Dorris Elizabeth Cooper

Dorris Elizabeth Cooper, 84, of Bossier City, Louisiana, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Elizabeth was born on August 1, 1942, in Tallulah, Louisiana. She was the third of four children of Walter Frederick Cooper and Dorris Tanner Cooper. She was the sister who remembered all the family history and interesting stories and enjoyed repeating them.

Elizabeth graduated from Tallulah High School in 1961 and continued to Southern Business College of Vicksburg, Mississippi. After moving to Bossier City, Louisiana, in 1964, she worked at Gibson Department Store until it closed. Elizabeth then joined Walmart’s Sporting Goods Department, where she worked until retirement. She spent the majority of her free time reading, leaving behind a vast collection of books.

Miss Cooper was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Frederick Cooper and Dorris Tanner Cooper; brothers, Frederick Berna Cooper and Marvin Cooper; sisters-in-law, Shirley Cooper and Georgia Cooper; and brother-in-law, Derrill Banks. Left to cherish her memory are her sister, Virginia Banks; nieces and nephews, Vicky Cooper, Sharon Bryce (Kary) and Stephen Banks (Amanda); and numerous great- and great-great-nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Bernice Cemetery in Bernice, Louisiana, with Kendall Docter officiating.

Honoring Elizabeth as pallbearers will be Stephen Banks, Rhodes Greer, Cooper Banks, Kary Bryce, Jared Bryce, Brandon Madden, Bridger Walker, and Rodney (Trey) White.