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Leonard L Cook, Sr.

Male 1923 - 1987  (63 years)


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  • Name Leonard L Cook 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 14 Nov 1923  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 May 1987  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 29 May 1987  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2951  Rossville
    Last Modified 10 May 2018 

    Father Calvin A Cook 
    Mother Pearl Nickelson Cook 
    Family ID F1706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Deborah Ann Lorraine Cook Douglas
     2. Marcia Cook Grice
     3. Leonard Leroy Cook, Jr.
     4. David A Cook
     5. Mitchell D Cook
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2016 09:28:04 
    Family ID F1707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Helen Louise Spears Queen Siegel Cook Miller,   b. 28 Jul 1929, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 2020  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 11 Dec 1976  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2016 09:27:54 
    Family ID F1708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Cook, Leonard
    Obituary- Cook, Leonard
    Leonard L. Cook Sr.

    Leonard L. Cook Sr., 63, Rossville, died Tuesday, May 26, 1987, at a Topeka hospital.

    Mr. Cook was manager of a Van Vleck Auto Supply Store in Topeka 17 years. He later managed the Apco service stations in Rossville before he retired in 1986.

    He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.

    He was born Nov. 14, 1923, in Topeka, the son of Calvin A. and Pearl Nickelson Cook. He lived in Topeka before he moved to Rossville in 1977.

    Mr. Cook was a member of the United Methodist Church and Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion, both in Rossville.

    He was married to Helen L. Queen Dec. 11, 1976, at Rossville. She survives.

    Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Deborah Ann Lorraine Douglas, Baldwin, and Mrs. Marcia Grice, Topeka; three sons, Leonard Leroy Cook Jr., Dallas, Texas, and David A. Cook, and Mitchell D. Cook, both in Topeka; two stepsons, Douglas J. Queen, Rossville, and John L. Queen, Manhattan; his mother, Mrs. Pearl Cook, Topeka; a sister, Mrs. Roberta Cook Atkins, Topeka; three brothers, Calvin Cook, Charles Cook and Melvin Cook, all in Topeka; and 12 grandchildren.

    Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church in Rossville. Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion will conduct graveside services in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Cook will lie in state after 11 a.m. today at Davidson Funeral Home where relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. Thursday. Memorial Contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church in Rossville, 66533.



    Cook Services
    Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church in Rossville for Leonard L. Cook Sr., 63, Rossville. He died Tuesday, May 26, 1987, at a Topeka hospital.

    Among survivors is a stepdaughter, Rita Elder, Pittsburg.

    Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion will conduct graveside services in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Cook will lie in state at Davidson Funeral Home in Topeka where relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. today. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church in Rossville, 66533.