Robert Lee Cooper, Sr.

December 24, 1928 - February 1, 2021

Robert Lee Cooper departed this life, Monday, February 1, 2021 at Sentara Belle Harbor Hospital, Suffolk, Virginia. He was born on December 24, 1928 in Bertie County, North Carolina to the late James and Addie Cooper. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior and was baptized and was still a current member of Guiding Light Apostolic Church of Christ. He was retired from the Portsmouth Public School System and worked at Mary Jane Bakery for 30 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Minnie B. Cooper; son, James Cooper; five brothers, Otis Cooper, Edward T. Cooper, Carlton Cooper, Cornelius Cooper and James M. Cooper; five sisters, Willie Cummings, Jamie Cooper, Ella Cooper, Hazel L. Holley and Odessa Isler. He leaves loving memories with his daughter, Rose M. Palmer (Danny), South Bend, Indiana; two sons, Robert Cooper Jr. (Teresa) and Edward Cooper (Shawn) both of Portsmouth Virginia; a sister, Eunice Starr (Albert), Durham, North Carolina; fourteen grandchildren, thirty-three great grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.