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Lela Mae Reeves Lee 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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Lela Mae Reeves Lee Cook was born in 1950 in Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, USA, the child of Richard Lloyd Ward And Hazel Marie Eckleberry. In 1968, Lela Mae Reeves Lee Cook resided in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. In 1993, Lela Mae Reeves Lee Cook resided in Gretna, LA. Lela Mae Reeves Lee Cook passed away in 2012 in Home: 2944 Baywood Dr Gretna LA.

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Biography

  • Lela Mae Reeves Lee Cook was born in 1950 in Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, USA, the child of Richard Lloyd Ward And Hazel Marie Eckleberry.
  • In 1968, Lela Mae Reeves Lee Cook resided in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1993, Lela Mae Reeves Lee Cook resided in Gretna, LA.
  • Lela Mae Reeves Lee Cook passed away in 2012 in Home: 2944 Baywood Dr Gretna LA.

Immediate Family

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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 (Marie) Eckleberry
1932–2012
Illinois
Grandparents
Rev. (Kelly Frederick) Eckleberry
1912–1995
Illinois
Velma (Marie) Meeks
1914–1995
Wayne Co., Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Ben Eckleberry
1895–1983
Jennie Meeks
1894–1946
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Eckleberry
1852–1939
Sarah Eckleberry
1863–1919
Benjamin Meeks
1838–1931
Amanda Meeks
1865–1941

Lela Cook's Timeline

4 Records

1950
12 Oct 1950
Birth of Lela Mae Reeves Lee Cook in Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, USA
1968
1968
Age 18
Lela Mae Reeves Lee Cook resided here in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1993
1993
Age 43
Lela Mae Reeves Lee Cook resided here in Gretna, LA
Gretna, LA
2012
02 Oct 2012
Age 62
Death of Lela Mae Reeves Lee 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"; Yearbook Title: Beehive; Year: 1968
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    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"; Yearbook Title: Beehive; Year: 1968

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Gretna, LA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gretna, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 10 5 2012; Publication Place: New Orleands, Louisiana, USA; pid=160268593

    Genealogy Event 5
    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: 10 5 2012; Publication Place: New Orleands, Louisiana, USA; pid=160268593

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