Nell Cook
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 8:26AM Anderson - Nell Powell Cook, 83, of Anderson, died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at the Rainey Hospice House.
Born July 4, 1930 in Chesnee, she was the daughter of the late Crawford and Vinelle Sawyer Powell. She was a graduate of Winthrop College and received her Master’s Degree from Clemson University. She taught at Woodruff High School for four years and taught Home Economics and was a Guidance Counselor at Pendleton High School for 28 years. Mrs. Cook was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Delta Kappa, the Anderson Woman’s Club, and was a volunteer at AnMed Health Medical Center for 25 years, working in the Gift Shop and sewing room. She was a member of Boulevard Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for a number of years.
Survivors include her husband, Carol Cook of the home; one niece, Libby Holliday and husband, Richard of Belton; one great niece, Jill Deaton and husband, Austin of Anderson; one great nephew, Blake Holliday of Belton; and brother-in-law, John A. MacCartney of Anderson.
She was preceded in death by a brother, William Augustus Powell and two sisters, Rachel Anne Powell MacCartney and Madelyn Powell.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Boulevard Baptist Church conducted by Dr. Johnny F. McKinney. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sullivan-King Mortuary, 3205 North Highway 81, Anderson. The family is at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621 or to Boulevard Baptist Church, 700 Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621.
Sullivan-King Mortuary
www.sullivanking.com
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