Pawnee County, OK - Obits: Mrs. W. D. Cook
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Obituary of Mrs. W.D Cook
Submitted by Misty Post
Originally Posted on rootsweb message board

Posted by: Susie Cook Tune (Tishri7@aol.com) on 7 Jun 2002

MRS. W. D. COOK

Death claimed Mrs. W. D. Cook 81, pioneer Wichitan at her home 1629 Lucille, at
7:50 PM Wednesday. She was the wife of Rev. W. D. Cook, together with whom she
had taught and done church work throughout portions of North Texas. Death came
after a long illness. Mrs. Cook had been burned severely last Feb. 27, when her
clothing caught fire in an accident at the family home.

Services for Mrs. Cook will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 from the Wesley
Methodist Church. Rev. A. H. Logan pastor Assisted by Rev. C. D. Williams will
officiate. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery under direction of Hampton
Vaughn Merkle Funeral Home. The body will be taken to the church 1509 23th at
1:30 PM.

Pallbearers will be Martin Craig, Louis Ayres, F.M. Brown C. R. Heginbotham,
Rev. James Johnson and C. A. Sawyer.

Mrs. Cook, nee Genevieve McDonald was born at Abner (?) TX, near Kaufman, April
13, 1873.? The couple were wed at Canton in Van Zandt County TX, Sept 23, 1896?
Mrs. Cook, and her husband who was ordained in the old North Methodist
conference in a meeting at Vernon, TX in 1907, had made their home with a
daughter, Mrs. R. L. Mansell in recent years.

The veteran church worker had served in more than a dozen area communities in
North Texas as well as assignments in Central and East Texas schools before and
after they were married. After Rev. Cook's ordination, they continued teaching
along with the pastorships of the churches of Texas.

They first came to Wichita Falls in 1911. Both were teachers in Texas schools
before the turn of the century and had taught in Central, North and West Texas.
The family served in Ministerial and teaching assignments in Seymour, Graham,
Vera, Jacksboro, Bryson, Vernon, Henrietta, Cisco, Eastland and other area
communities. In Wichita County they were teachers, pastors and leaders in the
Cooper-Friberg, Scotland, Adams Street and other community churches. Twice Rev.
and Mrs. Cook were assigned to churches outside the North Texas Area. Serving
in Princeton and Farmersville. Then after returning to this area they assumed
church leadership at  and near Cleburne, TX.

It was at Cleburne that Rev. and Mrs. Cook retired four years ago to return
here to make their home. Mrs. Cook was active in the Parent Teachers
Association serving as president in three associations here. In the early 20's
she was president of the Sibley Taylor Civic League, which later merged with
other civic leagues and social and civic organizations to form the Woman's
Forum.

Mrs. Cook was one of the earlier leaders in Texas in Camp Fire Girls work and
the organization of Camp Fire Groups. She and Mr. Cook organized the Yale
church here in 1921 which was merged with other churches later.

Survivors include another daughter, Mrs. Raymond Searcy, and a son Curtis Cook,
both of Wichita Falls, four other sons L. M. Cook, Austin, TX, Charles S. Cook,
Tulsa, OK, Don S. Cook, Los Angeles, Calif. and R. E. Cook, Glen Rose, TX