Funeral services for  Jo Bill Murphy Cook, 82, of Smithville were held Nov. 30 at the chapel of Love Cantrell Funeral Home. Bro. Leonard Herman and Buck Ford  officiated with burial following at Salem Cemetery.
Mrs. Cook passed away Nov. 28 at NHC Healthcare Center.
She was a retired secretary from Cumberland Nursery and a member of First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Grady Lee and Alberta “Bertie” Murphy; husband, Bratten Hale Cook; children, Gayden (Cook) Richardson and Steve (Pat Cook Briggs) Cook; grandson, Patrick Ford; and six brothers, LT Murphy, Walter Norvel Murphy, Ronald Murphy, Donald Murphy, Jerry Murphy and Cletus Murphy.
She is survived by one son, Bratten (Judy) Cook II of Smithville; two daughters, Murphy Ford of Nashville, and Jo Lynn (Mike) Brown of Nashville; son-in-law, Buck Ford; grandchildren, Megan Cook of Smithville, Bratten Cook III, of Cookeville, Andrew Cook of Murfreesboro, Jesse Ford, Tucker Ford and James Ford of Nashville, Elliot Cook of Smithville and Collin Cook of Lexington; great grandchildren, Devin Cook, Ari Cook and Bratten Cook IV of Smithville; two brothers, Kenneth (Joyce) Murphy and Grady (Dot) Murphy; three sisters, Pat Bain, Wanda Barr and Peggy (Wayne) Patterson; four sisters-in-law, Peggy Murphy, Gladys Murphy, Janie Cook Knowles and Jeanine Cook Caldwell; and one brother-in-law, Joe Stone.
The family would like to thank her special friends Evelene Davis and Willalene Brock for their love, care and support.
Pallbearers included Charlie Parker, Ricky Webb, Josh Love, David Davis, Terry Murphy, Jonathan Bratcher, Andrew Cook and Bratten Cook.
Love Cantrell Funeral Home, Smithville, was in charge of arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
December 4, 2013