~0bit~Troy Mills-Funeral services for Mrs. Ross Chester, 43, were held Thursday afternoon at the Methodist Church here, with the Rev. J.Q. Robinson of Gladbrook, a former pastor in charge. Music was furnished by the McKnight sisters of Walker. Pallbearers were Paul Wilson, Jess Pugh, Otis McPike, Ray Carson, Carl Walton and Oakley Powell. The Eastern Star had charge of the services at the grave. Burial was in the Troy Mills Cemetery. Gladys Cook Chester was born June 9, 1889, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Enos Cook, on a farm south of Troy Mills, where she lived until her marriage to Ross Chester on September 3, 1913. The rest of her life was spent at her home in Troy Mills where she died suddenly Wednesday morning. She is survived by her husband and children: Helen, Delmar Cook Chester, Virgil, Carl and Edward of Troy Mills, two sisters: Mrs. Cora Kelso of Paris, Mrs. Mabel Frank of Hasting's, Nebraska, three brothers, Lorenzo Cook of Central City, John Cook of Alice, Frank Cook of Cedar Rapids. Two children, Betty Jean and Norman Chester preceded her in death.
~0bit~Troy Mills-Funeral services for Mrs. Ross Chester, 43, were held Thursday afternoon at the Methodist Church here, with the Rev. J.Q. Robinson of Gladbrook, a former pastor in charge. Music was furnished by the McKnight sisters of Walker. Pallbearers were Paul Wilson, Jess Pugh, Otis McPike, Ray Carson, Carl Walton and Oakley Powell. The Eastern Star had charge of the services at the grave. Burial was in the Troy Mills Cemetery. Gladys Cook Chester was born June 9, 1889, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Enos Cook, on a farm south of Troy Mills, where she lived until her marriage to Ross Chester on September 3, 1913. The rest of her life was spent at her home in Troy Mills where she died suddenly Wednesday morning. She is survived by her husband and children: Helen, Delmar Cook Chester, Virgil, Carl and Edward of Troy Mills, two sisters: Mrs. Cora Kelso of Paris, Mrs. Mabel Frank of Hasting's, Nebraska, three brothers, Lorenzo Cook of Central City, John Cook of Alice, Frank Cook of Cedar Rapids. Two children, Betty Jean and Norman Chester preceded her in death.
Inscription
Gladys S. Chester
1889-1932
Gravesite Details
Buried on this lot is Ross Elmer Chester, Gladys Spencer Cook Chester,
Family Members
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Mary Ann Belle Cook Dudley Jennings
1867–1927
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William Charles "Will" Cook
1869–1932
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Lorenzo Dow "Ran" Cook
1870–1949
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Sarah Lovisa Cook
1873–1929
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Cora Belle Hannah Cook Kelso
1875–1950
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Ocea Mabel Cook Hull
1876–1949
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Jessie Ellen Cook
1878–1899
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Bertha J. Cook Hall
1880–1930
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John Richard Cook
1883–1953
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Frank Swift Cook
1884–1970
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Infant Girl Cook
1886–1886
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