FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED FUNERAL HOMES SINCE 1881
| Elizabeth S. Cook |
| May 25, 1914 - July 6, 2018 |
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Public Events and LocationsMemorial Service - Monday, July 23, 2018, 3:00 PM at Southampton Estates, Southampton |
ContactsFuneral Home - Wetzel and Son Funeral Home - 419 Huntingdon Pike, Rockledge, PA 19046 - 215-663-8550 - Map |
| Clergy - Southampton Estates - 238 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966 - 215-364-0500 - Map |
| Donation - Southampton Estates Samaritan Fund - 238 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966 - 215-364-0500 - Map |
Elizabeth S. Cook of Southampton, Pennsylvania died Friday, July 6, 2018 at Southampton Estates. She was 104 years old. Elizabeth was born May 25, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Harry M. Shoemaker and the late Bertha Shoemaker (née - Cline). She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Earl Wesley Cook for 70 years; mother of Ruth and her husband Dr. Kenneth John “Jack” Barber, Jr. and Carol and her husband Charles E. Curry, grandmother of Kenneth J. Barber, III and his wife Jamey, Scott W. Barber and his wife Lisa, David W. Barber and his wife Susan, Catherine C. Edelsberg and her husband Andrew and Charles E. Curry, Jr. and his wife Kristen; the great-grandmother of thirteen; and the sister of the late Dr. David Miller Shoemaker.
Betty graduated from Philadelphia High School for Girls and Philadelphia Normal School. She received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1935. She taught elementary education in a two-room school in Ivyland, PA.
Betty and Earl were married on July 3, 1937 at Baptist Temple in Philadelphia and moved to Kinsman, Ohio. Earl worked for National Dairy in Pittsburgh, PA. Betty and Earl moved back to the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia in 1943 where he and his brother, Raymond, established Quality Control Laboratory. Betty was the bookkeeper for the family business.
Betty was a member of Bethany Baptist Church in Fox Chase. Through the years she had been very active at the church where she taught Sunday School and was a Bible School Director. She was a member of the Gleaners Class and First Saturday Fellowship at Bethany. She was a director in the Needlework Guild of America (NGA), Fox Chase Branch, and secretary for many years. While her daughters were in school, she was very involved in the Home and School Association at the Fox Chase Elementary School.
During their 70 years of marriage, Earl and Betty enjoyed national and international travel and spending time at their home on Lake Paupac in Greentown, PA. After retirement, they traveled to antique shows where they collected and sold cut glass, napkin rings, and boxes. Betty much preferred the collecting and was frequently asked to lecture to a group about her collections. She always remembered her family and friends by mail on their birthdays and anniversaries.
Relatives and friends were invited to her memorial service on Monday, July 23, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Southampton Estates, 238 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966.
Religious services were conducted by Chaplain Russell J. Van Antwerpen from Southampton Estates, 238 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Samaritan Fund of Southampton Estates, 238 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966 www.actsretirement.org.
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Betty graduated from Philadelphia High School for Girls and Philadelphia Normal School. She received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1935. She taught elementary education in a two-room school in Ivyland, PA.
Betty and Earl were married on July 3, 1937 at Baptist Temple in Philadelphia and moved to Kinsman, Ohio. Earl worked for National Dairy in Pittsburgh, PA. Betty and Earl moved back to the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia in 1943 where he and his brother, Raymond, established Quality Control Laboratory. Betty was the bookkeeper for the family business.
Betty was a member of Bethany Baptist Church in Fox Chase. Through the years she had been very active at the church where she taught Sunday School and was a Bible School Director. She was a member of the Gleaners Class and First Saturday Fellowship at Bethany. She was a director in the Needlework Guild of America (NGA), Fox Chase Branch, and secretary for many years. While her daughters were in school, she was very involved in the Home and School Association at the Fox Chase Elementary School.
During their 70 years of marriage, Earl and Betty enjoyed national and international travel and spending time at their home on Lake Paupac in Greentown, PA. After retirement, they traveled to antique shows where they collected and sold cut glass, napkin rings, and boxes. Betty much preferred the collecting and was frequently asked to lecture to a group about her collections. She always remembered her family and friends by mail on their birthdays and anniversaries.
Relatives and friends were invited to her memorial service on Monday, July 23, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Southampton Estates, 238 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966.
Religious services were conducted by Chaplain Russell J. Van Antwerpen from Southampton Estates, 238 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Samaritan Fund of Southampton Estates, 238 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966 www.actsretirement.org.
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