Leo married Bessie Jewel Ketchum May 9, 1923 in Scotland County, Missouri.
Leo Cook Services Held Saturday
Leo Adron Cook, well known Scotland County citizen, passed away suddenly at his farm home at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday evening, June 12, 1968, from a heart attack.
He was born September 13, 1904, in Schuyler County, Missouri, near Downing, the son of Will Henry and Carrie Rowe Cook.
He was married to Bessie Jewel Ketchum May 9th, 1923. To this union five children were born: Two daughters, Mrs. Joy Cook Nicoli, Mrs. Evelyn Cook Lancaster; three sons, Bill and Bob Cook, all of Memphis, Missouri, and Leo Dale, who preceded him in death at the age of two years.
Also preceded in death by his parents, Will and Carrie Cook; one brother, Paul, of Downing; one sister, Hazel Cook, of Downing; one son-in-law, Kenneth Henry, of Memphis; one step granddaughter, Mrs. Shirley Ann Boyer.
Six grandchildren survive, whom he loved dearly, Mrs. Jane Cook Westhoff, Dale Lynn Lancaster, Billie and Scottie Cook, Kimberly and Timothy Nicoli, all of Memphis. Two sons-in-law, Dale Lancaster and Bruce Nicoli; two daughters-in-law, Betty and Rosella Cook; five sisters, Mrs. Vesta Bondurant, Memphis, Missouri; Mrs. Jewell Stice, Mrs. Letha Donaldson, Mrs. Roberta Redding, all of Downing, Mrs. Maxine Blomme, Ottumwa, Iowa; one brother, Harlie "Bob" Cook of Denver, Colorado; and many, many other relatives and friends.
He was a kind and loving father and loyal friend and will be sadly missed by everyone.
Funeral services were held Saturday, June 15, 1968, at 2:30 p.m., in the Christian Church at Memphis, Missouri. The Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiated. Burial was in the Downing Cemetery.
Body bearers were Kenneth Eggleston, Dorsey Swearingen, Harry Miller, Robert Gray, Tommy Myers, Jr., Richard Monroe; honorary bearers were Adrian Black, Ernest Boley, Chalmers McDowell, Irley Gale Ruth, Howard Nichols and Paul Mathes.
The Gorin Argus, Memphis, Missouri, Thursday, June 20, 1968
Leo Cook Services Held Saturday
Leo Adron Cook, well known Scotland County citizen, passed away suddenly at his farm home at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday evening, June 12, 1968, from a heart attack.
He was born September 13, 1904, in Schuyler County, Missouri, near Downing, the son of Will Henry and Carrie Rowe Cook.
He was married to Bessie Jewel Ketchum May 9th, 1923. To this union five children were born: Two daughters, Mrs. Joy Cook Nicoli, Mrs. Evelyn Cook Lancaster; three sons, Bill and Bob Cook, all of Memphis, Missouri, and Leo Dale, who preceded him in death at the age of two years.
Also preceded in death by his parents, Will and Carrie Cook; one brother, Paul, of Downing; one sister, Hazel Cook, of Downing; one son-in-law, Kenneth Henry, of Memphis; one step granddaughter, Mrs. Shirley Ann Boyer.
Six grandchildren survive, whom he loved dearly, Mrs. Jane Cook Westhoff, Dale Lynn Lancaster, Billie and Scottie Cook, Kimberly and Timothy Nicoli, all of Memphis. Two sons-in-law, Dale Lancaster and Bruce Nicoli; two daughters-in-law, Betty and Rosella Cook; five sisters, Mrs. Vesta Bondurant, Memphis, Missouri; Mrs. Jewell Stice, Mrs. Letha Donaldson, Mrs. Roberta Redding, all of Downing, Mrs. Maxine Blomme, Ottumwa, Iowa; one brother, Harlie "Bob" Cook of Denver, Colorado; and many, many other relatives and friends.
He was a kind and loving father and loyal friend and will be sadly missed by everyone.
Funeral services were held Saturday, June 15, 1968, at 2:30 p.m., in the Christian Church at Memphis, Missouri. The Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiated. Burial was in the Downing Cemetery.
Body bearers were Kenneth Eggleston, Dorsey Swearingen, Harry Miller, Robert Gray, Tommy Myers, Jr., Richard Monroe; honorary bearers were Adrian Black, Ernest Boley, Chalmers McDowell, Irley Gale Ruth, Howard Nichols and Paul Mathes.
