Rita Gower Cook

Rita Gower Cook, 71, of Eustis, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015. Born in Leesburg, she was a lifelong resident of Lake County. She worked as an administrative assistant at Lake Tech of Eustis for 22½ years and was a member of First Baptist Church of Umatilla. Rita is survived by her husband, Allen of Eustis; son, James Gower, Jr., of Leesburg; daughter, Dawn Cherí Gower Hensley of Leesburg; brother, Ken Hall of Largo; step-children, Tony Cook of Umatilla and Nina Houlahan of Umatilla; 16 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at Harden/Pauli Funeral Home Chapel, Eustis on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 4:00 PM. Online Guestbook available at www.hardenpauli.com Arrangements by Harden/Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis.