Ruth Elizabeth (Proctor) Cook (1918-1999) Part 10 of Autobigraphy

I think that you will really enjoy this one.  Theron gets into hot water again.  It is priceless.  Enjoy

Here is a picture of the cookie jar that Mother talks about in the video.  I am now the proud owner of said cookie jar and I love it.  It brings back so so many memories.

Ruth Elizabeth Proctor Cook (1918-1999) Autobiography Part 9

In this episode, Mother tells of the birth of Theron and Joyce and of the time Franklin and Theron locked Joyce in the outhouse.  You will find it quite amusing.  

Mom Share Your Life with Me - November 24

Question:  What do you remember most about my first month of life?

Answer:  You were a good baby and the pride and joy of our family as we had 2 boys and now 2 girls.

Back row:  Theron, Franklin

Front row:  Lois (me) Joyce

Mom Share Your Life with Me - November 16

Question:  Tell the full names, birthdays, and birthplaces of all of your children.

Answer:  Vergil Franklin Cook, 31 August 1939, Rigby, Idaho
                Theron Earl Cook, 24 May 1941, Rigby, Idaho
                Joyce Cook, 6 November 1943, Rigby, Idaho
                Lois Cook, 11 March 1947, Rigby, Idaho
                George Kay Cook, 27 April 1953, Lovelle, Wyoming
                Darrell James Cook, 22 October 1954, Rigby, Idaho

By the way, today is Mother's birthday.  She would have been 96 today.  Happy Birthday, Mother.  Hope you have a beautiful day!!!  We love you and miss you so very much.

Back row: Theron, Lois, Cleo (Dad), Ruth (Mother)

Front row:  Kay, Frank, Darrell, Joyce

Mom Share Your Life with Me - November 15

Question:  Tell about the most serious problem or challenge you faced during your early years of marriage.

Answer:  Grandpa Cook didn't give gifts to Theron when he gave them to Franklin.  So we told him if he didn't give one to Theron on his birthday and Christmas like he did to Franklin, then not to give any at all-which made him very unhappy but he agreed to do it.

Dad (Cleo Earl Cook) Mother (Ruth Elizabeth Proctor)

Theron Earl Cook and Vergil Franklin Cook

Mom Share Your Life with Me - November 13

Question:  What was your job at the time?

Answer:  I wasn't working and Cleo was running a farm north of Roberts, Idaho, with his Dad, James Edward Cook.

Dad (Cleo), Frank, and Grandpa Cook (James Edward) in Roberts, Idaho

Mom Share Your Life with Me - November 9

Question:  Tell about any other circumstances of your wedding day.

Answer:  While we were in the Temple, Franklin was in the nursery and he was crying very hard, so they brought him to me.  They held up the session while I took and loved him; he was sobbing so hard.  the ones who were there said the baby came first.  When he was asleep, the matron took him back to the nursery and the session went on.

Vergil Franklin Cook

Mom Share Your Life with Me - November 8

Question:  Who performed your marriage ceremony?  Who stood up with you?

Answer:  President of the Salt Lake Temple, President Chapman.

Mom, Dad and Frank

Mom Share Your Life with Me - November 4

Question:  Tell about how my Dad proposed marriage to you.

Answer:  He came to the home I had in Roberts, Idaho, and asked me to marry him.  I had Franklin.  He was a baby and he said, "I will help you raise him as my own son and he did.

Mom Share Your Life with Me - July 20

Question:  Share a birthday party memory.

Answer:  When all my family but Theron, and he called, had a surprise party for me at the home of Jim and Shannon Youngstrom.  Shannon is my granddaughter.  Did they ever surprise me.  We took pictures.  Ilene sent me the pictures they took.  Received so many lovely things.  Was I ever surprised and what a lovely meal we had.  I am so thankful for my family.  I love them with all my heart and I'll always be there to help them when ever I can.  The party was November 1995.

