DAY, Bobbie Denise (Cook) - b. October 25, 1958 - d. July 22,2023

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Bobbie Denise Day was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma on October 25, 1958.  She was raised by her parents, Robert E. and Sharon (Royer) Cook. 

Bobbie attended elementary and middle school in Davenport, Oklahoma before transferring to Prague, Oklahoma for her high school years.  While in high school, she ran track, played basketball, and was crowned football homecoming queen her junior year.  Upon graduation, Bobbie attended Oklahoma State University, majoring in Home Economics Education. 

Bobbie spent the early years of her career in Davenport and Waynoka, Oklahoma, but she spent the majority of her career teaching Family and Consumer Sciences in Prague, Oklahoma while simultaneously teaching night classes at Gordon Cooper VoTech in Shawnee, Oklahoma.  She worked toward additional degrees and certifications to further her education including a Masters degree from the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) in Home Economics Professional Services-Living Space and Interior Design, a second Bachelor's degree from UCO in Early Childhood Education, and National Board Career Tech Certification. 

Bobbie retired from teaching in Oklahoma after 28 years before moving to Kansas to continue her career.  It was during her time working in Kansas that she earned some of her proudest accolades including Kansas Family and Consumer Science Teacher of the Year, Kansas Career Tech Teacher of the Year, and Top 3 Career Tech Teacher from Region V in the entire United States.  Bobbie was also chosen from a national pool to speak in Washington, D.C. on behalf of the Dibble Institute.  She taught in Kansas for ten years before retiring again.

Not only did the move to Kansas bring her great accomplishments in her career, it also allowed her to meet her husband, Jimmy Day.  Bobbie and Jimmy were married March 31, 2018, and during that time together enjoyed doing many things together.  They traveled to places like the Outer Banks, Mount Rushmore, Galveston, Texas, and Eureka Springs, Arkansas where they rode motorcycles and camped.  Bobbie's dogs, Killer and Mavis, were never far away during these trips.  Mavis especially loved to ride with her doggies and visit nearby campsites.  Bobbie also enjoyed spending time watching crime shows, creating projects on her Cricut, learning to crochet, and spending time with her only daughter, Courtney.

Bobbie is susrived by her husband, Jimmy Day; her daughter, Courtney Smith; her stepson and wife, Stormy and Parker Day; and her mother, Sharon Cook. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert E. Cook; her grandparents, Marcelious and Vesta Royer; and her precious Maltese, Libby

No services will be held as Bobbie wished her ashes to be spread among the places she loved to travel most.  In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Humane Society in honor of her love for animals or plant yourself a yellow rose bush to honor her memory. Parks Brothers Funeral Service of Prague, Oklahoma has been entrusted with arrangements. 

(taken from the Parks Brothers Funeral Service website)
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Bobbie Day spent several years teaching in the West Elk Schools in Howard, Kansas as a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher (FACS).