The Mayetta Herald Jackson County Thursday November 26, 1914 Grandpa Cooney Passes Away. Thomas COONEY, died at the home of Mrs. Wm. COONEY, Thursday forenoon. He had been very feeble of late years. He had been failing fast the last few months and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Cooney has experienced most of the up and downs of early life in Kansas, having homesteaded in the western part of the state. He had remarkable vitality, living to the age of 86 years. Of late years he has made his home with his son, William who preceeded him in death by two months and six days.