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COLLINS COOPER

COLLINS COOPER

Died Feb. 14, 2012

Thomas Collins Cooper Jr., 59, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

The family will receive friends Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the parlor of Providence United Methodist Church, followed by a graveside service at 3 p.m. at the church columbarium, with the Rev. Terry Hobbs officiating.

Collins is survived by his wife, Linda Jinnette Cooper; his children, Paula Cooper Rendleman and fiance, Chris Lineberry, of Greensboro and Thomas Collins Cooper III and wife, NikiLeigh, of Raleigh; his grandchildren, Jessica Grey Rendleman and Landon Lineberry; and his mother and father-in-law, Ralph and Pauline Jinnette of Goldsboro.

He is also survived by his brother, Dick Cooper of Merry Hill; his aunt, Edna Earle Cooper of Windsor; and his canine buddies, Woody and Kirby.

At Collins' request, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Providence United Methodist Church Columbarium Improvement Fund, c/o Pat Herring, 202 Providence Church Road, Goldsboro, N.C., 27530.

Collins is remembered at www.seymourfuneralhome.com, where condolences may be sent to the family.

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Published in Obituaries on February 16, 2012 1:48 PM