Sr., Cook

Ivor
Homer Cook, Sr., 93, a resident of Ivor, died April 16, 2009 in Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk after a brief illness. Born on July 25, 1915 in Southampton County, he was the son of the late Sam and Molly Britt Cook. He was the widower of Mary Virginia Saunders Cook and was predeceased by two sons, Homer Cook, Jr. and Clyde F. Cook.
He is survived by two daughters, Jean Bradshaw and husband, â??JJâ?, of Franklin, Grace Rodgester, of Ivor; two sons, Sam W. â??Nickâ? Cook and wife, Joan, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, and Edward Lee Cook and wife, Nancy, of Ivor; daughters-in-law, Diane Cook and Lorene Cook; a niece, Lucy Spencer of Norfolk; 14 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren, ten great great grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren and nine step-great grandchildren.
At the time of his death, Homer was the oldest living member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church. He was a Southampton County farmer most of his life and also worked as a truck driver for the Virginia Department of Transportation for 11 years.
A funeral service will be held at Tucker Swamp Baptist Church in Zuni at 2:00 PM on Sunday, April 19, 2009 by Rev. William E. Dawson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Tucker Swamp Baptist Church in Zuni on Saturday evening from 6-8 PM. There will be a reception for family and friends in the Family Life Center of the church following the burial Sunday. Memorial donations may be made to the Ivor Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 228, Ivor, VA 23866. The family is being served by the Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home in Wakefield. Condolences may be posted at www.jtmorriss.com .