Obituary of Betty Cook

Betty Sue Caldwell Cook, age 85 of Morning View, KY, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at her residence. She was employed by the Kenton County School District for 57 years, a charter member of Piner Baptist Church and a Kentucky Colonel. Betty Sue and her husband, Junior, were fixtures at Simon Kenton High School basketball and football games and the Sweet Sixteen basketball tournaments for many years and in 2011, the athletic field house was named in honor of them and their dear friends, Randall and Patsy Wagner, as the Cook-Wagner Fieldhouse. Her son, Joseph Cook, preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, Leonard Cook, Jr.; sons, James N.(Kimberly)Cook and Jeffrey W.(Diane)Cook; grandchildren, Brian(Stacey)Cook, Jeremy(Beth)Cook, Amy(Jeremiah)Heeger, Jessica(Hector)Medina, Nikki Haubner: and great-grandchildren, Jessica, Kyndel, Jaedin, Alex, Mayson, Isabelle, Joseph, Trey, Ty, Liliana and Wyatt. Visitation will be Monday, May 26, 2014 from 4 to 8 PM at Chambers & Grubbs Independence. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 AM at the funeral home. Interment will be at Floral Hills Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 7388 Turfway Road, Florence, KY 41042 OR Piner Baptist Church Building Fund, 15044 Madison Pike, Morning View KY 41063.