Glenda LaDean Cook Harper, 73, passed away early on Monday, February 24, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born October 8, 1946 in Conway, she was a daughter of the late Lee Grant Cook, Sr. and Z. Kathryn (Wimberly) Cook.
Glenda was a proud native of Myrtle Beach and was a retired bookkeeper and jeweler. She was a Girl Scout Leader of Troop #245 in 1973 and loved playing bridge. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Conway, where she was a member of their Garden Club. She was a volunteer for Mercy Hospice and the Big Brother and Big Sister Program, where she was named Volunteer of the Year in 2011. Glenda loved celebrating with her family and had a great passion for vintage tea parties. She loved cooking, baking, gardening, fishing, dancing, & music. Her love for all children was great and she was known as Memaw to all. She was the true Matriarch of the family and was loved by all that knew her.
Survivors include her daughter, Wendy McCormick Brewer and her husband, Carl F. Brewer, Jr. of Pawleys Island; brothers, Lee Grant Cook, Jr. and Danny Charles (Rebecca) Cook, all of Myrtle Beach; sister, Sandra Cook (Kent) Beaudrot of St. George, SC; granddaughter, Wimberly "Lee" McCarthy and her husband, Nick Thompson of Myrtle Beach; grandson, Matthew S. McCarthy of Myrtle Beach; and her life partner, Mike Tyson and his daughter, Nicole.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Bart Harper who was originally from Lancaster, SC.
Published in The Sun News on Feb. 26, 2020
Glenda was a proud native of Myrtle Beach and was a retired bookkeeper and jeweler. She was a Girl Scout Leader of Troop #245 in 1973 and loved playing bridge. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Conway, where she was a member of their Garden Club. She was a volunteer for Mercy Hospice and the Big Brother and Big Sister Program, where she was named Volunteer of the Year in 2011. Glenda loved celebrating with her family and had a great passion for vintage tea parties. She loved cooking, baking, gardening, fishing, dancing, & music. Her love for all children was great and she was known as Memaw to all. She was the true Matriarch of the family and was loved by all that knew her.
Survivors include her daughter, Wendy McCormick Brewer and her husband, Carl F. Brewer, Jr. of Pawleys Island; brothers, Lee Grant Cook, Jr. and Danny Charles (Rebecca) Cook, all of Myrtle Beach; sister, Sandra Cook (Kent) Beaudrot of St. George, SC; granddaughter, Wimberly "Lee" McCarthy and her husband, Nick Thompson of Myrtle Beach; grandson, Matthew S. McCarthy of Myrtle Beach; and her life partner, Mike Tyson and his daughter, Nicole.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Bart Harper who was originally from Lancaster, SC.
Published in The Sun News on Feb. 26, 2020
Glenda LaDean Cook Harper, 73, passed away early on Monday, February 24, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born October 8, 1946 in Conway, she was a daughter of the late Lee Grant Cook, Sr. and Z. Kathryn (Wimberly) Cook.
Glenda was a proud native of Myrtle Beach and was a retired bookkeeper and jeweler. She was a Girl Scout Leader of Troop #245 in 1973 and loved playing bridge. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Conway, where she was a member of their Garden Club. She was a volunteer for Mercy Hospice and the Big Brother and Big Sister Program, where she was named Volunteer of the Year in 2011. Glenda loved celebrating with her family and had a great passion for vintage tea parties. She loved cooking, baking, gardening, fishing, dancing, & music. Her love for all children was great and she was known as Memaw to all. She was the true Matriarch of the family and was loved by all that knew her.
Survivors include her daughter, Wendy McCormick Brewer and her husband, Carl F. Brewer, Jr. of Pawleys Island; brothers, Lee Grant Cook, Jr. and Danny Charles (Rebecca) Cook, all of Myrtle Beach; sister, Sandra Cook (Kent) Beaudrot of St. George, SC; granddaughter, Wimberly "Lee" McCarthy and her husband, Nick Thompson of Myrtle Beach; grandson, Matthew S. McCarthy of Myrtle Beach; and her life partner, Mike Tyson and his daughter, Nicole.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Bart Harper who was originally from Lancaster, SC.
Published in The Sun News on Feb. 26, 2020
Glenda was a proud native of Myrtle Beach and was a retired bookkeeper and jeweler. She was a Girl Scout Leader of Troop #245 in 1973 and loved playing bridge. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Conway, where she was a member of their Garden Club. She was a volunteer for Mercy Hospice and the Big Brother and Big Sister Program, where she was named Volunteer of the Year in 2011. Glenda loved celebrating with her family and had a great passion for vintage tea parties. She loved cooking, baking, gardening, fishing, dancing, & music. Her love for all children was great and she was known as Memaw to all. She was the true Matriarch of the family and was loved by all that knew her.
Survivors include her daughter, Wendy McCormick Brewer and her husband, Carl F. Brewer, Jr. of Pawleys Island; brothers, Lee Grant Cook, Jr. and Danny Charles (Rebecca) Cook, all of Myrtle Beach; sister, Sandra Cook (Kent) Beaudrot of St. George, SC; granddaughter, Wimberly "Lee" McCarthy and her husband, Nick Thompson of Myrtle Beach; grandson, Matthew S. McCarthy of Myrtle Beach; and her life partner, Mike Tyson and his daughter, Nicole.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Bart Harper who was originally from Lancaster, SC.
Published in The Sun News on Feb. 26, 2020
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