Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Cook, Elreene Elreene Cook, 72, died Sept.
13, 2002, at her home, in
Cottonwood Falls, after a
lengthy illness. Services were
Sept. 17, 2002, at Brown-
Bennett-Alexander Funeral
Home. Pastor Rick Smith offi-
ciated. Interment was at
Prairie Grove Cemetery.
Violet Elreene Potter, the
daughter of William A. and
Clara E. Archer Potter, was
born June 21, 1930, at rural
Cottonwood Falls. She married
Clifford Cook on April 15,
1956, in Miami, Okla.
She was a homemaker and
a member of the Methodist
church.
She is survived by her hus-
band; five sons, Jeffrey Cook of
Jonquin, Texas; Kevin Cook of
Virginia Beach, Va.; Tom Cook
of Emporia; Dean Cook of
Haysville; and Jerry Gonzales
of Canton, Mich; a daughter,
Patricia Rhoads of Emporia;
four brothers, Lee Potter of
Harveyville; Fred Potter and
Richard Potter of Strong City;
and Robert Potter of
Tonganoxie; one sister, Esther
Christlieb of Newport News,
Va.; 16 grandchildren; and 23
great-grandchildren.
She was
preceded in death by four sons,
Clifford William Cook, Randy
Dale Cook, Dale Lynn Cook
and Mark Cook; six brothers
Bill, Carl, Les, Gene, Webb,
and infant brother, John; and
two sisters, Marie Turner and
Letha Applegate.
Memorials are suggested to
Hand-in Hand Hospice, in care
of the funeral home, 201
Cherry St., Cottonwood Falls,
KS 66845 or the Chase County
Make-a-Wish sent in care of
Melinda Barrett, Rt. 1, Box
67C, Cottonwood Falls, KS.
66845.
Chase County Leader-News, Cottonwood Falls Kansas, Sep 19, 2002