Alwayne Beatrice Hyde Cook

ARCHDALE- Alwayne Beatrice Hyde Cook, 94, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

She was born on October 9, 1928, in Graham County, NC, a daughter of the late Orbin Hyde and Rhoda Cable Hyde. A resident of this area most of her life, she retired from the textile industry and was a member of Allendale Baptist Church. She was a selfless woman, always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. You could always find her tending her vegetable garden, cooking, canning, and taking care of her family and friends. Alwayne loved her church, taking care of her flowers and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She will be remembered as a strong Christian woman who loved the Lord and her family and will be dearly missed. In addition to her parents, preceding her in death were her husband, Harvey Henderson Cook; her two sons, Gary Richard Cook and Larry Robert Cook; her daughter Glenda Ann Cook; six sisters, Lorene Hyde Fields, Perline Hyde, Christine Hyde Reese, Viola Hyde, Ina May Hyde Justice, and Fay Hyde Voiles, and a brother, Clifford Hyde. 

She is survived by her brother, Ray Mark Hyde; her sisters, Nina May Hyde Friday, and Margie Hyde Roberts; her grandchildren, Gary Robert Cook, Natalie Cook and Jack Cook and her great grandchildren, Jessica Cook, Makala Cook, Lydia Cook and Kendal Cook. 

A service to celebrate Alwayne’s life will be held 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, at Cumby Family Funeral Service, Archdale with Pastor David Younger officiating. The committal service will follow in Randolph Memorial Park Cemetery. Her family will receive friends 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Alwayne’s memory may be made to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Drive, High Point, NC 27262.