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Mrs. Mary Ellen Cook
Visitation: Sunday, November 8, 2009 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Homes Washington Street Location Columbus, IN 47201 Visitation: Monday, November 9, 2009 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM Columbus First Assembly 2100 Tenth Street Columbus, IN 47201 Service: Monday, November 9, 2009 10:00 AM Columbus First Assembly 2100 Tenth Street Columbus, IN 47201	VIEW/SEND CONDOLENCES   VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE
Mary Ellen Cook, 92, of Sycamore Street, died at 12:42 a.m. Thursday, November 5, 2009, at Columbus Regional Hospital. Mrs. Cook was a beautician for over 55 years and was the owner of The Beauty Room on 12th Street. She was a volunteer at Hospice of South Central Indiana for 22 years and was active with Hospice until her untimely death. She was also known to many as "The Fudge Lady" for the fudge she made for the Hospice concert. She was a former member, choir director and Sunday school teacher at Clifford United Methodist Church and currently was a faithful member of Columbus First Assembly where she was a member of the choir and a Sunday school teacher. She was an avid reader. The funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at Columbus First Assembly with Pastor Donald P. Andreasen officiating. Calling will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Home on Washington Street and from 9 a.m. until service time Monday at the church. Burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of South Central Indiana or Columbus First Assembly. Online condolences may be sent to Mrs. Cook's family and a video tribute may viewed at www.barkesweaverglick.com. Born in Shelby County March 14, 1917, Mrs. Cook was the daughter of William and Maggie Clingenpiel Phares. Survivors include her children, Pam McNealy of Columbus and Rex Cook (Peg Shireman) of Clifford; grandchildren, Cindi (Tony) Johnson of North Vernon, Mark Cook of Flat Rock and Cathy Cook, Shawn (Missi) McNealy and Devin McNealy, all of Columbus; great-grandchildren, Kade Cook and Brady McNealy; a sister, Joan (Ron) Graham of Columbus; and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Cook was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Kenneth, Robert and Emerson Phares; and a sister, Dorothy Jean Phares.