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Haskell Calhoun “Hack” Cook

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Birth	:	17 Oct 1923 Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	14 Jul 2019 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.9665108, -81.8842468
Description	:	Haskell Calhoun Cook, known to everyone as “Hack”, passed away at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home on Sunday, July 14, 2019, at the age of 95. Born in Laurens County, SC on October 17, 1923, he was the son of the late Lawrence N. Cook and Ruth Cooper Cook. Hack was happily married for 74 years to Martha Smith Cook who predeceased him by six weeks. A graduate of the Gray Court-Owings, SC schools, Hack entered the Citadel at the age of sixteen. From there he graduated from Officer’s Candidate School and the U. S. Army Command and... Read More	Haskell Calhoun Cook, known to everyone as “Hack”, passed away at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home on Sunday, July 14, 2019, at the age of 95. Born in Laurens County, SC on October 17, 1923, he was the son of the late Lawrence N. Cook and Ruth Cooper Cook. Hack was happily married for 74 years to Martha Smith Cook who predeceased him by six weeks. A graduate of the Gray Court-Owings, SC schools, Hack entered the Citadel at the age of sixteen. From there he graduated from Officer’s Candidate School and the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College. He served in Germany, Czechoslovakia and France during WWII in the European Theater Operations as a Mortar Platoon Leader with the 97th Infantry Division. After returning stateside, Hack and Martha married. Three weeks later, he was shipped to Occupied Japan to serve as a paratrooper and Company Executive Officer with the 11th Airbourne Division. He remained active in the Army Reserves for 26 years retiring as a Lt. Colonel. After leaving active duty, he spent 39 years with Kaiser Agricultural Chemicals. Hack and Martha were the oldest couple at Southside Baptist Church where Hack served as a deacon, usher, greeter and teller, as well as treasurer of the Layman’s Sunday School Class. He was also a Melvin Jones Fellow during his longstanding membership with the Spartanburg Lions Club serving on the Sight Committee for decades. Hack was the best dad ever to his two daughters: Susan Cook Hayes (Bill Hayes) and Janet Cook Hicklin (Dr. Mark Hicklin), all of Spartanburg, SC. His five grandchildren and their spouses loved him dearly: Rev. Dr. Jeff and Krista Hayes of Rock Hill, SC, Holly Elizabeth Hayes and Allan Hilton of Raleigh, NC, Drs. David and Susanne Hicklin of Columbia, SC, Drs. Hunter and Anna Louise Hicklin of Greenville, SC, and Tanner and Elizabeth Hicklin of Nashville, TN. He is also survived by six great-grandchildren: Duncan and Haley Hicklin, Benjamin and Jackson Hayes, and Mary Joyce and Sanford Hicklin. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 AM Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Floyd’s Greenlawn Chapel, 2075 E. Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29307, by The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hayes and The Rev. Dr. Bruce Russell. The family will receive friends following the service until 12:00 noon. Entombment, with military honors, will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Heritage Chapel Mausoleum, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29307. Floyd’s Greenlawn Chapel

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Haskell Calhoun “Hack” Cook's memorial is located at: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA.
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Haskell Calhoun “Hack” Cook death on 14 Jul 2019 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 34.9665108
Longitude: -81.8842468

Family Members:

Parent

Lawrence N Cook

(1899 - 1990)

Ruth Cooper Cook

(1901 - 1999)

Spouse

Martha Smith Cook

(1925 - 2019)

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Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9665108, -81.8842468

2. Sunset Memorial Park
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Coordinate: 34.9831009, -81.8880997

3. New Prospect AME Zion Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9875000, -81.8807500

4. Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9816630, -81.8650520

5. Lincoln Memorial Park
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Coordinate: 34.9900017, -81.8807983

6. Poole Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9760770, -81.9108820

7. Oakwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9603004, -81.9152985

8. New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9652050, -81.8517820

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Coordinate: 34.9597650, -81.9166620

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Coordinate: 34.9516400, -81.9128250

11. Mount Carmel Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9864800, -81.8549800

12. Saint Johns Lutheran Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 34.9452710, -81.9129650

13. Cleveland Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9846090, -81.9167400

14. First Presbyterian Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 34.9510800, -81.9230750

15. Patterson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9401660, -81.9137210

16. Fairview Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9937820, -81.9138290

17. Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 34.9512450, -81.9251530

18. Unity Bible Way Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9927300, -81.9158500

19. Episcopal Church of the Advent
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Coordinate: 34.9496650, -81.9243700

20. Old City Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9386900, -81.9185300

21. Cemetery Hill
Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9378014, -81.9186020

22. Lewis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9586590, -81.8361060

23. Glendale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9521560, -81.8365260

24. East Spartanburg Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9239570, -81.8791650