Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthFeb 12, 1915, Guilford County, North Carolina [2561], [2567]
DeathDec 14, 2005, Alamance County, North Carolina [2561]
BurialBellemont United Methodist Church, 4039 Markwood Road, Bellemont, Alamance County, North Carolina [2561]
FatherLawrence Lee COOKE (1888-1956)
Spouses
BirthFeb 27, 1914 [48]
DeathMay 28, 1998, Alamance County, North Carolina [48]
BurialBellemont United Methodist Church, 4039 Markwood Road, Bellemont, Alamance County, North Carolina [2564]
FatherAlexander Riley ISLEY (1858-1953)
MotherJosephine CABLE (1879-1961)
MarriageDec 24, 1940, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [2566]
ChildrenDonald Alexander (1942-2008)
 Martha (1944-2017)
Obituary Online notes for Louise Graves COOK
12/16/2005

Louise Cook Isley 
    BURLINGTON — Mrs. Louise Cook Isley , 90, of 1437 Watkins Road, Burlington, died at the Hospice Home on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at 1:25 a.m. following two weeks critical illness.
    A native of Guilford County, she was the wife of the late Branch Alexander Isley , and the daughter of Lawrence Lee Cooke  and Dolly Russell Cooke , both deceased. She was a member of Bellemont United Methodist Church.
    Survivors include a daughter, Ms. Martha I. Johnson of Graham; a son, Mr. Donald A. Isley  of the home; four sisters, Mrs. Nellie C. Massey of Burlington, Mrs. Peggy C. Cauthren of Greensboro, Mrs. Mary Lois Brown of Graham, and Mrs. Patty C. Parrish of Graham; two brothers, Mr. Hurley F. Cooke  and Mr. R. Lynn Cooke  of Burlington; and two grandchildren.
    The funeral will be conducted at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Graham today, December 16, 2005 at 2 p.m. by Dr. Holt Clarke. Burial will follow the service in Bellemont United Methodist Church cemetery.
    The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Funeral Home in Graham today from 1 to 2 p.m., and at other times they will be at the residence of a sister, Mrs. Nellie Massey, 3743C Bellemont-Mt. Hermon Church Road, Burlington, N.C.
    Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
    Condolences may be sent to the family at
info@richandthompson.com. [2561]
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