JAMES RICHARD COOK WAS BORN DECEMBER 24, 1919 IN PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS. HE WAS THE SON OF JAMES A. AND DORA (NEE WHITNEY) COOK.
HE DIED ON MARCH 31, 2009 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN DE SOTO, MO AT THE AGE OF 89 YEARS.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, VIRGINIA K. (NEE BOWER) COOK, DE SOTO, MO; HIS CHILDREN, SANDRA MEDLOCK, DE SOTO, MO, ALVIN CLARENCE COOK, DE SOTO, MO, WALTON DARREL COOK, AURORA, CO, VIRGINIA DAIL TANNER, FREDERICKTOWN, MO, VICTORIA ELAINE GREENWELL, FESTUS, MO, AND FREDDIE COOK, ST. ROBERT, MO; 16 GRANDCHILDREN; 19 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN.
HE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS; SIBLINGS, LEE, PETE, ROY, AND FRED COOK; MINNIE ROWDEN AND DAISY COOK; ONE GRANDCHILD.