Katherine Griffin Cooke

Katherine Griffin Cooke, 92, of Franklinton, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019. “Mama Cooke”, as she was known to many, was born February 21, 1927 in Franklin County, to the late Mary Moody and Hinton Atlas Griffin. She attended Woodland Baptist Church and was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and homemaker. She retired in 2009 from the State of NC as a food service assistant and was a great seamstress.

Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, March 25, 2019 at Woodland Baptist Church, 190 Woodland Church Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587. Burial will follow in the Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery.

She is survived by her children, Kathy Walker (Bob) and Donald Cooke (Carolyn) all of Franklinton; sisters, Rachel G. Johnson of Virginia, Betty G. Fox of Wake Forest, Judith G. Young of Asheville, and Virginia Smith of Wilmington; brothers, Atlas Eugene Griffin of Louisburg, Edward Lewis Griffin and Jerry D. Griffin both of Wake Forest, Harry Michael Griffin of Raleigh and David P. Griffin of Norlina; grandchildren, Michelle Walker McMullen (Chris), Heather Renee Siler (Evan), Christopher R. Walker (Chelsey), Melissa Carolyn Cooke, and Travis Donald Cooke (Melissa); great-grandchildren, Ava and Lydia Siler, Chloe Walker, Cameron, Brooklyn and L. Abigail Cooke. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Vernon Cooke and her brother, William R. Griffin.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 80 Health Park, Suite 10, Raleigh, NC 27615.

Friends may visit with the family at Mrs. Cooke’s home from 8-5 on Saturday and Sunday and from 2-3 on Monday prior to the service at Woodland Baptist Church.

A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center. (919-556-5811)
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