November 14, 2019
83 year old Shirley Frances Cook of Smithville passed away Tuesday at St. Thomas West Hospital. She was retired from Kingston Timers and a member of the Church of Christ. The funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Kenneth Mansell will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday from 2-8 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. until the funeral at 1 p.m. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arlo Cook; parents, Cecil and Maggie Green Walker; granddaughter, Emily Cripps; four brothers, J.B., Charles, Cordell, and Dwight Walker; and three sisters, Melba Walker, Lear Arnold, and Fay Griffin. Survivors include two daughters, Deborah and Danny Young and Crystal Petty; three sons, Jeff and Linda Cook, Johnny and Rachel Cook, and David Cook and Gerwin Cook all of Smithville. Six grandchildren, Greg and Melissa Young, Angela and David Cantrell, Joshua Cook, Kendall Petty, Kallie Petty, and Aja Cook. Six great grandchildren and three brothers, Douglas Walker, Jerry and Patti Walker and Ronnie and Brenda Walker all of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.