Gladys Cook

(From Ozark Funeral Home)

Mrs. Gladys Blanche Cook, 104, of Southwest City, Missouri, departed this life on Tuesday morning, September 20, 2016, at her home after months of failing health.

Gladys entered this life on July 17, 1912, in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, born to the union of the late Virgil and Myrtle (Henson) Davis. Her formative years were spent in Northeastern Oklahoma. On October 2, 1931, she was united in marriage to Paul Cook and together they shared fifty-five years before his passing on November 7, 1986. Gladys was a devoted homemaker who centered her life around the needs of her family. She has resided in Southwest City, Missouri, since 1977. She enjoyed caring for her home and tending to her yard and flowerbeds. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Southwest City, Missouri.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Paul Cook; a son, Marllon Cook; a daughter, Lesteree Beard; three brothers, Mack and Virgil Davis and infant Paul; and a sister, Thelma Simmons.

Gladys is survived by one son, Jim Cook and wife, Stephanie, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; ten grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren; fourteen great-great grandchildren; a sister, Ruby of Wagoner, Oklahoma; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends.

Funeral services for Mrs. Cook are 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the First Baptist Church in Southwest City, Missouri, with Pastor Paul Calmes officiating. Burial will follow in the Southwest City Cemetery. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Adrian Cook, Shaun Cook, Ernie Beard, Bill Cook, Marllon Cook and Rick Cook. The family will receive friends on Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. at the church. Memorials are being directed to either the American Cancer Society of the Southwest City Cemetery Care Fund c/o the funeral home. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our websitewww.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Southwest City, Missouri.