Patricia Jean Cooney

August 11, 1926 - October 29, 2016

Milton, FL - Patricia J. Ebardt Cooney, age 90, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016, in Escambia County, Florida A graveside service in her honor will begin at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 5, 2016, at Calvary Cemetery in Mattoon, Illinois. Pastor Paul Hopkins will officiate. Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, located at 1200 Wabash Avenue, Mattoon, IL 61938, is assisting the family with local arrangements. Mrs. Cooney was born August 11, 1926, to Albert and Lenora Ann (Herzog) Ebardt. She graduated from Mattoon High School, and was previously a resident of Cooks Mills. She and her husband, William, moved to Speedway, Indiana, in 1964; she then moved to Florida in 2014. She is survived by two sons, Mike (Peggy) Cooney of Milton, Florida, and Richard (Patty) Cooney of Orlando, Florida; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William H Cooney; son, Thomas H Cooney; her parents; one brother; and seven sisters. Please visit www.mitchell-jerdan.com or www.facebook.com/mitchelljerdanfuneralhome to light a virtual candle in her honor or leave a message for her family.