1. | Living (son of Living and Maria Helen Morrison). Notes: |
2. | Living (son of Ronald Delos Cooley and Irene Elva Skinner). Notes: Living married Maria Helen Morrison. Maria (daughter of Neil Frederick Morrison and Lenore E. High) was born on 15 Jun 1950 in Holdrege, Phelps Co, Nebraska; died on 8 May 2014 in Oxford, Furnas and Harlan Counties, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Maria Helen Morrison was born on 15 Jun 1950 in Holdrege, Phelps Co, Nebraska (daughter of Neil Frederick Morrison and Lenore E. High); died on 8 May 2014 in Oxford, Furnas and Harlan Counties, Nebraska. Notes: Holredge, Nebraska - Maria Helen Cooley, 63, of Oxford died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Holdrege Memorial Homes. Celebration of life services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Oxford United Methodist Church with the Rev. Eldon E. Fablinger officiating. Burial will be at Immanuel Cemetery north of Bertrand. Memorial book signing will be from 1-4 p.m. Sunday with the family present from 1:30-3 p.m., all at Mitchell-Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Oxford. She was born June 15, 1950, at Holdrege, Neb to Neil and Lenore (High) Morrison. She was the youngest of three daughters and was raised on a farm east of Bertrand, Neb. She was baptized as an infant at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bertrand, was a strong Christian and was a member of the youth group She received her education from Bertrand Community School, graduating from Bertrand High School with the class of 1968. Maria learned to love music, sang in school and church groups and played the trombone in the high school band. Maria then pursued higher education at Kearney State College, receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in medical technology. Her degree led her to her employment at the Grand Island (Neb) Veterans' Home. On Sept. 14, 1974, she married James R. Cooley of Limon, Colo. Survivors include her husband; sons, Chris Cooley and his wife, Jessica, of Lincoln and Rob Cooley and his wife, Elizabeth, of Kearney; granddaughters, Brooklynn, Addyson, and Taytm Cooley and BreAnna Cooley; sisters, Glee Nelson and her husband, Dale of McPherson, Kan., and Libby Hinze and her husband, Bill, of Santa Clarita, Calif.; sister-in-law, Luanne Winkelman of Limon; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Questioning her career choice, she drove "Sabrina" her gold-colored Plymouth to Limon, Colo., to visit her cousin Sue. This is where Maria would meet her future husband, James Cooley. Just by accident, Jim canceled a job interview in Arizona and drove from Denver to Limon to visit Maria's cousin. After meeting Maria, on the second day of their introduction, Jim proposed to Maria saying, "I've never met anyone I liked more than you! Will you marry me?" She hesitated only momentarily and said, "Yes." To this union, two sons were born: Christopher and Robert. The family made their home in Arizona for a couple of years and then lived in McCook; Limon and Fort Morgan, Colo.; and then settled to Oxford in 1984. Jim and Maria owned and operated the Oxford Standard for 29 years. She was the co-editor and wrote a weekly column that was "The Adventures of Bugs and Critter" which were nicknames for her two sons. She was honored by the Nebraska Press Association for her column. Later in years, Maria worked at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege as a secretary in the Home Health Department until her health began to fail.
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4. | Ronald Delos Cooley was born on 28 Jan 1906 in Crofton, Knox Co, Nebraska (son of Herbert Merton Cooley and Jane Elizabeth Holliday); died on 11 Jan 1980 in St Luke's Hospital, Denver, Colorado; was buried on 15 Jan 1980 in Limon, Lincoln Co, Colorado. Notes: Ronald Delos Cooley was born in Crofton, Knox County, Nebraska 28 Jan 1906, son of Herbert Merton (Mert) Cooley and Elizabeth Holliday. Late the next year a second child, Merton Beth Cooley, was born (7 Dec 1907) shortly after which Elizabeth died of complications. Ronald went to live with his grandparents Robert Reed Cooley and Beth was taken in and raised by his uncle Robert Berton Cooley and his wife, Carrie Louella Miller. Ronald attended grade school in Crofton, Nebr, and high schools in Flagler, Colo and Otis, Colo. While in Crofton he helped his father, Mert, in his newspaper business then continued to help at his uncle Bert's newspaper, the Otis Independent, in Otis, Colo in 1911. He learned to operate the Linotype at the Independent and with his early immersion in newspapering, Ronald decided to continue in the business. He first attended the University of Denver then the University of Colorado in Boulder Colo where he attained a bachelor's degree in journalism. While at the University, Ronald was a member of Kappa Sigma social fraternity and of Sigma Delta Chi journalistic fraternity where he served as president in his senior year. After graduation he took a newspaper job with Smith-Brooks Printing Company in Denver. In succeeding years he also worked at the Record Stockman, the Denver Post, and one summer, at the Steamboat Springs Pilot. Eventually he returned to Akron, Colo., to work at his Uncle Bert's newspaper, the Akron News-Reporter. In Denver he was married to his high school sweetheart, Irene Skinner, on July 20, 1935. They had two children, Luanne b. 22 May 1940, and a son, James Ronald b. 16 Dec 1943. Luanne was married to Larry Winkelman of Dodge City, Kan., and James married Maria Morrison of Holdrege, Nebr. On February 15, 1937, Ronald and his cousin Dale moved to Limon, Colo., to operate the Eastern Colorado Leader as a partnership set up by Bert. About two years later the paper was combined with the Genoa Sentinal and renamed the Limon Leader. The partnership continued until June 1, 1972, when the newspaper was sold to Norman R. Sunderland and Associates. "During the Eisenhower administration, Ron [was offered] the job of Postmaster at Limon. Before accepting the position Ron lost a lot of sleep while pondering the multitude of details and irritations that would be a part of a postmaster's daily life. 