Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cooke, Sarah Colgate Klein  March 13, 1909
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Virginian Pilot March 14, 1909

COOKE - At 7 a.m., March 13, 1909, SARAH COLGATE, widow of Mordecai Cooke, in 
the 91st year of her age. 
Funeral from late residence, 310 Boissevain Avenue, at 2 p.m. MONDAY. Interment 
private. Kindly omit flowers.
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Mrs. Sarah Colgate Cooke, relict of the late Mordecai Cooke, died at her home, 
310 Boissevain Avenue, Ghent, yesterday morning in the 91st year of her age. Her 
husband was distinguished as a lawyer in Norfolk, where he practiced his 
profession for many years.
The deceased was the daughter of Jacob and Esther Klein of this city, her father 
having been a wealthy merchant.  She was born in Norfolk in the year 1818, and 
passed her entire life in her native city. Being of most prominent family 
connections she leaves a host of friends in this community.  She was a woman of 
a beautiful type of Christian character and was the oldest member of Christ 
Episcopal Church. She is survived by three children, a daughter, Mrs. George 
McP. Batte and two sons, Henry S. Cooke and Willoughby T. Cooke, all of Norfolk. 
The funeral will be held from her late residence Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Colgate Cooke, relict of the late Mordecai Cooke, was 
held from the residence, 310 Boissevain Avenue, Ghent, at 2 o'clock p.m. 
yesterday and was attended by a large concourse of the friends of the deceased. 
The sermon was conducted by Rev. F.C. Steinmetz of Christ Episcopal Church and 
Bishop A.M. Randolph of the Diocese of Southern Virginia. Interment was in 
Elmwood Cemetery.  Following were the pallbearers: R.A. Dobie, D.S. Burwell, 
M.T. Cooke, W.M. Cooke, W.C. Whittle, Murray Forbes, L.W. Tazewell and Pay 
Director W.W. Galt, U.S.N.

Virginian Pilot March 16, 1909

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