Elsie Marie Morgan Cooper was born February 17, 1933 in rural Missouri, The youngest of four children born to Everett and Melissa Morgan. She graduated from Granby High School in 1951 and married John Cooper the next week. Elsie and John moved to Wichita Kansas, where she lived and worked while he fought in the Korean War. They adopted Beverly in 1959 and Terri and 1962. Elsie was a Girl Scout leader for each of the girls troops and joked that she knew how to make it rain by planning a camping trip. She was an accomplished seamstress and made many of her daughters’ clothes, including their wedding dresses. Elsie worked at Beech Aircraft for 20 years, retiring in 1996. In her retirement she joined a quilt guild and sewing software club, many times hosting the clubs in her home. She made many quilts for family and friends. Elsie died the morning of December 17, 2024, at the care home where she spent the last few weeks of her She is survived by her daughters Beverly and husband Dana Anderson, Terri and husband Mike Welch; grandchildren Laura (Drew) Spencer, Danielle (Kyle) Beltz, Tess Welch and Jillian Welch; greatgrand