Cook, Clyde F. "Pete"

Ivor, Virginia

CLYDE FRANCIS “Pete” COOK, 62, passed away Monday, September 5, 2005 at his home in Ivor with his loving family by his side. A native of Southampton County he was the son of Homer Cook, Sr., and the late Mary Saunders Cook. Pete retired from Smithfield Packing where he worked as a maintenance mechanic; was a life member of the Ivor Volunteer Fire Dept.; was a co-founder and treasurer of the Bent Barrel Hunt Club; was a member of the Ivor Community Athletic Association; and a devoted member of Mill Swamp Baptist Church. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman.

Along with his father, Pete is survived by his loving wife, Lorene W. Cook; daughter, Tammy C. Warner, and husband Charles; sons, Michael Allen Cook and Kenneth Wayne Cook; brothers, Edward Lee Cook and wife, Nancy, and Samuel W. “Nick” Cook, and wife, Joan; sisters, Jean C. Bradshaw and husband, J.J., and Grace Rodgester; stepdaughter, Tracey H. Stallard and husband, Kenneth; stepson, M. Todd Harrell and wife, Amy; sister-in-law, Diane Cook; six grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren. Besides his mother he was also predeceased by a brother, Homer Cook, Jr.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. in Mill Swamp Baptist Church, Ivor, VA, with the Rev. Jim Jones and the Rev. Larry Burkhart officiating. Interment will follow in Ivor Cemetery, Ivor, VA. The family will receive friends at the church on Tuesday evening, 6 until 8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Petersburg Unit, 1117 Fort Hayes Dr., Petersburg, VA 23805, or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Virginia Chapter, 2727 Enterprise Parkway, Suite 201, Richmond, VA 23294. Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences may be posted at our website, www.jtmorriss.com.