Bonham, Texas -- Memorial services for Mrs. Jimmie Lois Cosper, 98, of Dodd City, will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the Seventh and Main Baptist Church in Bonham, Texas and the family will receive friends after the service in the fellowship hall at Seventh and Main Baptist Church.

Mrs. Cosper passed away on May 25, 2022, at Woodmoore Assisted Living in Bonham, Texas. 

She was born on March 28, 1924, in Bonham, Texas the daughter of James Lafayette Cox “Daddy Jim” and Lois Lorelle Cashion Cox, “Mama Cox”.  She was valedictorian of the 1941 graduating class of Dodd City High School. She married Thomas Moss Cosper on January 22, 1943. During their 52 years of marriage, she was a dedicated military wife providing a nurturing home wherever they were stationed.  After returning to the area, she worked at House of Fabrics and Katy Duds as well as assisting in the family business, Cosper’s Gun Shop.  She loved to dance and was an active member of the North Texas Senior Citizens Dance Club in Sherman.  She also had a passion for growing flowers, as her yard was always a floral showplace.  She attended Seventh and Main Baptist Church and First Baptist Church in Bonham. She was preceded in death by Moss Cosper on December 20, 1995.  She also was preceded in death by her four sisters, Lillian Walker, Mary Clark Barron, Kathryn Renshaw, and Nancy Carolyn Simpson, as well as her brother, Alton Cox.

She leaves behind to cherish her memories, son Thomas Moss Cosper, Jr and his wife Judy of Houston, daughter Bonnie Lu Rainey of McKinney, and son Gary Clyde Cosper and his wife Debbie of Dodd City. Her sister, Eleanor Perkins of Paris, special friend and dance partner, Albert Brunson of Bonham, grandchildren, John Rainey, Scott Rainey, Simon Cosper and Caleb Cosper, Lesley Martin, Perry Littlefield, Alana Littlefield Redepenning, 10 great grandchildren and nieces, nephews, extended family, and a host of friends.

The family wishes to thank the following healthcare professionals for their care and kindness: Visionary Home Health, Woodmoore Assisted Living, and Angel Hands Hospice.

You may sign the online guest register at www.wisefuneralhome.com

Memorial contributions may be made to the Dodd City Cemetery Association or the Moore’s Chapel Cemetery Association.