Charles P. Cooke, 80, native Fairview district farmer and stockman, died Tuesday at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital.
He was born in Ellensburg on Feb. 10, 1892. His father, Mode D. Coke, came as a small child with his parents in 1871 from the New England states, through Independence, Ore., and Yakima. They were among the first settlers in the valley.
Survivors include two brothers, Lester Cooke of Ellensburg and Frank Cooke of Prescott, Arizona; one sister, Mrs. Edna Dawes of Ellensburg.
Funeral services are Friday, 1 p.m. Evenson’s Chapel, the Rev. Donald Meekhof officiating. Burial in IOOF cemetery.
Charles parents were Morand D. Cooke and Isabella Fulton. Charles died December 19, 1972.
