ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: COOLEY, URSEL RITA 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Hargrave Funeral Home, Morgan City, La.

Died 29 May, 2013

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COOLEY, URSEL RITA 
February 19, 1930 – May 29, 2013

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Ursel Rita Plessala Cooley passed away on May 29, 2013 at Teche Regional 
Medical center surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Berwick, Louisiana on February 19, 1930 and afterward was 
baptized into the St. Stephens Catholic Church in Berwick.
She completed her journey on this earth on Wednesday, May 29 at 7:22 a.m. 2013 
at the age of 83.

Ursel lived in Berwick and attended schools there. She attended Berwick High 
School until the 12th grade when she dropped out to help support her family by 
working long hours in the Crab factory. She worked at several different jobs in 
the Berwick, Morgan City area supporting her 2 daughters and 1 son. She worked 
at Franklins on Front Street, Diana Dress Shop; Catos where she became 
assistant manager for a time, and also for pharmacist, Sammy and Cathy Russo as 
a nanny to their children.

Ursel loved to spend time with her children and grandchildren, watching TV, 
walking, and fellowshipping with her friends in the Roadrunners and Golden 
Angels of the First Baptist Church. Ursel became a member of the First Baptist 
Church in 1972 when it was still on Federal Avenue in Morgan City where she was 
active until her illness overcame her.

Ursel will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by 2 daughters, Jackie Babin 
and husband Donovan of Morgan City; Doris Blanchard and husband Julius of 
Amelia and one son Wayne Cooley and wife Mary of Houston, Texas.
She is also survived by Grandchildren Joshua Harding and wife Nicole of Addis, 
Louisiana; Marisa Nolan and husband Jason of Lancaster, California; Tia Morris 
of Brooklyn, Mississippi and Robert Palmer and wife Stacey also of Brooklyn, 
Mississippi.
Also 7 great grandchildren, Elijah and Connor Nolan; Grayson Harding; Blaire 
and Blane Palmer; Camryn and Jaxon Morris.

Ursel will be missed by her nurse caretaker Nicole Carter who devotedly and 
tenderly took care of her for the last years of her illness. The family would 
like to express thanks for the love and attention given to Ursel by Dr. Natalie 
Dishman, her attending physician, by those at Amedisys Home Healthcare in 
Houma, Teche Regional, 6th Floor Staff, and Bayou Health Elderly and Disabled 
Care.

Ursel was preceded in death by her parents, August and Eva Hebert Plessala; 
also her 4 sisters, Marie Melancon, Ione Evans, Joyce Sowell and Isabel Fage.

A gathering of family and friends will be on Friday, May 31, 2013 at the 
Hargrave Funeral Home from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation will resume on Saturday, 
June 1, 2013 at 8am until time of services at Hargrave Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday June 1, 2013 at Hargrave 
Funeral Home. Serving as Pallbearers will be Joshua Harding, Jason Nolan, 
Elijah Nolan, Melvin Brown, Charles Taylor, Darrell O'Neal, and Papouse Fage.

A graveside service will be held at the Morgan City Cemetery
following the funeral. 

After the graveside services a celebration of life and memories will be held at 
the Hargrave Funeral Home 1031 Victor II Blvd. in Morgan City.

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