COOLEY, Jerry A. - b. March 8, 1944 - d. October 8, 2007

[Janet Harrington]

(Taken from the Independence Daily Reporter, October 10, 2007, page 2)

Jerry A. Cooley, 63, of Longton, died Monday at Mercy Hospital in Independence.

Graveside services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Elk Falls Cemetery.  There will be no formal visitation.

Memorials are suggested to Harry Hynes Hospice and may be left in care of Countryside Funeral Home, P.O. Box 247, Fredonia, KS 67   .

Arrangements are under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home, Howard.

Mr. Cooley was born March 8, 1944 in Eureka, to Jack and Helen (Osborn) Cooley.  He served in the United States Air Force for six years and then joined the National Guard; he retired in 1994.

On Oct. 20, 1967, he married Ginger Edwards in Howard, and she survives.

He was a member of the NRA.

Other survivors include three sons, Jerrod and Gordon Cooley, Independence, and Timothy Cooley, Neodesha; three daughters, Patricia Cooley and Belinda Corle, Longton, and Charity Dowell, Elk Falls; two brothers, Doug Cooley, Pea Ridge, Ark., and Del Cooley, Wichita; a sister, Brenda Burnett, Wichita; and 10 grandchildren.
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(Taken from the Flint Hills Express, Oct. 17, 2007, page 4)

Jerry Allan Cooley, age 63, of Longton, Kansas passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Independence.  He was born on March 8, 1944 in Eureka, Kan., the son of Jack and Helen (Osborn) Cooley.

Jerry served in the United States Air Force for six years.  He then joined the National Guard and retired in December 1994.

On Oct. 20, 1967 Jerry was united in marriage to Ginger Edwards in Howard.

Jerry was a member of the NRA and enjoyed model trains.

Jerry was preceded in death by both his parents.  He is survived his wife Ginger of the home, three sons; Jerrod and Gordon Cooley both of Independence and Timothy Cooley of Neodesha, three daughters; Patricia Cooley and Belinda Corle both of Longton, and Charity Dowell of Elk Falls, two brothers; Doug Cooley of Pea Ridge, Ark., and Del Cooley of Wichita, one sister Brenda Burnett of Wichita, and ten grandchildren with one on the way.

Graveside fuenral services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, oct. 12, 2007 at the Elk Falls Cemetery.

Contributions are suggested to Harry Hynes Hospice and may be left care of Countryside Funeral Home, P.O. Box 247, Fredonia, KS.  Arrangements are under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home, Howard.  Online condolences may be left for the family at www.countrysidefh.com.