Tula Gilbert CooperA Memory, A Life

A Memory

During her Senior year at Sulphur

Springs High School, Tula

Gilbert composed a memory book.

Indeed a tradition that lives on.

A record of

Tula’s class

information.

Year:

1917-1918

Motto:

“Over the top”

Colors:

Green and

White

Flower:

White

Carnation

Tula was well liked and loved among her classmates.

Tula admired and respected her

instructors. Her favorite subjects were History, English, and Algebra.

She was also a member of the Glee Club.

A Life

Born on October 22, 1900 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to Eugene Gilbert and Hannah Stephens, Tula Louise Gilbert was the youngest of four children and also the lone girl.

Tula (seated

left) is

pictured

here with

her family.

Tula’s brother, Paul Edgar

Gilbert, delivering

goods from Gilbert

General Store in Sulphur Springs,

Texas. Eugene owned the store until June 1919. The family moved to

Wichita Falls, Texas soon

after.

Photo of Tula in while

attending Sulphur

Springs High School. 1918

Graduation Photo

Tula attended Sulphur Springs

High School, and

later, Wesley

College in Greenville,

Texas where she gained a teacher’s education. She began teaching in

small communitie

s near Wichita falls.

Tula continued to teach until her marriage to Oddie J. Cooper in July 1923. The couple resided in Wichita Falls until 1932 when they relocated to Cooper, Texas. The town was so named for Oddie’s father, James D. Cooper.

Oddie and Tula on their

wedding day. July 23, 1923

Oddie Sr.,

Tula, and

Oddie Jr.

All photos and information contained in this photo essay have been

gathered and remixed from the collections “School Girl Days: A Memory Book” and “Tula Louise

Gilbert Cooper: A Short Biography.” These collections are located in the

Sulphur Springs Public Library Collection of the NorthEast Texas

Digital Collections database.

This presentation has been remixed and edited by Alexis Navarrette.

Thank you for viewing!

Oddie Cooper passed away in February of 1979. Thirteen years later on December 9, 1992, Tula followed. They are remembered

and cherished by their two sons, five grandchildren, and many great-

grandchildren.