Obituary Dr. Edward F. Cooke Contributed by Jean Caddel   Dr. Cooke, clinical pathologist, was born August 24, 1875, Oldham, Lancastershire, England, eldest of five children of H. C. and Elizabeth Ann Fenton Cooke. The family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1890 and to Galveston, Texas the following year. After attending Ball High School, Cook entered the University of Texas Medical Branch in 1894, obtaining his M. D. in 1897. After an internship and practice in Montgomery County, Cooke moved to Ellis County, Texas in 1900 and set up practice, first in Waxahachie and subsequently in Forreston. He moved to Houston in 1907 and limited his practice to clinical pathology. While still in Ellis County, Cook was appointed chairman of the Committee on Public Health and Legislation for the County Medical Society and in that capacity, worked to secure enforcement of laws regulating medical practice. He served as delegate to the State Association meeting (1912-14); member of Council on Medical Defense (1914-16); secretary and later president of the southern Texas District Medical Society. He was also president of the Texas Pathology Society and was a charter member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (1922). He married Pearl Florence McClusky of Galveston June 10, 1899. They had four children. He died on Jan. 8, 1931 in Houston, after a brief illness.   Copyright © 1999-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:20:21 MDT