Cooper, Laura

1901 - 1984  (83 years)

• Name	Cooper, Laura
  Birth	23 Feb 1901	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	COOP.L006
  _FGRAVE	18363852
  Death	4 Jul 1984	Sheridan Health Care Center, Zion, Lake County, Illinois   [2, 3]
  	CLAY CITY - Mrs. Earl (Laura Cooper) Smith, 83, formerly of Clay City, died 2 a.m. Wednesday (July 4, 1984) in Sheridan Health Care Center, Zion. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday in Hosselton, Bookhout, and Engelmeier Funeral Home. Ltd., Clay City, with visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born in Clay County, daughter of James and Cora Cooper. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Clay City. She married Earl Smith in 1921. He preceded her in death. Surviving are her son, Willard "Arkie" of Lake Villa; daughter, Betty Tolliver of La Porte, Ind.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Three brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Smith, Laura and Earl
  Person ID	I31747	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Smith, Earl Alva,   b. 5 Mar 1896, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Nov 1974, John Cochran Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	21 May 1921
  Age at Marriage	She : 20 years and 3 months - He : 25 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F13285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Feb 1901 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9695] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Smith, Earl, 73, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2121&GScid=105163&GRid=18363831&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S17014] (Reliability: 2). [S9694] (Reliability: 2).