Mamie L. (Weber) Cook

Mamie L. (Weber) Cook, homemaker, departed this life on Dec. 6, 2020, in Rutledge, Tenn., with her daughter holding her hand. Angels were among us, fluttering their wings.

She was born in Deerfield, Mo., Sept. 10, 1923, and was raised on a farm along with five siblings. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1941 and soon moved to Wichita, Kan., where she worked at Boeing as “Rosie the Riveter” during World War II, riveting the gun turret door and the navigator floor on the Boeing B-29 Super Fortress. After the war, she was employed as a secretary at the Coleman Company.

She married and had twodaughters. She loved music and enjoyed listening to the “Hit Parade” as a teenager. She was a beautiful ballroom dancer. She is preceded in death by husbands, Burl Wilson, Walter Lewis, and William Cook; father and mother, Curt and Irene Weber; brothers, Lyman, Lee, Gene, and Harold Weber; sister, Virginia Johnson; and daughter and son-in-law, Teri and Steve Bottorff. She is survived by daughter Deborah (Andrew J.) Agnew of Blaine, Tenn.; granddaughter, Paula (Darren) Rackley and great-grandchildren, Ryan and Olivia Rackley of Valdosta, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, in Deerfield Cemetery, Deerfield, Mo. Friends may call now and until 10 a.m., Saturday, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 9050 Executive Park Dr., Suite A106, Knoxville, TN 37923.

At this time there is no longer a statewide limitation on the number of people attending funerals or visitations, however those in attendance will be asked to maintain social distancing, and that people are required to wear face mask to protect themselves and others.

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