'I got as far as the swearing-in part of it, then decided not to take it', Ron recalled". Ronald served as Mayor of Limon for two terms and as a city councilman for several terms. In 1955, Ronald and Dale, were honored as "Editors of the Year" by the University of Colorado Department of journalism. He was a member of the Colorado Press Association while active in the newspaper business and served on the board of directors, as well as in many different committees. He was a member of the Limon Lions Club of which he was a charter member, a member of the First United Methodist Church of Limon, and an honorary member of the Limon High School "L" Club. Ronald Delos Cooley died January 11, 1980 ae 73. He is buried at Pershing Memorial Cemetery (Limon Cemetery), Limon, Lincoln County, Colorado. Note that Ronald Delos died just 37 days after the death of his cousin Clifford Coyne Cooley (both raised as brothers) who had died on 5 Dec 1979 in Akron Colorado. One's death close to the death of a sibling or close relative is called the bereavement effect. This effect came into play in this family again in 1994 when cousins-raised-as-brothers Robert Miller Cooley and Merton Beth Cooley died just one day apart, Beth 3 Nov 1992, Bob 4 Nov 1992. Ronald married Irene Elva Skinner on 19 Jul 1935 in Denver, Denver Co, Colorado. Irene (daughter of Leonard E Skinner and Ethel Campbell Powell) was born on 29 Jul 1907 in Anabel, Macon Co, Missouri; died on 6 Dec 1990 in Hugo, Lincoln Co, Colorado; was buried on 10 Dec 1990 in Pershing Memorial Cemetery, Limon, Lincoln Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Irene Elva Skinner was born on 29 Jul 1907 in Anabel, Macon Co, Missouri (daughter of Leonard E Skinner and Ethel Campbell Powell); died on 6 Dec 1990 in Hugo, Lincoln Co, Colorado; was buried on 10 Dec 1990 in Pershing Memorial Cemetery, Limon, Lincoln Co, Colorado. Notes: Irene Elva Skinner was born July 29, 1907 in Anabel, Macon County, Missouri, second daughter of Leonard and Ethel Skinner. While she was still a child, the family moved to Otis, Colo, where her father owned and operated a general store and her mother was postmaster.
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6. | Neil Frederick Morrison was born on 2 Aug 1913 in Loomis, Phelps Co, Nebraska (son of Robert McKeown Morrison and Ethel Grace McClymont); died on 9 Aug 1978 in Bertrand, Phelps Co, Nebraska; was buried about Aug 1978 in Immanuel Cem, Phelps Co, Nebraska. Neil married Lenore E. High. Lenore (daughter of Living) was born on 12 Jan 1915 in Probably Phelps County Nebraska; died on 30 Oct 1997 in Columbus, Platte Co, Nebraska; was buried about Oct 1997 in Immanuel Cem, Phelps Co, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Lenore E. High was born on 12 Jan 1915 in Probably Phelps County Nebraska (daughter of Living); died on 30 Oct 1997 in Columbus, Platte Co, Nebraska; was buried about Oct 1997 in Immanuel Cem, Phelps Co, Nebraska. Notes: SS last benefit residence
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Notes: From Yankton Press and Dakotan, 4 Nov 1914 Herbert married Jane Elizabeth Holliday on 26 Apr 1905 in Holliday Farm, Knox Co, Nebraska. Jane (daughter of Hugh Sutton Holliday and Jane Dufton) was born on 20 Mar 1884 in Castle Sowerby, Cumberland, England; died on 1 Jan 1908 in Crofton, Knox Co, Nebraska; was buried about Jan 1908 in Pleasant View Cemetery, Pierce Co, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | ![]() Notes: The following is from a newspaper clipping, just the story; no source, no dates. I will make an educated guess it was from the Plainview News, Plainview, Pierce Co, Nebraska, in January 1908.
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10. | Leonard E Skinner was born on 29 Jun 1875 in Clarence, Shelby Co, Missouri (son of Living and Living); died about 1952; was buried about 1952 in Pershing Memorial Cemetery, Limon, Lincoln Co, Colorado. Notes: Leonard was a Railroad Agent and Operater for the CB&Q Railroad. Leonard married Ethel Campbell Powell on 15 Jun 1904 in Bevier, Macon Co, Missouri. Ethel was born about 1880; died about 1975 in Colorado; was buried about 1975 in Pershing Memorial Cemetery, Limon, Lincoln Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Ethel Campbell Powell was born about 1880; died about 1975 in Colorado; was buried about 1975 in Pershing Memorial Cemetery, Limon, Lincoln Co, Colorado. Notes: Married:
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12. | Robert McKeown Morrison was born on 12 Jun 1877 in Lexington, McLean Co, Illinois; died on 1 May 1942 in Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska. Notes: Father's name, Richard Morrison; Mother's maiden name Elizabeth Getty Robert married Ethel Grace McClymont on 14 Jun 1900 in Loomis, Phelps Co, Nebraska. Ethel was born on 15 Mar 1879 in Onedia, Knox Co, Illinois; died on 11 Dec 1944 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara Co, California; was buried about Dec 1944 in Prairie Home Cem, Phelps Co, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Ethel Grace McClymont was born on 15 Mar 1879 in Onedia, Knox Co, Illinois; died on 11 Dec 1944 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara Co, California; was buried about Dec 1944 in Prairie Home Cem, Phelps Co, Nebraska. Notes: Father's name, James P McClymont; Mother's maiden name, Isabel McDowell
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