- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Celebrating the life of Mrs. Izenia C. Cook, retired education, Saturday, October 2, 2010, 12:00 noon, Jessamine Memorial Gardens of South Carolina, 625 Allison Street, Aiken, South Carolina 29801, the Reverend Dr. J. Andrew Menger, celebrant
- Date of Original:
- 2010-10-02
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--South Carolina--Aiken
Mourning customs--South Carolina--Aiken
Funeral service--South Carolina--Aiken
Genealogy
African American women--South Carolina--Aiken--History--21st century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--South Carolina--Aiken--History--21st century
African Americans--South Carolina--Aiken--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Aiken County, Aiken, 33.56042, -81.71955
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Program for the October 2, 2010 funeral of Izenia C. Cook. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-C-0083
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_cookizeniac20101002
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_cookizeniac20101002
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of program], Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System System, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Original Collection:
- Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System, Augusta, Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
Retired Educator
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Saturday, October 2, 2010 12:00 Noon
Jessamine Memorial Gardens of South Carolina 625 Allison Street
Aiken, South Carolina 29801 The Reverend Dr. J. Andrew Menger, Celebrant
Obituary
Mrs. Izenia Cook passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010 in Augusta, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Thomas C. Cook, and sons-inlaw, Elliott E. Franks, III and Dr. Paul D. Weston.
Educated in Aiken County public schools, she completed high school two years ahead of schedule. She attended Voorhees School and Junior College but completed her Bachelor's Degree at Allen University. She received a Masters Degree in Education at the University of South Carolina and began ^a fruitful, forty year career at Aiken and Edgefield County Public Schools. Subsequent to her retirement from educating elementary students, Mrs. Cook taught at Paine College. 'She touched the lives of countless students at varying grade levels. Former students still recognized her up until her death.
Mrs. Cook was a fervent participant and supporter of the Aiken Democratic Party. She analyzed the current political climate critically and enjoyed watching C-SPAN and the Sunday morning news shows. She never missed casting a ballot in every election nor did she miss working faithfully at the polls.
Mrs. Cook was a voracious reader and had a quenchless thirst for knowledge. She was a Zora Neale Hurston scholar and a strong advocate of African American literature and the arts. She enjoyed studying theories on the history of Christianity and was very familiar with the books of the Bible.
Mrs. Cook stressed the importance of education to her children and grandchildren and helped teach each one to read at an early age. Also, Izenia enjoyed playing the piano and being a member of St. Mary Episcopal Church. Mrs. Cook was a well cultured, well read, and well rounded woman who loved her family.
She leaves to mourn her passing her three children: Angela Franks, Ida Weston and Dion Cook (Lisa); ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a cousin, Reverend Willie Green (Alice) of Chicago, Illinois; two sisters-in-law, Rosetta Cooks of Maryland and Ella Permint of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and her dedicated caretaker Tawanna Madison.
W. H. Mays Mortuary
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