Clayton Banning Cooper

December 7, 1960 - October 25, 2020

Clayton Banning Cooper, 59, of Rogers, Arkansas, died Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born December 7, 1960 in Michigan. Clayton was a veteran of the United States Air Force, having served for 9 years. He then served more than 11 years in the U.S. Army National Guard, retiring with the rank of Seargeant First Class. Totaling have served his country for 20 years. He was employed in the corporate headquarters of Wal-Mart where he worked as Senior Systems Engineer, a career he thouroghly enjoyed. Clayton was instrumental in many projects for Wal-Mart and, in fact, wrote the program for their lottery system. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved camping with his family and also enjoyed playing bridge and singing karaoke. He is survived by his wife, Jamee Yanchunas-Cooper; 3 children, Leandra Harp, Benjamin Cooper and Rebecca Charles, 6 step-children, Laurie Ross, Adam Yanchunas, Daphne Hall, Jade Crow, Jasmine Payton and Flint Yanchunas; mother, Ethel Cooper; grandchildren, Gracie McElroy and Paige McGlothlin and 37 additional grandchildren as well as 3 great-grandchildren; siblings, Greg Cooper, Kim Weeks, Lynnette Schaefer and Gabe Cooper. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald Eugene Cooper; daughter, Andrea Cooper and a step-son, Glenn Martin. Visitation will be Thursday from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 30, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Powell Funeral Home Chapel in Bald Knob. A graveside service, with military honors, will be held Friday at 4:00 p.m. at the Rapture Meadows Cemetery near Yellville, Arkansas. Arrangements are entrusted to Powell Funeral Home, Bald Knob - Judsonia. www.powellfuneralhome.net.