- Date Of Birth: March 22, 1931
- Date Of Death: March 2, 2018
- State: Maryland
Melvin Ross Cooke, 86, of Hughesville, MD passed away on March 2, 2018 at Sagepoint Senior Living in LaPlata, MD.
Melvin was born in Washington, DC on March 22, 1931 to the late Charles Ross Cooke and the late Mary Frances Cooke. He is survived by his loving wife, Pauline; sons, Eric Cooke (Tracy) and Jeffrey Cooke (Diana); daughters, Linda Smith and Kathy Thomas(Glenn); 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Melvin attended Chamberlin Vo-Tech in Washington, DC and joined the Navy. He and Pauline married on September 22, 1953 and moved to Hughesville in 1961 where they raised their family. Melvin enjoyed fishing, hunting, farming and bowling in his spare time.