Lydia Marie Cooper, age 74, of Knapp Avenue, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2007, at her home with Jamie and Lisa Bellamy Brown, where she had lived for the past 22 years.

Born June 3, 1933, on Grassy Lick Road in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Wilbert Carey Cooper and Bessie Lee Morehouse Cooper.

Lydia is survived by two sisters, Sudie Cooper and Virginia Cooper, both of Morehead, and one brother, Harvey H. Cooper and his wife Loretta of Muncie, Indiana; two nephews, Larry Cooper of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Jerry Cooper of Freestone, Colorado; one niece, Connie Mochal of Muncie, Indiana; five great nephews and two great nieces.

Lydia joined the Harold and Alma Bellamy family 47 years ago when Lisa was born and has helped raise three generations of Bellamy children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She loved taking care of her family, cooking, and participating in family events. Lydia was a member of the Morehead First Church of God and was a devout Christian who continued to study the Bible when illness kept her from attending church. She cherished her faith in God.

Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Alan Hutchinson, the Rev. Ben Furman, and the Rev. George Bellamy officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Kip Bennett, Gabe Brown, Tyler Brown, Davin Barnett, Gary Lewis, Phillip Vankersen, Joey Mirus, and Jimmy Trent.

Visitation is after 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.