Gladys Irene Cook, 85, of Cox’s Creek, died Monday, April 17, 2017, at Green Meadows Health Care Center in Mount Washington. She was the former Irene Taylor, a homemaker, and a longtime member of Riverview Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ben Cook; and siblings, James Taylor, Elizabeth Matherly, Georgia Raymond, Martha Spratt, Alline Burkhead, Virginia Floyd, and Lillian Mudd.
She is survived by her son, Gary Cook (Carla); one granddaughter, Amy Cook Graham (Jeff); and three great-grandchildren, Jacob, Ben, and Madeline.
The funeral is 11 a.m. Friday, April 21, 2017, at McFarland-Troutman-Proffitt Funeral Home in Mount Washington with burial in Highland Memory Gardens.
Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Thursday, April 20, 2017, and after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
The family requests memorial gifts take the form of donations to the American Cancer Society.
The McFarland-Troutman-Proffitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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