Mary M. Cooper, 62

December 15, 2018

Mary M. Cooper, 62, of Denver passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at LGH surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lexington, KY she was the daughter of the late June and Anna Mae (Smith) Church. She was the loving wife of Rick Rightmire Jr. with whom she shared 30 years together.
Mary had just recently retired from Acme where she was the lead utility worker in the transportation department. She was loved by all she worked with during her 11 years she was working at Acme.
She was a firm believer in God and it was shown by the way she treated everyone. She especially enjoyed helping elderly people. Mary enjoyed being outdoors especially fishing alongside Rick. She also enjoyed working on cars and renovating anything in a home. She was a jack of all trades.
In addition to Rick, she is survived by her son, Jonathan E. Smathers, husband of Jennifer of Denver; daughter, Dream Hall of Welston, OH; stepdaughter, Tanya Rightmire of Blue Rapids, KS; Also surviving are 7 grandchildren, Leiana, Roman, Ethan, Nathan, Chasity, Selena, Patricia and 5 great-grandchildren; sister, Linda Nichols wife of Jim of Welston, OH; 2 nieces, Sharon and Melissa and tons of adopted families. She was preceded in death by her son, Henry Isaac Smathers.
A Celebration of Mary’s Life will be held from 6-8PM on Friday, January 4, 2019 at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. Guests should dress casually. Flowers will be received, contributions can also be made to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation, P.O. Box 781352, Philadelphia, PA 19178-1352 or to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 55 S. Progress Ave, Harrisburg, PA 17109.