Edwin F. Cook

Mr. Edwin F. Cook, 84, of Blairsville, Ga., died Friday, August 10, 2007 at Erlanger Medical Center.

Mr. Cook was born Wednesday, January 17, 1923 in Union County, Ga., to the late Grady Cook and the late Nell Akins Cook. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blairsville. Edwin was a member of the Blairsville Kiwanis club since it was chartered in 1950 and he also served as president twice in the 1960's and again in 1978-79. He was Lt. Governor of the 10th Kiwanis Division of the Georgia District in 1985-86. Mr. Cook was president of the Towns-Union Chamber of Commerce from the early 1950's through the mid 1960s. He was instrumental in securing the Dress Factory, the county's first industry to employ mostly women. He served as president of Blairsville Industries for several years. His professional career was as County Executive Director of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, ASCS for 37 years. Mr. Cook secured Union County's first 9 hole golf course with USDA funds through a 1963 cropland conversion program in cooperation with the Pat H. Haralson estate. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living past master of Allegheny Masonic Lodge #114 F&AM..

Survivors include his wife, Lucille Blalock Cook of

Blairsville, daughter and

son-in-law, Jean and Pete

Kelly of Dallas, Ga.; son

and daughter-in-law, Joe

and Karen Cook of Trion, Ga.; granddaughters,

Allison

Richardson, Laura

Cook, Suzanne Kelly

and Lucy Cook and great

granddaughter, Adeline

Richardson.

Funeral services were held Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist Church of Blairsville with the Rev. B.A. Buchanan, Rev. Troy Acree and Rev. Danny Parris officiating. Music was provided by Minister R. Terry Hooper. Interment followed in the Blairsville City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bob Blalock, Lamar Paris, Charles Hill, Billy Decker, Jim Dobson and Joe Fair. Honorary pallbearers were Members of the Blairsville Kiwanis Club and special friend, Leon Davenport.

Arrangements entrusted Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, Georgia. Please view Mr. Cook's Video Tribute, send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes. com.