Life Story of Cleo Earl Cook-Part 4

LIFE HISTORY OF CLEO EARL COOK

Written by Ruth Elizabeth Proctor Cook

Mom and Dad (Cleo and Ruth Cook)

Cleo couldn't work for awhile and when he could he couldn't go back to work for Westergards so he worked for Ray Pettingill in Idaho Falls.  Mirl Pettingill also worked there and he helped Cleo.  Ray decided there wasn't enough work to keep all the men, so Cleo was laid off.  He worked a short time at the Menan Produce.  Then Verda Munns called and asked him if would like to work at the Idaho Fresh Pak.  He started to work there in March 1966.

Kay, Dad and Darrell

Theron and Cynthia Viera were married in Chula Vista, California, 28 May 1966.  Cleo couldn't go to their wedding but he let Ruth, Kay, and Darrell go. 

Theron and Cindy Cook

The same year on 21 October, his daughter Joyce was married to Max L. Wilson in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.  He was able to attend that wedding. 

Front Row:  Mother, Joyce, and Dad

Back Row: Kay, Lois, Theron, Frank, and Darrell

Myrna Ball, Janae Cook, Cindy Cook, Lois Berrett, Joyce and Max, Best Man, Leah Wilson, Cleo and Ruth Cook

Front Row:  Mother, Joyce and Max, Dad holding Craig,

Back Row:  Kay, Theron and Cindy, Mark and Lois, Frank and Ilene, and Darrell

After a few years went by, on 25 August 1972, George Kay as married to Carla Jean Holyoak in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Kay and Carla, with Dad and Mom

Dad and Mom

  Everyone was able to be there.  Darrell James and Becky Sue Walker, Cleo's last son, as married 14 June 1974 in Rigby.  Cleo wasn't able to be there in person, but he surely was in spirit.

Darrell and Becky 

Theron, Kay, Darrell, Mom, Joyce and Lois

Cleo enjoyed hunting and fishing. 

Dad opening up his new fishing chair

Dad with some of his fishing buddies

He enjoyed his boat and camper.  He liked to go on camping trips into many different states.  He liked to take his sons out hunting with him.  He taught them how to use their gun and have respect for them.  He enjoyed taking his grandchildren with him in his pick-up or for boat rides or anywhere with him.  Cleo loved his grandchildren.  He had 14 grandchildren-eight grandsons and six granddaughters.  They all loved him too.

Mom and Dad with grandkids

Front Row:  David Cook, Shannon and Brian Berrett

Back Row:  Craig Cook, Lynette Wilson,  Mother holding Cari Cook, Dad holding Ryan Wilson and Shellie Cook.

Dad and Darrell

Cleo was asked to be athletic director of the Menan First Ward.  He really loved this job and held this church position until he was called to his heavenly home.

The morning of 30 December 1972, Cleo and Dee Raymond were getting hay in Cleo's pick-up at Bill Raymond's farm.  Dee said the hay was loaded and they were on their way home and were laughing and talking when Cleo put his head back and took a quick breath.  Dee grabbed the steering wheel and stopped the pick-up and went for help.  He got Terry Fullmer and they drove to the Idaho Falls hospital.  Theron was working there when they brought his Dad in.  Theron said he just knew they didn't get there in time for his Dad had been called to his heavenly home.

Cleo's services were held in the Menan First Ward Chapel, 2 January 1973, at 1:30 p.m.  Bishop Lyle Cottle conducted the services.  He was buried in the Grant Central Cemetery.  The day of Cleo's services was very cold.  Ruth was told it was a large service for the weather being so cold and there were a lot of beautiful flowers.

Cleo was loved by all who knew him.  He was always dependable and always cheerful.  He never complained.  Ruth never heard Cleo say anything unkind about anyone.  He had a way of making everyone around him feel very special.  All of Cleo and Ruth's sons and daughters have been married in the temple and it makes them both very happy.

Front Row:  Kay, Frank, Darrell and Joyce

Back Row:  Theron, Lois, Dad, and Mom

Cleo's sisters gave me, Ruth, help in writing Cleo's personal history and I want to thank them very much.

