Extracted from The Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
Thursday, July 13, 1978

HALLEY

Mrs. Benzie Cooper, aged 83, of Halley (Desha County) died Tuesday. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church.

Survivors are a son, Homer Cooper of Halley; two daughters, Mrs. Oma Wagnon and Mrs. Betty Reynolds, both of Garden Grove, Cal.; eight grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Halley Baptist Church. Burial will be at Halley Cemetery by Dupwe and Sons Funeral Home of McGehee.