Robert Reaves Cooper, 85, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at the Carriage House in Snowflake. A graveside service was held April 5 at the R.V. “Mike” Ramsay Cemetery in Snowflake. He was born Jan. 7, 1931, in Snowflake to Thomas Jefferson Cooper and Pauline Willis Cooper. Robert graduated from Arizona State University in 1960, and worked as an electronics engineer in Arizona, California and Florida. He retired in 1993, and was living in Snowflake. Survivors include his two children, Bobette Welch of Snowflake and Steven Robert (Cindy) Cooper of Portland, Ore.; and a grandson, Derek Welch. Owens Livingston Mortuary-Heritage Chapel in Snowflake was in charge of the arrangements.
