Jean Marie Cooper, 84, of Frankford, Del., passed away Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Delaware Hospice Center. She was born May 26, 1933, in Rochester, N.Y., a daughter of the late Alfred Bertrand and Minnie (Lynch) Bertrand.
She was a poultry grower and a school bus driver for the Indian River School District. She also volunteered her time working with children.
Cooper was preceded in death by her husband, Donald John Cooper Sr., on Feb. 7, 2000. She is survived by two sons, Donald J. Cooper Jr. and his wife, Betty, and Wayne R. Cooper; three daughters, Shirley Emerson, Evelyn Hopkins and her husband, Ivory, and Brenda L. Poole and her husband, Carl; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at Melson Funeral Services, 43 Thatcher Street, Frankford, Del., where friends may call after 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Mariner’s Bethel Cemetery, 81 Central Avenue, Ocean View, Del. Condolences may be sent online at www.melsonfuneralservices.com.