Mr. James Ernest Cook, Sr., 83, of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at his residence.  He was born January 11, 1941 in Tillatoba to Ernest and Bessie Womble Cook.  James was a graduate of Oakland High School and Northwest Junior College.  James worked for several years at Otasco in Grenada and garnered numerous sales awards with the company.  In 1976, he founded Cook's Appliance and Furniture, a business his family continues to operate to this day.  James enjoyed hunting, fishing and coin collecting.  James was a faithful member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Grenada and was also a devoted member of the Knights of Columbus.  He will long be remembered as a loving husband and father.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM Monday, October 14, 2024 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Grenada.  Interment will follow in the Cook Family Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM until the hour of the service Monday at the church.

Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Grace Michele Cook; son, James Ernest Cook, Jr. of Grenada; brother, William Cook(Diane) of Tillatoba; two grandsons, Andrew James Cook and Phillip Charles Cook; and a great-granddaughter, Leia Grace Cook.

James is preceded in death by his parents.

Andrew Cook, John Cook, John Austin Cook, Phillip Cook, Will Cook and Raymond Liberto will honor James by serving as pallbearers and carry him to rest in the Cook Family Cemetery.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, (662-307-2694).