Tom was born on 8 December 1923 in
Leake county,, Mississippi. He was the son of
Albert James Cooper and
Essie Lorene Gnann. He married
Eva Mai Doster in
Montgomery county,, Mississippi, on 25 January 1946. Tom died on 30 January 2001 in
Jackson,, Hinds county,, Mississippi, at age 77. Cecil died at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Cause of death listed as heart failure.. His body was interred on 1 February 2001 in
Leake county,, Mississippi, in Center Hill cemetery. Cecil was a member of Bethel Methodist Church and the Rev.William Kitchens officated at the funeral..
His was always known as Cecil.