Oliver Dempsey Cook

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Oliver Dempsey Cook, 86, of Pineville, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021, at White River Health Care and Rehab in Calico Rock.

He was born Jan. 2, 1935, in Jonesboro and was a member of the Church of Christ. Originally from Black Oak, He served as mayor of Black Oak for many years and a founding member of the Craighead County Waste Authority. He served his country overseas in the United States Navy during the Korean War and was a member of the Monette American Legion. He worked as a mechanic for John Deere and was also a farmer. Later in his life he was a police officer for many years and retired as a school bus driver for Bay School District.

He is survived by his wife, Jean Cook; his children, Mike Cook (Pat) of Jonesboro and Marla Layne (Skip) of Jordan; daughter-in-law, Pam Cook of El Dorado; grandchildren, Paige Eddinger (Jerry) Dana Denis (Ryan), Crystal Cline (Jeff) all of Jonesboro, Chip Layne (Ashley) of Mammoth Spring, Taylon Steele (Daniel) of El Dorado, Jared Cook of Hot Springs; great-grandchildren, Drake Brown (Jessica), Taylor Layne, Whitlee Layne, Kelsea Cline, Kaitlyn Cline, Brayden Denis, Luke Denis, Eva Cook, Sutton Steele and Gabe Steele; and a great-great-grandson, Coleson Brown.

He was also preceded in death by a son, Rick Cook; his parents, Rosetta Henry Dailey and Oliver Richard Cook; brothers and sisters, Joe Cook, Quanita Cook, H.W. Henry, Shirley Henry, Charlene Henry, Judy Henry and Nicky Dailey.

A celebration of his life will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, at Gregg Funeral Home in Monette with Gary Hill and Eddie Dunigan officiating. Interment will follow at Monette Memorial Cemetery with military honors.

The family will receive friends from 10 until time of service Wednesday at the funeral home.

Honored to serve as pallbearers are grandsons and great-grandsons, Chip Layne, Taylor Layne, Jared Cook, Brayden Denis, Luke Denis and Drake Brown.

All attendees must wear masks and observe social distancing guidelines.

Online: www.greggfh.com