Obituary of Willis E. Cook

Private family memorial services for Willis E. Cook, age 71, of Roanoke, will be held on a later date. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00-8:00 PM on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Mr. Cook passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at his residence. Survivors include: his wife, Elizabeth Simpson Cook; daughter, Lisa Cook of Roanoke; son, Barry Cook (wife, Debra) of Roanoke; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A Randolph County native, Mr. Cook was born on July 29, 1945, the son of Delmas Cook and Miriam Smith Cook George. He worked as a sheet metal machinist at West Point Pepperrell Mill. He was preceded in death by: his parents; and his step-father, Lewis George.