West Columbia – A memorial celebration for Junelle Blizzard Cook will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.at Trinity Baptist Church. The family will receive friends following the service in Davis Hall.
Mrs. Cook, 82, entered into rest Sunday March 11, 2012 at Agape Senior Community. Born June 20, 1929 in Perry, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Rosa Lee Blizzard. She graduated from the Baptist Hospital with her RN degree. She worked as a nurse for many years at Richland Memorial Hospital where she was greatly admired by her peers and patients. She was an active member of Trinity Baptist Church where she enjoyed singing in the choir, participating in Sunday School, the Joy Club, and visiting members in the hospital.
Mrs. Cook was predeceased by her husband, Mahlon A. Cook Jr,. and her sisters, Wilma Sturkie and Lounette Summer. She is survived by her daughters, Melanie Shull (Rick) and Michelle Pittenger (Richard). She is also survived by two grandchildren, Turner and Madison Shull and her brother Hubert Blizzard (Margie).
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Trinity Baptist Church at 2003 Charleston Hwy, Cayce, SC 29033, or to the American Heart Association at 520 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Blizzard Funeral Home, 153 Main Street South, Wagener SC (803) 564-5333 is in charge of arrangements
