Elizabeth Cooper
, Louisiana
October 9, 2026
Elizabeth “Bug” (Scoggins) Cooper of Calhoun, Louisiana died peacefully at age 90 on October 10th, 2026, in her home surrounded by her family. Elizabeth was born June 30th, 1936, in Archibald, Louisiana, to James and Ruth Scoggins. She married Edward Jowers and together they had a child, Diane Jowers Goodman Brown. She later married Ronnie Cooper in 1961. Bug was known to be a determined, spirited, loving, red-headed woman who loved the Lord. She was a hairstylist for many years. She enjoyed spending time around the table with her friends playing pokeno. She loved cooking and her family especially will miss her gumbo, dressing, and lemon ice-box pie. Bug lived by the motto “Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs.”Elizabeth is survived by her daughter Diane Brown (Leo) of Bentonville, Arkansas and her son Paul Cooper (Wanda) of Calhoun, Louisiana, grandchildren, a…