Joseph Boyd Cooper, 96, of Appomattox, died Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Lynchburg General Hospital.  He was the loving husband of the late Anna Lee Stewart Cooper.

Born July 5, 1921 in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late Nannie Dunston and Joseph Bunyan Cooper. He was a very faithful member of the Appomattox 7th Day Adventist Church and was a former athletic director for Southern Missionary College, Collegedale, TN, from 1956 thru 1962. He retired in 1985 as the Physical Education instructor with New Carrollton Elementary School, Prince George County, MD.  Mr. Cooper proudly served his country during WWII as a member of the U.S. Army Air Force.

He is survived by two children; his son, Allan Lee Cooper and his wife, Carol of Collegedale, TN, and daughter, JoAnn Trohan of Appomattox; three grandchildren, Carol Ann Harrison, Christine Marie Haldeman and Paul Boyd Cooper, five great-grandchildren, Emily Ann Harrison, Daniel T. Harrison, Rachel Mary Harrison, Britany Nicole Cooper and Christopher Ryan Haldeman.

Graveside funeral services will be held 2:00 pm, Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in Bellamy Memorial Cemetery, Gloucester, VA, by the Rev. Ken Waclo.

The family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm, Monday, June 4, 2018 at Robinson Funeral Home.

Robinson Funeral Home, Appomattox, VA is serving the family and an online condolence may be sent by visiting our website at www.robinsonfhome@aol.com