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William McKinley Cooke

Birth
Mathews County, Virginia, USA
Death
4 Dec 1970 (aged 73)
Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Hayes, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Son of William Strawbridge Cooke and Fannie Elizabeth Kelly.
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Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal,
Thurs, 24 Dec 1970, p3, c1

William S. Cooke(sic), 73, of Hampton, died on Friday, Dec. 4, 1970, in a Richmond hospital.

Mr. Cooke was a native of Mathews but had resided in Hampton for many years. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of First Baptist Church, Hampton.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rubie Cooke of Hampton; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Hearn of Blakes and Miss Ida Cooke of Connecticut; and two brothers, Arthur Cooke and Melvin Cooke, both of Staten Island, N.Y.

A funeral service was held on Dec. 7 in Morning Star Baptist Church, Gloucester, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Gaines, pastor of First Baptist Church, Hampton. Burial was in the Branch family cemetery at Bena.
Son of William Strawbridge Cooke and Fannie Elizabeth Kelly.
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Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal,
Thurs, 24 Dec 1970, p3, c1

William S. Cooke(sic), 73, of Hampton, died on Friday, Dec. 4, 1970, in a Richmond hospital.

Mr. Cooke was a native of Mathews but had resided in Hampton for many years. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of First Baptist Church, Hampton.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rubie Cooke of Hampton; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Hearn of Blakes and Miss Ida Cooke of Connecticut; and two brothers, Arthur Cooke and Melvin Cooke, both of Staten Island, N.Y.

A funeral service was held on Dec. 7 in Morning Star Baptist Church, Gloucester, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Gaines, pastor of First Baptist Church, Hampton. Burial was in the Branch family cemetery at Bena.

Inscription

William M. Cook
Virginia
Cpl US Army
World War I



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