Mary Margaret Cooper

Mary Margaret Cooper, 67, of Lufkin was born March 16, 1949 in Fort Benning, GA, to (the late) Colonel Paul and Mary Elizabeth (Jasper) Cooper, and died April 29, 2016 in Lufkin. Cremation arrangements under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Ms. Cooper had resided in Lufkin most of her life. She graduated from the University of Texas and began her career with Lumbermens LIC in Austin. She later moved to Lufkin where she enjoyed a twenty-five year career with Temple Inland in Diboll as the Manager of Benefits. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church.

Survivors include her cousin, Jeanne DuBois Jasper McGahie of Alabama and numerous friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Steele and brother, Stonewall Jackson Cooper.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Winnie Berry Humane Society of Angelina County or Hospice in the Pines.
Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.