Margaret Sivils Cooper-Sanders June 19, 1936~ Sept. 11, 2012 Margaret Sivils Cooper-Sanders, 76, of Clifton, went home to be with her Lord on September 11th in a Temple Hospital with her family by her side. Funeral services will be 10 A.M. Saturday at the Valley Mills Church of Christ under the direction of Foss Funeral Home. Interment will be at Boonville Cemetery in Bryan, Texas. Visitation will be 6-7 Friday at the funeral home. She was born June 19, 1936, in Bryan, Texas to Jesse Marion and Mary Belle Sivils. She grew up and went to school in Crawford, Texas. During her school years she loved to play basketball and was loved and known by many. After graduating high school she met and married, Joe A. Cooper and moved to Houston, Texas. They together had 5 children in 4 ½ years, which she felt was her greatest accomplishment. Later in life, Margaret moved to Laguna Park, Texas and lived there until she passed. She loved to go to Lake Whitney to swim and fish during her past time. Her children and grandchildren meant more than anything to her. She would proudly tell you at anytime how they were doing, because to her, Family was everything. She was known for her ability to love and help anyone that needed her. Throughout her life she helped in raising Grandchildren and would even take in friends and strangers into her home, should they ever need a place to live. She always made sure that everyone always knew that the door to her home was always open to anyone, regardless of the time or day. "Margie", as she was known by, always said that we are all children of God and should always be there to assist each other in our time of need. Her gift to this world and her legacy was a gift of service and love to anyone she met. She was born a caretaker and even as she passed, her main concern was that her loved ones were cared for. Margaret is survived by her brother and his wife, Mike and Sharon Sivils of Comfort, Texas ; brother, Thomas Sivils of Valley Mills, Texas; 3 Sons, , Joe Paul Cooper of Laguna Park, Gary Cooper of Waco, Texas and Roy Cooper of Laguna Park, Texas; Daughter, Michelle Cooper of Panama City, FL ; over 32 grandchildren and great-grandchildren combined and many nieces and nephews whom she all loved dearly. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse Marion and Mary Belle Sivils; Late Husband, Joe A. Cooper; Brother, Paul Lee Sivils; Sister, Betty Jo Sivils Shugart; Sister, Maxine Sivils Whitten and Daughter, Rhonda Helen Cooper.