COOLEY, LEWIS AND JANET (ELLIOTT)

Janet Lydia, daughter of Ira Lewis and Alice (Rheimheimer) Elliott, born April 9, 1904 at McCook, Nebr. Her parents moved to Traer, Kansas in 1908, then to Bushnell, Ne. in 1917. Janet attended grade school at Traer, Kan. and Bushnell, Ne. They moved to Cherry Co. in 1919. She took her first year of High School at the Virginia School, the teacher was Gussie Osborne. She finished her High School years at Mullen High School in 1923. Her mother Alice, came from Germany when she was 5 years old.

Janet married Lynn “Pete'' Boyer July 5, 1923, son of Fields and Alice (Osborne) Boyer at Thedford, Nebr. They lived in Cherry Co. To this union two children were born Betty and Eugene “Gene''. Pete passed away May 20, 1971.

Janet married Lewis Cooley, son of John-son and Elizabeth (Mann) Cooley, May 10, 1941 at Hyannis, Ne. Lewis attended school at Hecla, Nebr. and did Contracting and Carpenter work in Mullen until 1961. Then from 1963-1970 he was night man at the Mullen Light Plant.

Janet worked at the Hooker County Lib-rary for 11 years, and was also President of the library. A member of the United Method-ist Women, a Past Noble Grand of Mullen Rebekah Lodge and Good Will Extension Club.

Lewis and Janet were both baptized in the M.E. Church and become members on March 19, 1953. Lewis was born Aug. 3, 1899 at Hecla, Nebr. Passed away Dec. 25, 1974.

Betty married Denzel Barth in 1940. They have three daughters Betty Ann, Barbara and Winnie. Denzel passed away March 2, 1985. Betty resides at Alda, Nebr.

Eugene married Irene Warren in 1946. They have 3 sons Allen, Gary and Steven. They live on the ranch near Gordon, Nebr.

Janet resides in her home at Mullen, Ne.