Kikuko "Kiki" (Miyagi) Cook

Kikuko “Kiki” Miyagi Cook, 84, of Fayetteville, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024, at Carolina Inn with her family by her side.

Kiki was born in Ginowan, Okinawa-Ken on December 5, 1939, to the late Zensho Miyagi and Ushi Matayashi Miyagi.

She loved dancing, any style, and any type of music. She could keep up with all the latest dance trends. She enjoyed cooking and would alter her recipes to please her husband. Not only could she move to dance, but she could also dribble the basketball just as well, and she taught her granddaughter to play the sport.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 12 noon at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery Chapel. The family will receive friends from 10:30 -11:30 Tuesday, prior to the service at Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home.

Kiki was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years and the love of her life, Carl Cook; and her brother, Seikichi Miyagi.

She is survived by her daughter, Sandy Gonzalez and husband Jose; son, Toshiya Cook and wife, Taeko; grandchildren, Amanda Gonzalez, Alicia Gonzalez Spears and husband, Ricky, her granddaughters, Ikumi, Yumeno, Ai and Ayano; and great granddaughter, Violet Rosalie Spears.

Funeral arrangements by Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home, 545 Ramsey St. Fayetteville, N.C. 28301

Online condolences may be made at www.jerniganwarren.com    

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