Martha (Keplinger) Cook |
| Posted 2010-04-09 by Sharla |
| Arizona Daily Courier, Flagstaff, AZ Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Martha Keplinger Cook, 82, formerly of Flagstaff, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at home with her loving friend and companion, Duane Rodgers, at her side. Mrs. Cook was born Dec. 7, 1927, in Kansas City, Mo., to Lewis W. and Leta Means Keplinger. She graduated from the University of Kansas, where she met and married Richard Cook, her husband of 53 years. She spent the ensuing years as a faithful wife and energetic mother and homemaker, supporting his career in pharmacy and real estate and raising a family as they lived in Iola, Kan., Scottsdale and Flagstaff, and finally retiring to Ventura, Calif. Gracious sharing with friends and family remained her favorite pastime throughout her life. A lifelong Methodist, she generously gave her time to numerous organizations -- P.E.O., Music Club, the Assistance League, the Girl Scouts and a Cub Scout Den Mother. Pi Beta Phi Sorority was never far from her heart. Mrs. Cook made an impression on everyone she met. She was friendly, outgoing and would go out of her way to bring small bits of joy to others' lives, family and strangers alike. She was a member of the Ventura First United Methodist Church, where she had been a shepherd to many, delivering holiday greetings and homemade treats. She resided at the Ventura Marina Village Mobile Home Park for the past 14 years, enjoying all the club house activities and the many friends and neighbors in the Park. She will be dearly missed by all the lives she touched. We will miss her generous, caring, giving spirit and her lust for the ability to keep forging ahead. Mrs. Cook is survived by her daughters, Barbara (Larry) Thomas of Dallas, Texas, and Maribeth Hammond of Oxnard; sons Jim (Karen) of Grand Prairie, Texas, and Rob (Debbie) of Flagstaff; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her mother, father, husband and brothers Robert L. and Donald L. Keplinger. Phoenix Flight in Santa Paula, Calif., will scatter her ashes off the Ventura Coast on the same day as the memorial service, which is to be announced. Arrangements are under the direction of the Ted Mayr Funeral Home and Crematory, 3150 Loma Vista Road, in Ventura. A Guest Book may be found at www.legacy.com/venturacountystar/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=141000250 |
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