Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 2008 at Hodgson Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 12 noon until time of services on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Green Mound Cemetery, Keithsburg, IL. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation.
Willard was born on October 30, 1915 in Aledo, IL, the son of Edward and Fannie E. (McCaw) Cook. He married Winifred E. Brown on September 14, 1935 in Keithsburg.
In early years, Willard worked as a farm hand and worked at a brickyard near his home town. He later worked for Case and John Deere. He was a member of Memorial Christian Church, and was a retired elder and had been part of the men's fellowship group there. He had been active in Scouting and Explorers, and was once a member of the Knights of Pythias. He enjoyed playing cards and board games, and was an avid fisherman.
Survivors (and spouses) include his wife, Winifred, East Moline; daughter, Marjorie (Van) Lincoln, Jordan, MN; sons, Donald E. (Wendy) Cook, Lynnhaven, FL, Davis C. (Carol) Cook, Monmouth, IL, and Neil A. (Judy) Cook, Spencer, IA; 13 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and 6 great great grandchildren.
His parents, a daughter Marian Juanita, and 14 brothers and sisters preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 2008 at Hodgson Funeral Home, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 12 noon until time of services on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Green Mound Cemetery, Keithsburg, IL. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation.
Willard was born on October 30, 1915 in Aledo, IL, the son of Edward and Fannie E. (McCaw) Cook. He married Winifred E. Brown on September 14, 1935 in Keithsburg.
In early years, Willard worked as a farm hand and worked at a brickyard near his home town. He later worked for Case and John Deere. He was a member of Memorial Christian Church, and was a retired elder and had been part of the men's fellowship group there. He had been active in Scouting and Explorers, and was once a member of the Knights of Pythias. He enjoyed playing cards and board games, and was an avid fisherman.
Survivors (and spouses) include his wife, Winifred, East Moline; daughter, Marjorie (Van) Lincoln, Jordan, MN; sons, Donald E. (Wendy) Cook, Lynnhaven, FL, Davis C. (Carol) Cook, Monmouth, IL, and Neil A. (Judy) Cook, Spencer, IA; 13 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and 6 great great grandchildren.
His parents, a daughter Marian Juanita, and 14 brothers and sisters preceded him in death.
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Mary Lucy Cook Hood
1894–1963
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Georgia Grace Cook Kinnamon
1895–1969
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Henry Irvin Cook
1896–1990
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Arthur Leslie Cook
1898–1924
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James Ralph Cook
1899–1968
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Herbert Francis Cook
1901–1965
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Paul Everett Cook
1903–1975
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Aura Ethel Mae Cook Bellinger Schoening Kelly
1905–1988
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Glen Edward Cook
1907–1983
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Alden Clark Cook
1908–2005
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Edith Marie Cook Metzner
1911–2002
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Stanley LeRoy Cook
1913–1978
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Capt Charles Merel Cook
1918–1994
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Lieut Orrin Vinton Cook
1922–1995
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