The Shemwell Family

Lorene CookAge: 86 years19212008

Name
Lorene Cook
Given names
Lorene
Surname
Cook
Married name
Lorene Denney
Birth December 30, 1921 36 31
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a paternal grandfatherEverett Fielding Cook
April 16, 1931 (Age 9 years)
Cause: chronic myocarditis
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine
January 23, 1943 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Birth of a son
#1
John Sterling Denney Jr
May 3, 1946 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a fatherEdward Everett Cook
February 11, 1954 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherJulia Christine Piepmeier
July 16, 1966 (Age 44 years)
Death of a brotherDelmar Everett Cook
November 9, 1975 (Age 53 years)
Burial of a brotherDelmar Everett Cook
November 15, 1975 (Age 53 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Hill Cemetery
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a husbandJohn Sterling Denney Sr.
October 15, 1987 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonJohn Sterling Denney Jr
December 11, 2007 (Age 85 years)
Death May 24, 2008 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Columbarium of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
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father
Edward Everett Cook
Birth: October 11, 1885 23 20Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: February 11, 1954Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
mother
Julia Christine Piepmeier
Birth: January 12, 1890Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: July 16, 1966Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Marriage: March 4, 1908Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
10 months
elder brother
Delmar Everett Cook
Birth: January 12, 1909 23 19Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: November 9, 1975Clinton, Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
13 years
herself
Lorene Cook
Birth: December 30, 1921 36 31Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: May 24, 2008Clinton, Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
Family with John Sterling Denney Sr. - View this family
husband
John Sterling Denney Sr.
Birth: February 5, 1918Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Death: October 15, 1987Clinton, Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
herself
Lorene Cook
Birth: December 30, 1921 36 31Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: May 24, 2008Clinton, Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
son
John Sterling Denney Jr
Birth: May 3, 1946 28 24Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
Death: December 11, 2007Clinton, Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
daughter
Private

Lorene Cook has 7 first cousins recorded