Weyman Emerson Cook, 77, of Ocilla, Georgia, died Saturday, May 29, 2004, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, May 31, 2004 at Central United Methodist Church, Fitzgerald, Georgia, with Rev. Steve Waldorf and Rev. Dan Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in Ocilla Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 Sunday evening at Paulk Funeral Home, Ocilla
Mr. Cook was born November 15, 1926 in Camilla, Georgia, to the late Walter Emory and Emma Williams Cook. He had lived in Ocilla since 1967 having resided in Albany, Georgia, Tallahassee, Florida, and Greenville, South Carolina. He was retired owner/operator of Red & White Grocery, a retired consultant for Cross Equipment Company of Albany, and a former employee of Kaiser Chemical Company. Mr. Cook was a U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church, a Sunday School teacher, and a member of the Ocilla Lions Club.
Mr. Cook is survived by his wife: Mildred D. Cook of Ocilla; five children: Annelle Cook Cossells of Havana, FL, Wade Cook and Dale Cook of Tallahassee, FL, Lisa Cook Steedley of Doerun, and Weyman Emerson Cook, II of Albany; sister: Nell Cook Thornton of Waukesha, WI; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews including: Elaine Wyler of Milwaukee, WI and Yvonne Porterfield of Milpitas, CA.