Obituary of William F COOK, Hardin County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Wanda Reed Name of Deceased: William F COOK Name of Newspaper: Hardin County Independent Date of Newspaper: 10 June 1915 Another old landmark has been removed from our County in the person of William F. Cook, who had been failing in health for several months. The writer visited him a few days before his death and talked with him and in our converstion he said he would not call back a moment of his past life if he could. He seemed to be perfectly conscious of the fact that his time to pass from this earth had come, and he was only awaiting the heavenly summons. On the morning of May 4 the summons came and Uncle Bill, was called home. He was 79 years 1 month and 22 days old at the time of his death, being born in 1836. In 1872 he was married to Frances L. Booth, and to this union 8 children were born, 6 of whom have already preceded the father to the grave. Two of the children, Harriet and James still survive. The daughter has been a very devoted one. Since the death of her mother she has kept house for the father and kept the family home intact. More than 40 years ago, Uncle Bill professed faith in Christ and has tried to live a Christian life since that time. He was a man of strong convictions, very positive in all his ways, but a more generous hearted man would be hard to find. He was a soldier of the Civil War, but for some reason he was reluctant in speaking of his services as such. Unlike many of the old soldiers, he scarcely ever mentioned the subject. After funeral services by the wrtier and Brother J. M. Lowry all that was mortal of Uncle Bill was laid to rest in what is known as the Dutton Cemetery, in the presence of a large crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives. Peace to his ashes and consolation to the mourning friends is our sincere wish. A. J. Clanton ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Wanda Reed