Melanie Sue Stickel Cook, 23 of Scott City, passed away Friday Feb. 8, 2013 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 19, 1989 in Cape Girardeau the daughter of Dale Edward and Heidi Lee Sturm Stickel. She married Christopher Cook on July 7,2012 at Scott City and he survives. Melanie attended the Broadway United Methodist Church in Scott City. Other survivors include, 2 sons, Dylan Cook and Ryan Penley of the home; her parents Dale and Denise Stickel of Cape and Justin and Heidi Riegert of Scott City; two brothers Christopher Stickel of Scott City and Jesse Riegert of Chaffee; a sister Amy Talley of Scott City; paternal grandparents Dean and Betty Stickel of Cape; maternal grandfather Pete Sturm of Scott City and her special grandmother Shirley Cook of Scott City. Friends may call Monday from 4 - 8:00 p.m. at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. Services are scheduled for Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at the chapel with Rev. Jack Owens officiating. Burial will follow in Lightner Memorial Cemetery in Scott City.