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Patricia Ann Cook
May 7, 1950 - October 12, 1966
Funeral services for Patricia Ann Cook, 16, of 442 Woods Ave., who died Thursday from a stroke, will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday in the Trinity AME Church, with the Rev. F. D. Barnes officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Her body will be placed in the church at 1:00 P.M. Monday.
She was born May 7, 1950 in Newark. A junior in high school, she was a member of the Latin and Future Teachers Club. She was also a member of Trinity AME Church and was secretary of the Sunday school. She was employed at Edmiston Book Store as a clerk.
Surviving are her father, Edward Cook of Columbus; her mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ridley; two sisters: Miss Rose Marie Willilams, Miss Betty Anne Cherry, both of the home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Williams of Newark; and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Carrie Cook of Columbus.
Friends may call at the funeral home 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Saturday and Sunday.
note from a friend - Patty died when we started our junior year. We walked to the music building a lot. I remember when she passed standing for a "silent moment" and Miss McCreary talking about her in Latin class. She had a smile as wide as her face and happiness poured out of her. Her passing caused us to pause and realize that we were not immortal.
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Paula McAdow (Christian)
Thanks so much for posting about Patty's death.
I was reminded of it when we went through the death of my son with his classmates.
They had so much adult support and we didn't.
Mindful of the gift of each day.
Thanks for the sunshine always Patty:)
Ronald Larason
When this was put up here, I could not remember Patricia. So today when I was back on our '68 website (sorry I cannot get back for the reunion), I dug up my yearbooks and found her. What a sweet person she was with a great sense of humor. I sat in front of her in summer school biology the summer before. I'm so glad she has now been included as a member of the class.
Regretfully, I have no memory of anything special being said when she passed. You're right, Paula, we had no support then. Sorry about your son.
I do remember a girl in my 2nd grade class at Maholm School who was hit by a bus downtown after slipping on a slushy curb. That was in the Advocate. It was horrifying to me, and although my parents talked to me about it, and the school had a moment of silence, that was it. Thanks for remembering Patricia.