Clara Cooprider
HESSTON -- Clara Cooprider, 97,
homemaker, died Sunday (June 28, 1998) at Schowalter Villa in
Hesston.
She was born Nov. 1, 1900, in
Harrisonburg, Va., to C. D. and Lydia (Wenger) Showalter. She married
Henry Cooprider on Feb. 3, 1920. He preceded her in death in 1975.
She moved to McPherson County in 1910.
In 1975 they moved to Hesston. She was a member of the Hesston
Mennonite Church.
Survivors include: one son, James
Cooprider of McPherson; one daughter, Joyce Cook of Hesston; five
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild. She also was preceded in death by four
brothers and five sisters.
Graveside services and burial will be
at 9 a.m. Wednesday at West Liberty Cemetery near Inman. Memorial
service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Schowalter Villa Chapel in
Hesston with the Revs. Cheryl Hershberger, Ann Showalter and Mary
Dyck officiating.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at Schowalter Villa Chapel.
Memorials have been established with
Schowalter Villa in care of Miller Funeral Home in Hesston.
