Beckham Co. OK - Obit for Walter Leon Crook

Submitted by: Wanda Purcell  WPurc25758@aol.com

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CROOK Walter Leon
 Funeral services for Walter Leon Crook were held Tuesday, February 5,
2002 at 2:00 p.m. in the Buffalo Baptist Church with Larry Parvin
officiating. Interment was in the Buffalo Cemetery under the direction of
Martin Funeral Home of Sayre.
 Walter Leon, the son of Willie Earl and Mattie Dotson Crook, was born
March 14, 1939 in Oklahoma City and passed away Friday, February 1, 2002
at the age of 62.
 Walter was raised in the Sweetwater area and was married to Sandra Kay
Thornton on May 2, 1961 in Miami, OK.  They lived in the Sweetwater and
Erick are most of their married life with the exception of 10 years in
Kansas.  Most of Mr. Crook;s working career was ranch work.
 He was preceded in death by his wife in 1997, his parents, tow brothers
and one sister.
 He is survived by his children, Greg Thornton of Erick, Darren Terry and
Robbie Crook of Tonganoxie, KS, Lisa Cox of Sweetwater, Doug Crook of
Ottawa, KS, Lynn Battles of Huntington, WV and Christy Benton, Lane, KS;
19 grandchildren: five great grandchildren; two sisters, Juanita Campbell
and Nelta Lopez both of Erick and a special nephew who was raised like a
brother, James Crook of Sayre.
      The Sayre Record and Beckham County Democraat 6-Feb-2002