Robbie Cooley, 87, died on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in a local care facility.
He was born in Kinder. He attended Ragley High School where he played basketball for the school team. During his senior year he moved to Dry Creek, where he continued playing basketball until he graduated. He was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the U.S. Air Force. He retired from Firestone Tire & Rubber Company in Sulphur after 32 years of service.
He was a member of the Pentecostal faith and churches he attended. At the time of his death, he was a member of New Life Pentecostal Church in Ragley where his son, the Rev. Glen D. Cooley is the pastor.
Survivors include his daughter, Deborah A. Burgin and husband Floyd of Ragley; son, Rev. Glen D. Cooley and wife Julia of Ragley; brothers, Charles Cooley of Metairie and Grady Cooley of Moss Bluff; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Niese L. Cooley; parents, Leon and Eula Cooley; and one sister.
Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at New Life Pentecostal Church, 16803 Hwy. 171, Ragley, La. The Rev. Glen D. Cooley officiated. Burial followed at Dry Creek Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles.
