Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameElva Mae Williams 
Birth16 Apr 1919, Spencer, Rowan County, NC
Death20 Mar 2015, Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida
Burial28 Mar 2015, Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, Durham County, NC
Spouses
Birth29 Jul 1919, Rowan County, NC
Death3 Apr 1986, Durham, Durham County, NC
Burial6 Apr 1986, Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, Durham County, NC
FatherJohn Henderson “J.H.” Cook (1881-1962)
MotherMyrtle Stoner (1893-1982)
Marriage1945
ChildrenPatsy
Notes for Elva Mae Williams
Elva Williams Cook
QUINCY, Fla. - Elva Williams Cook, of Quincy, Fla., died Friday, March 20, 2015.
She was born in Spencer, to H.A. and Blanche Williams. She graduated from Spencer High School and Catawba College, and was a beloved high school teacher. She married Curtis C. Cook in 1945 and lived in Salisbury until they moved to Durham to open a branch of his family business, J.H. Cook & Sons.
He preceded her in death in 1986. Elva moved to Quincy, Fla. in 2003 to be closer to family. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and the Quincy Garden Club.
She is survived by her brother, Hugh A. Williams, Jr. (Ruth) of Raleigh; her daughter, Patsy Cook Bates (Mark) of Quincy, Fla.; and her grandchildren, John Curtis Bates of Fletcher and Julia Bates of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Howerton and Bryan Funeral Home, 1005 W. Main St., Durham. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Durham.
Memorials: Memorial contributions may be made to Catawba College, 2300 W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC 28144.
Charles McClellan Funeral Home, Quincy, FL, is in charge of arrangements.
Salisbury Post, 24 Mar 2015
QUINCY, Fla. - Elva Williams Cook, of Quincy, Fla., died Friday, March 20, 2015.
She was born in Spencer, to H.A. and Blanche Williams. She graduated from Spencer High School and Catawba College, and was a beloved high school teacher. She married Curtis C. Cook in 1945 and lived in Salisbury until they moved to Durham to open a branch of his family business, J.H. Cook & Sons.
He preceded her in death in 1986. Elva moved to Quincy, Fla. in 2003 to be closer to family. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and the Quincy Garden Club.
She is survived by her brother, Hugh A. Williams, Jr. (Ruth) of Raleigh; her daughter, Patsy Cook Bates (Mark) of Quincy, Fla.; and her grandchildren, John Curtis Bates of Fletcher and Julia Bates of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Howerton and Bryan Funeral Home, 1005 W. Main St., Durham. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Durham.
Memorials: Memorial contributions may be made to Catawba College, 2300 W. Innes St., Salisbury, NC 28144.
Charles McClellan Funeral Home, Quincy, FL, is in charge of arrangements.
Salisbury Post, 24 Mar 2015