Alice M Cook
The Montpelier Examiner, Thursday, May 30, 1957, page 1
RITES FOR PIONEER DINGLE RESIDENT
Mrs. Alice M Cook, pioneer resident of Dingle died there Friday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Ed LaRocco. She was born in Paris November 21, 1865, a daughter of Alfred and Jane Ann Fowler Sparks and after moving to Dingle at the age of eight years, resided there the remainder of her life. She married George Cook on October 11, 1883 in the Salt lake Endowment House. He died November 26, 1915.
Mrs. Cook, who joined the Relief Society at the age of 14, was an active member of the LDS Church, serving in the Mutual and Relief Society and acting as one of the first visiting teachers in the Dingle Ward.
Her survivors include seven daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Beatrice) Jensen of Cokeville; Mrs. Melinda Pedersen, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Ed (Mae S) LaRocco of Dingle; Mrs. Raoul (Henrietta) Palmer of Clayton Washington; Mrs. Nicholas (Muriel) Laughter of Ogden; Ruth Cook of Cokeville; and Mrs. Elva H Sharp of Burbank, California; two sons, John Woodruff Cook of Montpelier; and Alfred N Cook of Ogden; 49 grandchildren, 100 great grandchildren and eight great great grandchildren.
Services were held at 1 pm Tuesday in the Dingle Ward LDS Chapel with Bishop Clifford J Skinner conducting. The prayer at home was offered by Alfred D Oakey; the prelude and postlude were played by Mrs. Oakey who also was accompanist.
The opening song "O My Father" was by Mrs. Horsley Spencer and Mrs. Skinner; invocation Bishop O H Grimmett; obituary and remarks Bishop Skinner; speaker, Bishop J Clarence Lindsay; song "Come Unto Jesus" Christian Feinauer, Udell Nate, Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Skinner; speaker C N Sparks; vocal solo "Going Home" Jean Keetch; speaker Bishop J Warren Sirrine; song "I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go" quartet; benediction Bishop William H Lindsay.
Interment was in the Dingle cemetery and the grave was dedicated by Joseph Jensen. Pall bearers all grandsons were Rex LaRocco, Bill Lyons, Gordon Jacobsen, George Palmer, Ross LaRocco and Dale Pederson. The Matthews Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.