GERY G. COOK

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Gery Gene Cook, 72, husband of Shirley Hebert Cook, died Friday, May 31, 2019, at his home.

Born July 25, 1946, in Houston, Mississippi, he was a son of the late Thomas Gery Cook and the late Lillian Louise Cook-Dyer. Mr. Cook retired from the U.S. Air Force after 28 years of service and was a veteran of the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. He also retired from the City of Sumter. Mr. Cook was a member of the Carolina Rebels Motorcycle Club for 20 years.

Survivors include his wife of 48 years; one son, Gery Bryan Cook (Annabella) of Sumter; two granddaughters, Samantha Cook and Zoey Cook; three sisters, Beth Nichols, Cathie Paden and Darlene Clark, all of Mississippi; a number of nieces and nephews; and his Carolina Rebels family.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Carl Cook.

Services will be private.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.