Starless "Buck" Clayton Cook Obituary (1960

Starless Clayton "Buck" Cook, 61, a resident of Rockingham, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Sentara RMH Medical Center. Mr. Cook was born on November 22, 1960 in Rockingham County and was a son of Gardenia Lane Strickler Cook and the late Roscoe Norman Cook Jr. He retired from VDOT of the Chimney Rock division where he worked for 20 years. He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and hunting mushrooms and asparagus. He attended Faith Baptist Church. On November 11, 1990, he married Joyce M. Rudd Huffer Cook who preceded him in death on January 14, 1995. Surviving in addition to his mother are his siblings, Erma Smith and husband John of Rockingham, Normandy Carrier of Broadway, Matilda Honeycutt and husband Kenny of Rockingham, Carl (Carla) Fauls of Linville. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Ronnie Carrier. Pastor Kevin Gerber will conduct a funeral service at McMullen Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 1 p.m. The family will also receive friends prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. until 12:45 p.m. Burial will follow at Emmanuel Church Cemetery in Mt. Solon. Those wishing to view and sign the register book may do so on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 from 12 p.m. until 7 p.m. Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.mcmullenfh.com. McMullen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.