Born April 23, 1925 in Sinnemahoning, she was the daughter of Percy O. and Ella Caldwell Swank. On March 23, 1946 in Emporium, she married H. Jack Cooper who died February 15, 2007.
A resident of Emporium her entire life, Annabelle was a graduate of Emporium High School. For 15 years she was employed by Sylvania Electric in Emporium and in 1987 retired from Motor Coil Manufacturing, also in Emporium, where she had been employed for 25 ½ years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Emporium.
Survivors include: two daughters, Linda J. Cooper of Emporium and Susan K. (Terry) Ireland of Shinglehouse; one step grandson, Terry Ireland, Jr. of Bradenton, Florida; two step great grandchildren, Toni Ireland and Terry Ireland III; one brother, Percy O. Swank of Louisville, Kentucky; one sister-in-law, Dorothy Smith of St. Louis, Missouri; and several generations of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, Jack, she was predeceased by her parents, three brothers, Harold D. Swank, Merle C. Swank, and Cecil R. Swank; one sister, Glendora S. Foster; and one step grandson, Thomas Ireland.
The family will receive friends Sunday, November 2, 2014 from 2-4 p.m. in the Coppersmith-Condon Funeral Home, Emporium where Funeral and Committal Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Joseph Short, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Newton Cemetery, Emporium.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Cameron County Ambulance Service, or the First United Methodist Church, both in Emporium.
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