Edward Lee "Edd" Cook

Edward Lee "Edd" Cook obituary, Vevay, IN

Edward Lee "Edd" Cook

Edward Cook Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home - Vevay on Apr. 19, 2025.

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Mr. Edward Lee "Edd" Cook, age 78, of Switzerland County, Indiana, entered this life on February 15, 1947 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Oscar D. and Lola Beatrice (Edwards) Cook. He was raised in Switzerland County and was a 1965 graduate of the Vevay High School. He received his degree in accounting from Indiana Business College in Columbus, Indiana. Edd was a food and beverage manager for various hotels and restaurants in Columbus, Indiana for 20 years. He was also a former accountant for Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company and for Arvin Industries in Columbus, Indiana. Edd was later employed as a superintendent for the Switzerland County Highway Department for seven years. He was also a dispatcher for the Switzerland County Sheriffs Department for three years. Edd was a member of the Mt. Sterling Baptist Church and Sons of the Vevay American Legion Post #185 and was a former member of the Switzerland County Lions Club. Edd enjoyed watching NASCAR. Edd passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the Swiss Villa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Vevay, Indiana.
Edd is survived by his sister, Sherry Cook Scott and her husband, Jack "Jay" of Switzerland County, IN, and his several cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Oscar D. Cook, died December 2, 1999; his mother, Lola Beatrice (Edwards) Cook, died October 8, 1994; his brother, William D. "Billy" Cook, died on December 19, 1947, and his aunts and uncles.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sunday, April 27, 2025, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street, Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 28, 2025, by Rev. Wayne Daugherty, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street, Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Interment will follow in the Vevay Cemetery, Vevay, Indiana.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oscar, Bea, Sherry, and Edd Cook Family Scholarship Fund c/o CFSCI. Cards are available at the funeral home or online at www.haskellandmorrison.com
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