LILLIAN COOPER

Westminster – Lillian Lucille Norris Cooper, 72, loving wife of David Wayne Cooper, Sr., passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.

 

Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Lillian was the daughter of the late Jessie James and Paris Holbrooks Norris.  Lillian was a former seamstress with Walhalla Capers, Piedmont Quilting, and was Co-Owner of Cooper Cleaning Service.  Lillian enjoyed dancing, and quilting, and she was a loving foster mother to many.   

 

Lillian is survived by her husband; son, Jeff Blackwell; daughters, Vickie Cawthon, and Deborah Green; step-sons, David Wayne Cooper, Jr., and William Scott Cooper; step-daughters, April Dawn Valdez; sisters, Doris Blackwell, and Hellen Blackwell;

26 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and numerous foster grandchildren.

 

In addition to her parents, Lillian is preceded in death by her daughters, Lisa Martin, and Beverly Daughtery; step-daughter, Vicki Ann Cooper; brothers, Jimmy Norris, Bill Norris, Junior Norris; sisters, Marie Curley, Louise Potts, and Christine Longworth.

 

A funeral service will be held at 4:00 pm, Saturday, November 4, 2023, at Heritage Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel with burial to follow.   The family will receive friends and family from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., prior to the service, at Heritage Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel.  Mrs. Cooper will lie in state, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Friday, November 3, 2023, at Sandifer Funeral Home.

 

The family is at the residence.  In lieu of flowers, memorials in Lillian’s memory may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 950 W. Farris Road, Greenville, SC 29605. Condolences may be expressed online by visiting www.sandiferfuneralhome.com.

 

SANDIFER FUNERAL HOME IS ASSISTING THE COOPER FAMILY