Here are some pictures of Dad that I thought you might enjoy. The first few were taken on Dad and Mom's 25 Anniversary.

Dad and his boys Kay, Darrell, Frank and Theron

Kay, Dad, and Darrell

Darrell, Kay and Lois

Joyce, Dad and Mom

Life Story of Cleo Earl Cook-Part 3

LIFE HISTORY OF CLEO EARL COOK

Written by Ruth Elizabeth Proctor Cook

Dad and Mom (Cleo and Ruth)

Cleo and his family moved from Roberts to Rigby 8 December 1947.  They moved onto a farm owned by Orrin Jeppson with the option to buy.  But every time Cleo would mention it to Orrin, he would say let's try it another year or else I haven't made up my mind yet.  Cleo farmed this farm until 1952 when he decided to quit farming. 

Mother, Frank, Theron, Joyce and Lois at the home in Rigby

At the home in Rigby, Theron, Frank, Lois and Joyce

Joyce and Dad

Lois and Dad

Frank and Dad

So he had a farm sell and sold everything and bought a home in Menan.  Ruth and the family lived there while Cleo worked on the high power line for C.L. Lewis in Lovell, Wyoming.  Cleo finally found a basement home in Lovell and came back to Menan to move his family to Lovell.  In Lovell, another son came to join their family tree.  He was born 27 April 1953 and was named George Kay Cook.

George Kay Cook in Lovelle, Wyoming

In August 1953, they moved back to Menan, Idaho, as the government decided they didn't have enough money to finish the power lines.  They lived with Dad and Mother Cook in Grant for awhile as there were other people living in their home in Menan.

Kay and Dad at home in Menan

Kay and Dad at home in Menan

Cleo started to work for Westergard Transfer and Storage in Idaho Falls in the fall of 1953,  Cleo worked in the Mutual as a Jr. M-Men Leader, also as a counselor to Cliff Sommers.  When Cliff moved, Elbert Dalley was put into this position and Cleo worked as his counselor.  Cleo worked with the Scouts, was on the Elder's entertainment committee and was head of the letters which were written to the missionaries and servicemen from the ward.  Cleo was released from the Mutual as he was working for Westergards and would take a truck out of town. He felt like he was missing too many of his meetings.  He was released in 1963.

Dad (Cleo Earl Cook)

Another son joined their family tree on 22 October 1954.  He was born in Rigby and was named Darrell James Cook.

Darrell James Cook

Cleo also worked in the Sunday School as a counselor to Joe Jensen and Alvin Poole.  He enjoyed this church position and did the work to the best of his ability.

Dad watching a movie in Menan

Cleo took a car load of boys to the all church softball tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah, 22 August 1960.  He really enjoyed this.  He coached a junior softball team and his sons Kay and Darrell played on the team.  He was asked to coach the senior team in June 1963.  Cleo enjoyed sports and he never missed very many games.  He enjoyed watching his sons, daughters, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law play any kind or sports.  Cleo and Ruth went to every basketball game that Darrell played in when he was playing for Rigby High School, the games that were played at home and also those that were played away from Rigby.  He would often quit work early so he could get home and get ready to go.  John Swager, Cleo's boss at the Fresh Pak, told Ruth that Cleo was very proud of his family.

Cleo and family attended a wedding for Vergil Franklin Cook and Florence Ilene Richards in the Salt Lake Temple in September 1963.

Ilene and Frank Cook

In 1965, Cleo received a back injury while working for Westergards and he had surgery in April.  Dr. Boge and Dr. Higgs operated on him.  It was touch and go for awhile.  We saw what the power of the priesthood could do for someone you love and the Lord had more work for Cleo to do at this time.  He hadn't been home from the hospital very long, when he attended the wedding of his daughter Lois to Franklin Mark Berrett.  They were married 4 June 1965 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.

Mark and Lois Berrett