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DATE: WEDNESDAY, November 10, 1993                   TAG: 9311100241
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: HILLSVILLE                                LENGTH: Medium

OBIT COOLEY, GEORGE BURTON

COOLEY, George Burton, 66,of Hillsville, passed away Monday, November 8, 1993, at Twin County Community Hospital. Born November 28, 1926 in Carroll County, he was the son of the late Alva Edison and Mary Kate McGlothlin Cooley. After attending schools in Hillsville and graduating in 1944, he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corp and served until 1946. In 1947, he enrolled at the University of Virginia, where he obtained his undergraduate and law degrees, and completed in 1952. Practicing law in Hillsville from the time of his graduation, he was an active Democrat, promoter of youth activities and community leader. In 1978 he was appointed a General District Court Judge by the Virginia General Assembly, and in that capacity, served until his retirement in 1992. He served as a substitute judge thereafter. A lifetime member of the V. F. W. Post #1115 in Hillsville, he was a member of the Hillsville Presbyterian Church, the Lions Club, the Elks Lodge, as well as the Carroll County Bar Association and the Virginia State Bar. He is survived by his wife, Lillian Pearle Wilson Cooley; a son and daughter-in-law, George B. Jr. and Lisa Cooley; a sister and brother-in-law, Ellen and Kenneth Bernatz; a brother and sister-in-law, Raleigh M. and Marguerite Cooley; two grandsons, George B. Cooley III and Eric A. Cooley, all of Hillsville. He is also survived by two nephews and a great-niece. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Hillsville Presbyterian church, conducted by the Rev. James Carpenter. Military rites will be conducted at the graveside by the Hillsville V. F. W. Post #1115. The family will receive friends at the church, Wednesday evening, from 7 to 9 p.m. Although flowers would be appreciated, the family requests that donations be made to the Hillsville Rescue Squad. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Funeral Home. 


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