- Date Of Birth: December 14, 1959
- Date Of Death: January 10, 2018
- State: Iowa
Randall Wayne Cooper, 58, of rural Kellogg passed away at his home on January 10, 2018.
Randy, the son of Ralph and Saundra (Nichols) Cooper was born December 14, 1959 in Grinnell, Iowa. He attended Marshalltown High School and later received his GED from Big Bend Community College. Randy joined the U.S. Army in 1977 and retired in June of 1995. While serving he was stationed in Texas, Oklahoma, South Korea, Germany, and North Carolina. He was also a veteran of Desert Storm.
Randy was united in marriage with Constance Rawson on May 3, 1993 in Dillion, South Carolina. Following his retirement, he and Connie made their home in Kellogg, Iowa. Randy was employed at Manatt’s Inc. for 22 years with 15 years as a Plant Manager for Grinnell Ready Mix.
Those left to honor Randy’s memory are his wife, Connie; two beloved cats, Jacy and Gixxer; his mother, Saundra Tharp of Marshalltown; brothers, Michael (Linda) Cooper of Monroe and Shannon (Brenda) Gear of Newton; his mother-in-law, Marjorie Rawson of Pennsylvania; sisters-in-law, Candy (Jim) Kull of Pennsylvania and Cindy Rawson of Ohio; and his aunts, uncles, nephew, nieces, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father in 1961; his maternal and paternal grandparents; father-in-law, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
