Lowell Nathan Cook

Lowell N. Cook, 85, of Point Pleasant, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009 at Cornerstone Hospital in Huntington. He was a member of the New Hope Bible Baptist Church in Point Pleasant and was a retired educator and administrator with more than 40 years of service, having been employed in Mason, Clay, Jackson and Wirt counties. He was a 1942 graduate of Clay County High School and a 1951 graduate of West Virginia University and the College of Graduate Studies where he obtained his superintendent and principal certifications. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran and served as Mason County Fair president for several years as well as being instrumental in starting the county Fair. He was secretary of the Mason County Solid Waste Authority, a member of the Regional Resource Conservation and Development, Point Pleasant in Bloom Committee, Tourism Committee of Mason County, Fort Randolph Committee, and the Gateway Committee of Mason and Putnam Counties. Lowell was born Sept. 3, 1923 in Birch Run to the late Patrick Burton Cook and Lula (Estep) Cook. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Minor Cook and Bobby Cook; and four sisters, Blondy Jarrett, Mabel Davis, and two infant sisters. Surviving is his wife, Arlene B. (Butcher) Cook of Point Pleasant; a daughter and son-in-law, Karen J. and Wendell Bacon of Point Pleasant; a son and daughter-in-law, Keith R. and Phyllis Cook of Easley, SC; four grandchildren, Varian Cook of Easley, SC, Ian Costelli of Elizabeth Town, KY, Corey (Kim) Costelli of Gulfport, and Nicolas Costelli of Gulfport; two step-grandchildren, Daniel and Shaun Bacon of Louisville, KY; a great granddaughter, Amelia Costelli of Gallipolis, Ohio; two sisters, Gladys King of Noblesville, IN, Darreline (Okey) Burroughs of Clay; special nieces, Yvonne Barnes of Jacksonville, Florida and Kaye Mullins of Point Pleasant; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 21 at New Hope Bible Baptist Church in Point Pleasant with Pastor Dean Warner officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirkland Memorial Gardens in Point Pleasant. Visitation will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to New Hope Bible Baptist Church, 3 Robinson Street, Point Pleasant, WV 25550 or Pleasant Valley Hospital Auxiliary, Valley Drive, Point Pleasant, WV 25550. Online condolences may be made at www.wilcoxenfuneralhome.com.