Walter Elliott Cooper

1925 - 2015

Walter Elliott Cooper obituary, 1925-2015

BORN

1925

DIED

2015

FUNERAL HOME

Coble Funeral & Cremation Service at Greenlawn Memorial Park

1155 Shipyard Blvd

Wilmington, North Carolina

Walter Cooper Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Oct. 13, 2015.

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.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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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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1155 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28412

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