William Leonard Cook, 34, of 227 Clifton Street in Eden, NC and formerly of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on July 14, 2017 at Hospice Home of Rockingham County.  

A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 17, 2017 at 12:00 PM in Ridge-View Memorial Gardens.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service (11- 12) at Fair Funeral Home and other times at the residence.

William was born on February 10, 1983 to Joanne Thompson and W.L. Cook in Mt. Airy, NC.  He graduated from Surry Central High School and Forsyth Tech.  He enjoyed baseball, football, fishing, traveling and weight lifting.  William also enjoyed watching the History and Discovery Channel.  He enjoyed living life to the fullest but most of all he loved his family.

William is survived by his mother, Joanne Thompson (Billy) of Eden, NC; father, W.L. Cook (Lisa) of Mt. Airy; sisters, Shannon Cook of Eden, NC and Kristen Sprinkle (Damon) of Mt. Airy; grandfather, Bill Cook of FL; uncles, Melvin Helmholtz of Reidsville, NC, Leonard Cook and Ricky Cook of Mt. Airy, NC; aunts, Joyce Hawks and Rose Gwynn both of Mt. Airy, NC; cousins, Antoinette Fonseca, NJ, Edward Gwynn and Tonya Deppner; three nephews, Damon and Jacob Hawks and Cayden Sprinkle.

He is preceded in death by his grandmothers, Della Young and Lina Deppner; aunt Mary Nix and uncle, Tom Helmholtz.

Online condolences maybe sent to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com