John Wesley Cooley, 47 vice president of the King-Lar company died at 8 pm yesterday of a heart attack in his home in Decatur. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
He was a life long resident of Decatur and was president of the Trail Riders association in 1950. He was a member of the Methodist church the Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen.
He was born Aug. 5, 1906, a son of John and Jesse Cooley, he married Isabell Black in Springfield on Aug. 16, 1930. He leaves his wife, his mother of Decatur, a son John Wesley Jr. and a daughter, Marjorie Ann, both at home a brother, Harold of Decatur and a half brother James V. Cooper of Decatur.
Decatur Herald 3/5/1954 p 3
Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
He was a life long resident of Decatur and was president of the Trail Riders association in 1950. He was a member of the Methodist church the Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen.
He was born Aug. 5, 1906, a son of John and Jesse Cooley, he married Isabell Black in Springfield on Aug. 16, 1930. He leaves his wife, his mother of Decatur, a son John Wesley Jr. and a daughter, Marjorie Ann, both at home a brother, Harold of Decatur and a half brother James V. Cooper of Decatur.
Decatur Herald 3/5/1954 p 3
Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
John Wesley Cooley, 47 vice president of the King-Lar company died at 8 pm yesterday of a heart attack in his home in Decatur. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
He was a life long resident of Decatur and was president of the Trail Riders association in 1950. He was a member of the Methodist church the Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen.
He was born Aug. 5, 1906, a son of John and Jesse Cooley, he married Isabell Black in Springfield on Aug. 16, 1930. He leaves his wife, his mother of Decatur, a son John Wesley Jr. and a daughter, Marjorie Ann, both at home a brother, Harold of Decatur and a half brother James V. Cooper of Decatur.
Decatur Herald 3/5/1954 p 3
Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
He was a life long resident of Decatur and was president of the Trail Riders association in 1950. He was a member of the Methodist church the Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen.
He was born Aug. 5, 1906, a son of John and Jesse Cooley, he married Isabell Black in Springfield on Aug. 16, 1930. He leaves his wife, his mother of Decatur, a son John Wesley Jr. and a daughter, Marjorie Ann, both at home a brother, Harold of Decatur and a half brother James V. Cooper of Decatur.
Decatur Herald 3/5/1954 p 3
Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
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