Sam Cook, chairman of Jefferson City, Mo.-based and unitCentral Trust Banksince 1981, died July 15, according to an obituary published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on July 17.

Cook, 94, led the formation of Central Banco. in 1970,according to the publication.

Based on SNL data, Cook also served as president and CEO ofCentral Banco., and chairman and CEO of CentralBank of St. Louis since 1990.