Betty May Briggs Cooper

Betty Mae Briggs Cooper, 76 of Lexington, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020 at her home.

Mrs. Cooper will lie in state at Davidson Funeral Home in Lexington on Sunday, October 11 ^th from 2:30 pm until 5:00 pm.  The family will not be present.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, October 13 ^th in the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brian Alexander officiating the service.  Burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park.

Mrs. Cooper was born on August 13, 1944 in Yancey County to Landon Briggs and Julia Bryant Briggs.  She retired from PPG and was of the Baptist faith.  She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Kelly Cooper; brothers, J.D. Briggs, Bud Briggs and Dean Briggs.

Those left to cherish her memory are her loving husband, Lloyd Cooper, of the home; son, Tracy Cooper (Tammy) of Lexington; daughter, Diane Young (Larry) of Lexington; brother, Wayne Briggs of Burnsville; sisters, Pearl Tipton, Dorothy Renfro, Trish Pate, and Evyone Canipe, all of Burnsville, Ruth Vickers of Salisbury, Mary Hughes of Indiana and 4 grandchildren, Cameron Cooper, Melanie Hogrefe, Madie Prince and Colby Prince.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of Davidson County, 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, NC 27292.