OBITUARY NAME: Berthena Elba Cooper age 56, a longtime Atoka area resident. BORN: She was born on October 14, 1953, to Joseph Boyce and Flora (King) Nelson, in Stringtown, Oklahoma. PASSED AWAY: Berthena passed away on January 4, 2010, in Oklahoma City. AGE 56 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS EDUCATION: She graduated from Stringtown in 1971. OCCUPATION: Berthena was a Cook at the Mclead Correction Facility. MARRIED: She married James Cooper on July 12, 1971, in Atoka, Oklahoma. CHURCH AFFILIATION, HOBBIES, AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS: Berthena was a member of the First Church of Nazarene in Coalgate. She enjoyed cooking, and writing plays and poems. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: James Cooper of the home in Atoka, OK. SONS: James Richard Cooper and wife Tina of Chickasha, OK. John Cooper and wife Janet of Atoka, OK. Robert Cooper and wife Deanne of Atoka, OK. Thomas Cooper of Atoka, OK. BROTHER: Arthur Nelson and wife Donna of AR. AUNT: Dollie McConnel of Atoka, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: 8 grandchildren Along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and many dear and loved friends. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: Joseph and Flora Nelson SON: Joseph Charles Cooper GRANDDAUGHTER: Rebecca Cooper NEPHEW: Troy Gray ****************************************************************************** DATES OF SERVICE: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 2pm PLACE OF SERVICE: Brown's Funeral Chapel-Atoka, Oklahoma INTERMENT: Cooper Family Cemetery-Atoka, Oklahoma OFFICIATING: Pastor Grady Roundtree CASKETBEARERS: Jimmy Mullins, Larry Mullins, Jim York, Larry Eddings, Roger Wilson, Bob Ward CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE VISITATION TUESDAY NIGHT 6-8 PM SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK