Obituaries:  Mr. Arthur Dale Cook, Sabine Parish       C-200
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 20, 2001
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mr. Arthur Dale Cook (Photo)

  Mr. Arthur Dale Cook, 81, of Negreet, died on June 4, 2001, at
Sabine Medical Center, after a lengthy battle with heart disease.

  Mr. Cook was born January 25, 1920, in Bozeman, Montana, to John
and Mary Cook. He served in the United States army from July 20,
1942, to October 23, 1945. As Staff Sergeant, he received
recognition in the African and European Theater of Operations
during World war II. Mr. Cook, an active church member, was a
deacon at Lakeside Baptist Church, from 1972 until his recent
illness.

  Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, at
Lakeside Baptist Church, with interment following at Lakeside
Cemetery. The Rev. C. V. Chance, the Rev. Vernon Stephenson, and
the Rev. Frank Belsha officiated. The Disabled American Veterans
paid a special tribute at the graveside.

  Mr. Cook was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Lovie
Mae Langton Cook.

  Survivors include one son, Derrell Cook and his wife Marguerite
of Pearl, Miss.; daughter, Cookie Leach and husband Coleman of
Jackson, Miss.; daughter, Janet Dowden and husband Glenn of
Negreet; and one brother, Chester Cook of Fruita, Colo.

  He is also survived by four granddaughters, Wendy Cook, Heather
Cook, Elizabeth Dowden, and Le-Ann Cook; and three great
grandsons, Zachary Cook, David Cook, and Gabriel Dowden.

  Pallbearers were Mr. Cook's grandsons, Michael Leach, Jason
Leach, Luke Dowden, Matthew Leach, and Chris Cook.