Beverly Jean Cook

Beverly Jean Cook, 85, Merriam, KS passed away Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at Trinity Nursing and Rehab Center, Merriam, KS. Beverly was born in Merriam, KS and raised on a dairy farm during the Depres-sion. She married Edgar (Lee) Cook in 1946. They traveled extensively in the US and twice around the world. Bev lived in Pakistan for five years. Bev had compassion for all and could forgive any transgression. Firmly knowing where she would go when she left this world, she was looking forward to seeing Lee again. She loved her kids and grandkids and will be missed.
Bev was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Leroy Cook on Dec. 16, 1982. Survivors include her three sons, Timothy Steven and Scott; seven grandchil-dren and six great grandchildren.

Funeral Service

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee; burial in the Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens.