Elvin Lee Cook, 92 of Nederland, passed away July 26, 2008 at his residence with family at his side.
Funeral service will be 4:00 PM Monday, July 28, 2008 at Broussard’s, 505 12th Street, Nederland with Reverend Dr. David Higgs officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be from 9:00 AM until time of service Monday at Broussard’s in Nederland. Additional services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Laird Funeral Home, 2116 South Street, Nacogdoches with interment to follow at Simpson Campground Cemetery in Woden, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be from 9:00 AM until time of service Tuesday at Laird Funeral Home.
Mr. Cook was born June 11, 1916 in Nacogdoches, Texas. He was the son of Lawrence and Martha Lavanah Cook of Nacogdoches County.
Elvin was a farmer in his early life until 1943 when he went to work in the shipyard in Orange, Texas. When the war ended in 1945, he went back to farming. He came to Beaumont in 1949 and went to work for Southern Pacific Transport, where he worked for thirty years at which time he returned to Nacogdoches.
He was ordained as a Deacon in 1948 at Woden Baptist Church and was also a member of First Baptist Church of Nederland since 2004. Elvin loved the Lord and was never ashamed to share his faith with anyone. His grandchildren will always remember and cherish his many stories about his life.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Lawrence and Martha Cook; his wife of sixty years, Cora Lee Parrott Cook; oldest son, Elvin Harlon Cook; three brothers; six sisters; and one great granddaughter.
Survivors include one son, Gerald Cook and wife Peggy of Nederland, Texas; one daughter, Bonnie Grafton and husband Bob of Louisiana; one sister, Juanita Thomas of Gary, Texas; fourteen grandchildren; thirty-one great grandchildren; seventeen great-great grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
