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     Betty Ann Cooper, 87, of Peoria, passed away at 9:50 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Bel-Wood Nursing Home.
     Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 30, 2012, at Clary Funeral Home, 3004 West Lake Avenue, in Peoria, with visitation one hour prior to services. Interment will be in Lutheran Cemetery.
     Betty was born in Peoria on September 21, 1924, a daughter of Grover and Ann (Christianson) Barton. They preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
     She is survived by her children, Harold“G.I.” (Holly) Cooper of Peoria, Lynn (Byrel) Freeman of Peoria, Sonny Stevens of Chicago and Mark Harlan of Peoria; sister, Lorraine “Sam” Fogerson of Peoria; grandchildren, Doug and Jeff Freeman, Tammy (Richard) Smith and Zachary Stevens; and great grandchildren, Jake Cooper and Tyler and Kayli Freeman.
     Betty was a beautiful lady that loved to be surrounded by her family and friends. She always lived her life to the very fullest and will be greatly missed by many.
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Hendrick Polanco My deepest condolences December 26, 2013
 

My deepest condolences.  May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...

John 11:32-45

32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”

38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it.39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.”40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”

45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;

Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage

http://www.jw.org 

Whitey (David) Eckardt GI's mother May 2, 2012
 
Your family has my deepest sympathy.
Doug Freeman My Grandma April 29, 2012
 
My Beautiful Angel,

  Grandma when I heard the news about you leaving this earth and going to heavan my heart was flooded with sadness, but at the same time I knew you were singing and dancing with Jesus and the angels ........ that gave me peace and comfort in my heart. You and I shared so many special moments and those memories will carry me through the coming days and for the rest of my life.  Your zest for life and extraordinay energy that kept you going day after day was nothing short of amazing!  I will miss you more than you will ever know and I loved you so very much ..............My Beautiful Angel...............

I love you,  Dude
tammy smith My Grandma April 29, 2012
 
Dear Grandma,
You will be missed by me and so many others more than you could even imagine.  You were such a great lady, with so much character and such a loving heart.  I have so many memories of you from being a young little girl up until your last breath.  I will always hold these memories very close to my heart and they will always mean the world to me.  It was time for you to not have to endure anymore suffering.  You deserve to rest in peace and be our guardian angels as you look down on us.  You always left a lasting impression on every single person you met and when your name was mentioned there would always be a sweet smile on our face.  You always had such a beautiful smile and such a glorious sparkle in your eyes.  Dad will miss you so much also Grandma, so please watch over him and keep him safe, happy and well.  As I look through all the pictures of you, each and every one of them brought a tear along with a smile and I am so glad that I have such lasting and beautiful memories that I will always hold dear to my heart.  As your only Granddaughter, you always treated me so very special and all those special memories will never be forgotten.  The songs I chose for you and the special verse for the services and the loving words in the obituary came so easily and are true to my heart.  I love you very much Grandma.  Please give Grandpa a big 'ol hug for me and tell him that I love him and we miss him.  'Til we meet again Grandma....