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William Clarence Cooke

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William Clarence Cooke

Birth
Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Death
7 Jul 1947 (aged 56)
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Gospel preacher, singer, and composer. He spoke on the 1st Annual Bible Lectureship in 1937 and the 5th Annual Bible Lectureship at Freed-Hardeman College in 1941.

W. Clarence Cooke passes. News reached Nashville about noon, Monday, July 7, [1947] of the passing of W. Clarence Cooke, of Miami, Fla. His passing was sudden, according to the information received here. He was enroute from his home in Miami to Lewisburg, Tenn., to begin a meeting last Sunday morning, July 6. He suffered a heart attack at or near Birmingham, Ala. probably on Saturday, and passed some time Monday morning. It was also learned that the body was to be shipped to Cookeville, Tenn., for burial, Tuesday afternoon. Arrangements had not been completed at the time of going to press. Brother Cooke preached for a number of years for the church at Cookeville, and had many close friends there. After leaving the Cookeville Church, he spent a few years in Denver, Colo., and has since been in Miami, Fla. Tuesday morning: B. C. Goodpasture, editor of the Gospel Advocate will conduct the funeral service from the church at Cookeville at 4 P.M. today. --- Gospel Advocate, July 10, 1947, 496.
Gospel preacher, singer, and composer. He spoke on the 1st Annual Bible Lectureship in 1937 and the 5th Annual Bible Lectureship at Freed-Hardeman College in 1941.

W. Clarence Cooke passes. News reached Nashville about noon, Monday, July 7, [1947] of the passing of W. Clarence Cooke, of Miami, Fla. His passing was sudden, according to the information received here. He was enroute from his home in Miami to Lewisburg, Tenn., to begin a meeting last Sunday morning, July 6. He suffered a heart attack at or near Birmingham, Ala. probably on Saturday, and passed some time Monday morning. It was also learned that the body was to be shipped to Cookeville, Tenn., for burial, Tuesday afternoon. Arrangements had not been completed at the time of going to press. Brother Cooke preached for a number of years for the church at Cookeville, and had many close friends there. After leaving the Cookeville Church, he spent a few years in Denver, Colo., and has since been in Miami, Fla. Tuesday morning: B. C. Goodpasture, editor of the Gospel Advocate will conduct the funeral service from the church at Cookeville at 4 P.M. today. --- Gospel Advocate, July 10, 1947, 496.


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