Huey Cook

Huey D. Cook, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at Missouri Veterans Home.

He was born Jan. 27, 1920, in Sedgewickville, Mo., son of Amaziah and Dicy Fulton Cook. He and Thelma Bollinger were married Dec. 14, 1941, in Sikeston, Mo.

Mr. Cook served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. His formal education included graduating from Patton High School, Southeast Missouri State University and George Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn., with a master's degree in administration.

Mr. Cook was in the teaching profession in Missouri 40 years. He was a teacher at Patton, Mo., principal at Steele, Mo., superintendent at Delta and for the last 18 years was state of Missouri district supervisor for the Elementary and Secondary Department of Education. He was a member of Lynwood Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Thelma Cook of Cape Girardeau; three sons, Larry L. Cook of Hillsboro, Mo., Gary W. Cook and wife Judy of Festus, Mo., Ronald H. Cook and wife Brenda of Imperial, Mo.; a sister, Ailene Loos of Paducah, Ky.; a sister-in-law, Wilma Cook of Jackson; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; four great-stepgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, five sisters and a daughter-in-law.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

The service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Steve Francis officiating. Entombment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Memorials may be made to Pulliam Cemetery Trust Fund, R.R. 1 Box 2165, Patton, Mo., 63662.