St. Clair County Obits

MARY COOK
 

Appleton City Tribune
21 September 1909
Our people in general were deeply grieved Saturday morning when the word was circulated that Miss Mary Cook had died during the night. The deceased had been making a heroic fight against that fatal disease – consumption – which had set its claim upon her early last spring. It had been the sincere hope of all that the life of this very estimable Christian character might be spared to her family, her church and the community, but a higher power whose law is immutable and whose will is divine, had decreed otherwise and the end came, that she might enter into eternal life. Mary Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cook, was born March 10, 1886, and passed away Sept. 17, 1909. In her death the parents have lost a loving child, her church a devoted member and the community a true Christian life. Deceased was a member of the M.E. Church South and until sickness prevented was faithful in her attendance and church work. Funeral services conducted by the pastor Rev. G.L. Coffman, were held at the M.E. Church South, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The remains were followed to their final resting place in the city cemetery, by a large number of friends who gathered to pay a last farewell to the remains and show their sympathy to the bereaved family.