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COOLEY

LesN
89 posts
Sep 10, 2006
5:00 PM
I saw the posting (posted in the "Articles and Local History" section of this site) for Eddy COOLEY's funeral order at PARENT's Funeral Home. Eddy was the son of Fredrick A. and Matilda "Tilley" nee SEYLER COOLEY.
You will find posted below, his death notice and obituary. It is not clear what exactly the cause of death was, other than Eddy suffered severely for a month and "...all are acquainted with the details."

Eddy was John Edward COOLEY who was interred in the Yorktown/Fairfield cemetery.

Les Niemi

From the pages of the Tampico Tornado:

October 3, 1896
FROM YORKTOWN
Little Eddy, only child of Fred and Tillie COOLEY, passed away last Monday afternoon after a month of severe suffering. The funeral took place at the Christian church Tuesday at two p.m. The church was full although it rained nearly all day.

October 3, 1896
Obituary
Eddie COOLEY, son of Fred and Tilley COOLEY, was born March 17, 1894, died Sept. 28, 1896, at about four in the evening, aged 2 years, 6 mo. and 11 days.
Eddie was an unusually bright little boy, the only child of his parents. Of his sickness we need not say anything as all are acquainted with the details.

Last Edited LesN on 11-Sep-2006 5:47 AM

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Denise
414 posts
Sep 10, 2006
9:37 PM
Thanks Les!
I will print this out and put it in the funeral log book, so that when I start the update on the YT cemetery, I will have the info.

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Denise
Family History Coordinator
Tampico Area Historical Society

Karen Rooney
1 post
Aug 01, 2009
10:05 PM
Fred and Tilley Cooley are my great-grandparents. I've heard about Eddie as I was growing up...so good to be able to read his obituary.