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Sam Cooke was born Samuel Cook in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1931 (he added the "e" to his last name in 1957 to signify a new start to his life). [11] [12] He was the fifth of eight children of Rev. Charles Cook, a Baptist minister in the Church of Christ (Holiness), and the former Annie Mae Carroll.
After school he took over his family's funeral home business founded by his grandfather, Louis Meyers, in 1897. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1933, he divided the company into two brands, the Riverside Memorial Chapel and Parkwest Chapels and expanded to Miami , Florida (1935); Brooklyn (1938); the Bronx (1940); and Westchester County, New York (1950). [ 2 ]
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary is a cemetery and mortuary located in the Westwood area of Los Angeles. It is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood, with an entrance from Glendon Avenue. [1] The cemetery was established as Sunset Cemetery in 1905, but had been used for burials since the 1880s.
The Valentinos (also known as The Womack Brothers) was an American family R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio, best known for launching the careers of brothers Bobby Womack and Cecil Womack. Bobby went on to find greater fame as a solo artist while Cecil became successful as a member of the husband and wife duo of Womack & Womack with Linda Cooke .
Maria Ricotta, 54, and her 29-year-old son Giuseppe Morreale, were stabbed to death at the family home in Ugley, Essex, on 28 May. Calogero Ricotta said he had been arguing with Mrs Ricotta ...
Elementary teacher Amy McMahon is begging parents to stop sending their kids to school with syrup-filled fruit cups for lunch or snack.
Vernon Crawford (Jack) Cooke (December 6, 1936 – December 1, 2009) was a bluegrass music vocalist and instrumentalist, known for playing the guitar and bass with artists such as Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys. He was one of nine siblings (four brothers and four sisters) and was a native of Norton, Virginia. [1]
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