Born April 10, 1935 in Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Grady Lee Cooke and Hattie Beatrice Poole Cooke. She was a member of Second Baptist Church in Cherryville. Starlene had worked for Hudson Hoisery and retired from Timken in Lincolnton.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter "Red" Baker and second husband, Everette "Buck" Bridges ; two brothers, Danny Ray Cooke and Jack Cooke; son-in-law, Harold Evans; granddaughter, Missy Evans and sister-in-law, Pat Cooke.
Survivors include two sons, Marty Baker of North Carolina and Mark Baker of Maine; a daughter, Kay Star Harley (Oscar) of Charlotte; three stepchildren, Karen Evans of LA, Ray Baker of SC and Fern Hood, IN; five brothers, Delbert Cooke (Versey) of Shelby, Ralph Cooke (Judy) of Casar, Hal Cooke of Forest City and Flay Cooke (Janet) of Fallston; three sisters, Joyce Drum (Pervie) of Cherryville, Judy Ledford (Arthur) of Lawndale and Shirley Cooke of Shelby; four grandchildren, Sissy Marcantel (Mark), Shevaughn Greenlee, Michael Baker and Benjamin Baker; and two great-grandchildren, Martha Sue Evans and Carveshia Guillory.
Visitation: 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM, Monday at Casar United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
Funeral Service: 2:00 PM, Monday at Casar United Methodist Church
Officiating: Rev. Mike Staton
Burial: Casar United Methodist Church Cemetery
Arrangements by Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston.
Born April 10, 1935 in Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late Grady Lee Cooke and Hattie Beatrice Poole Cooke. She was a member of Second Baptist Church in Cherryville. Starlene had worked for Hudson Hoisery and retired from Timken in Lincolnton.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter "Red" Baker and second husband, Everette "Buck" Bridges ; two brothers, Danny Ray Cooke and Jack Cooke; son-in-law, Harold Evans; granddaughter, Missy Evans and sister-in-law, Pat Cooke.
Survivors include two sons, Marty Baker of North Carolina and Mark Baker of Maine; a daughter, Kay Star Harley (Oscar) of Charlotte; three stepchildren, Karen Evans of LA, Ray Baker of SC and Fern Hood, IN; five brothers, Delbert Cooke (Versey) of Shelby, Ralph Cooke (Judy) of Casar, Hal Cooke of Forest City and Flay Cooke (Janet) of Fallston; three sisters, Joyce Drum (Pervie) of Cherryville, Judy Ledford (Arthur) of Lawndale and Shirley Cooke of Shelby; four grandchildren, Sissy Marcantel (Mark), Shevaughn Greenlee, Michael Baker and Benjamin Baker; and two great-grandchildren, Martha Sue Evans and Carveshia Guillory.
Visitation: 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM, Monday at Casar United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
Funeral Service: 2:00 PM, Monday at Casar United Methodist Church
Officiating: Rev. Mike Staton
Burial: Casar United Methodist Church Cemetery
Arrangements by Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston.
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