Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameBilly Lee Cohen 
Birth10 Sep 1930, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Death12 Jul 2011, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial17 Jul 2011, Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
FatherThomas Newton Cohen (1899-1949)
MotherAlice “Ruth” Overman (1901-1979)
Spouses
Birth18 Feb 1932, Rowan County, NC
Marriage23 Nov 1951
ChildrenWilliam Thomas “Billy” (1953-1989)
Christopher Young “Chris” (1957-)
Timothy Lee “Tim” (1959-)
Notes for Billy Lee Cohen
Billy Lee Cohen
SALISBURY - Mr. Billy Lee Cohen, 80, Salisbury, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at his residence.
Born Sept. 10, 1930, in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Ruth Overman Cohen and Thomas Newton Cohen.
Mr. Cohen graduated from Boyden High School, Class of 1948, and attended North Carolina State University. He served in the United States Air Force from 1951-1954.
Mr. Cohen was founder of Cohen Roofing and Metal Inc., where he worked until his retirement in 1999. He was a member of Enon Baptist Church, where he served as deacon and also several terms on the building committee.
Mr. Cohen was a past president of West Rowan Athletic Booster Club and also served as a director of the Carolina Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractor Association.
He enjoyed gardening, model trains, his bulldogs Maddie, Ja-Lo and Jazz, along with raising and spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were brother J. Newton Cohen and son William "Billy" Thomas Cohen.
Survivors include his loving wife, Ruby Owen Cohen; sister Alice Cohen Waddell and husband Harry of Salisbury; sons Chris Y. Cohen of Salisbury, Tim L. Cohen and wife Susan of Charlotte; grandchildren Zachary A. Cohen and wife Corey of Monroe, Whittney Cohen Ferguson and husband David of Commerce, Tex.; great-grandchildren Savannah Grace Cohen, Andrew Cohen Ferguson and Nathan James Ferguson. There is another great-grandson due Sept. 18, 2011.
Visitation: Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 16 at Summersett Funeral Home.
Service: Funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 17 at Enon Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Trexler officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
Memorials: May be made to Enon Baptist Church, Debt Retirement Fund, 1875 Enon Church Road, Salisbury, NC.
Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Cohen family.
Salisbury Post, 14 Jul 2011
SALISBURY - Mr. Billy Lee Cohen, 80, Salisbury, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at his residence.
Born Sept. 10, 1930, in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Ruth Overman Cohen and Thomas Newton Cohen.
Mr. Cohen graduated from Boyden High School, Class of 1948, and attended North Carolina State University. He served in the United States Air Force from 1951-1954.
Mr. Cohen was founder of Cohen Roofing and Metal Inc., where he worked until his retirement in 1999. He was a member of Enon Baptist Church, where he served as deacon and also several terms on the building committee.
Mr. Cohen was a past president of West Rowan Athletic Booster Club and also served as a director of the Carolina Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractor Association.
He enjoyed gardening, model trains, his bulldogs Maddie, Ja-Lo and Jazz, along with raising and spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were brother J. Newton Cohen and son William "Billy" Thomas Cohen.
Survivors include his loving wife, Ruby Owen Cohen; sister Alice Cohen Waddell and husband Harry of Salisbury; sons Chris Y. Cohen of Salisbury, Tim L. Cohen and wife Susan of Charlotte; grandchildren Zachary A. Cohen and wife Corey of Monroe, Whittney Cohen Ferguson and husband David of Commerce, Tex.; great-grandchildren Savannah Grace Cohen, Andrew Cohen Ferguson and Nathan James Ferguson. There is another great-grandson due Sept. 18, 2011.
Visitation: Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 16 at Summersett Funeral Home.
Service: Funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 17 at Enon Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Trexler officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
Memorials: May be made to Enon Baptist Church, Debt Retirement Fund, 1875 Enon Church Road, Salisbury, NC.
Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Cohen family.
Salisbury Post, 14 Jul 2011