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Doris
Cooks
Mar 21, 1949 — Sep 13, 2022
Doris Marie Cooks, 73, of Farmersville went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 13, 2022 in Greenville. Mrs. Doris Marie Cooks was born March 21, 1949, in Versailles, MO, to Lee Frances French & Ethel Nadine Holder French. She was a devout Christian and firm believer of Jesus the Christ. She graduated from Versailles High School in 1967. After graduation, she enrolled in Lincoln University (Mo.) where she received her Bachelor's degree in Physical Education. Later she earned a Master's of Education from the University of Missouri. She was also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., joining the Alpha Upsilon Sigma Chapter in 1975. She taught at Lincoln University, then taught Adaptive Physical Education with Dallas Independent School District for over 30 years; where she retired in 2012, as a Functional Life Skills Program Director. Doris married Lt. Colonel Les Cooks Sr., on January 1, 1995. She is preceded in death by her parents Lee Frances French and Ethel Nadine Holder French, siblings Marvin French, Sr., Evelyn Martin, and Maurice French. She leaves to cherish her memories, her loving and devoted husband Lt. Colonel Les Cooks Sr., her loving daughter Angela Calhoun (Reginald), her bonus son, MSgt. Les Cooks Jr. (Lianna), her grandchildren M. Chandler Houser, Nickolas Jones, Nadia Cooks, bonus grandchildren Kemaya Benson and Reginald Calhoun as well as a great granddaughter, Autumn Eliza Houser and bonus great grandchildren, Semaj and Kyrin Huntley. She also leaves behind siblings Deborah Williams, Mancel Lee French, Mitchell French, Marshall French, Bernice Frost, Raygene Wilson, Ruth Logan and a host of family members including aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Visitation Saturday, September 17, 2022 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Lynch Funeral Home 2203 Gilmer Street Caddo Mills,Texas 75135 Funeral Service Saturday, September 17, 2022 11:00 AM Lynch Funeral Home 2203 Gilmer St Caddo Mills,Texas 75135
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