Roy Edward Cooper Sr.

The service will be livestreamed through the Huntington Church's Facebook page at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Roy Edward Cooper was born to Paul and Clara Ruth Cooper on October 17, 1932.

He spent his younger years in a rural area between what is now Jonesboro and Brookland.  He attended Clinton school early on and later graduated from Jonesboro High School and the University of Arkansas where he earned a degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Architecture.

He went on to become the President of Cooper Construction Company and later started Cooper Land and Development Company.

He was a faithful member of First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, Sunday School Superintendent, and chaired numerous committees.

He was on several boards including Williams Baptist College, and Salvation Army.  He served on the boards of both Mercantile Bank and following the merger with Union Planters Bank, He served as Chairman of the Board in the late 1990’s.  He also served on the Executive Committee.  He was a  member of the Kiwanis Club where he was presented with the Legion of Honor Award in March 2018 upon the anniversary of 60 years of service to the club.  Later that year he was presented with the Walter Zeller Fellowship.  He also served as an officer in the Arkansas National Guard 875 ^th Engineering Battalion.

In his 70’s, he was led to the Huntington Avenue area to plant Huntington Church where he focused much of his time and energy on meeting and growing to love many of the people in the 60-block area. He was relentless in his pursuit of this call on his life. He desired to serve the Lord and lead others to Christ. He could often be found driving through the neighborhood serving his new friends. In this vein, he was instrumental in dental clinics, block parties, after school tutoring, getting folks treatment for drugs and alcohol addiction, and meeting the basic needs of people while leading them to a relationship with the Lord.

Roy is preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Clara Cooper, one brother, Thomas Cooper, and three infant sisters.

He is survived by the love of his life and wife of 62 years, Lois Anne Cooper, 4 children, Cindy Cooper, Margaret, Cooper, Eddie and Lee Cooper, and Tim and Candace Cooper, 16 grandchildren, Erik and Brooke Looney, Nate Looney and Courtney McGahhey, Jacob Lee and Nicole Elby, Winston Lee, Ryan Amador, Murray Cooper, Matt Cooper, Claira and Judd Alsup, Trey and Haley Cooper, Savannah and Dave McCarthy, Leo Cooper, Jessa Cooper, Josiah Cooper, Sloan Quinn, Cross Quinn, Maeve Cooper, and 7 great grandchildren, Cooper Looney, Kate Looney, Tessa Looney, Ellison Alsup, Maggie Quinn Alsup, Stella Cooper, and Mac McCarthy.

Anyone wishing to send a memorial might want to consider Huntington Church, 901 W. Huntington Avenue, Jonesboro, AR  72401 or First Baptist Church, 701 South Main, Jonesboro, AR 72401.  Both were very dear to his heart.

The visitation will be held on Wednesday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Emerson Funeral Home.

There will be another visitation held prior to the service on Thursday starting at 12:00 p.m. until service time.

The memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on December 9, 2021 at Huntington Church with Bro. Eddie Cooper officiating.