Raymond A. Cook

September 8, 1933 - May 13, 2022

Raymond A. (RA) Cook age 88, of Richlands, Virginia died at his home on Friday, May 13, 2022. He was the son of the late Harrison T. Cook and Rachel Keen Cook of Richlands, Virginia. RA was a graduate of Richlands High School Class of 1951 and served four years in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict as a flight crew member on a KC-97 aircraft refueling tanker. He was employed by Rish Equipment Company for nineteen years, after which he owned Richlands Tire Service, and then retired from Good Samaritan Food Pantry after nineteen years of service. He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Richlands, VA In addition to his parents, he was proceeded in death by his wife, Betty Neel Cook; brothers, Paul (Dickie), Lon, and John Cook; and sisters, Gladys Bandy, Genoa Johnson and Viola Hughes. Survivors are: Son, Richard Jessee of Blountville, TN Granddaughter, Victoria Roach of Glendale, AZ Great-grandchildren, William Roach and Callen Roach both of Glendale, AZ He is survived by several nieces, nephews, friends and family. Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 6pm at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Pastor Gordon McBride officiating. Interment will follow at the Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Virginia on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 11am. Those wishing to attend are asked to be at the funeral home by 10:30am Tuesday morning. Pallbearers will be Ray Bowling, George Godbey, Earnest Edgell, Larry Worrell, Carlton Gobble, and Jim Humphrey. Honorary Pallbearers are: Rufus Fox, members of the Seekers Sunday School Class and the staff and volunteers of Good Samaritan Food Pantry. Friends may call from 5:30pm until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 402 Suffolk Ave, Richlands, VA 24641 and the Good Samaritan Food Pantry, PO Box 523, Richlands, VA 2461. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.