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Paul William Cook

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Paul William Cook

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
25 Oct 1950 (aged 38)
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.0505667, Longitude: -77.5297028
Plot
Section 1.5
Memorial ID
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Paul W. Cook, 38, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Shippensburg on Wednesday at 1:10 p. m. He had been in ill health for some time.

Mr. Cook was stricken as he was coming out the front door to go to the post office. Members of the family heard a thud as he fell to the floor and rushed to his assistance. Medical aid was summoned immediately but Mr. Cook was pronounced dead on the doctor's arrival.

Born at Shippensburg on Nov. 27, 1911, he was the son of Daniel H. and Minnie Jones Cook. He was a member of the United Brethren in Christ Church, the Vigilant Hose Company, and the Cumberland County Firearms Association. He was employed by the Shirtcraft Company.

Surviving in addition to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Cook, Shippensburg, are two brothers and five sisters, Fred Cook, Chambersburg; Albert Cook, Shippensburg; Mrs. Sarah Diehl, Harrisburg; Mrs. Clever Thomas, Carlisle, R. D. 5; Jennie Cook, Mrs. Esther Coldsmith, and Mrs. Anna Belle Misner, all of Shippensburg.

Services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. from the M. Garfield Barbour Funeral Home, with Rev. Dale E. Kline and Rev. Paul Moore officiating. Burial will be made in Spring Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday evening.

The Sentinel
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
27 Oct 1950, Friday · Page 2

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Unable to add Shippensburg to the place of birth field as Shippensburg is in two counties, Franklin and Cumberland and the death certificate and obit do not state in which county he was born.
Paul W. Cook, 38, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Shippensburg on Wednesday at 1:10 p. m. He had been in ill health for some time.

Mr. Cook was stricken as he was coming out the front door to go to the post office. Members of the family heard a thud as he fell to the floor and rushed to his assistance. Medical aid was summoned immediately but Mr. Cook was pronounced dead on the doctor's arrival.

Born at Shippensburg on Nov. 27, 1911, he was the son of Daniel H. and Minnie Jones Cook. He was a member of the United Brethren in Christ Church, the Vigilant Hose Company, and the Cumberland County Firearms Association. He was employed by the Shirtcraft Company.

Surviving in addition to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Cook, Shippensburg, are two brothers and five sisters, Fred Cook, Chambersburg; Albert Cook, Shippensburg; Mrs. Sarah Diehl, Harrisburg; Mrs. Clever Thomas, Carlisle, R. D. 5; Jennie Cook, Mrs. Esther Coldsmith, and Mrs. Anna Belle Misner, all of Shippensburg.

Services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. from the M. Garfield Barbour Funeral Home, with Rev. Dale E. Kline and Rev. Paul Moore officiating. Burial will be made in Spring Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday evening.

The Sentinel
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
27 Oct 1950, Friday · Page 2

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Unable to add Shippensburg to the place of birth field as Shippensburg is in two counties, Franklin and Cumberland and the death certificate and obit do not state in which county he was born.


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  • Created by: Sherry
  • Added: Jan 27, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141849192/paul_william-cook: accessed ), memorial page for Paul William Cook (27 Nov 1911–25 Oct 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 141849192, citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Sherry (contributor 47725101).