Robert J. Cooper

People Buried Here

Description

Son of Samuel Cooper and Margaret Small Cooper.

Robert was a rural mail carrier.

Source: Missouri Death Certificate #34907

Verne's Parents:

James A Frazar (1857 - 1912)

Amanda M Bell Frazar (1855 - 1923)

Their Children:

Hadley L Cooper (1911 - 1913)

Morton "Mort" Cecil Cooper (1913 - 1958)

Walker Cooper (1915 - 1991)

Verne's Sibling:

Gertrude Ann Frazier Kubitzki (1882 - 1945)

Verne Frasier Cooper (1891 - 1967)

Side Notes for Baseball Fans: Robert Cooper died on Wednesday, October 6, 1943. The same day his son Mort Cooper pitched a winning game for the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of the 1943 World Series. It was the Cardinals' only victory during the World Series. The funeral was held on Saturday, October 9th with both brothers returning to the series on Monday, October 11th.

(***Note: Mort Cooper was born on Sunday, March 2, 1913, in Atherton, Missouri.

Cooper was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1938, with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a

Starting Pitcher.)

(***Note: Walker Cooper was born on Friday, January 8, 1915, in Atherton, Missouri. Cooper was 25 years old

when he broke into the big leagues on September 25, 1940, with the St. Louis Cardinals as a catcher.)