William Connie Cook

William Connie Cook
MOUNT HOPE — William Connie Cook, 76, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 9, 2008, after a long illness.Born at Munition on Sept. 9, 1931, he was the son of the late William Mansfield Cook and Lura L. Vealey Cook.Mr. Cook was a four-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served during the Korean War. He was a graduate of Marsh Fork High School and West Virginia Institute of Technology where he received a B.S. degree in business education.He was the former secretary of the Mount Hope Kiwanis Club and former treasurer of Cast Inc. of Beckley. He was a retired employee of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.Mr. Cook was preceded in death by a brother, James Hubert Cook.He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Jean Gunnoe of Illinois, Mrs. Shirley Morrison and husband, Dempsey, of Ripley and Mrs. Orpha Kostas and husband, John, of San Diego, Calif.; and several nephews and nieces.Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, with the Rev. David Cook officiating. Burial will follow in Vealey Cemetery, Pine Knob.Friends may call one hour before service Thursday at the funeral home.Military graveside rites will be conducted by VFW Post No. 4326 of Midway.