Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cooley, Floyd 1942
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Lake Odessa Wave, 1 Aug 1942

Floyd Cooley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cooley, passed away suddenly at his 
home in Taft, Cal., late Thursday evening of last week.

Mr. Cooley was born in Ohio about 1885.  When a baby, his mother was burned to 
death and the baby was taken by his grandparents by the name of Etinebaugh.

His father married again and settled in Michigan and Floyd came to know another 
mother.  He attended high school in Lake Odessa, his parents living just west 
of the now Verne Bishop home, and having a farm northeast of Lake Odessa.

Floyd went west, was interested in several enterprises and finally in the oil 
business at Taft, Cal., where he had made good and had held several responsible 
positions, being vice-president at time of his death.

He leaves the widow, who formerly was Miss Grace Nickles of Portland and taught 
school in that community, three sons and two daughters, one son Glenn, a 
sergeant in service, also there are two brothers and three sisters, all living 
in California.  He was a cousin of Mrs. R. W. Goodemoot.

The funeral was held in the Masonic temple at Taft, Monday afternoon.


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