Obituaries

Everett Cooley

Everett McCleary Cooley III, 73 of Mount Morris, Pa., died Friday, June 30, 2023, in the Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown.

He was born March 6, 1950, at Morgantown, a son of Dora Mae McCartney Cooley Crigler and the late Everett M. Cooley II.

Mr. Cooley was a retired coal miner.

Surviving are his wife, Joyce Whitlatch Cooley; one son, William Scott Cooley of Carmichaels, Pa.; two daughters, Shawnee Lynn Brumley of Kirby and Tracy Ann Statler of Mooresville Road, Core; one brother, Robert Lee Cooley of Hundred; two sisters, Alice Acton of Gerards Fort, Pa., and Brenda Willard of Days Run; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a son, Chad Cooley; and two brothers, Calvin Cooley and Donald Cooley.

Friends may call at the Owen-Neely Funeral Home in Blacksville from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Freddie Eddy II officiating. Interment will follow at a later date in the Olive Cemetery at Pentress.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to help with expenses. Please mail your check to: Owen-Neely Funeral Home, P.O. Box 2, Blacksville, WV 26521.