Dona Cook

Dona W. Cook, 81, of Trimble died on Monday, May 29, 2017, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cook will be 4 p.m. on Saturday at Trimble First Baptist Church. Officiating this service will be Dr. Bill Oakley and Mrs. Linda Forsee. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern.
Visitation will be Friday from 4-8 p.m. and on Saturday from noon until the funeral hour at the church.
Pallbearers will be David Ring, Jerry Ring, Bryan Sykes, Jim Cook, Vernon Morris and Rudy Page. Honorary pallbearers will be Ricky Whitson and her caregivers: Nancy Yates, Kim Johnson, Kathy Giles, Kayla Dennis, Kathy Parette, Donna Everette, Quanetta Webb, Dorcas Stucky and Stacy Reynolds.
The family asks that memorials be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or Trimble First Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 187, Trimble, TN 38259.
Born Thursday, April 9, 1936, in Knoxville, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Walker and the late Arvilla Mae Moore Walker. She was a retired real estate broker for Cook Auction and Real Estate. Mrs. Cook was baptized as a child in the United Pentecostal Church in Gary, Ind., and presently attended Trimble First Baptist Church. She was a member of the Obion County and Dyer County Board of Realtors, where she received a pin for her 25 years of service to these organizations. Her family will always remember the love and support that was given to them through the years.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, John W. Cook of Trimble; three sons, Douglas Cook (Greysy) of Jackson, Dennis Cook( Michelle) of Jackson, and Brad Cook (Cindi) of Union City; her daughter, Deb Jenkins of Union City; three brothers, David Walker of Princeton, Ind., Eddie Walker (Pam) of Denver and Steve Walker of McNairy County; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Linda Sims; and a great-grandchild.
Online condolences may be made to the family at johnsonwilliamsfuneralhome.com.
Published 6.1.17