Ella Cook

Ella Mae Cook, 91, of Burfordville passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

One of nine children, Ella Mae was born May 10, 1924, in Burfordville to Sylvanis "Odney" and Iva C. Craig Hutson. She and Raymond H. Cook were married March 14, 1946, at County Line Baptist Church. They had been married 61 years when Raymond passed away April 16, 2007.

She was a 1942 graduate of Jackson High School. She then attended the former Stymley Business College in Cape Girardeau.

She worked as a secretary for the International Shoe Co. in St. Louis and the former International Shoe Co. in Jackson. She and Raymond also farmed near Burfordville.

Since the age of 12, she was a member of Burfordville Baptist Church, where she was active in WMU, Young Women's Auxiliary, Girls' Auxiliary and the music ministry. She worked 30 years in vacation Bible school, also directing the program several times.

Ella Mae was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She especially enjoyed sewing, quilting, reading and cake decorating.

Loving survivors include a daughter, Sally (Robert "Bud") Allen of Brush, Colorado; two daughters-in-law, Nancy (the late Mike) Cook of Burfordville and Helen (the late Tim) Cook of Marble Hill, Missouri; four grandchildren, Andrew (Marisa) Cook, Daniel (Terran) Allen, Beth (Chris) Elbrecht and Mark Allen; a step-granddaughter, Teresa (Ernie) Crump; three great-grandchildren, Charlotte and Cody Cook and Madalyn Elbrecht; and three great-stepgrandchildren, Trey, Nick and Corey Crump.

In addition to her husband, sons, and parents, she was preceded in death by eight siblings, Marie Hutson, Mabel Smith, Ruth Hutson, Ruby Clifton, Inez Starzinger, William Hutson, Charles "Pink" Hutson and Robert Hutson.

Visitation will be from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Morris Cobb officiating. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to Burfordville Baptist Church.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.