William Joseph “Bill” Cook, 1941 - 2017

COOK, CUTHBERTSON, DUVALL, FRENCH, HORSLEY

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/21/2022 at 03:43:43

Sioux City Journal
4 October 2017

Hinton, Iowa -- William Joseph “Bill” Cook, 76, of Hinton, passed away Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel in Sioux City. Burial will be in Banner Township Cemetery, Lawton, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the funeral home. Online condolences may be given at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Bill was born on Sept. 22, 1941, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Joseph Henry and Elizabeth Lee (Cuthbertson) Cook. He grew up, graduated high school, and attended William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo. Bill later moved to Sioux City, and lived more than 40 years in Sioux City and Hinton.

Bill married Barbara DuVall and to this union three children were born. The couple later divorced and he married June French in 1974. June passed away from a car accident in 1975. Bill married Sharon Mae Horsley on Dec. 17, 1977, in Hinton, Iowa.

Bill believed very strongly in fire protection sprinkler systems and worked for many companies including National Automatic Sprinkler, Grunau Fire Protection, and Grinnell Fire Protection. He was also part owner of Professional Fire Protection and Northwest Missouri Sprinkler in Lawson, Mo., for many years. Bill owned and operated WC Fire Protection and ACF Fire Protection in Sioux City and for the last 20 years, he worked for Building Sprinkler Inc. in Sioux Falls.

Family was also very important to Bill, and he was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Bill and Sharon’s home was a refuge to many children and young people. Bill was like a second father to many different people throughout his lifetime. He was always very generous and giving. Bill was an avid fisherman and hunter, and loved to tinker on his rental property that he owned in Sioux City for more than 40 years.

Survivors include his wife, Sharon Cook of Hinton; children, Michael “Mike” (Jeanelle) Cook of Excelsior Springs, Mo., Laurie (Rick) Schroeder of Sioux City, Lisa (Mark) Lanning of Sioux City, Leslie Thompson of Hinton, Garrett D. “Gary” (Tami) Little of Climbing Hill, Iowa, Chris O’Dell (Sally Forness) of Ellisville, Mo., special nephew, Nathan (Erica) Horsley of Hutchinson, Minn., Dr. Jack Scott Cook of Rochester, N.Y., and Christine (Roger) Glenski of St. Joseph, Mo.; 31 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; sister, Barbara “Bobbie” Colt of Liberty, Mo.; seven nieces and nephews; eight grandnieces and grandnephews; mother-in-law, Wanda Horsley of Hinton; and brother-in-law, Steven (Dianne) Horsley of Elk Point, S.D.

He was preceded in death by his parents; father-in- law, Victor “Bub” Horsley; grandson, Anthony Little; and nephew, Joe