Carl Thomas Cosper Jr.
March 30, 1961 April 7, 2017 Carl Thomas Cosper Jr., 56, of Pineville, Mo., passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, as a result of an automobile accident in Seligman, Mo. He was born on March 30, 1961, in Tulsa, Okla., to Carl Thomas Cosper Sr. and Sylvia Ann (Peak) Cosper.
He married Angela Lewis on Sept. 5, 1986, in Pineville. He began his career in law enforcement in 1994 where he worked several years at the McDonald County Sheriff’s Department. He was a Master Sergeant Deputy Sheriff with Barry County Sheriff’s Department for 10 years. He loved spending time with his dog, Bubba. He did mechanical work, just finishing his roadster. He loved working on guns, cooking, woodworking, and making cedar chests for the Angel Tree Project in Cassville, Mo. He was a firearms instructor and conducted conceal and carry classes.
He was preceded in death by his father, Carl T. Cosper Sr.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Angela Cosper of the home; son, Robert Allen Cosper and wife, Jennifer Sunny Kendall of Neosho, Mo; mother, Sylvia Ann Cosper of Pineville; his brothers, Brian Cosper and wife, Tammy, Sherrill Dee Cosper, both of Pineville; sister, Jillian Smith and husband, Buddy of Rogers, Ark.; many nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends who will dearly miss him.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the GraceLife Church in Anderson, Mo., with Pastor Jamey Cope officiating. Cremation will follow the service. Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark funeral homes. The family received friends at that time.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the website www.ozark funeralhome.com.
Funeral services were under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Goodman, Mo.