William Bentley Cooper Sr. ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

   FamilySearch ID: L5PH-BCZ.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁸ The 1940 census recorded William Cooper, 33, born in Mississippi, living with wife Victoria, 23, and daughter Shirley, 5, both born in Pennsylvania.

2. Occupation: retired bridge mechanic for TWA and Boeing on 11 Feb 1984 in Mims, Brevard, FL. ¹

3. Residence: 2459 Wildwood Drive, Mims, Florida on 11 Feb 1984 in Mims, Brevard, FL. ¹

4. Obituary: Florida Today: obituary of William B. Cooper on 13 Feb 1984 in Cocoa, Brevard, FL. ¹ Services for William B. Cooper Sr., 77, of 2459 Wildwood Drive, Mims, are scheduled for 10 a m. Tuesday at Brevard Funeral Home North in Titusville. Interment wil follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Fort Pierce. A retired bridge mechanic for TWA and Boeing and a Brevard resident for 20 years, Mr Cooper died Saturday at Jess Par - rish Memorial Hospital in Titusville Survivors include his wife, Victoria Cooper of Mims; two sons, William B. Cooper Jr. of Fort Pierce and Vernon E. Cooper of Enon, Ohio, four daughters, Shirley Jean Gordon of Springfield, Ohio, Norma Harris, of Dayton, Ohio, Candace Potts of Denver, Ohio, and Barbara Ann Fountain of Port St. Lucie; 22 grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. Calling hours are 9 - 10 a m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

William married Victoria Adams, daughter of George Thomas Adams and Carrie Bright. (Victoria Adams was born on 7 Nov 1915 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA,^{9 10} died on 5 Feb 1997 in Dayton, Montgomery, OH ^{9 10} and was buried in Fort Pierce: Hillcrest Memorial Park, St. Lucie, FL ¹⁰.)