Virgil Edwin Koop, age 75 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on January 25, 2015 at the Manchester Health Care Center. Mr. Koop was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Tullahoma, Tennessee; a member of the Lutheran Childhood Welfare Association; and a member of the Board of Trustees. He graduated from Walther Lutheran High in 1957 and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1957-1957. Mr. Koop retired after a career in Sales with Wilson Sporting Goods and Spaulding Sporting Goods. He enjoyed golfing, refinishing furniture and model building. He was born in Chicago, IL and was preceded in death by his son, Jeffery Edwin Koop; parents, the late Arthur John Koop and Adeline Clensendorf; brothers, Wilbur, William, Harold and Roy; and sister, Evelyn. Mr. Koop is survived by his son, Christopher John Koop of Vista, California and sisters, Viola and Ellen. A Memorial Service will be celebrated on Friday, January 30, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church in Tullahoma, TN with Pastor Martin Nutter officiating.
CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME of Manchester, TN in Charge of Arrangements.
