Roy A. Cook

Roy A. Cook, 92, long time resident of Libby, died Jan. 30, 2008 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. He was born May 24, 1915, the last of 12 kids born to Hart H. and Elisabeth (Mealue) Cook on the homestead in Big Gulch 12 miles east of Hot Springs. He went to school in Oliver Gulch.

He left the ranch in 1942 and married Ilah M. (Wineberner) Sand on Oct. 5, 1944 and raised three stepsons and one stepdaughter along with one son of their own. He ran the gravel crusher for the city of Kalispell in 1948-1949 while they paved the streets. He moved to Thompson Falls in 1952 and was a planer operator until 1965, and then moved to Libby. He retired from J. Neils and Champion International in 1977.

Survivors include his partner, Myrl Carr of Libby; a son Donald D. Cook and his wife Neddie of Round Mountain, Nev.; a grandson David Cook of Missoula; a granddaughter Tamare Cook of Las Vegas, Nev.; two nephews and three nieces including a special niece Sandy Holloway of Libby.

Private family services are being held. Local arrangements are by Nelson & Vial Funeral Home in Libby.