Edra Joyce Cook
Edra Joyce Cook, daughter of the late Clarence and Flossie Dale Lawson was born in Parma, Missouri on April 18, 1937, and passed away at the Puxico Nursing and Rehab Facility in Puxico, Missouri on January 29, 2010, at the age of 72.
She had lived in Jackson before moving to Puxico in 2000. She was a member of the Puxico First General Baptist Church and was very active with the seniors at her church. She had worked as an assembly line worker for many years at Lee Rowan.
She was married to Virgil Lawrence Cook.
Surviving are three sons: Larry Cook of Jackson, Missouri, Garry Cook of Puxico, Missouri and Kenny Cook of Lincoln, Nebraska. Eight grandchildren; Four great grandchildren; one sister, Ruth Larsen of Bloomfield, Missouri. Other relatives and friends survive. She was preceded in death by one son, Tommy Cook and several brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be Sunday, January 31, 2010, after 5:00 PM at the First General Baptist Church in Puxico, Missouri.
Services will be held Monday, February 1, 2010, at 10:00 AM at the First General Baptist Church in Puxico with the Rev. Kenneth Lambert Bloomfield, Missouri officiating.
Interment will be in the Fagan Cemetery near Puxico, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.