MITCHELL – Vanda P. Cooper, 77, passed away at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 4, 2013, at Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bedford.
Born December 19, 1935, in Brownsville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Edward and Blanche (Staggs) Higgs. She married Archie Fay Cooper March 13, 1971, and he preceded her in death July 11, 1989.
Vanda had been employed at PTG and had been a cook at the Bedford Elks Lodge. She was a member of the First Church of God.
Surviving: son, Gary Dean Johnson
brothers, Charles W. (Iva) Higgs, Mitchell
Alvin (Mary) Higgs, Mitchell
4 grandchildren
4 great grandchildren
several nieces and nephews
Her parents; husband; son, infant Larry DeWayne Massey; stepdaughter, Diana Cain; brother, Jackie Higgs; and sister, Anna Louise Grissom, preceded her in death.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 7, at Haverly Funeral Chapel & Cremation with Pastor Ray Jones officiating. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, and from 9:30 a.m. until the service on Thursday at the funeral home.
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