William Cooey

COOEY

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 7/23/2005 at 10:56:06

April 27, 1898--Unknown newspaper, published in Lee County, Iowa

A Clark County Pioneer

William Cooey Dies at Wayland of Pneumonia Regretted By the Whole Community

Wayland, Mo--April 22--Special--
William Cooey died at 8:30 o'clock this morning from a two weeks attack of Pneumonia, aged fifty-four years, two months and twenty days.
He was born at Philadelphia, Pa., February 2, 1844, came to St. FRancisville November 1, 1848, and removed to Wayland in June, 1883, where he has resided since. One brother and sister survive him.
Funeral services will be held here at 10 o'clock Sunday under the auspices of the Grand Army Post of Kahoka. The remains will be interred at the Wolf graveyard at St. Francisville.