Obituary of Rebecca Cooley Peden

At 11:30 Saturday morning, Rebecca entered Heaven as her family and friends finished reciting Psalms 23. After fourteen years as a valiant warrior against cancer, God called her home with “well done good and faithful servant...enter into the joy of the Lord”. Rebecca leaves behind her husband, Jim Wells Peden, her two children, Dorothy Ella and Elliot Wells. She was predeceased in death by a daughter, Rebecca Faith. Surviving in addition are her father and mother, Leon and Carole Cooley, her sister Amanda Leigh Cooley, her son Noah Cooley Cannon, her sister-in-law, Marcie (Peden) and Shawn Skelton, and their children, Grady and Chase, and in-laws, Jackie and Jill Peden. Rebecca was a member of Fairview Presbyterian Church. After graduating from Erskine College, she taught at Gray Court Owings. Rebecca loved her Lord and her family unconditionally. She was a gift to all who knew her. A special thanks to St. Francis Cancer Center, especially Dr. Stephen Dyar, Let There Be Mom, her caregiver Mrs. Rose Sullivan, her nurse Virginia Streetman, and all who prayed and cared for her. “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 The family will receive friends from 6-8:30pm on Tuesday at Fletcher Funeral Service. Services will be held at 11:30am on Wednesday at Fairview Presbyterian Church, followed by burial in the church cemetery.