Dorothea J. Gott, 41, daughter of Dearl and Judy Goddard Cook, was born Feb. 9, 1964, at Aurora. She died Dec. 15, 2005, at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston.She enjoyed crafts, being outdoors, going swimming and camping. She loved to write and collect poems, sharing them with friends and family.She was preceded in death by a son, Levi Williams; one sister, Lisa Richards; and her grandfather, Girden Sharpensteen.Surviving are two sons, John Cook of Bucyrus and Anthony Parnell of Memphis, Tenn.; her parents of Bucyrus; grandmother, Dorothy Sharpensteen of Houston; one brother, Daniel Cook of Success; two sisters, Cynthia Cook of Houston and Thina Rickard of Marshfield; and four grandchildren.Memorial services were Dec. 19 at the Old Success Cemetery with Dewayne Weber officiating under the direction of Evans Funeral Home. “

Isaiah Buse has served as the publisher of the Houston Herald since 2023. He started with the organization in 2019, and achieved a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2023. He serves on the...

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