Janie May Lawrence
Cooper, who passed away on August 17, 1994, was the mother of eight children;
Allen A. Cooper, Dr. James F. Cooper, Velna Brown, Julia Warren, Betty Hearnes,
Dr. Jennie Cooper, Rose Marie Jordan, and Jane Stacy. She moved to Charleston,
MO from Brinkley, AR in 1933. Her husband, Rev. Allen B. Cooper served as a
pastor of churches in Southeast Missouri and Arkansas for 50 years. She was a
great cook and avid artist. This piece she painted was one of the many churches
Brother Cooper was responsible for building in Southeast Missouri. She received
the Missouri Mother of the Year award in 1969. 
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