Margaret Marie Bareford Cooke, 96, of Mattaponi, VA passed away May 8, 2024.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Burnley “Bunn” Cooke; her parents, Robert and Gertrude Bareford; three sisters, Elsie Llewellyn, Louise Bareford and Hazel Elliott; and three brothers, Carter, Fred and Edward Bareford.
Margaret was a member of Poroporone Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School in the children’s department for 33 years.
She is survived by her two sons, William B. “Bill” Cooke, Jr. and his wife, Rosanna of Mathews, and Michael L. Cooke of Mattaponi; her brother, Robert Bareford, Jr.; four grandchildren, Dr. Matthew Cooke, Kendall Tayman (Joseph), William Cooke, III and Carter Cooke (Samantha); six great-grandchildren, Ryleigh, Dustyn and Brynna Tayman, Will, Nate and Addison Cooke.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Poroporone Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 400, Shacklefords, VA, 23156.
