  Rosa Cook 1873 - 1919 Roy T. Cook 1896 - 1917 The Whitewright Sun Friday, September 28, 1917 pg. 2 Roy Cook died Monday at the day's meridian. He was a victim of tuberculosis of the throat and lungs. Roy was 21 on the 22nd of last January, but in climbing the rugged road of life to this point there were crowded in the years behind the vicissitudes and experiences that most of us meet in the responsibilities of middle life. His lot was such that he was forced to number the halcyon days of youth and grapple early with the stern conditions that come to men in maturer years. The circumstances of his career, his melancholy illness and untimely death elicited widespread interest and profound sympathy. There were some elements in his makeup that commanded the admiration of all and some characteristics that brought him to the brink of death with some as staunch friends as men possess, some friends that were peculiarly loyal and whose ministration tempered and softened the pangs of a waning life with its certain end. His father dead and his mother residing elsewhere, Roy became the foster child of his aunt, Miss Rosa Cook. And no devotion of a mother to her child was ever more beautiful or complete than that exemplified by the untiring, unceasing and unending toil and affection which has been her part toward the boy from the day of his adoption to his life's end. There was sincerity of purpose in the host of townspeople and the profusion of flowers at the funeral. These tokens were as much for her, and if Roy could draw aside the somber curtain of death and look upon the scene he would know this and approve. Under the handicap of deafness and delicacy of health caused by meningitis some five years ago, with grit and determination he set about to surmount the difficulties that beset him, and success was beginning to crown his remarkable energy. During the two years he was local circulator for the Dallas News and Evening Journal, he bought a residence, some stocks and chattels and a valuable collection of books. Mingling constantly with business men all else but business was seemingly crowded out of his mind and heart. He bequeathed his possessions to his aunt, Miss Rosa Cook. As announced the funeral services were held at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon at the residence on Spruce street, the interment being at the City Cemetery. Revs. Nash and Epting, assisted by Rev. J.L. Truett, conducted the services at the home, concluding with a brief service at the graveside. The Whitewright Sun Friday, September 28, 1917 pg. 3 Mrs. J.W. Hepburn, recently of Atlanta, Georgia, but now of Dallas, was here to attend the funeral of her son, Roy Cook. Mrs. Hepburn has been here more or less during the past month to visit Roy and minister to his needs. Others attending the funeral Tuesday were Mrs. Annie Wilson, Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Erwin of Dallas; Mrs. J.R. Pennington and Mrs. Lee Skaggs of Sherman; and Will Fleming of Bonham.  Friday, May 16, 1919 pg. 2 Miss Rosa Cook Passes to Final Rest Miss Rosa Cook, age 48, died last Saturday morning at Saint Paul's sanitarium at Dallas, following a stroke of paralysis on Monday. The body was brought to t his city Sunday morning and the funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Jordan by Rev. J.L. Truett and Rev. J.R. Fender. On account of the heavy rain following the funeral, the burial service was postponed till Monday morning, which took place at the city cemetery, conducted by Rev. C.C. Childress. Miss Rosa left here on Saturday before she took ill to visit her two nieces at Dal las. While she had been in ill health for some time, her death was a shock to her many friends. Miss Rosa, as she was known to almost everyone in this section, had clerked in the stores here for the past 20 years. She was loved by all who knew her. She was a lifelong Baptist, having been affiliated with that church since she was 11 years old. Her life was given to others, her mother having died when she was a young girl, she took her place in the home. She looked after her aged father as long as he lived and also reared a nephew to manhood. Just as he was reaching the age that he could be of help to her, he became afflicted and was a care for some time. She gave unselfish service to those near her and lived to see every member of her immediate family pass to the other world, and was ever by their side in their last days. Not only did she care for them, but she provided for the household when the others were not able to do so. She is survived by two nieces, Mrs. T.B. Moore and Mrs. F.D. Erwin of Dallas; and one nephew, Roscoe Cook of this city. The beautiful floral offerings which mantled the grave of this loved woman was a fitting testimonial to the affectionate esteem in which she was held by her many friends.   T. Roy Cook w/o J.S. & Editor's Note: Above is older stone marking grave of Roy T. Cook Whitewright City Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |