Carol Cooper

Carol Runyan Cooper, 69, died at her home Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 following a lengthy battle with Parkinsons Disease. The daughter of the late A.K. and Norma Cloud Runyan, she was a retired employee of DuPont where she worked for over 36 years. She is survived by her husband, David O. Cooper, Jr., of Jasper; a step-daughter, Teri (Greg) Peardon, of Whitwell, two step-granddaughters, Kelli Peardon, of Jasper and Nichole Higdon, of Chattanooga; 2 step-great-grandchildren, Luke and Lauren Higdon, of Signal Mountain; three sisters, Judy Rutledge, of Red Bank, Elaine (Tom) Hundley, of Lake City, Fla., and Anita (Tom) DeCosimo, of Signal Mountain; two sisters-in-law, Judy Cooper, of Whitwell and Martha Cooper, of Atlanta, Ga.; two aunts, Jo Elliott, of Jasper and Nancy Metcalf, of Chattanooga; and several nieces and nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Nov. 4, at 3 p.m. Central from the Chapel of Rogers Funeral Home in Jasper. Interment will be in Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga. Online condolences may be left at www.rogersfuneralhome.com.