Marybeth met and married Uncle Cooper shortly before her 17th birthday. The courtship was short. Cooper (age 22) saw Marybeth as she attempted to ride her new "bicycle" (a gift from Barry Bodoni, a family friend) and was instantly smitten. He followed her home, proclaimed his love and proposed. They were married 2 weeks later. Marybeth proved faithful and patient, putting up with multiple philanderings and prolonged wanderings. Their marriage lasted until her death at age 37. Their one son, Dewey, went on to relative fame as a writer of pulp fiction novels such as "The Sun Don't Sleep", "Fatal Blonde" and his most successful "A Kiss Before Lying" <<<<<