Robert "Bob" Keith Cooper, age 55, of Wheaton, Missouri, passed away at his home surrounded by family on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.  The son of Bob and Darelyn Cooper, Robert was born on February 3, 1967, in Monett, Missouri.  On February 19, 1993, he was united in marriage to Melissa Sabrina Farris in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Bob was a kind man who dearly loved his family and friends, but his greatest joy was being called Papa by beloved his grandchildren.  He enjoyed mowing yards, playing cards and games of all kinds.  In his free time, he loved to spend a day out fishing or watching nature from his back yard. Bob's most favorite pastime, however, were visits and dinners with family and friends.

He attended First Baptist Church of Wheaton where he enjoyed singing praises to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Bob had several bible verses that were special to him; Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 4:32, Mathew 18:21-22, and Mark 11:25, but his most favorite was John 3:16:

"For God So loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son, that who so ever believed in Him shall not perish but have ever lasting life."

Survivors include his loving wife, Melissa Cooper, of Wheaton; his parents, Bob and Darelyn Cooper, of Cassville; two sons, Brandon Cooper, of Cassville, and Ben Cooper and his wife Makayla, of Purcell, Oklahoma; one daughter, Jody Leonard and her husband Justin, of Powell; four grandchildren, Jessica Cooper, Miles Cooper, Sophia Leonard, Charles Leonard; his adopted children, Daniel and Sarah Beckwith and their children, Emmy, Eli, and Raylyn, all of Aurora, and Josh and Brittany Nabors and their son, Kaden, of Exeter; one sister, Melissa Garland and her husband Joe, of Cassville; and one niece, Brittany Garland, of Republic.

Bob was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Darrell and Betty Burns, and paternal grandparents, Everette and Martha Cooper.

A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Wheaton, with Pastor Kenneth Carney and Pastor Scott Mitchell officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to the family in memory of Bob and entrusted to the White Funeral Home, P.O. Box 890, Cassville, MO 65625.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville, Missouri.