Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cook, Merlin E. April 11, 1979 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net July 21, 2022, 8:19 am Lake Odessa Wave-Thursday April 19, 1979 MERLIN E. COOK Merlin E. Cook, 60, of Huntington Beach, Calif.,died April 11, at his home. He was born Nov. 28, 1918 in Sebewa Township to Clifton and Gladys (Shetterly) Cook. He graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1937. Mr.Cook worked as a farmer and on the railroad until entering the Air force in August 1941. He was married to Marcia Thrasher May 9, 1943 and worked in the lumber business until his health forced him into retirement. Mr and Mrs Cook spent several summers in Lake Odessa. Survivors are his wife, Marcia; one son, Merlin Jr.; his mother; two brothers Gayord Cook of Muskegon and George Cook of Greenville, Texas; two sisters, Ilene Holland of Lake Odessa and Rose Draghi of Spring Hill, Fla.; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services ere h eld in Westminister, Calif., with interment in Rose Gardens. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/cook43587nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb