Gloria Cooke Stephenson Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Gloria Cooke Stephenson of Castle Hayne, North Carolina, who passed away on April 1, 2023 at the age of 81. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gloria Cooke Stephenson to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Velma Cooke and Cennie Cooke; and her husband Jerry Joe Stephenson. She is survived by: her daughters, Beverly Hester Hardee (Jim Hardee) of Wrightsville Beach and Karen Pope (Michael Pope) of White Lake; her stepchildren, Leah Wallace (Blake Wallace) of Wallace and Jay Stephenson (Shannon Stephenson) of Kansas; her siblings, Johnsie Lennon of Clarkton, Brenda Stansbury of Calabash, Phyllis Miller (Dick Miller) of Clarkton and Gary Cooke (Sally Cooke) of Abbeville, SC; her grandchildren, Fisher, Jackson Hardee, Joseph, Joshua Pope, Georgia Smith (Jake Smith), Joe Wallace and Wells Wallace; and her great grandchildren, Parker and Brady Smith. She is also survived by her family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to St. Jude's Children's Hospital at 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at, http://www.stjude.org.
