Funeral service for BG (Retired) Billy R. Cooper will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 20, 2025 at First Baptist Church, Lawton, Oklahoma with Mike Keahbone, Pastor, officiating.

Burial with full Military Honors will follow in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Billy R Cooper was born in 1948 in De Berry, Texas and graduated from Franklin D. Roosevelt High School. He received an associate's degree from the University of the state of New York, a bachelor's degree in education from Cameron University in 1977 and a master's degree in education from Georgia State University.

Commissioned through Officer Candidate School in December 1968, he is a graduate of the Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course, the Command and General Staff College and the National War College. His military career has taken him across the Unites States, to Vietnam, Germany and the Persian Gulf. He spent 33 years in the Army and eleven were spent at Fort Sill.

Brigadier General Billy R. Cooper leaves to cherish his memories: His wife of 52 years Dorothy Cooper; two daughters, Charlyn Cooper and Karen Cooper; granddaughter Adrianna Wall; two great grandchildren Kaiden Ritchie and Keegan Ritchie; sisters Dianne Cooper, Pam Collins and Phillese Smith Turner; brothers Lasalle Smith(Jaimee); Ronald Cooper(Thelma); KC Cooper Jr.(LaJuanda); Steven Smith (Tara) and Patrick Cooper; and a host of nieces, nephews ,cousins, and many , many friends.