David Hiram Cooper Jr. was born June 16, 1939 on the family
farm near Freeport, Kansas, the first child born to David Hiram and
Maxine Mae (Long) Cooper.

He attended 1st grade at the Dixon Country School.  He attended
Bluff City Elementary School and Bluff City High School, where he
graduated in 1957.

Before graduating from high school, he enlisted in the Army
Reserves.

David worked as a Supervisor for the Coleman Company in
Wichita until he retired.

David was an avid toy train collector.  He enjoyed collecting trains
and attending train conventions.  He travelled all over the United States
attending train conferences.

David and his brother, Jack, enjoyed going to swap meets.  They
usually came home with more than they took to sell.  They also attended
Kaiser-Frazer car meets.

On March 26, 2025, David passed away at Harry Hynes Memorial
Hospice in Wichita, Kansas at the age of 85.  He was preceded in death
by his parents; his brother, Jack; his sister, Karen Fee; his brother-in-law
Jesse Solorio; and his brother-in-law, Freddie Fee.

David will be deeply missed by his sister, Barbara Solorio; nieces
and nephew: Debbie (Ed) Lehman, Gidget (Tom) Tucker, Jesse (Sandy)
Solorio Jr., Teresa (Richard) Reynolds, and Donna (Perry) Klassen; several
great-nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2025
at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Anthony with Pastor Matt Busby
officiating.  Burial will follow in the Singer Cemetery, northeast of Bluff
City.

Friends may view and sign the register from 9:00 a.m. to the
service on Monday.

Memorials in memory of David may be made to the Freeport
Presbyterian Church or to the Anthony Community Care Center and can
be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony,
KS 67003.