Lillie E. Cooper 93 of Champaign died at 6:35 a.m. Monday, December 3, 2012 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana.

Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Friday the Mt. Hope Mausoleum, Champaign. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Cooper was born on September 28, 1919 in Casey County, Kentucky, the daughter of Lonnie B. and Eliza E. Bryant Luttrell. She married Ernest Cooper on March 2, 1938 in Casey County, Kentucky; he died December 8, 1989.

Survivors include two daughters; Judith (Ed) Gillespie of Urbana, Jeanne (Jim) Gladney of Champaign, four grandchildren; Kym (Randy) Halberstadt, Heather (Rick) Barlow, Tobias (Koren) Gladney and Zachary (Regina) Gillespie and three great grandchildren; Jacob, Braxton and Callie.

She was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother.

Mrs. Cooper retired from the University of Illinois as a Medical Technologist.

She was a member of the University Place Christian Church, Champaign.

Mrs. Cooper loved to read, garden, knit and crochet. She also loved to sing in the church choir.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Condolences may be offered at www.renner-wikoffchapel.com.