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Jake Cook Obituary

Jake Cook, 48, of Statham, Georgia, a former Statham City Council Member, died at St. Frances Hospital in Columbus, Georgia, on Saturday, August 19, 2000. The family will receive friends on Monday, August 21, 2000, 7-9 p.m., at Smith Funeral Home, 755 Atlanta Highway SE, Winder, Georgia. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, August 22, at 2 p.m., officiated by the Rev. Jim Carpenter, the Rev. Jimmy Cook, and the Rev. Alan Reynolds. Burial will be at Smith Memory Chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions are appreciated to the Final Frontiers Foundation, 1200 Peachtree Street, Louisville, GA 30434 or Camp Maranatha, P.O. Box 53, Ila, GA 30647.

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Published by Athens Banner-Herald on Aug. 21, 2000.

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