WARNER EARL COOK

"Funeral services for Warner E. Cook, pioneer resident of the Frankston area, were held at Old Bethel Cemetery at 4:00 PM Friday following his death at his home in the Sand Flat community Thursday morning at 5:00 o'clock. Last rites were said by Rev. Charles H. Simpson, pastor of First Baptist Church of Frankston and Rev. Hurman Davis, pastor of the Forney Avenue Baptist Church in Dallas.

Pallbearers were Alvis McCrary, Charlie Christopher, Louis Warrington, J.H. Warrington, Bruce Herrington and Frank Herrington, all of Frankston.

Survivors include his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Will Campbell of Frankston and Mrs. A. T. McBride of Shreveport, Louisiana; four sons, Carl, Robert and Earl Cook of Frankston and Artist Cook of Merkel; three step-children, Mrs. Floyd Westbrook of Frankston, Mrs. Joe Thrasher of Poynor and Mrs. Edd Blackburn of Merkel; two brothers, Ben and Wade Cook, both of Dallas; two sisters, Mrs. Luke Clakley of Frankston and Mrs. Albert Bailey of Artesia, New Mexico; and fifteen grandchildren.

Warner Earl Cook was born July 9, 1875 in the Sand Flat community and had spent the major portion of his life in this area. His death following an illness of four months.

He was a member of the Baptist Church, having joined it in Centerpoint, Texas, in 1910.

Among the out-of-town relatives who attended the funeral were Buddie Askew of Elmo, P.W. Askew and Gilbert Willbanks of San Angelo, Jessie Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cook and children, Wade Cook, Mrs. McLeroy, Mrs. Mac Gordon, Rev. Hurman Davis, Kid Adair and Hoke Cook, all of Dallas; Dr. Austin and Jessie Ramsey of Palestine, Mr. and Mrs. A.T. McBride of Shreveport and Mrs. Edd Blackburn and Artist Cook of Merkel."

From a newspaper article in the scrapbook of Ola Mae (Cook) Nokes, sister to Warner Cook. Dated 1938
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ANDERSON COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATE

Name: Warner Earl Cook
Death Date: 30 Jun 1938
Death Place: Frankston, Anderson, Texas
Cause of death: Brain hemorrhage; hypertension
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 63 years 11 months 21 days
Birth Date: 09 Jul 1875
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Minnie Cook
Father's Name: Green Cook
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Naoma Beard
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence: Frankston, Texas
Cemetery: Bethel
Burial Place: Frankston, Texas
Burial Date: 01 Jul 1938
Informant: Mrs. Minnie Cook, Frankston, Texas
Film Number: 2117696
Digital Film Number: 4030410
Image Number: 602
Reference Number: Cn25974
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
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Grandpa Warner was married four times, burying three of those wives:

m. Frances Elizabeth (Fannie) Thomas on 7/21/1895 in Anderson County, TX. They had three children:

* Artist Ingram Cook (1896-1964)
* Lenard Cook (1899-1899)
* Lola Cook (1899-1899)

m. Mary Alice Laws Oliver on 10/22/1899 in Limestone County, TX. They had three children:

* Jewel Bell Cook Campbell (1900-1965)
* Ola Mae Cook Nokes (1903-1977)
* Estelle Cook (1904-1912)

m. Mary Frances (Fannie) Folmar Underhill on 12/11/1911 in Anderson County, TX. They had three children:

* Carl Warner Cook (1912-1972)
* Robert Marlin Cook (1915-1977)
* Walter Earl Cook (1917-1944)

m. Minnie Rebecca Askew after 1930. No children from this marriage.
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Note: Warner Earl Cook was my great-grandfather. Wish I had known him. JHD
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