Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-07-24 | Page 3 | Statement Regarding Death of Mrs. Cooke

STATEMENT REGARDING DEATH OF MRS. COOKE Thero were no mysterious circumstances circum-stances surrounding the sudden death of Mrs. Margaret C- Cooke, a -widow. a.t her home, 100 Folsom avenue, last Wednesday, whose ease was reported to Acting Coroner and Justice of the Peace Stanley Hanks, according to relatives and friends of the dead woman. "Drs. K. I. Throne and M. Grant, the latter a woman physician, arrived at the house a few minutes after my sister-in-l.aw's death," said Kdwnrd X. Cooke, "and they both stated that heart disease was the cause of death. Mrs. Cooke had long suffered from a weak heart. She also was afflicted with neuralgia of the nerves, which, the doctors said, finally atl'ectcd her heart seriously. When she became fatally 111 last Wednesday morning morn-ing at 10 o'clock J sent for Dr. Thorne. but learned that he could not. reach the bouse in less than an hour. 1 then tried to cret Dr. Grant. My sister said to me at that time: '1 will be dead before 11 o'clock.' Both doctors arrived shortly after af-ter she had passed away." Mrs. Margaret C. Cooke had been attended at-tended and cared for by Mrs. K. A. Dykes, a sister of Mr. Kdwnrd N. Cooke who lives at 2:S West First South street. ntr the deceased's home. . The funeral was held Friday from Mrs. Cooke's residence, and a large number of her old friends and relatives attended. Interment was In the City cemetery, whore Mrs. Cooke was burled by the side of her husband, in the family lot Many beautiful floral tributes were placed on the grave. Mrs. Cook lived In Sail Lake City for many years, and left a host of friends to mourn Iter loss.