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Mary Burton Cooper
Posted 9/5/08
Mary Burton Cooper, 79 SEAFORD - Mary Burton Cooper, of Seaford, formerly of Greenwood, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, in Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford. She was 79. Born in Seaford, the …
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Mary Burton Cooper
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Mary Burton Cooper, 79 SEAFORD - Mary Burton Cooper, of Seaford, formerly of Greenwood, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, in Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford. She was 79. Born in Seaford, the daughter of the late Samantha Drumm and Verl Thomas Burton, she was bookkeeper for the former Baltimore Trust of Bridgeville. She was a lifelong member of Cannon United Methodist Church, Cannon and a member of the Ladies of the Moose, Harrington Lodge. Beside her family, Mary was proud of being a retiree of Baltimore Trust Company. She also enjoyed serving her friends at Seaford Bowling Lanes and Dunkin' Donuts. She is survived by a daughter, Jessie Lee Dodson and husband James of Northport, Fla.; a son, Thomas C. Lahman and wife Suzanne of Preston. Md.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Wesley O. Russom; her brothers, Paul, Charles F., Joseph E., Walter D., and George R. Burton; and an infant daughter, Nancy Fay. Services will be 2 p.m., Sunday, in Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Front and King Streets, Seaford, where friends may call Saturday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Alzheimer's Association, Delaware Valley Chapter, 399 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19186.