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Published: 19 February 2015 19 February 2015

Marie E. Cook, 92, a longtime Deming resident, passed away peacefully at her home February 17, 2015.

A graveside service will be this Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon with Dr. Charles F. Matthews officiating.

Marie was born January 24, 1923 in Clark Range, Tennessee to Sherman and Etta (Norman) Todd. Her family moved to Indiana in 1937 and later came to Deming in 1946. She fell in love with Deming and immediately knew this was home. Locally she was a retail clerk and a member of Ruth Chapter 6 Order of Eastern Star. Marie had a special interest in Indian art, gardening, and especially loved exploring and walking in the Florida Mountains. She also enjoyed the companionship of her cats.

She is survived by her daughter, Jackie Matthews and her husband Charles of El Paso, Texas and her chosen son, John Krehbiel of Deming and his family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Eugene Cook in 1989.