Bobbie Wilson Cook

Bobbie Wilson Cook, 71, of Newport, Va., Spruce Run Community, died on Thursday, June 3, 2010, at her home. She was born in Scotland Neck, N.C., on November 23, 1938. She was a member of The First Christian Church (DOC) in Newport where she served many years as an elder, the church treasurer and also CWF treasurer, and member of the choir. Bobbie retired from Virginia Tech with 30+ years of service. She is survived by her husband, W. Daniel Cook Jr.; daughter, Michele D. "Mitzi" Cook; son and daughter-in-law, Walter D. "Dan" III and Elaine Cook, all of Spruce Run; brother and sister-in-law, Robert Wayne and Anna Wilson, of Scotland Neck, N.C.; grandchildren, Walter Daniel Cook IV, of Spruce Run, Steven Daniel Smith, of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Katlyn Dawn Smith, of Radford; one stepgrandson, Kevin Wesley Cupp, of Blacksburg; and special friend and cousin, Judy Slade, of Scotland Neck, N.C. The family would like to say special thank you to the Good Samaritan Hospice and especially the nurses, Tammy, Margaret and Tammy. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 6, 2010, in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roger Henderson officiating. Interment will follow in the Memorial Gardens of the New River Valley. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Newport Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 144, Newport, Va. 24128 or to the Newport Fire Department, 716 Blue Grass Trail, Newport, Va. 24128. The family will receive friends from noon until the 2 p.m. service time on Sunday at the McCoy Funeral Home, 150 Country Club Drive, SW, Blacksburg, Va.