James "Snookum" Albert Roper, Jr. age 79, from Guthrie, Oklahoma, passed away on June 23, 2024. He was born on March 28, 1945, to James Orville and Sylvia Marie (Williams) Roper.

Snookum graduated from Faver High School in Guthrie, Oklahoma, in 1963. On May 15, 1975, he married Wiltherre "Rita" Phillips in Wichita, Kansas.

Snookum spent most of his life in Guthrie. In 1998, James accepted the Lord as his Savior at United Pentecostal Church in Guthrie. He served as Sunday school director/teacher and assistant to his wife, Pastor Rita Roper at United Pentecostal Church in Choctaw.  He loved football, hunting, farming, being outdoors, working on cars, and racing.

Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Rita; daughters Latricia Robinson, Donna Foster and husband Charles, Jr., Ercilia Regalado and husband Ruben, Teresa Williams, Felicia Roper, and Toby Smith; bonus children John and Kristine Donosso; brothers Ralph Roper and wife Dorothy, Orville Roper, Sr. and wife Linda Jo, and Ronald Roper and wife Nina; and cousin (sister) Melva Roper Stevenson. Snookum is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, with one on the way. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Sylvia Roper, one sister, and one brother.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. at the Waterloo Road Baptist Church (3100 E. Waterloo Rd., Edmond, OK). Burial will follow at Summit View Cemetery in Guthrie.

Visitation will be held on Friday, June 28, 2024, from 2:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.