Thomas Everette Cooke was a native of Bolton, Virginia. At an early age he learned the essential keys to success which are hard work and dedication. At the age of nine he was employed by the late Robert Washington Baker of R.W. Baker Funeral Home, where he was responsible for the care and maintenance of the horses and funeral coaches.
By the time he was an adolescent, he was promoted to driving the hearse. As Mr. Cooke continued to grow, so did his responsibilities with R.W. Baker Funeral Home. He was given the responsibility of arranging and planning the funeral services for the black cliental. It was during this time he unknowingly began to build a cliental, name and business reputation for himself that he would carry with him in his future endeavors.
By the time he was an adolescent, he was promoted to driving the hearse. As Mr. Cooke continued to grow, so did his responsibilities with R.W. Baker Funeral Home. He was given the responsibility of arranging and planning the funeral services for the black cliental. It was during this time he unknowingly began to build a cliental, name and business reputation for himself that he would carry with him in his future endeavors.
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Most of us are not prepared to plan and carry out a funeral ceremony for someone we love. And so much of the information available on this critically important subject fails to focus on what is most important: having a personalized, meaningful funeral that helps families and friends begin the healing process of mourning after the death of someone we love.
Grief Library
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Someone you love has died. You are now faced with the difficult, but important, need to mourn. Mourning is the open expression of your thoughts and feelings regarding the death and the person who died. It is an essential part of healing. The following articles provide many practical suggestions to help you move toward healing in your unique grief journey.
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Cooke-Overton Funeral Home, Inc. is a full service funeral establishment offering personal, distinctive and affordable services to individuals and families of all religious faiths. Listed below is an outline of the types of services that our funeral home has to offer.
Many other options are available, please feel free to contact us at your convenience for a professional, no cost or obligation consultation, regarding any aspect of our services, merchandise or community resources.The Traditional Funeral Service is when your loved one is present. The funeral service itself is normally the following day of the visitation, either in the chapel of the funeral home, at a church or other location chosen by the family.
Many other options are available, please feel free to contact us at your convenience for a professional, no cost or obligation consultation, regarding any aspect of our services, merchandise or community resources.The Traditional Funeral Service is when your loved one is present. The funeral service itself is normally the following day of the visitation, either in the chapel of the funeral home, at a church or other location chosen by the family.
Horse Drawn Carriage
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Make your loved one's last journey one that will be forever remembered and cherished by family and friends. A special farewell for a special person. When was the last time you saw a funeral procession being led by a beautiful Horse Drawn Hearse? The passing of a President? A Horse Drawn Hearse may be the answer to that age old question.
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Tribute Center DVD is a software package that allows our funeral home to create a customized DVD to be viewed at our funeral home at the time of services. Our software and its cinematic intros allows us to turn family photos into dynamic memorial videos that families will treasure long after their services have concluded.
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