Linda Faye Brackett Rivers, 66, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. She was born in Cleveland County on Oct. 5, 1947. She was a homemaker, caregiver and member of Faith Baptist Church.
She is proceeded in death by her parents Fay Edgar and Louise Newton Brackett; her son Gary Cooper; and grandson Christopher Cooper.
Rivers is survived by her sons, Robert (Martha) Cooper of Gastonia and Donnie (Carrie) Cooper of Hickory; daughter, Tracy (Paul) Lanier of Kings Mountain; brother Keith (Linda) Brackett; grandchildren, Randy Cooper, Stephanie Champion, Anthony Pruitt, Brad Cooper, Gerald, Courtney Lanier, Ashley and Brittani Hudson, Chrissy Lanier, Paula Creighton and Gina Short; great-grandchildren Madison, Mariah, Bryson, Chayleigh, Sidney, Laney, Bryson, Mason, Bailey, Braxton, Hunter, Schyler, Ayden, Jayce, Morgan, Austin, Alyssa, J.P., Alex, M.J. and Alexis; nephew, the Rev. Jeremy (Jennifer) Brackett; and numerous loving aunts, uncles and cousins.
Visitation: The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Cleveland Funeral Service and Ceremony.
Funeral service: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Cleveland Funeral Service Chapel
Officiated by: The Rev. Jeremy Brackett
Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Cleveland Memorial Park
Funeral home: Cleveland Funeral Services & Crematory is serving the family.
Memorials: May be made to the American Heart Association, 222 South Church St. Suite 303, Charlotte, NC 28202. |
