Dorothy Mildred Cook passed away Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, at home surrounded by family.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Lonesome Dove Baptist Church. Services will be conducted by her grandson, Clifford Cook. Reception in fellowship hall of Lonesome Dove Baptist Church after burial in Lonesome Dove Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lucas Funeral Home in Grapevine.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to favorite charity or Odyssey Hospice Care, 1200 Summit Ave., Ste. 770, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
Dorothy was born Nov. 29, 1922, near Greensboro, N.C., to George and Sarah Harris. She grew up in Charlotte, N.C., served in the Navy as a WAVE in World War II, and graduated cum laude from LSU in New Orleans, La. She married H.W. "Jack" Cook, May 3, 1953. She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, two brothers and one granddaughter.
Survivors: Her husband of 54 years, Jack; stepsons and their wives, Jimmy and Peggy Cook of Joshua, Jerrell and Jan Cook of Palo Pinto, and Charlie and Debbie Cook of Roanoke; 10 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister, Hilda Curtis of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; sister-in-law, Zelda Harris of Charlotte, N.C.; several nieces and nephews; and a world of friends.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 9/11/2007
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Lonesome Dove Baptist Church. Services will be conducted by her grandson, Clifford Cook. Reception in fellowship hall of Lonesome Dove Baptist Church after burial in Lonesome Dove Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lucas Funeral Home in Grapevine.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to favorite charity or Odyssey Hospice Care, 1200 Summit Ave., Ste. 770, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
Dorothy was born Nov. 29, 1922, near Greensboro, N.C., to George and Sarah Harris. She grew up in Charlotte, N.C., served in the Navy as a WAVE in World War II, and graduated cum laude from LSU in New Orleans, La. She married H.W. "Jack" Cook, May 3, 1953. She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, two brothers and one granddaughter.
Survivors: Her husband of 54 years, Jack; stepsons and their wives, Jimmy and Peggy Cook of Joshua, Jerrell and Jan Cook of Palo Pinto, and Charlie and Debbie Cook of Roanoke; 10 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister, Hilda Curtis of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; sister-in-law, Zelda Harris of Charlotte, N.C.; several nieces and nephews; and a world of friends.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 9/11/2007
Dorothy Mildred Cook passed away Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, at home surrounded by family.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Lonesome Dove Baptist Church. Services will be conducted by her grandson, Clifford Cook. Reception in fellowship hall of Lonesome Dove Baptist Church after burial in Lonesome Dove Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lucas Funeral Home in Grapevine.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to favorite charity or Odyssey Hospice Care, 1200 Summit Ave., Ste. 770, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
Dorothy was born Nov. 29, 1922, near Greensboro, N.C., to George and Sarah Harris. She grew up in Charlotte, N.C., served in the Navy as a WAVE in World War II, and graduated cum laude from LSU in New Orleans, La. She married H.W. "Jack" Cook, May 3, 1953. She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, two brothers and one granddaughter.
Survivors: Her husband of 54 years, Jack; stepsons and their wives, Jimmy and Peggy Cook of Joshua, Jerrell and Jan Cook of Palo Pinto, and Charlie and Debbie Cook of Roanoke; 10 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister, Hilda Curtis of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; sister-in-law, Zelda Harris of Charlotte, N.C.; several nieces and nephews; and a world of friends.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 9/11/2007
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Lonesome Dove Baptist Church. Services will be conducted by her grandson, Clifford Cook. Reception in fellowship hall of Lonesome Dove Baptist Church after burial in Lonesome Dove Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lucas Funeral Home in Grapevine.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to favorite charity or Odyssey Hospice Care, 1200 Summit Ave., Ste. 770, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
Dorothy was born Nov. 29, 1922, near Greensboro, N.C., to George and Sarah Harris. She grew up in Charlotte, N.C., served in the Navy as a WAVE in World War II, and graduated cum laude from LSU in New Orleans, La. She married H.W. "Jack" Cook, May 3, 1953. She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, two brothers and one granddaughter.
Survivors: Her husband of 54 years, Jack; stepsons and their wives, Jimmy and Peggy Cook of Joshua, Jerrell and Jan Cook of Palo Pinto, and Charlie and Debbie Cook of Roanoke; 10 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister, Hilda Curtis of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; sister-in-law, Zelda Harris of Charlotte, N.C.; several nieces and nephews; and a world of friends.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 9/11/2007
