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James Travis Cook

Posted on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 1:55 pm

James Travis Cook, 84, of Shelbyville died May 8, 2024. Funeral Services will be held 12 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Rev. Carrol Crosslin officiating.  Burial with Military Rites will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.

He was born December 13, 1939, in Shelbyville; former employee of Nissan Smyrna; a member of The Sons of the Confederacy for over 30 years; a Veteran of the U.S. Navy and a Veteran of the Tennessee Army National Guard.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Travis and Dorothy Cook; a son, Danny James Cook; two sisters, Sara Katherine Thomas and Janice Louise Barkley.

James is survived by his wife of 60 years, Linda Louise Reed Cook; a daughter, Debra Cook Reed; granddaughter, Jordan Danielle Reed; a sister, Dorothy Cook Womble and a brother, William Roger Cook.