Florence Abbie Cooke

Florence Cooke, age 96, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday morning, October 3, 2015, at Morningside Assisted Living. A native and lifelong resident of Bradley County, she was a longtime member of Broad Street United Methodist Church, the Ruth Aiken Circle and the Fealty Sunday School Class. She was the owner of the Empress Beauty Shop and a long time licensed cosmetologist in Cleveland and St. Petersburg, Florida. She served as past president of the Cleveland Hairdresser's Association and was a long time member of the Business and Professional Women's Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Fred Cooke and Marie Vickers Cooke; sisters, Christine Cooke, Thelma White, Margaret Rymer, and Delois Taylor; brothers, twin brother, Lawrence Cooke, Walter Cooke, and Johnny Cooke. She is survived by her sister, Dorothy Bivens of Cleveland; and sisters-in-law, Louise Cooke of Cleveland and Roberta Cooke of Ravenna, Ohio. Several nieces, nephews and other extended family members also survive. A Celebration of Life and Home going for Florence Cooke will be held at 3p.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2015, from the chapel of Grissom-Serenity Funeral Home with Reverend Debbie Stokes officiating. Interment will follow at Hilcrest Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1p.m. until the funeral hour on Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Congregational Care at Broad Street United Methodist Church. Condolences may be sent to www.grissomserenity.com