Edith Louise "Edie" Cooke

1926 - 2023  (96 years)

• Name	Edith Louise "Edie" Cooke
  Birth	6 Nov 1926	Madison County, NC
  	North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes Name: Edith Louise Cook Event Type: Birth Birth Date: 6 Nov 1926 Birth County: Madison Roll number: NCVR_B_C062_66001 Volume: 13 Page: 312
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Jun 2023
  	Edith Trollinger, 96, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2023. In 2016, she "graduated" from hospice and until March of this year had lived independently at home with help from the many friends who loved her. Known as Edie and Miss T, all who knew her loved her sweet spirit and positive outlook. She and her husband Lee were soldiers in The Salvation Army Church, and she taught Sunday School for many years. She was born November 6, 1926, and grew up in Madison County, NC during the Depression. Those years instilled in her the gift of valuing and saving everything. She worked at Oak Ridge, TN on The Manhattan Project from 1945 - 1947 and fondly recounted her experiences there. She lived simply in the same little house for over 60 years. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Edith was predeceased by her husband Lee K. Trollinger, their son Lee K. Trollinger Jr., her husband Morris February, her parents, Nova Gowan and Colin S. Cook, brothers Wallace, Reid, Paul, Ted, and James, and nephew Buddy Cook. Edith is survived by grandsons Justin (Heather) and Nathan Trollinger; their Mother Linda Trollinger; great-grandchildren Matthew, Athena, and Jameson; brother Don Trollinger and his son Gil; and many nieces and nephews. She was especially grateful for her niece Doris Stills, who came and stayed for several weeks on more than one occasion when she was in hospice. A funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Peninsula Funeral Home in Newport News. A separate graveside service will be held in Madison County, NC.
  Person ID	I23887	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family 1	CPL Lee Knight Trollinger, Sr.,   b. 24 Sep 1924, Guilford County, NC d. Jan 1984, Hampton, VA (Age 59 years)
  Children	+ 1. Rev. Lee Knight Trollinger, Jr.,   b. 12 Mar 1956   d. 9 Jul 2008, Newport News, VA (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F8305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Morris B Febuary
  Family ID	F18047	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2022

  
  

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  1940 United States Federal Census Name: Alonzo Cook Age: 66 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: North Carolina Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Madison, North Carolina Map of Home in 1940: Madison, North Carolina Street: Upper Shut In Creek Road Inferred Residence in 1935: Paint Rock, Tennelina, Madison, North Carolina Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Sheet Number: 6A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 99 Occupation: Farming House Owned or Rented: Owned Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 175 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60 Class of Worker: Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939: 51 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Alonzo Cook 66 Head Nora Cook 38 Daughter-in-law Wallace Cook 18 Grandson Reid Cook 15 Grandson Edith Cook 13 Granddaughter Edward Cook 9 Grandson Leo Cook 5 Grandson U.S. Public Records Index Name: Edith C Trollinger Birth Date: 6 Nov 1926 Address: 349 Whealton Rd, Hampton, VA, 23666-3654