Obituary of Nora Lee Johnson Cook

NORA LEE JOHNSON COOK

Virginian Pilot  01-02-1998

   Nora Lee Johnson Cook, died Jan. 1, 1998.
   Mrs. Cook was born in Como, N.C., a daughter of the late John E. and Mary Johnson. She was the widow of James Jefferson Cook, a member of the Newsoms Baptist Church and its Womens Missionary Society.
   She is survived by three daughters, Louise C. Hedgepeth and her husband Top,, Ruth C. Blythe and her husband, Clint, Jane C. Rountree and her husband Donnie, all of Franklin; two sisters, Lina J.  Cook of Boykins and Julia J. Sparkman of Chesapeake; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
   A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Newsoms Baptist Church by the Rev. Kenneth Williams. Buried will be in Hollywood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 7 p.m. today in Wright Funeral Home and other times at the home of Louise Hedgepeth,405 Cresent Drive, Franklin. Memorials may be made to Newsoms Baptist Church or the East Pavilion Discretionary Fund.


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Nora Lee Johnson Cook died 1 Jan 1998. She was born in Como, N.C., to John E. and Mary Johnson. She was the widow of James Jefferson Cook and was survived by three daughters, two sisters, nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

A funeral was conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, 3 January 1998, in Newsoms Baptist Church by the Rev. Kenneth Williams. Burial was in Hollywood Cemetery.

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NORA LEE JOHNSON COOK

Nora Lee Johnson Cook died Jan. 1, 1998.

Mrs. Cook was born in Como, N.C., a daughter of the late John E. and Mary Johnson. She was the widow of James Jefferson Cook, a member of the Newsoms Baptist Church and its Women's Missionary Society.

She is survived by three daughters, Louise C. Hedgepeth and her husband "Top," Ruth C. Blythe and her husband, Clint, Jane C. Rountree and her husband Donnie, all of Franklin; two sisters, Lina J. Cook of Boykins and Julia J. Sparkman of Chesapeake; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, 3 January 1998, in Newsoms Baptist Church by the Rev. Kenneth Williams. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 7 p.m. today, 2 January 1998, in Wright Funeral Home and other times at the home of Louise Hedgepeth, 405 Cresent Drive, Franklin. Memorials may be made to Newsoms Baptist Church or the East Pavilion Discretionary Fund.

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| Name  | Nora Lee Johnson Cook   |
| Age   | Unknown                 |
| Birth | Unknown; Como, N.C.     |
| Death | 1 January 1998; Unknown |
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| Name                  | Relationship       | Residence  |
| Nora Lee Johnson Cook | Decedent           | Unknown    |
| John E. Johnson       | Father             | Unknown    |
| Mary Johnson          | Mother             | Unknown    |
| James Jefferson Cook  | Husband (deceased) | Unknown    |
| Louise C. Hedgepeth   | Daughter           | Franklin   |
| "Top" Hedgepeth       | Son-in-law         | Franklin   |
| Ruth C. Blythe        | Daughter           | Franklin   |
| Clint Blythe          | Son-in-law         | Franklin   |
| Jane C. Rountree      | Daughter           | Franklin   |
| Donnie Rountree       | Son-in-law         | Franklin   |
| Lina J. Cook          | Sister             | Boykins    |
| Julia J. Sparkman     | Sister             | Chesapeake |
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––– Publication Details –––

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| Field    | Value           |
| Location | Unknown         |
| Name     | Virginian Pilot |
| Date     | 2 January 1998  |
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––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Member of Newsoms Baptist Church
• Member of the church's Women's Missionary Society


[Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net]

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