John Cook

John Wilkinson Cook, 84, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Friday, February 11, 2011 at Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 14, 2011 at Morningside Baptist Church with Rev. Warren Fox officiating. Interment will follow at White's Bridge Cemetery with Dennis Lambert, Randy Faircloth, Ricky Faircloth, James Matthews, Randall Williams, and Syd Rives, IV serving as active pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Mr. Cook was born March 19, 1926 in West Bainbridge, GA, the son of Ollie Oscar Cook and Beatrice Donley Cook. He was a graduate of Bainbridge High School, Class of 1942, and was a veteran of the U. S. Army, receiving the Bronze Star and Purple Heart during WWII. Mr. Cook was a retired railroad agent with CSX, a member of VFW Post #4904, and a member of Washington Lodge #19, F & A. M. He was preceded in death by his wife, Audra Mae Faircloth Cook; his son, John Daryl Cook; and his daughter, Hilda Michelle Smith. Survivors include his son, Kelvin Cook of Jacksonville, FL; his daughter, Sandra Dianne Rives of Macon, GA; his eight grandchildren; and his four great-grandchildren.