1916
Mary
2008
Mary Penland Cook
August 17, 1916 — October 13, 2008
Mrs. Mary Penland Cook, age 92, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Monday, October 13, 2008 at her home in Blairsville. Mrs. Cook was born Thursday, August 17, 1916 in Union County, Georgia, to the late Thomas Gordon Penland and the late Annie Mae Hughes Penland. Mrs. Cook was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Union County; and was a retired school teacher for the Union County School System. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Ernest Cook, in 1986..
Surviving family members include: son & daughter-in-law, Melvin E. & Patricia H. Cook of Marietta, Georgia; daughter, Martha C. Cone of Blairsville; daughter & son-in-law, Claudene C. & Ted J. Smith of Hickory, North Carolina; daughter, Mary Ruth Cook of Blairsville; grandchildren and their spouses: Jeff & Sharon Cook, Craig & Kathy Cook, Scott & Cathy Cone, Todd Penland Cone, Mary Neil Cone Edge & Jeff Edge, Kim & Eric Crosby, Tracy & Mike Seagle; Eleven Great Grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. from the First United Methodist Church of Union County with the Rev. Ben Lewis, and Rev. Eddie Herring officiating. Music will be provided by Jeff Bauman, Keith Defoor, and Mrs. Cook's daughter, Martha Cone. The following gentlemen have been selected to serve as pallbearers: Melvin Cook, Jeff Cook, Craig Cook, Scott Cone, Todd Cone, Jeff Edge, Eric Crosby, Mike Seagle, and Tyler Cook. Interment will follow in Union Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations may be made to The Gideons International for Bibles; The Child Enrichment Center of the First United Methodist Church; or to Union County Retired Teacher's Scholarship Fund.
Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home -Blairsville Chapel. You are invited to send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
Surviving family members include: son & daughter-in-law, Melvin E. & Patricia H. Cook of Marietta, Georgia; daughter, Martha C. Cone of Blairsville; daughter & son-in-law, Claudene C. & Ted J. Smith of Hickory, North Carolina; daughter, Mary Ruth Cook of Blairsville; grandchildren and their spouses: Jeff & Sharon Cook, Craig & Kathy Cook, Scott & Cathy Cone, Todd Penland Cone, Mary Neil Cone Edge & Jeff Edge, Kim & Eric Crosby, Tracy & Mike Seagle; Eleven Great Grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. from the First United Methodist Church of Union County with the Rev. Ben Lewis, and Rev. Eddie Herring officiating. Music will be provided by Jeff Bauman, Keith Defoor, and Mrs. Cook's daughter, Martha Cone. The following gentlemen have been selected to serve as pallbearers: Melvin Cook, Jeff Cook, Craig Cook, Scott Cone, Todd Cone, Jeff Edge, Eric Crosby, Mike Seagle, and Tyler Cook. Interment will follow in Union Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations may be made to The Gideons International for Bibles; The Child Enrichment Center of the First United Methodist Church; or to Union County Retired Teacher's Scholarship Fund.
Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home -Blairsville Chapel. You are invited to send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
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