The Gorin Argus, Memphis, Missouri, Thursday, June 20, 1968
Leo married Bessie Jewel Ketchum May 9, 1923 in Scotland County, Missouri.
Leo Cook Services Held Saturday
Leo Adron Cook, well known Scotland County citizen, passed away suddenly at his farm home at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday evening, June 12, 1968, from a heart attack.
He was born September 13, 1904, in Schuyler County, Missouri, near Downing, the son of Will Henry and Carrie Rowe Cook.
He was married to Bessie Jewel Ketchum May 9th, 1923. To this union five children were born: Two daughters, Mrs. Joy Cook Nicoli, Mrs. Evelyn Cook Lancaster; three sons, Bill and Bob Cook, all of Memphis, Missouri, and Leo Dale, who preceded him in death at the age of two years.
Also preceded in death by his parents, Will and Carrie Cook; one brother, Paul, of Downing; one sister, Hazel Cook, of Downing; one son-in-law, Kenneth Henry, of Memphis; one step granddaughter, Mrs. Shirley Ann Boyer.
Six grandchildren survive, whom he loved dearly, Mrs. Jane Cook Westhoff, Dale Lynn Lancaster, Billie and Scottie Cook, Kimberly and Timothy Nicoli, all of Memphis. Two sons-in-law, Dale Lancaster and Bruce Nicoli; two daughters-in-law, Betty and Rosella Cook; five sisters, Mrs. Vesta Bondurant, Memphis, Missouri; Mrs. Jewell Stice, Mrs. Letha Donaldson, Mrs. Roberta Redding, all of Downing, Mrs. Maxine Blomme, Ottumwa, Iowa; one brother, Harlie "Bob" Cook of Denver, Colorado; and many, many other relatives and friends.
He was a kind and loving father and loyal friend and will be sadly missed by everyone.
Funeral services were held Saturday, June 15, 1968, at 2:30 p.m., in the Christian Church at Memphis, Missouri. The Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiated. Burial was in the Downing Cemetery.
Body bearers were Kenneth Eggleston, Dorsey Swearingen, Harry Miller, Robert Gray, Tommy Myers, Jr., Richard Monroe; honorary bearers were Adrian Black, Ernest Boley, Chalmers McDowell, Irley Gale Ruth, Howard Nichols and Paul Mathes.
The Gorin Argus, Memphis, Missouri, Thursday, June 20, 1968
Leo Cook Services Held Saturday
Leo Adron Cook, well known Scotland County citizen, passed away suddenly at his farm home at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday evening, June 12, 1968, from a heart attack.
He was born September 13, 1904, in Schuyler County, Missouri, near Downing, the son of Will Henry and Carrie Rowe Cook.
He was married to Bessie Jewel Ketchum May 9th, 1923. To this union five children were born: Two daughters, Mrs. Joy Cook Nicoli, Mrs. Evelyn Cook Lancaster; three sons, Bill and Bob Cook, all of Memphis, Missouri, and Leo Dale, who preceded him in death at the age of two years.
Also preceded in death by his parents, Will and Carrie Cook; one brother, Paul, of Downing; one sister, Hazel Cook, of Downing; one son-in-law, Kenneth Henry, of Memphis; one step granddaughter, Mrs. Shirley Ann Boyer.
Six grandchildren survive, whom he loved dearly, Mrs. Jane Cook Westhoff, Dale Lynn Lancaster, Billie and Scottie Cook, Kimberly and Timothy Nicoli, all of Memphis. Two sons-in-law, Dale Lancaster and Bruce Nicoli; two daughters-in-law, Betty and Rosella Cook; five sisters, Mrs. Vesta Bondurant, Memphis, Missouri; Mrs. Jewell Stice, Mrs. Letha Donaldson, Mrs. Roberta Redding, all of Downing, Mrs. Maxine Blomme, Ottumwa, Iowa; one brother, Harlie "Bob" Cook of Denver, Colorado; and many, many other relatives and friends.
He was a kind and loving father and loyal friend and will be sadly missed by everyone.
Funeral services were held Saturday, June 15, 1968, at 2:30 p.m., in the Christian Church at Memphis, Missouri. The Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiated. Burial was in the Downing Cemetery.
Body bearers were Kenneth Eggleston, Dorsey Swearingen, Harry Miller, Robert Gray, Tommy Myers, Jr., Richard Monroe; honorary bearers were Adrian Black, Ernest Boley, Chalmers McDowell, Irley Gale Ruth, Howard Nichols and Paul Mathes.
The Gorin Argus, Memphis, Missouri, Thursday, June 20, 1968
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