Sylvia Ann Cook Obituary (1936 - 2015)

COOK, Sylvia Ann McFarland, 78, of Mt. Juliet passed away March 25, 2015. She was born July 20, 1936 to the late Thomas and Nell Langford McFarland. She was a 1955 graduate of Mt. Juliet High School and 1959 graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She taught school and was a 4-H Extension Agent in Sumner County before co-owning and operating Cook's Star Market with her late husband, Lex Kelley Cook, for 40 years. She was a member of Cook's United Methodist Church and the Nashville Area Home Economists in Homemaking. She is survived by her children, Holly (Allen) Yelton and Kelly (Leslie) Cook; grandchildren Alex and Autumn Cook and Gus Yelton; sisters Sandra McFarland and Gloria Mullins, and sister-in-law Teddy Cook along with numerous nieces and nephews. Special thanks to the staff of Elmcroft Heartland Village for taking care of her for so many years. Visitation with the family will be Friday, March 27, 2015 from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. in the Partlow Funeral Chapel and again on Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 12 noon until the funeral service at 2 p.m. at Partlow Funeral Chapel. Rev. Sandra Clay will officiate. Burial at Cook Cemetery, 8485 Lebanon Road, Mt. Juliet. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her name to Cook's United Methodist Church, 7919 Lebanon Road, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122. Partlow Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. 615-444-7007 OBIT LINE 615-444-7700 www.partlowchapel.com