Robert E. Cooley's Obituary
Robert E. Cooley 76 of Decatur died Monday September 27, 2004 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 pm Friday October 1, 2004 in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home. There will be a Memorial service at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Decatur Park District. View the on-line Obituary and send condolences to the family at www.moranandgoebel.com.
Robert was born on April 25, 1928 in Decatur the son of Harry A. and S. Marie Dickey Cooley. He was an U.S. Navy Veteran. He Retired from A.E. Staley Manufacturing on May 27, 1983 after 38 years of service. He married Doris Mae Foster on September 20, 1947.
Surviving are his wife, children, Dan Cooley and wife Paula of Dalton City; Cheryl Beery of Decatur; and Stephen Cooley of Decatur; brothers, Richard Cooley and wife Lois of Ace, TX; and Tom Cooley and wife Cheryl of summerfield, FL; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, James Cooley, and one sister, Jean Harper.
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