Mary Edwards Cooke, 74, of Scotland Neck, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2007.
A memorial graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at Sunnyside Cemetery in Scotland Neck.
Mary was born in Teachey, NC on January 22, 1933. Mary was a graduate and ballplayer at Scotland Neck High School and lived and worked in Scotland Neck most of her life.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Lawrence Cooke, Sr. of Scotland Neck.
She is survived by daughter, Denise Cooke Hall and husband John of Wendell; sons, Billy Lawrence Cooke, Jr. of Scotland Neck and Rocky Wayne Cooke and wife Elizabeth of Cary; grandchildren, Amity and Jesse Hall of Wendell, Rachel C. Bass of Scotland Neck, and Mary Elizabeth Cooke of Cary; and brother, Acie Edwards and wife Laura of Pinopolis, SC.
The family will receive friends after the service at the cemetery.
Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Scotland Neck, 1015 Church Street, Scotland Neck, NC 27874.