Barbara R. (Jones) Cook, 82, of New Bedford passed away Tuesday July 11, 2023 at home after a battle with brain cancer. She was the wife of John M. Cook for 58 years before he passed in 2018.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Albert and Ruth (Gregory) Jones, she lived in Falmouth for 50 years before returning to New Bedford 15 years ago.
Barbara and her late husband owned and operated Cape Cod Violetry for many years. She was a member of the African Violet Society of America, the Moby Dick Violet Club, and the Bay State African Violet Society. She also enjoyed gardening but most of all loved all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Debbie Watts and her husband Brian, Wisconsin, Donna Lange and her husband Steven, Georgia, and Peter Cook and his partner Jodi Edwards, East Falmouth; her brother, Thomas Jones and his wife Annette; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was the sister of the late Carole Baptiste.
Her funeral service will be held on Saturday July 15th at 10 AM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. Visitation will be on Saturday from 9-10 AM prior to the service. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Dartmouth. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For online condolence book, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.