Graveside service for Ernest Neil Cooper, 71, of North Richland Hills will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Rosehill Cemetery. The Reverend Lee Wallace will officiate. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Barrar, Ronnie Borden, Brett Carmichall, Cooper Huspen, Colin Huspen, and Jackie Wayne Moore. Ernest Neil Cooper passed away Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 in North Richland Hills. He was born Oct. 28, 1946 in Cleburne to Herbert Vernon and Katie Mae Powell Cooper. He married Linda Kay Borden on Sept. 29, 1967 in Cleburne. Mr. Cooper served in the U.S. Army and worked as an assembler for Bell Helicopter before retiring. He was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Cleburne. Survivors include his beloved wife of 50 years, Linda Cooper of North Richland Hills; daughter, Kristi Cooper Huspen of Allen; grandsons, Henry Cooper Huspen and Colin Robert Huspen, both of Allen; brother, Powell Cooper and wife Margie of Cleburne; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Jack Cooper and two sisters, Nancy Cooper and Bobbie Moore.