Mildred Mcdaris Cook

Mrs. Mildred McDaris Cook, age 85, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2008 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville.

Mrs. Cook was born to the late Irene and Earl McDaris of Morganton, Georgia, on January 15, 1923. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ned Cook, and is survived by two sisters, Willa Nell Cook of Norcross, Georgia, and Jerry Justus, of Auburn, Georgia, and sister-in-law, Beverly Kimsey of Hiawassee. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their families.

Mrs. Cook is also survived by a treasured group of friends and colleagues, developed during her lengthy career as an educator. Mildred retired from the Union County School System afer over 40 years of teaching, with over 35 of those years in Union County. During her years of teaching, she touched the lives of many Union County children, their children, and even their grandchildren. For many years, she participated in the Retired Teacher's Association. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Blairsville.


Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 2:00 PM from the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Parris officiating. Music will be provided by Mrs. Martha Ann Cone. Interment will follow in Union Memory Gardens, in Blairsville. Serving as pallbearers are Mrs. Cook's nephews.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12-2 PM, Wednesday, December 17.

Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home - Blairsville Chapel. You are invited to condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.