Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRobert Leon Cook 
Birth26 Jan 1917
Death1 May 2010, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
FatherJohn Henderson “J.H.” Cook (1881-1962)
MotherMyrtle Stoner (1893-1982)
Spouses
Death14 Dec 1997
ChildrenBarbara Sue (~1937-)
Robert Leon (~1939-)
Birth20 Sep 1929, Rowan County, NC
Death17 Feb 2009, Trinity Oaks, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial19 Feb 2009, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Notes for Robert Leon Cook
Robert L. Cook, Sr.
SALISBURY - Mr. Robert L. Cook, Sr., age 93, of Salisbury, passed away at his residence on Saturday, May 1, 2010.
Born Jan. 26, 1917, he was the son of the late John Henderson Cook and Myrtle Stoner Cook. He was educated in Salisbury schools and attended Catawba College in Salisbury.
Mr. Cook was the owner and operator of J.H. Cook & Sons, Inc., a wholesale shoe repair supplier, for over 65 years.
A lifetime Methodist, he belonged to Park Avenue Methodist Church and later First United Methodist Church. Mr. Cook served as a trustee at both churches. He was also a member of Salisbury Kiwanis Club and was a Mason for over 50 years.
Mr. Cook was devoted to his family. He was adored by all his children and grandchildren. His greatest joy was to be surrounded by those he loved. He blessed the lives of all he touched.
Mr. Cook was an avid traveler and enjoyed his vacation home in Blowing Rock.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Camp Cook, on Dec. 14, 1997; his second wife, Margaret Fraley Cook, on Feb. 17, 2009; and a brother, Curtis C. Cook.
Surviving is a son, Robert "Bob" L. Cook, Jr. and wife (Sara D.) of Salisbury; a daughter, Barbara Sue Cubbage of Hampton, Va.; a step-son, Dickie Fraley and wife (Sue) of Cleveland; sister Lavern Everett of Staunton, Va.; sister-in-law Elva Mae Cook of Quincy, Fla.; four grandsons, Gary Cubbage (Kristen) of Leesburg, Va., Sam Cubbage (Amy) of Gaithersburg, Md., Allen Cook (Michelle) of Salisbury, John Cook (Susannah) of Columbia, S.C.; and a step-granddaughter, Kimberly Redmon of Rockwell. Also surviving are eight great-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild.
Service and Visitation: A Memorial service will be held Wednesday, May 5 at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church. The family will see friends following services in the church Fellowship Hall. A private burial will be held prior to the memorial.
Memorials: May be made to First United Methodist Church, Music Fund, Salisbury, NC; or Catawba College, Music Fund, Salisbury, NC.
Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Cook family.
Salisbury Post, 4 May 2010
SALISBURY - Mr. Robert L. Cook, Sr., age 93, of Salisbury, passed away at his residence on Saturday, May 1, 2010.
Born Jan. 26, 1917, he was the son of the late John Henderson Cook and Myrtle Stoner Cook. He was educated in Salisbury schools and attended Catawba College in Salisbury.
Mr. Cook was the owner and operator of J.H. Cook & Sons, Inc., a wholesale shoe repair supplier, for over 65 years.
A lifetime Methodist, he belonged to Park Avenue Methodist Church and later First United Methodist Church. Mr. Cook served as a trustee at both churches. He was also a member of Salisbury Kiwanis Club and was a Mason for over 50 years.
Mr. Cook was devoted to his family. He was adored by all his children and grandchildren. His greatest joy was to be surrounded by those he loved. He blessed the lives of all he touched.
Mr. Cook was an avid traveler and enjoyed his vacation home in Blowing Rock.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Camp Cook, on Dec. 14, 1997; his second wife, Margaret Fraley Cook, on Feb. 17, 2009; and a brother, Curtis C. Cook.
Surviving is a son, Robert "Bob" L. Cook, Jr. and wife (Sara D.) of Salisbury; a daughter, Barbara Sue Cubbage of Hampton, Va.; a step-son, Dickie Fraley and wife (Sue) of Cleveland; sister Lavern Everett of Staunton, Va.; sister-in-law Elva Mae Cook of Quincy, Fla.; four grandsons, Gary Cubbage (Kristen) of Leesburg, Va., Sam Cubbage (Amy) of Gaithersburg, Md., Allen Cook (Michelle) of Salisbury, John Cook (Susannah) of Columbia, S.C.; and a step-granddaughter, Kimberly Redmon of Rockwell. Also surviving are eight great-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild.
Service and Visitation: A Memorial service will be held Wednesday, May 5 at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church. The family will see friends following services in the church Fellowship Hall. A private burial will be held prior to the memorial.
Memorials: May be made to First United Methodist Church, Music Fund, Salisbury, NC; or Catawba College, Music Fund, Salisbury, NC.
Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Cook family.
Salisbury Post, 4 May 2010