Daniel W. Cook

Daniel W. Cook, age 90, of Northport, died February 1, 2014, at West Alabama Hospice. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Memory Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Tony Pope and Rev. Greg Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Gardens with Memory Chapel Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, directing. Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon prior to services at the funeral home.He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Cook; his son, Phil Cook; his parents, Willie and Mittie Lue Cook; his brothers, Audley, Lester and Awford; his sisters, Odell, Minnie and Connie Pearl.Survivors include his daughters, Sharon "Sherry" Jenkins (Peter) and Melissa "Lisa" Oswalt (Gary); special sister, Pauline Burroughs (Clyde); grandchildren, Daniel Jason Channell (Casey), Zach Oswalt, Max Oswalt; step-grandsons, Johnny and Wim Jenkins; five step-great-grandchildren, Daina, Martha, Griff, Florian and Finn; in-laws, Jan and Jay Hudson, Joann Moore and Catherine Cook; and a host of nieces, nephews and extended family all of which he deeply loved.Daniel was a loving husband, father, Papaw, brother, uncle and friend to all. He never met a stranger and always showed love, compassion and generosity to everyone he encountered. He taught and loved his grandsons as only a Papaw could. He was and is their hero and constant source of inspiration. He spent the majority of his days in his three acre garden. He completed a master gardening class at U of A. Many people have plants and cuttings that he passed on to them. He was a World War II veteran serving most of his military time in Bremenhaven, Germany where he worked as a surgical technician. He was a faithful servant of God and held many positions with the church through the years. He participated in a jail ministry that touched the lives of many. He will be remembered as a kind, gentle, unselfish, compassionate person who loved completely and unconditionally.Pallbearers will be grandsons, Daniel Jason Channell, Zach Oswalt and Max Oswalt, nephews, Rick Burroughs, Paul Sturdivant and Clay Cook.Honorary pallbearers are Nell Sanders Hughes, Mary Gregg, Edna Marcum, Margaret Tierce, Rev. and Mrs. Tony Pope, Rev. and Mrs. John Franklin, Jimmy Barnes, Jim and Christine Moore, church family of Northport Church of God, friends and neighbors of Martin Road, friends from Central Foundry and Phifer Wire, Caring Days, Morning Pointe Assisted Living and West Alabama Hospice.