William 'Bill'
Howard Cooper, 81
William "Bill" Howard Cooper passed away Friday, October 13, 2023, peacefully at home surrounded by his family.
Bill was born on August 14, 1942 in Wilmington, Delaware to the late Joseph Howard Cooper and Louise Anne Hildebrandt. He was the 4th of 8 children.
Bill enlisted in the Air Force in 1960. He was stationed at Donaldson Air Base in South Carolina, where he met his future wife, Frances. He was then stationed at Hunter AFB in Georgia, Randolph AFB in Texas, Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Sembach AFB in Germany, McGuire AFB in New Jersey and lastly retired as a Master Sargent at Dover AFB after 23 years of service. He was then employed by the Post Office. He retired from there after 19 years.
Bill and Frances had two children, Mike who was born in South Carolina and Anne who was born in Georgia. He was an avid reader and loved to read about history. He also liked to write about his life experiences. He was passionate about his own family history and had extensive records dating back to the 1700's. He enjoyed watching his favorite baseball team, the Phillies. Bill loved anything associated with trains and had a collection of model trains.
In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by his stepfather, Bill Hilderbrandt; brothers, Joseph, John, and James; sisters, Joanne Brown and Jean Poore; son, Mike.
He is survived by his brother, George; and sister, Patricia Cherricks. He is also survived by his wife, Frances, who he was married to for 60 years; daughter, Anne Cooper (Richard); grandchildren, Richard Jr. and Krystle Diaz (Allen); great grandchildren, Robert, Abigail, and Veda Diaz; many nieces and nephews.
He will be laid to rest at the Veterans Cemetary in Bear, Delaware.
In Lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to Heritage Baptist Church, P.O. Box 452 Camden, Delaware 19934.
Online condolences may be made via www.pippinfuneralhome.com.