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Visitation:
P April 6, 2026, from 5 - 7 p.m. at Holland Barry &
Bennett Funeral Home
Service:
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at Open Arms
Church.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home
Obituary
Robert D. "Bob"
Cooper, 78, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully at
St. Clara's Manor, Lincoln on Saturday, March 28,
2026.
Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Monday, April 6,
2026, at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home. A
Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 AM on
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Open Arms Church. Burial
will be at a later date at Camp Butler National
Cemetery. Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home is
assisting the family.
Bob was born September 24, 1947, in Decatur, IL.,
the son of Paul Dudley Porter Cooper and Severina
Maria Rodriguez. He married Marsha (Barnes) on
August 26, 1971. They later divorced but remained
friends. He proudly served his country in the United
States Army during the Vietnam Era and later in the
Illinois Army National Guard. He was a proud member
of the American Legion Post 263 and enjoyed Civil
War Reenactments.
Bob moved to
Lincoln in 1984 after previously residing in Joliet,
IL. and Gardner, IL. He retired from the Illinois
Department of Corrections where he worked up through
the ranks to Captain, working at Stateville, Joliet,
and Lincoln. He was a lifetime member of the
Illinois Police Association. He was also a talented
barber. Bob enjoyed traveling and collecting guns
and coins. He was an avid Cubs and Bears fan. Bob
was a Christian man and attended Open Arms Church
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Survivors include his daughter Angela (Shawn)
Gaddy, his granddaughter Kenna (Stephen) Vinyard, and great granddaughters
Savanna and Oaklee Vinyard. Also surviving, are his only nephew & niece, Chris
(Tammy) Cooper and Amy Cooper, great nephew Devyn Ward, Also surviving, are step
grandchildren Nicole Gaddy and Jessica Gaddy and step great grandchildren
Briaden, Dalton, Aurora, Collin, and Maverick. Several close friends & coworkers
survive.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Ray Cooper and great nephew
Jacob.
Memorial donations may be made to Open Arms Church and will be accepted at the
funeral home.
The family wishes to sincerely thank the staff of St. Clara’s Manor and
Transitions Hospice for their care and compassion.
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