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William Cook Jr.

William Cook Jr. died Tuesday, July 22, 2003, in Las Vegas. He was 46.

A native of Edwards, Mr. Cook had recently moved to Las Vegas. He had been a member of Belmont Baptist Church in Utica.

He is survived by his mother, Maggie Carson Cook; two sisters, Mary Cook Edwardson of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Shirlena Lambert of Atlanta; three brothers, the Rev. Andrew Cook and Walter Lewis Cook, both of Vicksburg, and Robert Earl Cook of Killeen, Texas; and other relatives.

Robbins Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.