Myron R. Cooper, 81, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at Midland Hospice House. He was born February 5, 1933, in Hugoton, Kansas, the son of Archie Cooper and Margaret (Stevens) Cooper.

Raised near Moscow, Kansas, Myron graduated from Moscow High School, and served in the United States Navy at the Adak Naval Operating Base in Alaska and then in the Philippines. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Kansas State University.

Myron is survived by his wife, Connie Cooper, presently in Topeka, KS; his five children, daughter Melinda Cooper of Ft. Collins, CO, son Daniel Cooper, (Tamera) of Stratton, CO, son David Cooper, (Stacey) of Topeka, KS, daughter Teresa Cooper of Ft. Collins, CO, and daughter Rachel Cooper, of Carbondale, CO; and his brother, Marlin Cooper, (Pat) of Shawnee Mission, KS, and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Roxanne Cooper.

Myron lived a life of service to the Lord, his church and his community. He served on the School Board of U.S.D. 209, Moscow, KS, and as a Trustee of the First Baptist Church in Satanta, KS. As the principal of Cooper Grain & Lumber, if Myron couldn’t fix it—it wasn’t broke.

Memorial services will be held in Topeka at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, October 30, 2014, at University United Methodist Church in Topeka where Myron found a loving community in his last months; and at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, November 3, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Satanta, Kansas, where he served his Lord by word and deed. There will be no visitation or graveside service. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church in Satanta.