Alma Gist (Bush) Cooper

A funeral service for Alma Bush Gist Cooper, 88, of West Columbia will be held 3:00 pm Monday February 9, 2015 at Moseley Funeral & Cremation Service of West Columbia. Burial will follow in Celestial Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 3:00 pm prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mrs. Cooper passed from this life into eternal life in Heaven on Saturday February 7, 2015. Born in Johnston, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Bruce Bush and Marie Viola Buddin Bush. Mrs. Cooper was a Registered Nurse and a graduate of the SC Baptist Hospital School of Nursing and devoted her entire life to the care of others. Mrs. Cooper was a member of Northside Baptist Church.

Mrs. Cooper is survived by her daughter, Dyanne Gist Ratliff and her husband Dr. James W. Ratliff, III; grandchildren, James W.  "Jason" Ratliff, IV (Katie) and SSG Jordan W. Ratliff (Shannon); great grandchildren, Bowen Ratliff, Tyler Howell and Jaxon Ratliff; siblings, Grace Hendrix, Maude Andrews, Brunson Bush, William R. (Hyon) Bush, Mary (Richard) Harris and Margaret Bush; numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Mrs. Cooper was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Z. Gist, son, William T. Gist and five brothers and sisters.