Wilma Lee Cooper (born Wilma Lee Leary on February 7, 1921; died September 13, 2011) was an American bluegrass-based country music entertainer. Cooper was raised in a well-known musical group that sang at local churches and festivals, billing themselves as the Leary Family. At one point, the Leary's were even invited by Eleanor Roosevelt to perform at a national folk festival. Upon graduating high school Wilma obtained a degree in banking at Davis and Elkins College.