COLUMBIA James "Jay" Daniel Cooper, III, 32, of Columbia, died at home March 31, 2013. A visitation will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2013, from 6PM to 8PM at Kornegay & Moseley Funeral Home, 4645 Hardscrabble Rd Columbia, SC 29229.
A graveside service officiated by the Reverend James St. John will be held on Friday, April 5, 2013, at 2PM at Elmwood Cemetery and Gardens.
Jay graduated from Richland Northeast High School and the University of South Carolina Honors College. He received his juris doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law and was employed as an attorney with the Richland County Public Defender's Office where he was privileged to work with talented, dedicated attorneys who were also steadfast friends.
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Jay is survived by his parents, James Daniel Cooper, Jr. and Jean Bennett Cooper; grandmother, Ada Jane Bennett; sister, Alissa Cooper Miles (Justin); nephews Jackson Bennett Miles and Benjamin Elliott Miles; Aunts Elizabeth Ann Cooper, Carolyn Cooper Donahue (James) and Louise Kennedy; uncles Bob Bennett (Marjorie) and William Bennett; and numerous cousins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Forest Lake Presbyterian Church, 6500 North Trenholm Rd Columbia, SC 29206 or to the Oliver Gospel Mission, P.O. Box 7791 Columbia SC 29202 or online at olivergospelmission.org. Please sign the online guest book atwww.kornegayandmoseley.com.
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