Robert D. Cooley is remembered in an obituary notice published by The Village Reporter that gives his years as 1945 to 2026. According to the notice, his burial will be private and will take place at Fountain Grove Cemetery in Bryan, Ohio. No date or time for a service appears in the text.
The obituary identifies his son as Shawn Cooley of Pioneer, and his daughter as Shanna Weaver, married to Chris, of Jackson, Kentucky. A granddaughter, Chloe Creech, lives in Beattyville, Kentucky. Three siblings are listed: Larry Cooley of Montpelier, DeeAnn Bowers of Cottonwood, Arizona, and Ramona Pender of North Carolina. A nephew, Mike Hays, is from Pioneer.
The notice states that his parents, his sister Angela Cooley and his wife, Maxine (Howard) Cooley, died earlier. It says he and Maxine married September 20, 1972, in Wise, Virginia.
Memorial gifts are suggested for the Williams County Humane Society or the Alzheimer's Association, per the notice. It also directs people who wish to send condolences to the Thompson Funeral Home website. The page was updated October 23, 2026, at 4:17 p.m.