1925
2015
1155 Shipyard Blvd
Wilmington, North Carolina
Walter Elliott Cooper, 89, of Castle Hayne, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 12, 2015.
Elliott was born in Wilmington to the late Walter Edward Cooper and Rosa Harker Cooper.
He was a watchmaker and jeweler in Wilmington having worked with Belk's, Kingoffs Jewelers, Mills Jewelers, Berman's Jewelers, and Reeds Jewelers over his 50 + career span. One of his trademarks was his ability to hand engrave, which is a lost art today. He enjoyed painting and was a landscape artist. He also enjoyed woodworking, being a handmade furniture craftsman, and built a 26 foot sailboat when he was in his early forties that his family enjoyed for years.
Along with his parents, Elliott was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Thompson Cooper.
He is survived by two sisters, Ida Hope Cooper and Ann Cooper Johnson (Gene); one brother, Charles A. Cooper; three step daughters, Pat Harker (Albert), Linda Ramsey (Roger), and Judy Williams (Bob); three nieces, Judy Prince, Gay Johnson and Kathleen Berner; three nephews, Howard Lee Johnson, Richard Charles Cooper and Gary Cooper; seven grandchildren, Teena McMahon (Ed), Jody Harker, Kevin Harker (Mary Beth), Frances Mathisen (Eric), Kim Turner , Shanda Bordeaux (Rusty) and Reagan Deans (Wayne); along with multiple great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 15 at Coble Ward-Smith Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Herchenhahn officiating. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service.
Flowers are welcome or memorial donations may be forwarded to Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401.
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October 7, 2020
Jody Harker
We still miss you, G-Dad
October 15, 2015
Keeping you all in our prayers with much love, Suzanne and Lawrence Sawyer
October 14, 2015
Judy Prince
I will cherish your last night here on earth and that i was with you when you passed.uncle elliott
October 14, 2015
Gary Elliott Cooper
I remember uncle Elliott and his brother, my dad, joking around. It very much reminded me of my brother Rick and I doing the same. RIP Uncle Elliott.
October 14, 2015
Frances
Thank you for being my Granddaddy. We love you, Frances, Erik, William, Georganna, Auburn, Bridgette, and Mindy. We will see you there.
October 13, 2015
John Bruton
Elliott you will be missed , from your southport Crew ,Bruton Family and thanks again for the painting
October 13, 2015
Leslie Kay Humphries Gantt and Family
Uncle Elliott was a quiet man, at least that's how I remember him. I remember him as a joker, always picking at you :) Praying family can find peace and comfort in cherishing their memories of him today and always.
October 13, 2015
Jody Harker
Thanks Grandad, We love you.
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