Eileen Bunnell (Cooper) Black, Age 75, returned to her Heavenly Home on September 12, 2023.

Eileen was Born on January 17, 1948, in Wendell, Idaho to the late Lindell Cooper and Blanche (Collings) Cooper. She was the second child of four children. She has one Sister, Jewel Lin Cooper Hodson and she was proceeded in death by her older Brother John Laurence Cooper, and her younger brother Brian Collings Cooper.

Eileen was sealed for eternity to Gordon Jensen Black on June 6, 1968 in the Idaho Falls, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Temple. They have five children, Cindy Bunnell Black Braithwaite (Brian), Mary Ann Black Simiskey (Chris), Robert Loren Black (Lisa), Byron John Black (Krista), and Jay Black.

Eileen and Gordon have 16 Grandchildren, and 3 Great-Grandchildren.

Eileen was raised on a small dairy farm in Dietrich, Idaho where she learned to love nature and hard work. She provided her family with entertainment and was always a source of fun.

Eileen studied and became a Graphic Design Artist and worked in the field for several years. She was very creative and loved to paint and do photography. She wrote poems, books, and did family genealogy. She loved to travel and explore and visited many places, such as Hawaii, Mexico, and Alaska. She loved to ride her bike, walk, cross-country ski, and snowshoe. She loved being out in nature and used her time outdoors to study its beauty for her paintings.

Eileen was a very skilled watercolorist selling her paintings online and became a world-known artist.

Eileen and Gordon moved to Rexburg, Idaho in 1972 and have lived there to this day. Eileen loved the Lord and served him in many capacities. She was a Relief Society President, Primary President, Young Women's President, as well as serving in many other presidencies and various other callings.

Eileen and Gordon served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Rock Creek Girl's Camp from March 2015 to September 2016. While she was there, she became a master archer, at least to her friends and family.

Eileen was a loving and caring person, a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a force of nature and drew her family around her often and provided much love, entertainment and silliness. She loved spending time with her family, and they all knew how much she loved them. She will be greatly missed and cherished in our memories.

Services will be held at the Park Street building, 700 Park St., Rexburg on September 18, 2023, at 11:00 am. Family visitation will be on Sunday Night, September 17th, at the Park Street Building from 5:30 to 7pm and before the funeral starting at 9:30 am till 10:45 am. She will be interred at the Rexburg Cemetery, Rexburg, Idaho.

Service will be broadcasted at: https://my.gather.app/remember/eileen-black