Obit of Cook, John - Comanche County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips <okarchives@comcast.net>  13 Nov 2004
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Duncan Banner 11 Aug 2002

John Cook 

Memorial service for John Cook, 69, of Lawton, who died Friday, Aug. 9, 
2002, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Salvation Army Lawton Citadel 
Corps with Captain Vic Tidman, commanding officer, officiating. 

Burial with full military honors will be at Fort Sill's Post Cemetery 
under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. 

Mr. Cook was born April 6, 1933, in Centralia, Ill., to James Edward and 
Jessie Alton Cook. He married Diane Ruth Ice on January 21, 1955, in 
Selma, Calif. A recipient of the Bronze Star, Cook served in the U.S. Army 
with tours throughout the United States, Korea, Vietnam, and Germany. He 
retired in 1972 with 22 years service. He was a lifetime member of the VFW 
Post 1192, the DAV and the Salvation Army Lawton Citadel Corps. 

He is survived by his wife of the home; seven sons, Colonel of Illinois, 
John II and his wife Patti of Missouri, Robert of Indiana, Raymond of 
Oklahoma City, Bruce and his wife Angela of Virginia, Terry and his wife 
Amy Dawn of Oklahoma City and Michael of Oklahoma City; nine 
grandchildren: Robert Sean and his wife Eden of Stillwater, Desiree of 
Indiana, Jedediah and Keziah of Duncan, Colonel and Jessica of Sparks, 
Nev., Nicholas and Natasha, of Virginia Beach, Va., and Allison of 
Ardmore; five sisters: Pearl, Helen, Doris, Grac, and Zelda; one brother, 
Harry Jo; and many nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, David, Stephen 
and Roy; and one sister, Mary. 
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