WILLIE H. COOKE SR.


YOUNGSVILLE-Willie Howell Cooke Sr., 81, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Wake Medical Center. Funeral services were Friday, May 1, at Flat Rock Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gary McNair officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

He was born in Franklin County, the son of the late Minnie Irene Nowell Cooke and Thomas Wesley Cooke. He was a volunteer firefighter at Wake New Hope Fire Department for 20 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Surviving: wife, Frances J. Cooke; son, Willie H. Cooke Jr. (Lisa) of Youngsville; and two grandsons.

Memorial contributions may be made to Flat Rock Baptist Church, General Fund, 1529 Flat Rock Church Road, Louisburg, NC 27549.

Arrangements handled by Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Wake Forest.

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