Otis Dean "Pop" Cooper

Otis Dean “Pop” Cooper, age 89, of Flowery Branch passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018. He retired from Gainesville College. He loved woodworking, gardening, and playing guitar. Mr. Cooper was a deacon and a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church in Flowery Branch. Survivors include his wife Estelle Cooper of 68 years of marriage; son Randell Cooper and wife Julie; daughters Glenda Duran and late husband Jimmy, Gloria Allen Betancourt and husband Francisco; grandchildren Deana Harrison and husband Shane, Dawn Compton and husband Gary, Marty Baird and wife Gina, Jamie Duran and wife Amber and Eli Cooper and wife Ashley; great grandchildren Chris, Austin, Cooper, Colby, Jonah, Cam, Breanna, Tenley and Stella Kate; great-great grandchild Chesney and a host of other relatives. He is preceded in death by his parents Omer and Julie Cooper; brothers Dewey Cooper, Myron Cooper, Horace Cooper, Branson Cooper, and Gene Cooper; sisters Alma Stinchcomb, Gladys Gee and Runell Turk. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Zion Hill Baptist Church 4100 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch. The family will receive friends 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Zion Hill Baptist Church. Pastor Scott Wilson will be officiating. Interment will be held at the church cemetery. The family will accept flowers however donations can be made to the church.  Arrangements by Lawson Funeral Home, 4532 Hwy 53, Hoschton, GA 30548, www.lawsonfuneralhome.org, 706-654-0966.