Valerie Nadine Wesley-Cook

Valerie Nadine Winston Wesley Cook (Val) passed away on October 7, 2024 from complications of COPD and Parkinson’s disease in Mobile, Alabama. She was 82 years old. Val was born in Carmel, California on January 23, 1942 to Worsley Grosvenor and Marian Blum Winston. Valerie married Gary Max Wesley of Talladega, Alabama on February 18, 1961 in Sparks, Nevada. Sadly Gary passed away from leukemia on June 11, 1987 after 26 years of marriage. Val was then married to Ken Cook of Jacksonville, Arkansas until his passing in 2016. Valerie is survived by her four children; Teri Wesley of Phoenix, Arizona, Linda Wesley Fry of Hot Springs, Virginia, Cindy Wesley of Hot Springs, Virginia, Jeff Wesley of Mobile, Alabama as well as their spouses Lee Fry (Linda’s husband) and Shara Wesley (Jeff’s wife). Val also leaves behind her six grandchildren; Dylan Stephenson of California, Breanna Wesley of Alabama, Wesley and Kevin Nugent of Arizona and Aiden Lee and Ava Sophia Fry of Virginia as well as her two great grandsons, Aiden and Lance Wesley of Alabama. Valerie was a very good wife and mother; she always had a warm and welcoming home for her family, her beloved pets, friends and strangers alike. She was a great cook, her famous homemade pies and spaghetti will be sorely missed as will her spicy sense of humor. She loved animals and had a very special bond with horses and dogs and owned many throughout her life. Some notable ones were her horses Dusty and Sassy as well as her beloved dogs Snuggles and Izzy. She was fearless for most of her life, especially with horses. Her earliest memory was wandering away from her brother, she was found later in a barn in a stall hugging a horse. Many years later on a trip to Nevada she approached and petted a wild mustang. She rode horses and competed in shows for many years and they were always a source of joy, exhilaration and comfort for her. When she was 50 she went back to school and became a Licensed Massage Therapist, working in that profession for years until a shoulder injury forced her to retire. This inspired Linda and Cindy to follow in her footsteps and become massage therapists themselves. Val was a fighter, a brave and spunky woman and she will be missed very much. She will be laid to rest next to her husband Gary at Serenity Memorial Gardens in Theodore, Alabama.

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Valerie Nadine Wesley-Cook

January 23, 1942 - October 7, 2024