Howard Cooper Obituary

Age - 50

October 7, 2023

Princeton, IN

Howard "Gene" Cooper II, 50, of Princeton, Indiana, passed away on October 5, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital surrounded by his family. Gene was born on October 3, 1973, to Howard Cooper and the late Mary Parker. Gene was a truck driver for 27 years and was employed with Dillon Trucking. Gene married his wife on December 10, 2010. He was a wonderful husband, dad, brother, uncle, son, and friend. He will be greatly missed. Gene is survived by his wife Cynthia (Cindy Jackson) Cooper; son, Zackary Cooper; stepsons, William and Jacob Boyd; sisters, Lisa Cooper, Brenda Defenbaugh, Bobbie Reno, Samantha Ferguson, and Trisha McCollum; brothers, Travis Parker (Gabby), Brian Cooper, and Randy Reno; dad, Howard Cooper; nieces, Kiara and Brooklyn Miranda, Cali Parker, Alexis and Claire Morse; nephews, Brendon Parker, Reece and Randy Reno II; several friends and family members. Gene is proceeded in death by his mom, Mary Parker; mother-in-law, Lora Allen; grandmothers, Leona Cooper and Thelma Butts. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Lamb Basham Memorial Chapel in Oakland City, Indiana from 12 PM until 2 PM. The service will begin at 2 PM with Pastor Joseph Collins officiating. Burial will follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Princeton, Indiana. Friends may send a condolence to the family at www. LambBasham. com

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