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Mr. James Walter Cook
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Mr. James Walter Cook

December 3, 1938 - July 26, 2020

James Walter Cook, 81, of Gilmer, was born December 3, 1938, to James Earl and Bedie Lunsford Cook and passed from this life July 26, 2020, in Tyler, Texas. Private arrangements are under the direction of McWhorter Funeral Home. Walter married Betty Clinkscales, January 24, 1958, in Waskom, Texas. In the early years he worked for Thiokol Chemical Co. and then ALCOA. In the late seventies he became an owner operator at Colonia Park Nursing Home, Marshall Manor Nursing Home and Gilmer Care Center. He was a sitting Administrator of several Nursing Homes through the years and retired May 31, 2020 from Anderson Nursing Center as Administrator. Walter was loved and respected by everyone that knew him. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Betty Cook; son, Terry Cook and his wife, Kalista; son, Scott Cook and his wife, Jennifer; sister, Margaret Shumate; brother; Rex Cook; grandchildren, Ashley Cook, Tyler Cook and Dwight Cook; and sister-in-law; Pat Dickinson. He is preceded in death by his parents; and by 2 children in childbirth. Please visit Walter’s on-line registration book at www.mcwhorterfh.com to leave a memory for the family.

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James Walter Cook, 81, of Gilmer, was born December 3, 1938, to James Earl and Bedie Lunsford Cook and passed from this life July 26, 2020, in Tyler, Texas. Private arrangements are under the direction of McWhorter Funeral Home. Walter married... View Obituary & Service Information

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