Betty Marie (Buckles) Cook, 95, of Martin, S.D., passed away August 8, 2026, while in hospice care in Rapid City.
Born May 15, 1931, in Martin and raised in Merriman, Neb., Betty was the daughter of Frank and Hazel Buckles and spent her life deeply rooted in the community and family that shaped her.
Betty was the beloved matriarch of the Joseph Hickman Cook family – but the family she cared for over…