Verna Elnora Cooper, 100, Mirabile, Mo., passed away on January 8, 2015, at the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Hamilton.

Verna was born on January 15, 1914, in Polo, Mo., to Robert Franklin and Elizabeth Dale McCullough Carr. She was a 1933 graduate of the Mirabile High School. Verna had worked at the International Shoe Factory in Hamilton for 15 years, and then went on to work at the Lake City Ammunition Plant in Kansas City, all while also being a homemaker. She was a member of the Mirabile Community Church and the Mirabile Ladies Aide.

Verna married Vern Lee Cooper on February 18, 1934, in Excelsior Springs, Mo. He preceded her in death.

Verna was also preceded by her parents; Son, Michael L. Cooper; Brother, Robert F. Carr, Jr.; Grandson, Christopher M. Cooper; Great-grandson, Doug Parker; Son-in-law, Bob Parker, Sr.; and Daughter-in-law, Dyanne Cooper.

Survivors: Daughter, Betty (Bill) Beckett, Loveland, Colorado; Daughter, Phyllis Parker, Polo, Mo.; Son, James (Karen) Cooper, Kingston; Son, Lee (Maria) Cooper, Kingston; 17 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; 32 great-great-grandchildren; Sisters, Mildred Kearns, Hamilton; and Jean Gentry, Kingston; Brother, Dale Carr, Hamilton; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Funeral Service: 11:30 a.m., Monday, January 12, at the Mirabile Community Church.

Visitation: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., 1 hour prior to the service, at the church.

Interment: The Mirabile Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Mirabile Community Church.