Bassett Family Association Database

Robert D. Cooley

Male 1917 - 2006  (89 years)

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  • Name Robert D. Cooley 
    Birth 31 Jul 1917 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Dec 2006 
    Notes 

    • Robert Cooley
      July 31, 1917 ? December 26, 2006

      Robert D. Cooley, 89, Kokomo, died 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at Howard Regional Health System, Kokomo. He was born July 31, 1917, n Crete, Ill., the son of Louis and Anna Marie (Stanfield) Cooley. On Nov. 24, 1938, at St. Luke?s EUB Church, Kokomo, he married Mary Ellen (Bassett) Cooley, who preceded him in death on Oct. 11, 2000.

      He was a 1935 graduate4 of Kokomo High School. Robert served in the United States Army during World War II. Robert retired from Haynes-Stellite Corp. after many years of service. H was a 50-year member of St. Luke?s United Methodist Church, where he was a member of the Bassett Class and the Joy Fellowship Group. He was a 50-year member of the Howard Masonic Lodge, F&AM 93, and the Quarter Century Club.

      Survivors include four children and their spouses, Dan Cooley, Carolee and Kerry McLallin, and Cindy and Bill Ramseyer, all of Kokomo, and Dennis and Lois Cooley, Green, S.C.; seven grandchildren, Cathy Cooley, Candy Lingenfelter, Andrea Kehn and her husband Dennis, Dr. Dawn Cooley and her husband Dr. Kevin Clarke, Jennifer Mason and her husband Dale, Melissa Clouser and her husband Barry and Amanda Ramseyer; eight great-grandchildren, Stephanie Kehn, Kayla Kehn, Jacob Kehn, Emma Cooley, Lydia Clouser, Alicia Lingenfelter and Trevor Lingenfelter; one sister, Wanda Mae Frits, Morris, Ill.; and one aunt, Lavon Phillips.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, one brother and three sisters.

      Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke?s United Methodist Church, 700 Southway Blvd. East, with Pastors Michael Dominick, Kevin Miller, Livy Downey and Harold Williams officiating. Entombment will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Stout Son Funeral Home, 200 East Main St., Russiaville. Masonic services are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Luke?s Methodist Church Piano Fund. Messages of condolence may be left online at www.stoutandson.com.
      God Bless,
      Cindy
      ?If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.?
    Person ID I21204  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2024 

    Father Louis E. Cooley   d. Deceased 
    Mother Anna Marie Unknown   d. Deceased 
    Family ID F08340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ellen Bassett,   b. 10 Jun 1918, At Home, Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 2000, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Private 
    Children 
    +1. Daniel Lee Cooley,   b. 28 Oct 1939, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 2013, Community Hospital North, Indianapolis, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. Carolee Sue Cooley,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private]
    +3. Dennis Edmond Cooley,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private]
    +4. Cynthia Kay Cooley,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private]
    Family ID F08339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart