Name: McCabe Cooley2
Born: 22 Nov 1899
Place: Lucerne, Putnam Co., MO
Died: 7 Jan 1958
Place: Oakland, Alameda Co., CA
Married: 4 Apr 1920
Place: San Francisco, CA
The following obituaries were contributed by J. G. Italiano. I suspect that
the first one was printed in a Kansas City newspaper and the second was likely
in the Oakland Tribune.
McCabe Cooley
McCabe Cooley passed away at his home in Oakland, Cailf., Jan. 7, 1958, at
the age of 59 years, 2 months.
McCabe is the son of the late Joseph W. Cooley of Lucerne, Mo. He is
survived by his wife, Lilas Lee Cooley, two sons, Howard and Allison Cooley
and seven grandchildren. He is also survived by a brother, Claude Cooley of
Seymour Iowa, and a sister, Mrs. Ora Shelton of Kansas City, Mo.
McCabe was born and raised in Lucerne, Mo., and moved to California after
World War I.
He was happy to meet friends and relatives and acquaintances in Lucerne
three years ago while visiting Missouri and expressed a great deal of
delight in the visit.
He had been in ill health for a few years and leaves with us all a loving
memory.
Theater Man Dies En Route To Home
McCabe Cooley, 59, manager of the Fruitvale Theater, died of heart attack
early today as he attempted to question a man he apparently believed to be
loitering near his home.
The cause of Cooley's death was determined by a corner's [sic] autopsy
this morning as police sought a mystery man who roared away in a car
immediately after Cooley collapsed on a lawn in front of 2417 Montana St.
For a time, police thought Cooley might have been the victim of a robbery
attack that caused a fatal heart seizure. Cooley had a long history of
heart trouble.
The license number of the mystery man's car was supplied by Mrs. Dora
Dana, 45, of the Montana St. address, who told police she saw that what she
believed to be a fight between Cooley and the attacker.
The car's owner, however, a 28-year-old teamster, told officers that
Cooley approached him as he parked his car near his home and seemed to say
something and then collapsed. The teamster told officers he grabbed Cooley
and helped him to the lawn and then fled in panic, because he had been
drinking. He was released.
Six youths seized at the scene when they cruised by acting suspiciously
were still being held for questioning today, since a loaded .22 caliber
pistol was found in the possession of one of them.
Cooley, who lived at 3321 Flagg St., was employed by the firm which owns
Fruitvale Theater for almost 20 years. He is survived by his wife, Lilas.
Cooley's fatal heart attack occurred as he was returning home after
locking up the theater shortly after midnight.
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