(submitted by Patricia McLean)
Lloyd Stanley Cook (1896 - 1995) was born in Enniskillen Twp., Lambton County to Frederick (1859 - 1939) and Matilda (Tillie Ladell, 1869 - 1956) Cook. When he was two years old, the family settled on the Egremont Rd. one mile east of Warwick Village, where their second son Arnold Lee Cook (1899 - 1996) was born. Lee married Dora Elizabeth Richardson (1901 - 1994), and they lived in Hyde Park.
Cook–Auld: The home of Mr. and Mrs. David Auld, 12 sideroad, Warwick , was the scene of a pretty autumn wedding on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 25th, when their eldest daughter, Anna E. was married to Mr. Lloyd S. Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cook, Main Road, Warwick. The date was the 30th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Auld’s marriage. The bride, who entered the drawing room accompanied by her father, looked charming in her gown of white canton crepe with pearl trimmings, the train lined with coral crepe, and the veil in coronet style, caught up with orange blossoms. She was attended by her sister, Maxena, in orchid voile, as maid of honor and her niece Meyrol in yellow as flower girl. The groom was assisted by his brother Mr. Lee Cook. Miss Millie Barnes played Mendelshon’s wedding march while the bridal party took their places before a bank of autumn tinted maples and chrysanthemums, where the ceremony was conducted by the Rev. H. V. Workman of Watford, pastor of Knox Church. During the signing of the register Miss L. Ross sang very sweetly, “All Joy Be Thine.” After congratulations had been extended, the company was invited to the dining room, which was decorated in gold and white, where a bountiful dinner was served to thirty guests. Later Mr. and Mrs. Cook left amid good wishes and showers of confetti, for Detroit, the bride travelling in brown canton, with coat of brown marvella with fox furs and hat to match. The groom’s gift to the bride was a handsome string of pearls, to the maid of honor an onyx ring, and to the flower girl a pearl ring, and to the groomsman an onyx tie pin. On their return Mr. and Mrs. Cook will live in their home in Warwick Village, and will be at home to their friends after December 1st. SOURCE: newspaper clipping, October, 1923.
Lloyd, who answered to several nicknames including Dolly and Cookie, attended Kelvin Grove School.
In 1918 Lloyd enlisted in the 98th Battalion in London. He was under 18 and only weighed 118 pounds, so was surprised that he was accepted. Because of his weight he was not able to get into the fighting, but he did serve in Witley, England until World War I ended. Discharged in 1919, Lloyd returned home to the farm.
Lloyd loved baseball. He was an ace pitcher in his day, and his services were very much in demand among the neighbourhood teams. He pitched for the Watford team in the Lambton County League in 1917. When he returned home from the war, he continued pitching for the Watford team.
Lloyd married Anna Auld (1901 - 1994), daughter of David Auld, in 1923. At this time he also bought the Warwick General Store, which he operated, with Anna's help, until 1954. Lloyd was the Postmaster. He, or Frank Dolan, delivered groceries from the store.
A few years later Lloyd got into the trucking business, in particular livestock trucking. At that time he had one of the best licences to truck in Ontario, which was an open C, meaning he could haul anything anywhere in Ontario at any time. Eventually his son L.S. went into business with him. They sold out the trucks and the licences to Bud Cundick later.
Lloyd and Anna had a two storey house built on the back of the store where they raised their family, Jean (m. Don Hollingsworth) and Lloyd Stanley Jr. (m. Sheila Brown). Lloyd's mother lived above the store after his father died.
Anna Cook (standing), Robert and Sarah Jane McKenzie (holding Jean Cook), L. S. Cook. Courtesy D Hollingsworth.
In November 1946 the Watford Guide-Advocate reported that "A Warwick Village man returned a roll of bills totaling $1000 which he found in a pair of trousers given him by a Warwick Village friend who had outgrown them. The owner recalls losing the money exactly 3 years ago and since then the trousers lay folded in a bureau drawer, until he recently gave them away. Just the day before a quantity of similar clothing was packed for a Red Cross shipment overseas. The finder was Jim Prince. The lucky owner was Lloyd Cook."
In 1954 Cooks sold the store to Les and Anne Neuman and bought a 150 acre farm on the Egremont Road just west of Warwick Village. Here they built a modern three bedroom home. Lloyd loved baseball so much, he donated part of his farm to be turned into a park and baseball diamond, just east of their house. He didn't have far to go to watch ball games.
For 30 years Lloyd was a member of Stormy Lake Hunt Club at Parry Sound, and every fall went there with other hunters from the area.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Cook, Lloyd Stanley
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