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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 12, 2016

 In a statement releasing details of funeral arrangements for former Tennessee Supreme Court justice Robert E. Cooper, Chief Justice Sharon Lee said, “Justice Cooper was highly respected by members of the judiciary and legal community. He diligently served this great state for nearly 40 years as a public servant.” The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday at East Chapel Funeral Home, 404 South Moore Rd. in Chattanooga. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Second Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, 700 Pine St., with visitation in the church beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Chattanooga National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, Second Presbyterian Church or Hospice of Chattanooga. The Tennessean has more on his life.