Mary Pearl Barefield Cooper, 87, of Tunnel Hill, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018. A lifelong resident of the Ringgold area, she was a former employee of Five Star Food Service, where she worked for over 30 years and was a member of Nellie Head Baptist Church. Mary was a very loving wife, mother and grandmother, who loved her family and loved her flowers.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd Lee and Edna Lee Williams Barefield; grandchild, Baby Lane Cooper; great-grandchild Dillon Parks; and brother, Lloyd Lee Barefield Jr.
She is survived by her loving husband of 71 years, Charlie A. Cooper Jr. of Tunnel Hill; three children, Brenda (Tillie Jr.) Parks, Lynn (Meredith) Carpenter, and Steve (Joy) Cooper, all of Tunnel Hill; three sisters, Evia Lee Boles of Apison, Tn., Nelle Frances Rogers of Ooltewah, and Judy Edwards of Ringgold; brother, Johnny Ray Barefield of Red Clay, Ga,; five grandchildren, Renea Gillean, Steven Cooper, Michael (Sarah) Parks, David (Amy) Carpenter and Nicole (Dallas) Smithson; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, March 25 at Gordy Memorial Gardens, with Blake and Karen Worland officiating. The family will receive friends 4-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home Wallis-Stewart Chapel Ringgold.