Linda Yvonne Nash Cook was born October 3, 1949, to Audis and Gloria Jean Nash in Houston, Texas. She is the oldest of six children being followed by Ray, Norma, Ellen, Eva and Cathy.
Linda was raised in League City, Texas, after the family moved from Texas City as she was entering high school. In 1967, Linda was set up on a blind date with the
love of her life, Thomas Cook. They fell in love and married June 7th, 1968.
Tom and Linda, or T.C. and L.C. as they called each other, moved to the north side of Houston. As newlyweds they loved local theater and were involved in many shows at First Street Theater in Humble. They also volunteered in the local community in many roles.
In 1972, their first child, Stacie Yvonne Cook was born. In 1975, they welcomed twins Craig Thomas Cook and Gregory Lee Cook. T.C. and L.C. resided in League City for most of their lives and were married for an amazing 52 years when T.C. passed in 2021.
Linda was a cookie maker and volunteer extraordinaire. She loved to bake and made sure every family gathering, school event, and FFA gathering had tons of her famous homemade chocolate chip cookies. She was the first one to say, “What can I bring?” and the answer was usually, “Whatever you want, anything you make is amazing!”. She taught Sunday School at Texas Avenue Baptist Church for several years. She volunteered to support every activity her husband and children ever participated in. She loved to do floral arranging and filled numerous requests for wedding flowers. She also loved crafting, creating things for her children, grandchildren, and sisters at Christmas, along with her baking. She put much love into her handiwork.
Linda is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas, her parents, Audis and Gloria, siblings Allen Ray and Norma Jean. She is survived by her three sisters, Ellen Nash Massey and husband Curtis, Eva Nash Espinoza and husband Ray, Cathy Nash Roberts and husband Kreg, three children, Stacie Cook Lemley and husband Robert, Craig Thomas Cook and wife Susan, Gregory Lee Cook and wife Taryn; grandchildren: Esther Lemley, Jonathan Hughes and wife Tamara, Madison Cook, Katelyn Cook, Kendall Cook, Kallie Cook, Molly Force, Luke Force, Courtney Mullen and husband Cameron, and Robert Lemley III (Trey); and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.
Services to honor Linda will be on Friday, October 25, 2024 at LifePoint Church, 2450 E. Main St., Unit H
League City, TX 77573. The viewing will be from 10:30am to 11:30am. The service will be from 11:30am to 12:30 pm. Immediately following the service there will be a food reception and fellowship until 2:15 pm.
A brief graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm at Forest Park East Cemetery, 21620 Gulf Freeway, Webster, TX 77598.
Floral deliveries may be sent directly to LifePoint Church.
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