Rosa Irene Cook
SUFFOLK—Rosa Irene Cook, 84, of Suffolk died at Sentara Obici Hospital on July 7, 2009, after a short battle with cancer.
A native of North Carolina she was the daughter of the late Clarence Talmadge Clary and Dora George Clary. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Otis Aldine Fravel; daughters, Audrey Chipman and Elizabeth Braford; and granddaughter Shannon Chipman. She retired from the City of Suffolk as the senior citizens director and also served as hostess for Hardee’s on Pruden Boulevard for more than 20 years. She attended Wilroy Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Roger “Duck” Lee Cook of Corapeake, N.C.; her daughters and sons-in-law, Rosa Lee and Danny Gardner of Gates, N.C., and Kathy and Mathew Ramage and Cindy and Bruce Moegenburg, all of Suffolk; her sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Sue Fravel of Mannington, W.Va., Donald and Polly Fravel of Harrisonburg, Robert and Brenda Fravel of Cumberland, Md., Ronald and Ginny Fravel of Arkansas and Charles Fravel of Eure, N.C.; and stepchildren, Bobbie and Nicolle Cook of Windsor, Delores Cook of Stoney Creek, and Roger Mill Cook of Petersburg.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Parr Funeral Home and Crematory, 3515 Robs Drive, Suffolk, with Pete Bowman officiating. Burial will follow at Holly Lawn Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be given to American Cancer Society, Suffolk Chapter, 604 Constance Woods Drive, Suffolk, VA 23434.