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Lela Mae Cook 1950–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1950

Birth Location: Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 02 Oct 2012

Death Location: Home: 2944 Baywood Dr Gretna LA

Father: Richard Ward

Mother: Hazel Eckleberry

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In 1950, Lela Mae Cook entered the world in Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, USA, born to Richard Lloyd Ward And Hazel M Eckleberry. In 1968, Lela Mae Cook resided in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Lela Mae Cook married Gary Warren Cook, and had children including Emily Elizabeth Cook, Lindsay Cook, Matthew Cook, Rebecca L Cook. Lela Mae Cook passed away in 2012 in Home: 2944 Baywood Dr Gretna LA.

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Biography

  • In 1950, Lela Mae Cook entered the world in Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, USA, born to Richard Lloyd Ward And Hazel M Eckleberry.
  • In 1968, Lela Mae Cook resided in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
  • Lela Mae Cook married Gary Warren Cook, and had children including Emily Elizabeth Cook, Lindsay Cook, Matthew Cook, Rebecca L Cook.
  • Lela Mae Cook passed away in 2012 in Home: 2944 Baywood Dr Gretna LA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Cook's Ancestors

Self
Lela Cook
1950–2012
Birth Place: Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Parents
Richard Lloyd Ward
1928–1958
Oklahoma
Hazel (M) Eckleberry
1932–2012
Illinois
Grandparents
Kelly (F) Eckleberry
1912–1995
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
Velma (Marie) Meeks
1914–1995
Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Charles Eckleberry
1883–1959
Daisy Eckleberry
1884–1967
Cloyd Meeks
1898–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Eckleberry
1852–1939
Sarah Eckleberry
1863–1919

Lela Cook's Timeline

3 Records

1950
12 Oct 1950
Birth of Lela Mae Cook in Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, USA
1968
1968
Age 18
Lela Mae Cook resided here in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
2012
02 Oct 2012
Age 62
Death of Lela Mae Cook in Home: 2944 Baywood Dr Gretna LA
Home: 2944 Baywood Dr Gretna LA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1950
    Event Place: Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Martin Behrman High School; Year: 1968
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 5 Oct 2012; Publication Place: New Orleands, Louisiana, USA; pid=160268593

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Martin Behrman High School; Year: 1968

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gretna, LA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 5 Oct 2012; Publication Place: New Orleands, Louisiana, USA; pid=160268593

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Oct 2012
    Event Place: Home: 2944 Baywood Dr Gretna LA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 5 Oct 2012; Publication Place: New Orleands, Louisiana, USA; pid=160268593

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