GABLE — Altomese Isaac Cooper, 91, widow of Columbus Cooper Sr., died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center in Sumter.
Born May 13, 1922, in Mayesville, she was a daughter of the late Jefferson Isaac Sr. and Estelle Muldrow Isaac. She attended Goodwill Parochial School of Mayesville. She was employed at Gamecock Vending Co. and Sumter School District 2 at R.E. Davis Elementary School. She was a member of Goodwill Presbyterian Church (USA), where she served on the deacon board, the chancel choir, the sanctuary choir, as a member of the adult Sunday school class, a member of the United Presbyterian Women and the love circle. She was also a member of Household of Ruth No. 3728 and St. Paul Chapel 345 Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include Columbus (Darlene) Cooper Jr. of Baltimore, Md., Isaac (Mary) Cooper of Gable, Joearal Kennedy of Pittsburgh, Pa., Ferdinand (Elizabeth) Cooper of Fayettevillle, N.C., Cassandra Cooper of the home, Hardie (Christine) Cooper of Temple Hills, Md., Jessirita (Stanley) Scriven of Gable, Susan (Cleo) Ballard of Gable, and John Glenn (Dorothy) Cooper of San Bernardino, Calif.; three sisters, Jeannie (Willie) Jefferson of Mayesville, Jessie Lee Cooper of Sumter and Stelline Hill of New York, N.Y.; a brother, Jefferson (Mozetta) Isaac Jr. of Gable; 20 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, March 21, 2014, at Goodwill Presbyterian Church (USA), 295 N. Brick Church Road in Mayesville, with the Rev. Dr. Ella F. Busby, pastor, officiating, and the Revs. Dr. Franklin D. Colclough Sr., Carnell Hampton, Ashley Vaughn and Phillip Washington and Elder Delcia Baxter assisting. Burial followed in the churchyard cemetery.
The family received friends at the home, 915 One Mile Road in Gable.
These services were entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
