Norma Cook East, 84, of Byhalia, passed away at Baptist Hospital in Collierville on July 26, 2023. She was born in Wynne, Arkansas, on August 17, 1938, to Thomas Cook and Reba Charlene Coggins Cook. Mrs Cook was a former head of outpatient services with Baptist East, and was with the Byhalia Health Clinic for twelve years.
Mrs Cook is survived by her husband of forty eight years, Arthur James East, and a daughter, Divinda Anderson of Hot Springs, Arkansas. She also leaves two grandsons, Christopher King of Conway, Arkansas, and Joseph King of Hot Springs, and a brother, Eugene Cook of Southaven. Mrs Cook was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Jerry Cook (Tinkie) and Edwin Cook (Sharon), and sisters Yvonne Gilbert and Betty Hurst.
Services for Mrs Cook will be held in the Chapel of the Holly Springs Funeral Home on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at 2:00 pm. A visitation for family and friends will begin at 11:00 am and last until service time. Burial will be at St Peter's Cemetery in Oxford, Mississippi. |