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Was born in Prattsville, Arkansas, on May 8, 1927, and was called home to be with his Lord on September 16, 2009, following a brief but brave fight against cancer. He was the second son born to Franklin Alfred McCool and Verdie Mae Stuckey McCool in the small farming community of Sweet Home, Arkansas where he was raised a Missionary Baptist. Cecil loved to study God's word and sing. His favorite past-times were hunting, fishing and anything to do with music.
He was a circuit rider preacher in Arkansas, often served as a Sunday School teacher, sang bass in his family quartet and in his latter years wrote several gospel songs. At the time of his death he was a member of the First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Winston, Oregon. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, and while attached to the USS Atlanta was among the first American military personnel to set foot on its shores following the bombing of Nagasaki.
On May 20, 1950, he married Bonnie T. (Teresa) Harper in Sheridan, Arkansas, then moved his new bride to the Pacific Northwest. He worked in the lumber industry, retiring from Weyerhaeuser in Klamath Falls, Oregon, in 1989, then moved to Winston, Oregon. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, James Reggie McCool and Theo Cole McCool. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Bonnie T. (Teresa) McCool; daughters, Linda Gale Chandler and her husband, Mike of Medford, Oregon; and Bonnie Jean Anderson and her husband, Steve of Kelso, Washington; granddaughter, Rebecca Lynn Mickle of Seattle, Washington; granddaughter, Melody Anne Spiegel and her husband, Adam of Medford, Oregon; great-grandson, Colby Randall Whitehouse; brother, William Eldon McCool and his wife, Sue of Prattsville, Arkansas; sister-in-law, Cathy McCool of Norman, Oklahoma, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 21, 2009, at 1 p.m. at the Winston Missionary Baptist Church. Friends may pay their respects on Sunday, September 20, 2009, from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. at Taylor's Family Chapel.
He was a circuit rider preacher in Arkansas, often served as a Sunday School teacher, sang bass in his family quartet and in his latter years wrote several gospel songs. At the time of his death he was a member of the First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Winston, Oregon. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, and while attached to the USS Atlanta was among the first American military personnel to set foot on its shores following the bombing of Nagasaki.
On May 20, 1950, he married Bonnie T. (Teresa) Harper in Sheridan, Arkansas, then moved his new bride to the Pacific Northwest. He worked in the lumber industry, retiring from Weyerhaeuser in Klamath Falls, Oregon, in 1989, then moved to Winston, Oregon. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, James Reggie McCool and Theo Cole McCool. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Bonnie T. (Teresa) McCool; daughters, Linda Gale Chandler and her husband, Mike of Medford, Oregon; and Bonnie Jean Anderson and her husband, Steve of Kelso, Washington; granddaughter, Rebecca Lynn Mickle of Seattle, Washington; granddaughter, Melody Anne Spiegel and her husband, Adam of Medford, Oregon; great-grandson, Colby Randall Whitehouse; brother, William Eldon McCool and his wife, Sue of Prattsville, Arkansas; sister-in-law, Cathy McCool of Norman, Oklahoma, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 21, 2009, at 1 p.m. at the Winston Missionary Baptist Church. Friends may pay their respects on Sunday, September 20, 2009, from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. at Taylor's Family Chapel.
