Fairport: Went home to be with Jesus on January 31, 2020 at the age of 85, where she is joining her son, George Massey and her granddaughter, Sara Ferrarone. She will be missed by her beloved husband of 42 years, David Kemp, her brother Jerry (Peggy) Fowler, her daughters, Linda (Gordon) Harris, Margaret (Robert) Ferrarone, Christi (Paul) Bravo, and her ten grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

Cookie was born on March 16, 1934, in Alexandria, Louisiana. She was a member of the Lima Baptist Church in Lima, NY; a place very dear to her. Cookie enjoyed singing with the Genesee Valley Chorus in Wellsville and she was an avid lifetime fan of LSU and Dallas Cowboys football. Cookie retired from Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville, NY in 1998. She had a gift for remembering names and seemed to have an endless memory for knowing and appreciating those who gave her care. We want to especially
thank the many medical professionals who have served her these last years.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 4, at 11 a.m. at Eastside Church, 1350 Fairport Rd, Fairport, NY. In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions in her memory to the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA), 533 W Uwchlan Ave Downingtown, PA 19335. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Richard H. Keenan Funeral Home, Fairport.


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8 responses to “Kemp, Cookie”

  1. Alison and Russ Reimus Avatar
    Alison and Russ Reimus

    Margaret Bob and family, our deepest regrets for your loss. No matter their age, it is painful to say goodbye to your Mother…?

  2. Cindy Woodruff Avatar
    Cindy Woodruff

    Dave and family, sorry to hear of Cookie’s passing my thoughts and prayers are with you.

  3. Lynne & Kevin Burke Avatar
    Lynne & Kevin Burke

    Kevin and I send our heartfelt condolences and love to the whole family. So sorry we can’t be at the service, but know that you are in our hearts and on our minds.

  4. Debbie Jahn Avatar
    Debbie Jahn

    I am so sorry to hear of Cooke’s passing, but I know that she is rejoicing in the presence of her Lord, Jesus. She was so much a part of our ladies at Lima Baptist Church. She and David have been sorely missed. Prayers for encouragement and strength.

  5. Susan Sproule Avatar
    Susan Sproule

    Margaret, Bob, Laura and John, We are so sorry for your loss. She was a special lady and I am sure you will miss herdearly. Love to you all. The Sproules

  6. Charlotte Fowler Avatar
    Charlotte Fowler

    Dave, Linda, Margaret, Christi, & all of you have my deepest condolences & prayers for comfort. Cookie was far more like a Mother to me than an Aunt & will be missed as such. Most of all I will miss sharing in her deep & abiding faith. And I will so miss her laugh & keen sense of humor jokingly calling me her brat!

  7. Jerry L Howe Avatar
    Jerry L Howe

    Dave and Margaret and family, Cookie will be truly missed she was certainly a gracious lady and kind. I am so glad I was able to know her and sing with her so long ago. She will always be with you and her grandchildren in the memory’s she shared and the legacy you inherit. I have often wondered where Dave and Cookie went from Wellsville. Again my condolences and prayers. Jerry Howe

    1. Margaret Ferrarone Avatar
      Margaret Ferrarone

      Thank you Jerry. She dearly loved the Genesee Valley Chorus.