Marcella Pearl Cooper
Marcella Pearl Cooper, 87, of Washington, died Thursday, March 7, 2013, in her home.
She was born August 6, 1925, in Waynesburg, a daughter of Frank and Mary Raipe Jones.
Mrs. Cooper was a homemaker and worked in housekeeping in Presbyterian SeniorCare for 13 years and Bell Telephone as an operator for four years.
She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church.
On June 10, 1947, she married Lawrence William Cooper, who died June 18, 2001.
She is survived by a brother, Frank Jones; a niece, Virginia Swaggard, with whom she made her home; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Deceased are two sons, Lawrence D. Cooper and Timmy Cooper; and a brother, Robert Jones.
Friends will be received from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, in West Union Cemetery, West Union, with Pastor Virginia Swaggard officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Care of the Washington Hospital, 155 Wilson Avenue, Washington, PA 15301. Additional information and a guest book are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.