Virginia G. Cooley

Virginia G. Cooley, 78, of Byhalia died unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 23,
2002, at her home.
She was a member of the York United Methodist Church and the Progessive
Buds Garden Club and a past officer of the Ohio Association of Garden
Clubs. She especially enjoyed her flower gardens and feeding birds in
the winter.
She was born July 27, 1923, in Peoria to the late Gertrude Hoagland
Smith and was predeceased by a grandson, Craig Cooley. She married
George W. Cooley April 14, 1941, and he died Sept. 13, 1986.
She is survived by two sons, Jerrold L. Cooley of Byhalia and Carroll L.
(Sue) Cooley of Clyde; two grandsons, Eric Cooley of Columbus and Shawn
Cooley of Byhalia; and two great-granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Ballinger
Funeral Home in Richwood. The Rev. Phyllis Radlinski will officiate and
burial will be at the Byhalia Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 6
p.m. Wednesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dr. Craig A. Cooley Memorial
Scholarship Fund, 401 N. Franklin St., Richwood. Cards will be available
at the funeral home.

Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home