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Winston Oliver Cooper

24 Oct 1885 – 24 Oct 1963

Birth	24 Oct 1885
Death	24 Oct 1963
Cemetery	Mount Hope Cemetery Crane Hill , Cullman County , Alabama , USA
Added by	Don and Amy on 13 Mar 2006
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13607074

Bio

W. Oliver Cooper s/o Phillip A. and Rachel F. Cooper. ∼ Hymn writer. In 1945, he wrote the hymn "Heaven Will Surely Be Worth it All." ( Minzo C. Jones wrote the music.) He was educated musically in various singing schools and normals in Oklahoma and Tennessee. Mr. Cooper performed with a radio quartet in Birmingham, AL for several years. He was a prolific writer and composed approximately 1,500 songs. He served many years as president of the Cullman County, Alabama Singing Convention and worked as a member of the faculty at Hartford Musical Institute. He was musical editor for Hartford Music Company song books. Cooper and his wife resided in Cullman, AL.

Inscription

Death is Only the Gateway to Glory

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Family

Parents

• Rachel Frances "Fannie" Wright Cooper 1853–1933
• Philip Aqullia Cooper 1854–1926

Spouse

• Cammella Williford Cooper 1890–1979

Siblings

• Kennon Judson Cooper 1883–1963
• Anna Opal "Opal" Cooper 1894–1981
• Young Virgil Cooper 1896–1987

Children

• AVC Rafel Lendon Cooper 1917–1943

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