- Date Of Birth: September 5, 1929
- Date Of Death: September 23, 2020
- State: Illinois
Eulala Cooley, 91, of Centralia, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Centralia Manor.
She was born in Harrisburg, Illinois on September 5, 1929 to Oral Owen and Irene (Dann) Owen.
On July 3, 1949, she married Bill Cooley and he survives in Centralia. In addition to her husband of 71 years, she is also survived by her daughter, Sandy Gadel and husband Steve of Walnut Hill; two grandchildren, Jami Stone (Kelly) of Chicago and Cory Gadel (Fawn) of Westerville, Ohio; two great-grandchildren: Grand Gadel and Claire Gadel both of Westerville, Ohio; a brother, David Owen and wife June of South Chicago Heights; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers: Denzel Owen, Glendale Owen and Bill Owen, and a sister: Deloris Randant.
Eulala moved to Centralia in 1948 to begin a job with the Illinois Department of Employment Security, where she worked until her retirement.
