Beverly Jo Cook

Beverly Jo Cook passed from this life on October 15, 2022, at the age of 83.

Beverly was born on February 7, 1939, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Joseph and Rhoda (Vaughn) Price. Beverly grew up and attended school in Osage, where she graduated high school with the Class of 1957. On November 22, 1962, Beverly was united in marriage to Donald Glenn Cook in Cleveland, Oklahoma, where they established their home. In the early 1970s, Beverly attended cosmetology school in Cleveland, Oklahoma. In 1974, Beverly and Don moved to Midland, Texas, for a short time before returning to Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1976, Beverly and Don returned to Cleveland, Oklahoma, where they continued to reside. Beverly owned and operated Beverly's Beauty Shop at her home for many years. During her time working in the beauty shop she made numerous lifelong friends.

Beverly was a champion for people with disabilities. She and Don worked tirelessly as an advocate for the developmentally disabled. They were instrumental in establishing the Pawnee County Workshop and served many years as board members. Beverly loved cooking meals for her family, always making everyone's favorite dish at family gatherings. Her dining room was her favorite place to be for coffee and conversation. Beverly was a devoted Christian, loved her Lord dearly, and was a longtime member of the Church of Christ. Christmas was her favorite time of year, and she loved showering others with food, love, and gifts.

Survivors are her four children Rick Cook of Turley, Oklahoma, Leacia Hiseley and her husband Keith of Cleveland, Oklahoma, Melissa Cook of the home, Aaron Cook and his wife Angela of Sand Springs, Oklahoma; ten grandchildren Amy Blankenship, Nathalie Bennett, Eric Cook, Jason Corbin, Brittany Allen, Brooklyn Short, Makaela Cook, Marshall Cook, Tommy Hiseley, Toby Hiseley; thirteen great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends that will mourn her passing. In addition to her parents Beverly was preceded in death by her husband Donald Cook, two brothers James Price, Jack Price, two sisters Marie Kestler and Garnet Smith.

Services will be held 3:00 pm, Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at the Chapman-Black Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be held in the Woodland Cemetery at Cleveland, Oklahoma. Chapman-Black Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements. Friends and family may visit an online guest book and memorial page for Beverly at www.chapman-black.com.

Copyright Notice

© 2022 (Chapman-Black Funeral Home)

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This obituary is a work protected under international and federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this compiled work may be reproduced, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author.

The author hereby grants the newspaper the right to publish the compiled work on the dates and location provided in the submission details and further grants to the newspaper the right to reproduce the work electronically in any website or digital medium owned or controlled by the newspaper provided the copy is not altered or modified in any way. The funeral home's website domain must accompany any reproduction of the work. The work must not be used for or by any person for direct commercialized gain in competition with the author, the funeral home, or their respective businesses.

Privacy Disclaimer

The information contained in this Tribute Wall is intended solely for the private use of the families and friends of the deceased to support each other and honour, respect and pay tribute to the memory of the deceased.

Any and all other use is strictly prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, any reproduction, distribution of the information contained herein, nor any contact or solicitation of any person identified in this work, nor any attempt to use the information in the work is prohibited.