Gwendolyn Fay Cook

Gwendolyn Fay Cook

Monday, September 10, 1956 – Friday, October 23, 2026

Gwendolyn Fay Cook, of Abbeville, Georgia, passed away on October 23, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on September 10, 1956 in Royston, Georgia, to the late Alton Freeman Whitfield and Lura Elizabeth Kesler Whitfield, she lived a life centered on family and the enduring bonds that connect generations.

Memorialization was by cremation. There will be no formal services, however the family appreciates your love and support.

Gwen truly loved working with flowers, and as the owner and operator of her own floral business, she spent many years bringing beauty, comfort and joy to the community through her incredible floral talents.

She will be remembered with love by her husband, Glen Cook of Abbeville; her son, Larry Marchant, Jr. of Abbeville; her grandchildren, Harleigh Cash Marchant, Brandon Randall, Jr., and Karson Overstreet, as well as her great-grandchildren, Leland Hattaway and Madison Hattaway; her brother, Eddie Whitfield of Abbeville; and her sister, Marie Whitfield Phillips of Atlanta. The love she shared with her family remains a lasting part of her legacy, and those who knew her through these close relationships will continue to carry her memory forward with affection and gratitude.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Alton and Lura Whitfield; her son, Brandon Randall; her daughter, Jessie Marchant; and her grandson, Lane Hattaway.

Gwendolyn Fay Cook’s life is honored through the family she cherished and the generations who survive her. May her memory bring comfort to those who mourn her passing and peace to all who remember her.

You may express your condolences online at lowesfuneralhome.net.

Lowes Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.