Herman Cook, age 76 of Green County, KY, was born April 12, 1941 in Green Co. to the late Ulys Warren Cook & Cora Velma Atwell Cook. He departed this life Thursday, February 15, 2018 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington.
He had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church. He was a United States Army Veteran, serving during the Vietnam Era. He was a member of the American Legion in Campbellsville. He was a Stock Manager for Houchens Industries, where he retired after 37 ½ years. He was an avid hunter, fisherman & golfer.
Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters: Varnam L. Cook, Glendon Cook, Ada Jean Wilson, Glaydean Bryant, Ernestine Whitlow and Catherine White.
SURVIVORS: His wife Judy Wright Cook, 2 sons & daughters-in-law: Bryan K & Angela Cook of Columbia; Brad and Deanna Cook of Louisville; 1 brother & sister-in-law: Woodrow & Nora Jane Cook of Greensburg; 1 sister: Burnestine Benningfield of Campbellsville; 4 grandchildren: Becca, Winston, Matthew & Ethan Cook, 2 step grandchildren: Alex & Kate Durham; 2 special fur babies: Reesey & Speckles, plus a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral Service: 1 p.m. Central Time Monday, February 19, 2018 at Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home with Rev. Landon Hadley and Rev. Todd Young officiating.
Visitation: 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday, February 18, 2018 and after 7 a.m. Monday, February 19, 2018
Burial: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens, Campbellsville, KY with Military Honors
Pallbearers: Kerry Davis, Kyle Davis, Victor Matney, Roger Benningfield, Vernon Ray White, Mike Ingram
Honorary Pallbearers: The Morning Golfers and Dale Houk
The family has requested that expressions of sympathy be donations to The Disabled American Veterans or to St. Jude’s Hospital. These can be made at Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home.
