John Walter Cooksey (I60802)
1915 - 2004 (88 years)-
Name John Walter Cooksey [1] Relationship with Albert Leopold Vitter Birth 28 Oct 1915 Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA Gender Male Name Walter Death 8 Apr 2004 Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, USA Siblings 4 brothers and 7 sisters 1. Helen Marie Cooksey, b. 11 Apr 1914, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA d. 25 Jul 1990, Linn, Oregon, USA (Age 76 years) 2. John Walter Cooksey (current person), b. 28 Oct 1915, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA d. 8 Apr 2004, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, USA (Age 88 years) 3. William Leroy Cooksey, b. 30 Oct 1917, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA d. 27 Jul 1998, El Cajon, San Diego, California, USA (Age 80 years) 4. Richard Charles Cooksey, b. 20 Feb 1919, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA d. 19 Mar 1919, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA (Age 0 years) 5. Gertrude Louise Cooksey, b. 7 Feb 1920, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA d. 19 Sep 2010, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA (Age 90 years)
▻Deane Duane Shepard, b. 26 Aug 1921, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA d. 21 Sep 1988, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA (Age 67 years), m. 19 Sep 1942, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA6. Edith Mae Cooksey, b. 3 Feb 1922, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA d. 4 Jun 2004, Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA (Age 82 years) 7. Hazel Irene Cooksey, b. 1 Oct 1923, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA d. 7 Jan 2008, Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA (Age 84 years) 8. Leona Cooksey, b. 6 Jan 1926, Missouri, USA d. San Diego, California, USA 9. James Edwin Cooksey, b. 1 Dec 1927, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA d. 28 Apr 2006, Palmdale, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 78 years) 10. Mary Frances Cooksey, b. 13 Dec 1930, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA d. 16 Jul 2012, Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA (Age 81 years) 11. Living 12. Marion Cooksey d. Bef 2010 Person ID I60802 Vitter-Weaver Genealogy Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Father John Washington Cooksey, b. 15 Mar 1879, Redtop, Dallas, Missouri, USA d. 2 Jun 1968, Crabtree, Linn, Oregon, USA (Age 89 years) Mother Gertrude Leona Root, b. 9 Feb 1895, Pawnee, Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA d. 18 Sep 1969, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, USA (Age 74 years) Marriage 10 Feb 1913 Springfield, Henry, Missouri, USA Family ID F47865 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Birth - 28 Oct 1915 - Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA Death - 8 Apr 2004 - Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S915] Death Notices and Obituaries, Louise Shepard obituary, Topeka Capital-Journal, 21 September 2010.
Louise Shepard, 90, of Topeka, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2010. Louise was born February 7, 1920, in Springfield, Missouri, daughter of John and Gertrude (Root) Cooksey. She graduated from Springfield High School in 1939. Louise was united in marriage to Deane Shepard on September 19, 1942, in Topeka. She worked as a Switchboard Operator at Southwestern Bell, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and retired from Security Benefit Life. Louise was a member of First Assembly of God. She belonged to many social organizations including the Order of Eastern Star, Ladies Auxiliary of the Topeka Santa Fe Band and Arab Shrine Band. In addition, Louise and her husband were State Directors of the Good Sam Club and she was a past president of the PBX Club of Topeka. Louise is survived by her two children, Judy Davis and husband, Darold, Kansas City, MO; and Deane D. Shepard II, Overland Park, KS; grandchildren, Carolyn Cockey and husband, Rev. Joseph, Sarasota, FL; Deborah Davis, Plattsburg, MO; and Darold Davis II and wife, Sheila, Kansas City, MO; great-grandchildren, Zachary Davis and Julia Davis, Kansas City, MO; and Joshua, Alex and Christopher Cockey, Sarasota, FL; sisters, Leona Beeves, San Diego, CA; Fran Orsborn, Albany, OR; and Betty Williams, Houston, TX; and sister-in-law, Etta Schafer, Topeka. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters, Helen Scott, Edith Roepke and Hazel Truax and brothers, Leroy, Walter, Jim and Marion Cooksey. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Road, Topeka. Interment will follow at Carbondale Cemetery, Carbondale. Louise will lie in state after 3:00 p.m. today; where the family will receive friends from 6:30 8:30 p.m. today. Flowers maybe sent to the Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel or memorial contributions may be sent to Leslie Hale Ministries, PO Box 125, Tarpon Springs, FL 34688 or Topeka First Assembly of God, 500 SW 27th Street, Topeka, KS 66611. To leave the family a special message online, visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com. Louise Shepard
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- [S915] Death Notices and Obituaries, Louise Shepard obituary, Topeka Capital-Journal, 21 September 2010.