Donna Lou Cook of Fort Smith, AR, was born on September 4, 1952, in Ralls, TX to John Authur and Lydia Mae (Dunham) Welch. She died Wednesday, September 27, 2023 in Thackerville, OK at the age of 71.

Donna worked as a receptionist at NASA, and while living in Houston, she loved to enter Bar-B-Q cookoffs and would often be declared the winner. She loved to cook for others. For several years, Donna volunteered in the kitchen at the Senior Citizens Center feeding those who visited the center. She loved going to Fredericksburg, TX, and was a member of the VFW and the Eagles.

Donna married Richard Lee Cook on December 1993 in Houston, TX. He preceded her in death on February 15, 2019.

Donna is preceded in death by her parents and husband; sons, B.J. Liddell, and Jackie Liddell; and brothers, Danny Welch, and Herb Welch.

Those left to cherish Donna's memory are her son, Robert Liddell, and wife Chasity of Thackerville; daughters, LaDonna Liddell of Marietta and Cynthia Cook and husband Brent of Ft. Smith; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; brother, Jim Welch of Thackerville; sister, Dorothy Roberts and husband Richard of Wichita Falls, TX; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 30th, at 2:00 P.M. at the Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Brett Alberda officiating.