Mrs. Henrietta "Retta" Cook's Obituary
Henrietta ( Retta ) Cook
Age 87, previously of Galena Park, Texas, closed her weary eyes to this world and opened them to the wonders of Heaven on Thursday June 1st, 2017 in Electra, Texas , following a lengthy illness.
Retta was born April 16,1930 in Electra. She was the Daughter of Roe and Velma McBroom along with three brothers and two sisters.
Retta married her lifelong sweetheart, James T. Cook on June 25, 1946 in Wichita Falls, Texas. They had four children and moved to the Houston area in 1966 where she resided until 2015. Retta also worked for Anchor Hocking Glass Company for twenty years.
She was preceded in death by her Parents, Brothers Jack, William and Bill, her two Sisters, Audie Young, Helen Dow, her Son-in-law Bob Stowe and her Grandson Clay Stowe.
Survivors include her children Jimmie Cook, Sherry Cook Stowe, Lona Cook Franczak and Randy Cook; Grandchildren James Cook, Derryl and Tammy Stowe, Nick and Chelsey Rouse, Brandy, Randy, Ben and Jasmine Avalos and Granddaughter-in-laws Kathie Stowe and Elaine Avalos, ten great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and other family members, with a special mention to her lifelong friend of seventy plus years, Mrs. Dorothy Airdoli.
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