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Visitation:
Monday, August 17 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Jefferson
Street Christian Church
Service:
10 a.m. Tuesday, August 18 at the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Mount Pulaski
Obituary
Darren “Scott” Cooper, 50, of Lincoln, passed away
at 7:02 a.m. on August 14, 2015 at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital.
Scott was born on July 7, 1965, in Lincoln, the son
of Robert S. Cooper and Eva Jane Beaver Ott. He was
married to Lesley C. Wilson on June 1, 1991 in
Lincoln.
Surviving Scott is his wife Lesley; his daughter,
Tori (Josh) Schacht of East Peoria; his father,
Robert S. (Mary Ann) Cooper; his mother, Eva Jane
Ott; his step parents, Cecil and Myra Ott; his
brother, Keith Ott of Stewardson; his sister, Brenda
Tibbs of Lincoln; and his grandchildren, Makinley
and Payton.
Scott was preceded in death by his brother, Mark Ott.
Scott was a retired parole supervisor for the State
of Illinois. He also most recently served as the
Mayor of Lincoln, IL. Scott was retired from the 183
Fighter Wing Air National Guard, which he served for
over 20 years. Scott was a member of the Elks Club;
he loved to spend time on the golf course and watch
Cardinals baseball. Above all else, Scott loved, and
took pride in his family. He was an awesome husband,
father, and grandfather. |
Services for Scott will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday August
18, 2015 at Jefferson Street Christian Church with
Henry Johnson officiating. Visitation will be from
4-7 p.m. Monday August 17, 2015 at the church.
Burial will be at Lucas Chapel Cemetery where full
military rites will be accorded.
Memorial donations in Scott’s name may be made to
Jefferson Street Christian Church or Zion Lutheran
School.
Services are entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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