Mrs. Elaine Evelyn Cooley, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022.
Funeral services will be 12 noon Saturday, July 23, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
She was born May 2, 1941, in New Orleans, to the late Newman Watson and Evelyn Venable. She was a nurse at Bedford County Hospital and also worked with Dr. Feldhaus and Dr. Parawan. She was a faithful member of St. William Catholic Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Gary Craig.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Henry “Jaby” Cooley; a son, Ivan Cooley; daughters, Esther Fitzpatrick, and her husband Iginio, and Iris Cooley, and her husband Darcy; a brother, Jonathon Veneable, and his wife Zenobia; sisters, Laverne Craig and Cynthia Ogbeide; grandchildren, John Fitzpatrick, Joseph “Joey” Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Mary Fitzpatrick, Anne Fitzpatrick, and Tyreek “Ty” Crowell; great-grandchildren, Cordelia Fitzpatrick and Logan Fitzpatrick.
Elaine would be honored with memorials made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
