Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJun 1, 1930, Guilford County, North Carolina24,3, Herbert Anderson Cook
DeathApr 4, 2010, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Herbert Anderson Cook
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Herbert Anderson Cook
FlagsUS Army, US Military
MotherNettie Jane WHITESELL (1905-1965)
Spouses
BirthNov 25, 1934, Rockingham County, North Carolina3, Mary Frances Somers Cook,24
DeathJan 4, 2016, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Mary Frances Somers Cook
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Mary Frances Somers Cook
FatherLindsey Moore SOMERS (1907-1966)
MotherMary Isabel SUTTON (1908-1990)
MarriageOct 3, 195324
Obituary Online notes for Herbert Anderson COOK
4/5/2010

Herbert Anderson Cook


    GIBSONVILLE — Herbert Anderson Cook, age 79, of Ingle Street, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 4, 2010, at the Hospice Home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Guilford County and the husband of 56 years to Mary Frances Somers Cook who survives.
    Herbert retired after 40 years with Burlington Industries and later was employed with Precision Fabrics. He was a member of Apple’s Chapel Christian Church. Herbert was a former president of the Gibsonville Boosters Club and a former member, secretary and president of the Gibsonville Lions Club. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving two years in the defense of his country.
    Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Somers Cook of the home; daughters, Brenda Carole Cook Hemphill and her husband, Barry, of Julian, Susan Diane Cook Hill of Hawaii; son, Michael Allan Cook and his wife, April, of Browns Summit; five grandchildren; one great-grandson; and his brothers, James Cook of Gibsonville, Lloyd Cook of Ruffin, Fred Cook of Greensboro, and Ervin Cook of Sandy Ridge. He was preceded in death by his parents, Junior Floyd and Nettie Jane Whitesell Cook, and a brother, Willie Cook.
    A service to celebrate his life will be held on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at 2 p.m. at the Apple’s Chapel Christian Church by the Rev. C. Allen Myers, III and the Rev. Tim Geiger and the burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and other times at the home.
    Memorials may be made to Apple’s Chapel Christian Church Building Fund, 7345 Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, N.C. 27249. Sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com 

4/6/10
Herbert Anderson Cook


    GIBSONVILLE — Herbert Anderson Cook, age 79, of Ingle Street, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 4, 2010, at the Hospice Home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Guilford County and the husband of 56 years to Mary Frances Somers Cook who survives.
    Herbert retired after 40 years with Burlington Industries and later was employed with Precision Fabrics. He was a member of Apple’s Chapel Christian Church. Herbert was a former president of the Gibsonville Boosters Club and a former member, secretary and president of the Gibsonville Lions Club. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving two years in the defense of his country.
    Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Somers Cook of the home; daughters, Brenda Carole Cook Hemphill and her husband, Barry, of Julian, Susan Diane Cook Hill of Hawaii; son, Michael Allan Cook and his wife, April, of Browns Summit; five grandchildren; one great-grandson; and his brothers, James Cook of Gibsonville, Lloyd Cook of Ruffin, Fred Cook of Greensboro, and Ervin Cook of Sandy Ridge. He was preceded in death by his parents, Junior Floyd and Nettie Jane Whitesell Cook and a brother, Willie Cook.
    A service to celebrate his life will be held on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at 2 p.m. at the Apple’s Chapel Christian Church by the Rev. C. Allen Myers, III and the Rev. Tim Geiger and the burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and other times at the home.
    Memorials may be made to Apple’s Chapel Christian Church Building
Fund, 7345 Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, N.C. 27249.
    You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com  3, Herbert Anderson Cook
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