Trena Gayle Kilpatrick Cooper, age 69, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kanas City, Missouri. She was born August 8, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Charles Kilpatrick and Frances Roe Kilpatrick. Trena had devoted her life to full-time Christian service. She started New Hope Ministries in Ft. Scott several years ago where she served as pastor. Trena loved music and enjoyed playing the piano, guitar and accordion. She used her musical talents in her ministry.
Survivors include her four children, Charles Andrew Haddan (Juanita), of Nevada, Missouri, Teresa Gayle Jameson, of Pittsburg, Kansas, William Thomas Hadden (Brandy), of Arma, Kansas and Audrey Kilpatrick-Doherty (Stephen), of Ft. Scott; seventeen grandchildren and five great- grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother, Jimmy and two sisters, Mary and Cindy, all of Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, February 28th at the Evergreen Cemetery. Family and friends may meet at the Cheney Witt Chapel on Friday prior to leaving for the cemetery at 10:45 A.M. Memorials are suggested to the Trena Cooper Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
