Betty Rae Cooper-Johnson's Obituary
Betty was born in Tulsa, OK on November 17, 1955, one of ten children of L.T. and Edna Blaylock. She attended Union Schools but her family moved often because of her father’s work. Betty grew up in a house full of family. With many siblings younger than she was, she did her fair share of raising younger brothers and sisters. Betty met her first husband, Billy Cooper, at the Saratoga Restaurant when she was 17. She immediately caught his eye, but Billy was older than Betty was and he waited until after her eighteenth birthday to approach her. Shortly after she turned nineteen, they married. Life was good to them. They enjoyed working together in a variety of restaurants as their family began to grow. Betty was blessed with 5 daughters, April, Aranda, Amanda, Bonnie, Ashley, and step-son, Billy. After her children were established in school, Betty began to work. She worked a number of jobs to help support her family, one of her favorite jobs was with Tulsa County. After 37 years of marriage, her husband, Billy passed away. Betty was always the person others turned to when they needed someone to say ‘just the right thing.’ Betty loved her family deeply and strongly. Together they shared many,many happy moments. Together they played games-all kinds of games, board games, dominoes, checkers, card games, darts; you name it, she would play it-and usually win. Dale was able to fill a spot in Betty’s life that had been empty since Billy’s death. Betty and Dale had shared three years together when Betty was diagnosed with cancer and were married in 2015. She passed away on Sunday morning, October 23, 2016, just short of her 61st birthday. Betty Cooper-Johnson was preceded in death by her parents, L.T. Blaylock & Edna Blaylock; Husband, Billy Cooper; two brothers, Lloyd and Robert; a sister, Sandra; and a granddaughter, Alexa. She is survived by her husband, Dale Johnson; three sisters, Pauline, Debra, and Shirley; three brothers, Don, Ronnie, and Richard; five daughters, April, Aranda, Amanda, Bonnie, Ashley, and step-son, Billy and 17 grandchildren. Betty thrived on laughter and smiles.
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