OZARK…Rhettington Rory James Cook, infant son of Cassidy Cook, of Ozark, was carried by
angels into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at Children’s Hospital in
Birmingham. He was 2 months and 12 days old.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 24, 2024, in the Ridgecrest
Baptist Church with Pastor Scott Matthews officiating. Burial will follow in Westview Memorial
Cemetery. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangements. The family will
receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Tuesday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald McDonald House
or Cardiac Unit at Children’s Hospital of Birmingham.
Rhettington was preceded in death by his great-grandfather, Alan “Gene” Michaels.
Surviving relatives other than his mother, include his brother, Patton Cook; grandparents,
Ricky and Jennifer Michaels Cook, Ozark and Rusty and Lisa Tomlinson, Dothan; great-
grandmothers, Sharon Shutes Michaels, Ozark and Ann Faircloth Cook, Cairo, Georgia; aunts,
Jessica Cook, Ozark and Emily Braswell (Matthew), Dothan; uncle, Nathan Pratt, Troy; cousin,
Parker Johnson, Ozark.
