George Joseph "Joe" Cook Jr.

MR. GEORGE JOSEPH COOK George Joseph “Joe” Cook, Jr., 87, of Barnsdall, retired Petrolite Corporation Chief of shipping, died at 12:53 A.M. on Tuesday. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday August 28, 2015 at the Barnsdall Church of the Nazarene, with Rev. Jim Johnson pastor of the Church, and Rev. Paul Overholt former minister of the Barnsdall First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in the Ethel Reece Cemetery in Barnsdall under the direction of the Stumpff Barnsdall Funeral Home. Full Military Honors will be presented at the graveside by the Honor Guard Detail of the Barnsdall American Legion Webster- Schrack Post # 227. Memorial contribution may be made in his memory to the Barnsdall Nazarene Church P.O. Box 210 Barnsdall, OK. 74002, or the Shirley Cook Memorial Food Bank, c/o Freewill Baptist Church 200 W. Chestnut St. Barnsdall, OK. 74002. Mr. Cook was born of July 11, 1928 at Sperry, Oklahoma to George Joseph and Minnie Lorraine (Goodenough) Cook. He was raised and received his early education at Sperry, and Owasso, until moving with his parents to Barnsdall, Oklahoma in 1941, continuing his education in Barnsdall, and graduated with the Class of 1947. Mr. Cook went 13 years of education with perfect attendance. Following graduation from high school, Mr. Cook worked at the Liberty Glass plant in Sapulpa, Oklahoma from 1947-1948. He joined the United States Navy in 1948, and served during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1953. Following his military service he was employed by Jones Laughlin Supply Company in Bartlesville, Oklahoma until 1957. He was united in marriage to Shirley J. Hall on September 29, 1956. Mr. Cook was employed for the Petrolite Corporation on October 14, 1957, and remained employed with Petrolite, retiring on July 31, 1991 as the Chief Shipping Director. Mr. & Mrs. Cook continued to make their home in Barnsdall. Mrs. Cook preceded him in death on April 5, 2005. Mr. Cook was a member of the Barnsdall Nazarene Church, and a former First United Methodist Church. He had served as Chairman of the Administrative Board, Lay Leader, Song Leader and Trustee. Mr. Cook served as the Chair of the Shirley Cook Memorial Food Bank at the First United Methodist from 1996 to 2010. Mr. Cook was active in the community. He coached summer baseball for several years. He also served on the Barnsdall Public Schools Board of Education for seven years. Mr. Cook was selected as parade Marshall of the Annual Bigheart Day Parade in May, 2004. Mr. Cook is survived by his sons Joseph Randall Cook of Boston, MA., Scott Hall Cook and wife Allison of Salt Lake City, UT, by three grandchildren; Mary Ashley Cook of Dumas, TX., Emma Jean Cook of Salt Lake City, UT., and Dillon Joseph Cook of Salt Lake City, UT, one great-granddaughter Keily Kurtz of Dumas, TX., one sister, Barbara Kay Siers (Cook) Ewing of Fayetteville, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two sisters, Alice Lorraine (Cook) Cornett and Verna Louise (Bobby) Cook Humble. Also survived by Brothers-In-Law Admiral Thomas F. Hall and wife Barbara of Fairfax Virginia and their son Tom; and Oscar L. Hall of Skiatook, Oklahoma, and several nieces and nephews. Friends who wish may sign the online guest book and leave condolences at www.stumpff.org.

George Joseph "Joe" Cook Jr.

July 11, 1928 - August 25, 2015