Ben R. Cooper

Ben R. Cooper, 44, a beloved son, loving, faithful and devoted husband and father, departed this life Tuesday, August 8, 2006.Benjamin Reagan Cooper was born October 4, 1961 in Baytown, Texas the son of George Edgar and Minnette Lorraine Hoffpauir Cooper. He was a J.S.F. Radar Integration and Test Lead for Lockheed Martin. Mr. Cooper's co-workers knew him as a loyal and trusting friend.Mr. Cooper is preceded in death by his mother, Minnette Lorraine Cooper in 1999 and brother, Mark Edgar Cooper in 2002.Ben is survived by his loving wife, Laura Ann Cooper; son, Russell Wayne Cooper; daughter, Calli Danielle Cooper all of Aledo; father, George Edgar Cooper and wife, Mary Ellen Cooper of Alvin, Texas; Parents in law, William Edward and Shirley Ann Tacquard of Alvin, Texas.Funeral services are scheduled 10 a.m. Saturday, August 12, 2006 at First Baptist Church of Aledo. The family will receive guests 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at White's Funeral Home in Weatherford. Donations may be made to the Ben R. Cooper Memorial Fund, c/o Weatherford National Bank, Attn: Louis Sneed, P.O. Box 279, Aledo, Texas 76008.