Barbara J. Cooper, 84, passed on May 16, 2020, with her family at her bedside in Maysville, KY. Barbara was born to Paul Spry and Thressa M. Sykes Spry on April 30, 1936, in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Graduating from Wheelersburg High School on May 19, 1952, she then went on and earned her Registered Nursing Certificate at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 13, 1957.
She attended Calvary Baptist Church in Maysville and when living in Sciotoville, she quilted with several close friends at Berean Baptist Church.
Barbara married James L. Cooper, Sr. on October 7, 1957, and started a family in Norwood, Ohio.
Preceding her in death are her husband and two grandkids.
Surviving are seven children, Glen P., James L. Jr., Timothy D., Annette, Karen L., April A., and Donna M.; sixteen grandkids; eight great-grandkids and sisters Patty, Daisy, Fay, and Kay.
Barbara will be remembered for her kind-hearted giving nature and strong faith in the Lord.
The visitation and funeral will be finalized Monday. Interment will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Cincinnati.