Extracted from The Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA)
Thursday, January 24, 1963

MRS. I. B. COOLEY

DERIDDER (Spl.) -- Mrs. I. B. Cooley, 88, died at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. F. Green.

The body is at Hixson funeral home where funeral arrangements will be announced.

She is survived by her husband of DeRidder; three daughters, Mrs. Green, Mrs. A. C. Singletary and Mrs. Vernice Snelling, both of Houston, Texas; one son, Rev. Everett Cooley of DeRidder; three brothers, C. E., Ezra and Willie Simmons, all of DeRidder; one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Welborn of DeRidder; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.