"Pete" Glen Herbert Cooley's Obituary
“Pete” Glen Herbert Cooley, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully at the age of 76, in his home in DeRidder, Louisiana on Monday evening, March 19, 2012.
Funeral Service for Mr. Cooley will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, March 23, 2012, at Shady Grove Penetcostal Church, DeRidder, LA. Ministers officiating will be Rev.Jeff Phillips and Rev. Donnis Ashworth. Burial will be at Whitaker Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder, LA.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2012, 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder, LA and resuming at the church on Friday, 11:00 am until the time of the service.
Pete, as he was known by many, was born on July 6th, 1935, in DeRidder to Oliver and Allie Fair Cooley. In 1954, he married Deloras Marcille Smith, of DeRidder.
He is survived by his wife Deloras Cooley of DeRidder; two brothers Monk and Tom Cooley of DeRidder and five children, son, Dwayne and wife Vicki Cooley of DeRidder, daughter Diane and husband Fred Iles of DeRidder, daughter Janet and husband Dewayne Sanders of DeRidder, daughter Annette and husband Daniel “Tarzan”Stracener of DeRidder, and son Jason and wife Wendy Cooley of Vidor, Texas. He had 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He is preceeded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, two sisters, and two grandsons, Daniel Stracener, Jr. and Darrell Sanders, both of DeRidder.
Pete was an avid gardener and loved to graft and plant satsumas. He attended church at Shady Grove Pentecostal church for 32 years. Pete was always a talker; he never met a stranger, and would lend a hand in time of need. A hard worker that believed in family, and always had a story to make you laugh, a prayer in your time of need, or an old song on his harmonica to lift your spirits. He will be sorely missed, but the angels rejoice with him in heaven and he prepares a place for us.
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