Cleo Berniece Kimball Cook, 88, passed away at home on Dec. 27, 2001.
She was born Dec. 14, 1913 in Tropic, Utah, to Crozier Kimball and Mary L. Roberts. She was raised in Draper, Utah, graduated from Jordan High School and attended Utah State in Logan.
Berniece married Joseph Vernon Cook on June 15, 1934 in the Salt Lake Temple. They lived in Logan most of their married life.
An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Berniece served in leadership and teaching positions in the Auxiliaries. For many years she worked along with Vernon as the bookkeeper at Cook Transportation Company.
Berniece was a member of the Logan Literary Club and the Cosmo Club. She had a lifelong interest in sports and was an avid golfer.
She was devoted to her children and took great interest in their activities. Their friends were welcome in her home; she enjoyed association with young people.
Berniece is survived by J. Vernon Cook, her husband of 67 years; her brothers, Crozier Rodney Kimball of St. George, Utah and Reid Roberts Kimball of Eugene, Oregon, as well as her children: Joseph Vernon Jr. and Nancy Cook (Media, Pennsylvania); Quentin La Mar and Mary Cook (Salt Lake City, Utah); and Jim and Susan Porter (Annabella, Utah). Vernon and Berniece have nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The family wishes to express appreciation to the devoted care-givers who assisted Vernon in taking care of Berniece as her health deteriorated.
Services will be held at 12 noon on Sat., December 29, 2001 under the direction of President Robert L. Stevenson of the Cache Central Stake in the Allen-Hall Mortuary Chapel, 34 East Center St., Logan, Utah. A viewing will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday Dec. 28, 2001 and one hour before services at the Allen-Hall Mortuary. Interment will be in the Logan City Cemetery.