Mary Yvonne Zimmerman

Mary Yvonne Zimmerman, age 78 of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, went home to the Lord on Sunday, October 5, 2025.

Mary was born March 4, 1947, in Tecumseh Oklahoma to Reverend Henry and Doris Coppinger.

She graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1965. In the following years she owned and operated Mary’s Beauty Shop. Eventually, she was employed by the Tecumseh Police Department and then, the Pottawatomie Sherrif’s Office, from where she retired.

In 1988 Mary married Fred Zimmerman and they made their home in Tecumseh. Fred and Mary were together 37 years, until her passing. They shared many adventures together, traveling extensively. They built a beautiful home and enjoyed their friends far and wide.

Mary enjoyed thumbing through her family photos, going to casinos with Fred and eating good food. She especially enjoyed her job at the Sheriff’s office and always knew what was going on around town.

She was a prayer warrior and never forgot a birthday or a name. Mary was a wonderful woman and mother whose kind and gentle heart impacted all who knew her. She loved people and was a friend the moment you met her. She especially loved all her grandchildren, doting on them at every opportunity.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Doris Coppinger.

She is survived by her husband, Fred, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Jarrod and Shayla Gentry; granddaughter and husband, Mekayla and Seth Weaver; granddaughter, Melena Gentry; nephews, David and Chris Qualls; niece, Gina Wylie; great nephew and wife, Brett and Taylor Wylie; niece, Ashley Qualls; sister, Martha Sneed; step-son and wife, Nathan and Naomi Zimmerman; step-daughters and husbands, Nancy and Danny Cochran, Linda and Robert Bridge; grandchildren, Christina, Candice, Matthew, William, Sarah, Kelly and Nathanael; great-grandchildren, Meagan, Tristan, Declan, Rowan, Sadie, Vaden Loy, Sybil, Rowan, Dorian and Drake.

Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 10, 2025 at Cooper Funeral Home and continue until time of service.  Graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 11, 2025 at Tecumseh Cemetery Pavilion, Tecumseh, Oklahoma with Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Zimmerman, United States Army, Retired, officiating under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.