Roger "Mark" Cooley, 61, Kidder, MO, passed away at his home on April 26, 2021.  Mark and his family moved to Kidder in 1993 from Independence, MO.

Mark was born on July 17, 1959, in Quincy, IL, to Francis Junior and Anna Mae (Rose) Cooley.  He graduated from the Fort Osage High School, Independence, in 1977.  He was a self-employed Vendor Rep servicing Ford and GM companies, which he retired from.

Mark enjoyed farming, woodworking, and tinkering with things around his home.  He never knew a stranger and could talk to anyone.

Preceding him in death were his father and his brother, Craig.

On June 5, 1977, he married Nancy Lamb in Independence, MO.  She survives of the home.

Additional survivors:  sons-Roger (Serena) Cooley, Charles (Karie) Cooley, and Michael (Shelly) Cooley; 12 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; mother-Anna Mae Cooley; brother-C.A. Cooley; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside Service and Interment:  Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Pittsfield, IL, at 1 p.m., Friday, April 30, 2021.

Visitation:  6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 29, at Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Pleasant Grove Cemetery in care of the funeral home.

Friends may call Thursday, beginning at 2 p.m.