Barbara Cooper Schaefer

Barbara Cooper Schaefer, age 80, of Brinkley, Ark., passed away on July 7, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred H. Schaefer, her parents, Muriel and Ynez Cooper and her brother, Charles Cooper. Barbara is survived by her children, Audra Wilcox and husband, Ernie of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Clay Schaefer and wife Nikki of Hunter, Arkansas; grandchildren, Ellyn Rose Bailey, Coleman Wilcox, Morgan Nicole Schaefer, Cayla Beth Schaefer, and Cole Henry Schaefer; and her brothers, Thomas Cooper and David Cooper. Barbara was a graduate of Brinkley High School and Arkansas Teacher's College. She loved Brinkley and was actively involved in its promotion and betterment. Barbara was an active member of First Baptist Church Brinkley, where she served as a Sunday School teacher for almost 50 years. Visitation will be Sunday, July 10, 2022, at 1 p.m., and the service will be at 2 p.m., at First Baptist Church, Brinkley. Burial will be at the Hunter Cemetery in Hunter, Ark.