Ralph Lee Cooley, Jr.
November 30, 2016
Ralph Lee Cooley Jr. was born in Sevierville, Tennessee on April 2, 1940. He served 23 years in the Army of which he retired SFC where he lived in Fort Rucker in 1977 until he moved in 1982 to Huxford, AL to open Lou’s Grocery in 1984.
He is preceded in death by his father, Ralph Lee Cooley Sr.; his mother, Anna R. Sellers; his sister, Betty Poulin; his daughter, Evelyn LeAnna (Lee) Cooley-Owens; and his grandson, Blake Michael-Allen Turner.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Lou Cooley of Huxford, AL; son, Ralph Dwayne Cooley (Beth) of Wilkesboro, NC; daughter, Michele Turner (Allen) of Huxford; granddaughter, Heather Lou Hagen of Huxford; grandson, Hayden Eugene Cooley of Gulf Shores; granddaughter, Allisar Cherrie Womack of Robertsdale; grandson, Josh Turner (Brooke) of Spanish Fort; grandson, Josh Owens of Excel; granddaughter, Tammy Vaczy of Excel; granddaughter, Clara Muse of Huxford; and his great-grandchildren, Kym, Emma, DJ, Blake, Raymond, Noah, Cynthia, Emma Catherine, Lizzie, Ford, Ellie, Mcghee, Karley, Lexi; and one great-great grandson, Ashton.
Funeral services will be Thursday, December 1, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Daniels officiating.
Burial will follow at the Huxford Baptist Cemetery with full Military Honors.
Visitation will be Thursday, December 1, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. until service time at 2:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Dwayne Cooley, Allen Turner, Hayden Cooley, Josh Turner, Jason Victor and Buddy Godwin.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Stokes, Coop Wall, Mike Beech, Paul Thomas, Gerald Palmer and Mike Jay.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
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