1920
Donna
2003
Donna Belle M. Cook
March 4, 1920 — November 7, 2003
Donna Belle M. Cook, 83, a lifetime resident of Plymouth, formerly on South Michigan St., living in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, 222 Parkview Drive for over the past four years, died of natural causes at 5:50 p.m. on Friday, November 7, 2003.
Born in Plymouth on March 4, 1920, Donna Belle was the daughter of Frank and Gladys Lacher Rhodes. She graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1938.
On November 14, 1941, in Plymouth, Donna Belle and James M. “Jim” Cook were married.
Devoted to each other, Jim and Donna Belle were never apart. He moved to Pilgrim Manor so that he could always be near her side. They would have celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary in less than a week.
A homemaker, Donna Belle played both the piano and organ and taught piano. She loved dogs and cats and Lawrence Welk and his music.
Her knowledge and love of antiques drove her to numerous sales. She lovingly refurbished thousands of pieces over the past 40 years and had an extensive collection of furniture, glassware and antique dolls.
She was a member of the Grace Baptist Church, Plymouth.
Donna Belle is survived by her husband, Jim, and their two sons and a daughter.
Her sons are James R. Cook, North Vernon, Ind., and Gail and Patty Cook, also of North Vernon.
Four granddaughters and several great-grandchildren also survive together with a sister-in-law, Betty Rhodes, Plymouth, and a cousin, Jo and Bud Ousnamer, also of Plymouth.
Donna Belle was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Harold “Dusty” Rhodes.
Friends will be welcomed by the family from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, 2003, at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services for Donna Belle will be held on Monday, November 10, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home.
The Rev. William Kaster, pastor of the Trinity United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial gifts in Donna Belle’s memory may be made to the Humane Society of Marshall County or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Born in Plymouth on March 4, 1920, Donna Belle was the daughter of Frank and Gladys Lacher Rhodes. She graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1938.
On November 14, 1941, in Plymouth, Donna Belle and James M. “Jim” Cook were married.
Devoted to each other, Jim and Donna Belle were never apart. He moved to Pilgrim Manor so that he could always be near her side. They would have celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary in less than a week.
A homemaker, Donna Belle played both the piano and organ and taught piano. She loved dogs and cats and Lawrence Welk and his music.
Her knowledge and love of antiques drove her to numerous sales. She lovingly refurbished thousands of pieces over the past 40 years and had an extensive collection of furniture, glassware and antique dolls.
She was a member of the Grace Baptist Church, Plymouth.
Donna Belle is survived by her husband, Jim, and their two sons and a daughter.
Her sons are James R. Cook, North Vernon, Ind., and Gail and Patty Cook, also of North Vernon.
Four granddaughters and several great-grandchildren also survive together with a sister-in-law, Betty Rhodes, Plymouth, and a cousin, Jo and Bud Ousnamer, also of Plymouth.
Donna Belle was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Harold “Dusty” Rhodes.
Friends will be welcomed by the family from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, 2003, at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services for Donna Belle will be held on Monday, November 10, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home.
The Rev. William Kaster, pastor of the Trinity United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial gifts in Donna Belle’s memory may be made to the Humane Society of Marshall County or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
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