WILMINGTON — Catherine “Kay” Meninno Cooper, 96, of Wilmington, NC, died Saturday, November 6, 2021, surrounded by family. Kay was born to the late Rocco and Theresa Meninno on February 5, 1925.
Kay was preceded in death by her husband, William Bryant Cooper, Sr., her son David and her siblings, Mary, Angelina, Alexander, Louise, George, Rocco, Albert, and Charles.
Kay was blessed with a large and loving family. She is survived by her siblings, Anthony Meninno (Lorraine), Joseph Meninno (Lisa), Betty Walsh (Gus), Loretta Smith (Kenneth) and Carol Meninno; her stepson William Bryant Cooper, Jr and his wife, Janice Cooper, whom Kay thought of as a daughter; her stepdaughters, Wanda Bryant (Clayton), Linda Jarrett (late husband Gary), Faye Gillen, Loretta Greene (Rudolph) and Lorene Luffman (Randy); 14 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
The family will have a small memorial on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at 11:00 AM at Gospel Fellowship Holiness Church, 3121 Alex Trask Dr, Castle Hayne, NC 28429, led by Reverend William Cooper Jr. A private burial will be held at a later date.
Services are in the care of Coastal Cremations, 6 Jacksonville Street, Wilmington, NC 28403.
