Stephen Cook Obituary

Funeral services for Stephen Daniel Cook, 42, of Kilbourne, LA will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Brown-Holley Funeral Chapel, in Oak Grove, LA with Bro. Jay Morgan officiating. Interment will follow at the Kilbourne Cemetery, in Kilbourne, LA under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, in Oak Grove, LA.
SSgt (Ret) Stephen Daniel Cook felt the call and served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 2000-2009 as a C-17 and C-130 Maintenance Crew Chief, earning an Air Force Commendation Medal. He also spent 110 days in Iraq, eating nothing but chili and cold sandwiches. Stephen served in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Djibouti, Pakistan, Poland, Germany, Turkey, Syria, and Greece, which was his favorite deployment. He was a member of the unit that initially set-up Balad Air Base in Iraq. Stephen also served in the Air Force Honor Guard for one year.
Stephen had a giving heart and was always wiling to lend a helping hand to anyone who needed assistance. He would always say, "I don't have any money to give you, but I can give you my time, and my time is worth more than money." He would also often say, "It'll be alright" and "It's fine". He also had tremendous love for the outdoors. Stephen enjoyed fishing, and especially deer hunting. Within the past year, he joined the Kilbourne Volunteer Fire Department, to which, like anything else, he gave his all. He forged many strong bonds during this time.
Survivors include his wife of 21 years, Shea Boyte Cook of Kilbourne, LA; his mother, Bonnie Cook of Kilbourne, LA; a son, Jacob Madden and girlfriend, Madilynn Collins of Oak Grove, LA; 2-sisters, Christina (Bryce) Meche of Port Barre, LA and Cody (Jason) Cochran of Garfield, AR; 2-brothers, Charles (Chelsea) Cook of Joplin, MO and Tony (Sarah) Cook of Camden, AR; a mother-in-law, Mary Boyte of Kilbourne, LA; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Keith and Katina Boyte of Kilbourne, LA; nephew, Bryce Meche of Ruston, LA; niece, Lauren Meche of Port Barre, LA; niece, Raya Boyte-Starnes (Clayton) of Sterlington, LA; niece, Hannah Boyte of Taylor, AR; his daughters, Leigh-Anne Cook and Natalie Cook; and special family friends, Wendal and Celeste Weeks and Brad and Andrea Cupit.
Stephen was preceded in death by his, father, Lowell B. "Buddy" Cook; his parental grandparents, Charles "Sonny" Cook and Minnie Hillman Cook; and his maternal grandparents, Alphus Ed DeRamus and Mildred Tayor DeRamus.
Chosen to honor Stephen by serving as pallbearers are the members of Kilbourne Volunteer Fire Department.
Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Brown-Holley Funeral Home, in Oak Grove, LA.
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