Mrs. Betty Cook

Mrs. Betty Jo Hodge Cook, age 88 of Franklin, Georgia, passed away Tuesday morning, December 1, 2020.

She was born November 29, 1932 in Clay County, Alabama, the daughter of the late Cecil Veston Hodge and the late Leron Jones Hodge.

Mrs. Cook was a retired Registered Nurse and a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Franklin.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Wayne Cook; and brothers, Troy Hodge and Ken Hodge.

Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Lynn & David Walls and Leigh & Morris Long, both of Franklin, Georgia; sister, Joyce Hodgood, also of Franklin; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be conducted Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 2:00 PM in Restlawn Memory Gardens, 2098 Mooty Bridge Road, LaGrange, Georgia.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Tanner Hospice Care, P. O. Box 1136, Carrollton, GA 301112, or to American Diabetics Association at www.diabetics.org/donate.

Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, we encourage everyone to make the best decisions to remain safe.

If anyone wishes to attend these gatherings, please remember to remain six feet apart from those not in your household and wear personal protective equipment, if available.

Messages of condolences can be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com.

Martin and Hightower Heritage Chapel has charge of the arrangements.