Judy Brown Cook
May 20, 1938 ~ February 3, 2021
Born in:
Buncombe Co., NC
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailJudy Brown Cook, 82, of Asheville, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at the CarePartners Solace Center.
A native of Buncombe Co., Judy was a daughter of the late Frank Reagan and Pauline Woody Brown. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Nancy Dillingham.
Mrs. Cook was an active member of the Sunday School department at West Asheville Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, and making crafts. Her greatest joy was time spent with her family and grandchildren. She never missed a baseball or basketball game, and was at every sporting event. She always joined in every activity, including riding rollercoasters, ziplining, bike riding, jumping off the high dive, and snowboarding.
Surviving are her husband, Kenneth Young Cook; son, David Cook; daughter, Donna Pruitt (Jeff); granddaughter, Megan Hackney, special twin grandchildren, Ella and Logan Pruitt, Landon Barnes, and soon-to-be adopted granddaughter, Allie Miriam Pruitt; great-grandchildren, Harper and Greyson; sister, Janis Reese; and brother, Thomas Brown (Sharon).
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at West Asheville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Keith Hutchinson and Mr. Thom Medford officiating. Interment will follow at Green Hills Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Good Samaritan Baptist Ministries, for the Children’s Home in Malawi, Africa, 5040 Penn Rd., Iron Station, NC 28080, please mark “In Honor of GiGi.”
Services
Funeral Service: February 6, 2021 2:00 pm
West Asheville Baptist Church
926 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC 28806
828-252-3535
Burial: February 6, 2021 3:00 pm
Green Hills Cemetery
25 New Leicester Hwy.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)252-9831
Funeral Home Assisting The Family:
Groce Funeral Home - Patton Ave.
1401 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)252-3535
http://grocefuneralhome.com
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Prayer and love to you all. We love you.
April&Christine
We love you all!! Continued prayers for the days ahead!
Sharon and Dylan Davidson
Sorry that you guys have lost a very special Gigi..But you know you will see her again.
Donna and family, my thoughts and prayers are with your precious family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May happy memories bring you all peace.
Kenneth and family, I’m so sorry for your loss of Judy. I have so many wonderful memories of us at Westwood, and also West Asheville. I remember playing church softball with “Cookie” at Westwood. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Myra
So sorry for your loss! Sending prayers and love to you and your family🙏❤
Ken and Family: So sorry for your loss. Judy was a wonderful person and was able to make everyone laugh.
She will be missed by all. My prayers go out for all the family which she loved very much.
So sorry for your loss gigi will definitely be missed she waa beautiful an my thoughts and prayers will continue for the family love u megan
So sorry for your loss our thoughts and prayers are with your family from the entire Erwin community Gigi was very well loved by everyone.
You could always count on Aunt Judy for fun and a lot of laughs.
She always livened up the family get togethers.
Her absence will be difficult, but we’ll always have great memories.
Please accept our condolences.
Our prayers are with you. We have many wonderful and fond memories of Judy. How great to know we will be reunited with her in heaven someday.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you!
We are very sorry for your loss.
The Plemmons Family
My sincere condolences to all of the Cook Family. She was a wonderful person!
Annette Coleman, Retired Bank of America
My thoughts and prayers with you all. I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers
Judy was one of a kind. She will be missed by all who knew her.
So sorry for the loss of your beloved Judy. Our thoughts and prayers are with you Ken, Donna, David and all the grandkids. I can still see Judy standing on the top bleacher at Emma School cheering on all the basketball players. Our deepest sympathy to all of you.
Have known Judy from days of working with Dr Keener. Have loved her love for family and everyone she came in contact with .
My prayers go out to Ken and family . Going to miss her
We share your grief Donna, Jeff, Ella, Logan and Ken and David. We hope to share many family gatherings in the future and we will miss her and honor her at every one of them. Love you all.
We share your grief Donna, Jeff, Ella, Logan and Ken and David. We hope to share many family gatherings in the future and we will miss her and honor her at every one of them. Love you all.
We share your grief Donna, Jeff, Ella, Logan, Ken and David. Love all of you.
So sorry for your loss of your Gigi. We have always learned that God will not put more on us than we can handle and I believe that. As time goes by, all those great memories you have of her will carry you thru each day. You all have my prayers and my love.
May Gigi rest in Peace.
God’s choir just got a new member. My memories of Judy comes from her visits to my music store, Asheville Music Supply and the many community choral functions. She wore God’s love very well. Blessings to the family.
Judy and the rest of the Brown and Cook families will always be in my memories of Craven Street and Westwood. My father also counted on Judy and Young as special friends. Judy will be missed by those who knew her. Condolences.
The Frisbee’s have such wonderful memories with Gigi. Praying for comfort for you all. Much love, Robbie, Tanya, Briah & Selah
All of our love to everyone. We will miss Judy so much! She was a wonderful person and made your day every time you saw her! Keeping you all close in our hearts!
To the family, So sorry for your loss. Judy was a great person. Always with a big smile.. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
We are so sorry for your loss and our prayers are with your entire family. I have many fond memories of hanging out at the Cook’s. Judy always made me feel like I was at home and she never once failed to give me a hug or a big smile when I would see her. Praying for comfort for your family.
Mark and Rhonda Wallace
I have a lot of precious memories of Judy. My prayers are with the family, asking God to comfort you.
Praying for the family today as you lay your precious Judy to rest. She was so uplifting, always had a smile on her face and could make your dark day brighter. May you feel the loving touch of those who care and may your memories be filled with love until you meet again.
Family, we are so sorry to hear about Judy. She could light up a room with her smile. May God comfort all of you in the coming days. We just heard this morning. Love and Prayers. John (Burder) and Carolyn Caldwell
Donna, I was so sorry to hear about your Mom. She was always smiling every time I saw her. May God comfort you and your family during this time and the days to come. Love and prayers, Linda Forester(Mickey’s friend).
Ken, Donna, David, and family.
So saddened to find out about the passing of Mrs. Judy. What a wonderful full of life fun Lady! I always exited our conversations with a smile on my face. The World was surly Blessed by Judy’s presence! Our prayers are with all these days ahead. Precious memories!
Mary and David Hawkins
So very sorry for your loss. She was a great, fun,person. I am glad to have known her.