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1933 Janice 2025

Janice Rimmer Cooley

April 12, 1933 — July 4, 2025

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Vallie Janice Rimmer Cooley, was born to John and Pearlie Rimmer on April 12, 1933, in Guy Arkansas. On July 4, 2025, at 92 years of age, she arrived at her Heavenly home. She was a loving, kind, supportive, and caring wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and great grandmother.

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband of 67 years, Alfred Eugene Cooley; brother WJ Rimmer and wife Mary Ruth, Eulon Rimmer and wife Margie, Roland Rimmer and wife Jane, Sister Irene Fielder and husband Bobby; mother and father-in-law, Phillip and Viola Cooley; brother-in-law, Owen G. and wife Iris; sister-in-law, Grace E. McLean and husband Tommy.

She is survived by her sister, Franz Horton; daughter, Debbie C. Cook and husband David; sons, Bruce D. Cooley and wife Cydne and John P. Cooley and wife Dana; grandchildren, Sara Stone and husband Geoff, Jake Cook and wife Helen, Adam Cook and fiancé Amiee Soileau, Austin Cooley, Camille Pagen and husband Kyle, John Phillip Cooley Jr. and Blake Cooley and 9 great grandchildren.

Janice was a graduate of Arkansas State Teachers and LSU with a master’s degree, and specialty degrees from Nichols. She was a retired schoolteacher who taught in East Baton Rouge Parish and Terrebonne Parish. Janice was a member of First Baptist Church, Houma (now Covenant Church). She loved singing in the choir, teaching Sunday school, mission work, and enjoyed being a part of the church family. Janice loved visiting family, and friends, volunteer work, traveling, fishing, playing dominoes and watching all sports especially football, basketball and baseball.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate Janice Cooley’s life on Saturday, August 9, 2025. The visitation will be held from 1 pm to 2pm at Covenant Church in Houma followed by a service officiated by Dr. Steve Folmar.

Falgout Funeral Home is honored to serve the Cooley family.

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