Karen Cooper, 74, Kingston, Mo., passed away on March 17, 2018, at the Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Mo.  She lived in Kingston for the past 28 years and previously lived in Hamilton, Mirabile, Polo, Cameron, and Hale, Mo.

Karen was born on August 17, 1943, in Norborne, Mo., to Robert Thomas and Alta Savana (Whitacre) Culbertson, Sr.  She was a homemaker and attended church at the Kingston Church of the Nazarene and the Mirabile Community Church.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents; 2 sisters-in-law; 1 brother-in-law; and 1 nephew-Douglas Culbertson.

Karen married James Cooper on September 5, 1961 in Chillicothe, Mo.

Survivors:  Husband-James, Kingston, Mo.; 4 Children-Elaine (Mike) Henderson, Harvard, Nebraska; Kathy (Bob) Yates, Liberty, Mo.; Tammy (Dave) Ramsey, Roeland Park, Kansas; and James Robert (Terry) Cooper, Jr., Stewartsville, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and siblings-Douglas Culbertson (Jodi)-Carrollton, Mo.; Ada Kay Stockton-Augusta, Kansas; Gary Thomas Culbertson-Jefferson City, Mo.; Robert (Jan) Culbertson, Jr.-Afton, Iowa; Lannie Culbertson- Avalon, Mo.; and Ronda (Austin) Bennett-Chillicothe, Mo.; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Cremation has been entrusted to Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton.

Memorial Service:  2 p.m., Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the Mirabile Community Church, Mirabile, Mo.

Inurnment will take place at a later date at the Mirabile Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Epilepsy Foundation or National Stroke Association in care of the funeral home.

Arrangements:  Bram Funeral Home. www.bramfuneralservices.com