Obituary of Johnnie Perry Lane Cook JOHNNIE PERRY LANE COOK Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - June 8, 2000 Johnnie Perry Lane Cook, 79, of E. Railroad Ave., died Wednesday, June 7, 2000, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Mr. Cook was born in Clear Fork, W.Va., one of nine children of the late Robert C. and Bertha Shannon Cook. He was a retired welder and pipefitter and a member of UA Local 110 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union. He was a member of Newsoms Baptist Church and a faithful member of the Men's Bible Class. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Elizabeth Taylor Cook; four daughters, Marian C. Gray and her husband, Kenneth, of Smithfield, Va., Carolyn C. Shannonhouse and her husband, David, of Cary, N.C., Vickie C. O'Berry, and her husband, Jimmie, of Franklin and Deborah C. Ashburn and her husband, Robert, of Suffolk; a sister, Rosalee C. Dixon of Clearwater, Fla.; seven grandchildren, Kevin and Craig Gray, Alison Shannonhouse, Shannon and Holly O'Berry, Wade and Brian Ashburn; three great-grandsons, Hunter, David and Mitchell Gray; and a dear sister-in-law, Norene U. Taylor of Gates, N.C. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Newsoms Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis R. Faison officiating. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery . The family will receive friends at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and suggests that memorial donations be made to Newsoms Baptist Church, P.O. Box 312, Newsoms , VA 23874 or to Boykins Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 347, Boykins, VA 23827. Edition: FINAL Section: LOCAL Page: B9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Johnnie Perry Lane Cook, 79, of E. Railroad Ave., died 7 Jun 2000 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. He was born in Clear Fork, West Virginia, one of nine children of Robert C. Cook and Bertha Shannon Cook, and was a retired welder and pipefitter. A funeral was conducted 10 Jun 2000 at Newsoms Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis R. Faison officiating. Burial followed in Hollywood Cemetery. ––– Transcript ––– JOHNNIE PERRY LANE COOK Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - June 8, 2000 Johnnie Perry Lane Cook, 79, of E. Railroad Ave., died Wednesday, June 7, 2000, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Mr. Cook was born in Clear Fork, W.Va., one of nine children of the late Robert C. and Bertha Shannon Cook. He was a retired welder and pipefitter and a member of UA Local 110 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union. He was a member of Newsoms Baptist Church and a faithful member of the Men's Bible Class. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Elizabeth Taylor Cook; four daughters, Marian C. Gray and her husband, Kenneth, of Smithfield, Va., Carolyn C. Shannonhouse and her husband, David, of Cary, N.C., Vickie C. O'Berry and her husband, Jimmie, of Franklin, and Deborah C. Ashburn and her husband, Robert, of Suffolk; a sister, Rosalee C. Dixon of Clearwater, Fla.; seven grandchildren, Kevin and Craig Gray, Alison Shannonhouse, Shannon and Holly O'Berry, Wade and Brian Ashburn; three great-grandsons, Hunter, David and Mitchell Gray; and a dear sister-in-law, Norene U. Taylor of Gates, N.C. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday [10 June 2000] at Newsoms Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis R. Faison officiating. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday [9 June 2000] and suggests that memorial donations be made to Newsoms Baptist Church, P.O. Box 312, Newsoms, VA 23874 or to Boykins Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 347, Boykins, VA 23827. Edition: FINAL Section: LOCAL Page: B9 ––– Vital Statistics ––– |------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Johnnie Perry Lane Cook | | Age | 79 | | Birth | 1921 (estimated); Clear Fork, West Virginia | | Death | 7 Jun 2000; Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | |------------------------------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | | Johnnie Perry Lane Cook | Decedent | E. Railroad Ave. | | Elizabeth Taylor Cook | Wife | Not stated | | Marian C. Gray | Daughter | Smithfield, Virginia | | Kenneth Gray | Son-in-law | Smithfield, Virginia | | Carolyn C. Shannonhouse | Daughter | Cary, North Carolina | | David Shannonhouse | Son-in-law | Cary, North Carolina | | Vickie C. O'Berry | Daughter | Franklin | | Jimmie O'Berry | Son-in-law | Franklin | | Deborah C. Ashburn | Daughter | Suffolk | | Robert Ashburn | Son-in-law | Suffolk | | Rosalee C. Dixon | Sister | Clearwater, Florida | | Kevin Gray | Grandchild | Not stated | | Craig Gray | Grandchild | Not stated | | Alison Shannonhouse | Grandchild | Not stated | | Shannon O'Berry | Grandchild | Not stated | | Holly O'Berry | Grandchild | Not stated | | Wade Ashburn | Grandchild | Not stated | | Brian Ashburn | Grandchild | Not stated | | Hunter Gray | Great-grandson | Not stated | | David Gray | Great-grandson | Not stated | | Mitchell Gray | Great-grandson | Not stated | | Norene U. Taylor | Sister-in-law | Gates, North Carolina | | Robert C. Cook | Father (predeceased) | Not stated | | Bertha Shannon Cook | Mother (predeceased) | Not stated | |------------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |---------------------------------| | Field | Value | | Location | Norfolk, VA | | Name | Virginian-Pilot, The | | Date | 8 Jun 2000 | | Edition | FINAL | | Section | LOCAL | | Page | B9 | |---------------------------------| ––– Other Relevant Information ––– • Born in Clear Fork, West Virginia. • One of nine children. • Retired welder and pipefitter. • Member of UA Local 110 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union. • Member of Newsoms Baptist Church. • Faithful member of the Men's Bible Class. • Spouse's birth name was Elizabeth Taylor. [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. 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