Funeral Service for Reverend Cleolar Cooper, 91 a resident of Mather Town, Grand Bahama, Bahamas will be held at 11:00 am. on Saturday, 9th March, 2024 at New Cannon Baptist Church, Balao Road, Freeport, Grand Bahama. Officiating will beRev Preston Cooper. Interment will follow at The Mather Town Public Cemetery.
Left to cherish fond memories are her children: Cleveland Jr. (Millie), Gregory, Kendal, Jacob (Edna), Alan, Abraham, Sylvia (Petson), Joyce (Ricardo), Eric, Leonard and Vernon; grandchildren: Christina, Melina (Brandon), Khalilah, Denise, Alexanderia, Erica, Erin, Princess, Virginia, Vernique, Tia, Garth, Gregory Jr., D’Andrew, Jacob Jr., Jamaal, Alan George, Alan Alexander, Abraham Jr., Eric Jr., Vernique, Vernon Jr. Valencia; great grandchildren: Skye Chase and Troy Jr., Meira, Myla, Carmel, Jordyn, Ethan, Sevyn, Ralaia, Tahj- Ka’Oir, Jaylan, Nevaeh, Diontilla, Garth Jr., Gregory III, Angel, Jarred and Ryan; great great grandchild: Macai Cooper; brother: Jeffrey Mather; sisters-in-law: Selva Cooper, Reverend Blanche Mather, Deaconess Beverly Mather, Reverend Verna Cooper and Willamae Cooper; brothers-in-law: Reverend Rufus Cooper, Reverend Preston Cooper Sr., Charles Williams Sr.; godchildren: Isamae Stuart, Mother Carol Cooper and Gloria Carey; nephews and nieces: Dudley Mather, James, John, Jacklyn, Shorry, Betsylee, Michael, Anthony, Beverly and Pamela Cooper; Keith and Vincent Wildgoose; Merril, Alonzo, Charles, Kimmeth, Portia, Anastacia, Bruno and Gloria Williams; Latorie, Nathlie, Jeffrey Jr., Jessica, Karen and Shantia Mather; Oswald, Mavis, Karen, Deborah, Jennifer, Deon, Elvis and Dominique Mather; Sandra, Minister Denise, Joseph, Valderine Margaret and Anishka Mather; Sheryl and Wellington Rolle; Joann, Texas, Malachi, Able, Ashley, Glenroy, Henry, Jessie, Golden and Janet Cooper; Rev. Preston Jr., David, Corey, Casey, Alvin, Fernly and Maurice Cooper; Theracita, Dorothy, Mary and Madlyn Cooper; Linda, Annie and Christine Cooper, Ludell, Calma, Clifton, Alvin, Elijah and Gartwell Cooper; Deloris, Ceeny and Quintin (Carey), Glenda Wildgoose, Jella Mather, Crecola Glass, Gloria Carey and Thelma Cooper; Paul and David Major; other immediate relatives include: Loretta Laing, Fairdoll Cooper, Hazel Baillou, Violetta Leathen, Leechman Roberts, (Rev. Lawrence Pinder- Deceased), Audley Leathen, Lovely Pinder, Rev. Pedyson Baillou, Harriette Mather, Gold Laing, Viola, Josephine and Betina Mather, Washington Smith and the Smith Family, The Cooper family. The Hunt family, The Mather Family, The Hield Family, The Edden family, the entire East End Community, Staff of the Rand Memorial Hospital and Mackay & Moxey Chambers; Dereck Cooper and the family of David Cooper, Nathaniel Mather, Linda Mather, Rick, Della and Lelly Russell, The Children of Pearl Williams (Deceased), Whitney Laing, David and Paul Major: Gloria, Donald, Donna, Buster and Robier Laing and Sandra Clarke, Olgamae Lovett; Selvera Cooper, Derek, Lorenzo and Vioshie, Dereck Cooper, Dr. Kevin Williams and Family, Frankie, Keisha, Kevin Russell; other relatives and friends not forgotten but too numerous to mention; numerous other relatives and friends including but not limited to: The Congregation of Zion Baptist Church in Freetown, the entire East End District, the Zion Baptist Convention Churches, The Settlements of Mather Town, Williams Town and Freetown, The Women’s Missionary Auxiliary of Freetown, The Association of Minister’s Wives and Widows, The East End Torchbearers Association, Rev. Nelson McIntosh and Family, the entire East End District, Rev. Pedyson Baillou and Family. Rev. Edwin Pinder and Family, Bishop Washington Williams and Family, Rev. Peter Pinder and family, Rev. Allison Pinder and family, Rev. Agatha Martin and Family, Rev. Elvis Burrows and Family. Rev. Oswald Russell and Family. Rev. John C. Wallace and Family, Rev. Paul Mullings and Family, Rev. Leonard Pinder and Family, The Pastor Officers and Members of Shiloh Baptist Church, Rev. (Lawrence Pinder-Deceased) and Family. Rev. Allison Pinder and Family, Rev. Ivan Barnette and Family, the family of St. Peter’s Baptist Church, Evangelist Jella Mather, Ernestine Gray, Eva Bartlette, Magistrate’s Charlton Smith and Laquay Laing. Selvera Cooper, Derek, Vioshie Lorenzo, Ashante, Daisy, Angeline, Reverend. Fredrick and Kingsley Carey; Shavon, Latoya, Narissa and Erroll Rolle, Melvin, Marline, Trevor and Shanique.
Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Yager Funeral Home & Crematorium on Friday from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. and at the Church on Saturday from 9:30a.m. until service time.
