Lark Blake “L. B.” Cook, Jr., 84, of Chattoogaville, Georgia, died on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.
A lifelong resident of the Chattoogaville Community, Mr. Cook was born July 21, 1930, the son of the late Lark Blake Cook, Sr. and Gussie Gayler Cook. He was retired from Mohawk and was also a retired farmer. He was a member of the Lyerly United Methodist Church and the Lyerly U.M.C. Men’s Club. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Ann Peppers Cook, to whom he was married for 62 years, and two brothers, Ken Cook and Donald Cook.
Mr. Cook is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Jackie Blake Cook Ellenburg and William Edward Ellenburg, Jr.; a granddaughter, Meredith Blake Ellenburg Dunagan and her husband, Cameron Dunagan; grandson, Matthew Edward Ellenburg; and a great-granddaughter, Rachel Blake Dunagan. Several nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive.
Funeral services for Mr. Cook will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, at the Mason Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Lyerly Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Billy Stallings, Butch Gardner, Rayburn Mitchell, Johnny Crawford, Mike Hurley, Johnny Montgomery, Joe Reed, and Leonard Robinson. Honorary pallbearers will be the Men of the Lyerly United Methodist Church.
Mr. Cook will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the hour of service on Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Lyerly United Methodist Church Men’s Club at P.O. Box 152, Lyerly, GA 30730.