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Samuel Nathan 'Sam' Cooper, 83, Castlewood, VA, passed away Friday, October 2, 2009, in Wellmont Regional Medical Center. Born June 21, 1926, in Russell County, VA, a son of the late Joe Cooper and the late Ebbie Austin Cooper, he was a lifelong resident of Russell County. Sam was a retired employee of the Clinchfield Coal Company with 35 years of service, and was a member of the U.M.W.A. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, and was a member of the Castlewood Masonic Lodge No. 231 A.F. and A.M. and the Lebanon Masonic Lodge No. 251 A.F. and A.M. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence Cooper; and a sister, Lucille Meade. Survivors include his wife, Anna Kate Cooper; four daughters, Betty Horn and husband Dorsel, Pounding Mill, VA, Linda Osborne and husband Randy, Church Hill, TN, Kathy Compton, Glade Spring, VA, and Glenda Stoots, Bristol, TN; one son, Wayne Cooper, Castlewood, VA; grand- children, Stephanie Kegley and husband David, Michael Gilbert and wife Chandra, Jeff Compton, Michael Cooper, Randy Osborne Jr. and wife Stephanie, Pam Salyer, Kenneth Osborne, Jaimie Hess and husband Gary, and Ritchie Horn and wife Amy; great-grandchildren, Ethan and Karri Gilbert, Michaela Gilbert, Blake and Destiny Miller, Justin Hess, Ian Horn, Noah Osborne, Matthew Osborne, David Salyer, and Ben Osborne; one sister, Inez Jessee, Kingsport, TN; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home. Masonic rites will be conducted at 7 p.m., by the Lebanon Masonic Lodge No. 251 A.F. and A.M. The funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m., Sunday, October 4, 2009, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Darryl Baker and the Rev. Charlie Killen officiating. The committal service and interment will be at 11 a.m., Monday, October 5, 2009, in Temple Hill Memorial Park in Castlewood, VA. Those attending are requested to meet at the funeral home by 10:30 a.m., to go in procession to the cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the Lebanon V.F.W. Post No. 9864. Michael Glen Gilbert, Jeffrey Compton, David Kegley, Michael Cooper, Randy Osborne, Ronnie Gilbert, and Ritchie Horn will serve as pallbearers. Roger Hurd, Bill Robinson, Gaines Purcell, and Kenneth Osborne will serve as honorary pallbearers. Combs Funeral Service, 291 Fincastle Road, Lebanon, VA 24266, (276) 889-4444, is serving the family of Mr. Cooper. Notify Administrator about this message?
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