their home in Fort Worth, then to Ennis in 1953, to Fort Worth until 1958 when they returned to Ennis. Floy was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church of Ennis for over sixty years, the Eastern Star and the Willing Worker’s Sunday School Class. She enjoyed cooking and reading. Her great joy was caring for her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She is survived by sons: Charles Cooper and wife, Ruby of Irving, Tim Cooper and wife, Janice of Ennis and Tom Cooper and wife, Donna of Ennis; daughter, Ann Williams and husband, Don of Waxahachie; ten grandchildren: fifteen great-grandchildren: two great-great-grandchildren and one sister, Charlena Kaliszewski of Houston. She is preceded in death by her husband, Walter Cooper, one brother and her great aunt Leita Clinkscale who raised her. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 4, 2014 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the J.E. Keever Mortuary of Ennis. A Celebration of her life will take place on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. in the J.E. Keever Mortuary Chapel in Ennis with Rev. Richard Moody and Rev. Chuck Kaliszewski officiating. The grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. Interment will be at 3 p.m. in the Prairie Grove Cemetery in Mexia, Texas under the direction of J.E. Keever Mortuary, Inc. www.jekeevermortuary.com
