Funeral services will be held on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Zion Hill Baptist Church in  Ferriday, LA  for Carey Henderson  Cook,  79 of Ferriday,  who passed away on Jan. 17, 2025 at his residence. Pastor Leroy White will officiate at the services.

Interment will follow in the National Cemetery in Natchez, MS  under the direction of Concordia Funeral Home of Ferriday.

Visitation will be on Thursday  evening  from 6 to 8PM at Zion Hill Baptist Church.

Mr.  Cook was born on Nov. 17, 1945, the son of Rev. Henderson B. Sr. and Beatrice Johnson Cook. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Henrietta Cook.

He  was a 1963 graduate of  Sevier High School in Ferriday and after graduation, he joined the United States Air Force earning an honorable discharge after three years of service to his country.

Cherishing the memory of Carey include his wife, Jerry Smith Cook of  Ferriday; one son, Kerwin Cook (Khaliah) of  Haughton, LA; one daughter, Brigida Cook - Brown (Anthony) of Baton Rouge, LA; five brothers, Henderson Cook (Doretha), Delnora Cook (Cynthia), both of Ferriday; Robert Cook (Rubbie) of Sicily Island, LA;  Proffie Cook (Donna) of  Winchester, VA;  Melvin Cook (Brenda) of  Lake Charles, LA; three sisters, Lucille Coble of Springfield, MA; Beatrice Williams and  Elizabeth Whitley both of Ferriday; four grandchildren, Arman Cook Brown and Anzhel Brown both of Baton Rouge, LA;  Kerwin Cook, Jr. of  Ruston, LA; Kemani Cook of Haughton, LA; and a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives, Zion Hill Baptist  Church family and friends.

Carey was a longtime resident of Ferriday and wore several hats. He was a business owner, as a concrete finisher, an Ordain Deacon of Zion Hill Baptist Church,  Ferriday, Chief Financial Officer of Zion Hill Baptist Church, a  member of Crescens Association, an elected official serving from 1984 to 2020 on the  Concordia Parish Police Jury and one of the founding members of the Ferriday High School Athletic Association.

The family would like to give a special acknowledgment to, who was always along his beside, Henderson Cook, Jr. (doretha), Komonicca Collins, and special thanks to Angie Harris (Neal), Robert Freeman, Jacqueline Whitley, Elaine Watson, Rafael Cook, all of Ferriday; Chaplin Watts,  nurses, doctors and staff of Enhabit Home Health & Hospice for all of their kindness, care and compassion.

Online condolences can be sent to www.concordiafuneralhomeinc.com