George Raymond Cooper, 94, formerly of Clarkston, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at The Gables Assisted Living Center in Ammon, Idaho. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.
George was born July 26, 1920, in Hardwick, Ga., to Johnnie Lee Cooper and Mae Lois Moreland Cooper. He grew up and attended schools in Macon, Ga.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as an electrician's mate first class.
In 1945, he married Arlene Cooper in Seattle. To this union were born three daughters, Barbara, Kate and Carol. George and Arlene were later divorced. On June 6, 1975, he married Gertrude Elizabeth Cooper in Seattle, where he worked at Star Machinery as an electrician. Upon his retirement, they moved to Clarkston.
He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He enjoyed riding and training horses, fishing, hunting and ballroom dance. He supported his wife in her Catholic Church activities.
George is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Gertrude Cooper of Clarkston; daughters Barbara (Harold) Hellekson of Menan, Idaho, Kate (Steven) King of Richland and Carol Seymour of Santa Cruz, Calif.; 21 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnnie and Lois Cooper; brother Johnnie Lee Cooper Jr; sister Mary Elizabeth Cooper Wade; and stepson Bernie Stacy.
Memorial services will be held at noon Saturday at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge Ave., in Idaho Falls. Burial will be in the Annis-Little Butte Cemetery, where military rites will be performed by the Bonneville County Veterans Memorial Team and Idaho Honor Guard.
Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.woodfuneralhome.com.