Fay U. Cook Obituary (1938 - 2022)

Wenona: Fay U. Cook, 84, of Wenona, passed away Tuesday November 22, 2022 ,1:12 am at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Visitation will be held Tuesday November 29, 2022, from 10:00 to 11:00 am at Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, Toluca. Memorial services will follow at 11:00am. Rev. Cathy Duffy will officiate. Inurnment will follow at Bell Plaine Baptist Cemetery, Pattonsburg, IL. Memorial contributions may be made to the Eastern Marshall County Ambulance EMS or to the charity of the donors' choice. Fay was born February 19, 1938, in Pontiac, IL to Jess and Kathryn (Collins) Ross. She married Eugene E. Cook on September 16, 1956, at the First Presbyterian church, Pontiac, IL. He preceded her in death on January 9, 2022. Surviving are her children, Philip E. (Heidi) Cook, of Toluca, David L. (Lisa) Cook, Bradley T. (Tricia) Cook, both of Wenona, seven grandchildren, Jarrod (Sydney) Cook, Abbey Cook, Katelyn (Antoine) Charlier, Kaleb Cook, Kallen Cook, Meagan Cook, and Matthew Cook, and one sister, Joan (Harold) Welch, of Kankakee. One sister, Wyvonna Clark, preceded her in death. Fay was a member of St. John's Methodist Church, Wenona, and its women's group. She also was a member of the Wenona Junior Women's Club, the DAR, and the George Strait fan club. Fay had worked as a farmer's housewife.