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Harvey Ray Cook Jr.

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Harvey Ray Cook Jr.

Birth
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Death
18 Nov 2003 (aged 55)
Drexel, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Fallston, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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VALDESE Mr. Harvey Ray Cook Jr., 55, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003, at Autumn Care in Drexel, after a period of declining health.

Mr. Cook was born Oct. 14, 1948, in Cleveland County, son of the late Harvey Ray Cook Sr. and Betty Wilson Cook.

He was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Valdese, where he served as the audio-visual technician. He was a former member of the Drexel Jaycees.

As a sports announcer, he worked for WSOC, WSVM, WMNC, WOHS, WADA and WKGX. He was also the voice of the Freedom Patriots and the Davidson Wildcats. He was a sergeant with the Lenoir Police Department and coordinator of the DARE program.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Leach Cook of the home; three sons, Gregory Scott Cook of Burlington, Jody Ray Cook and his wife, Jodi, of Sheraton, Ore., and Christopher Harvey Cook of Walkertown; a sister and her husband, Debbie and Michael Hilton of Jacksonville; and three grandchildren, Christopher Cook, Jericho Cook and Kye Cook.

Interment with honors by the Lenoir Police Department will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fallston.
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VALDESE Mr. Harvey Ray Cook Jr., 55, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003, at Autumn Care in Drexel, after a period of declining health.

Mr. Cook was born Oct. 14, 1948, in Cleveland County, son of the late Harvey Ray Cook Sr. and Betty Wilson Cook.

He was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Valdese, where he served as the audio-visual technician. He was a former member of the Drexel Jaycees.

As a sports announcer, he worked for WSOC, WSVM, WMNC, WOHS, WADA and WKGX. He was also the voice of the Freedom Patriots and the Davidson Wildcats. He was a sergeant with the Lenoir Police Department and coordinator of the DARE program.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Leach Cook of the home; three sons, Gregory Scott Cook of Burlington, Jody Ray Cook and his wife, Jodi, of Sheraton, Ore., and Christopher Harvey Cook of Walkertown; a sister and her husband, Debbie and Michael Hilton of Jacksonville; and three grandchildren, Christopher Cook, Jericho Cook and Kye Cook.

Interment with honors by the Lenoir Police Department will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fallston.


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  • Originally Created by: Liz Olmstead
  • Added: Dec 28, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63427756/harvey_ray-cook: accessed ), memorial page for Harvey Ray Cook Jr. (14 Oct 1948–18 Nov 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63427756, citing Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Fallston, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by PAllred (contributor 48048940).