David Cooksey

  David Gill Cooksey, 77, of Weatherford, Texas, passed away November 8, 2024.

  He is survived by his loving wife, Linda Cooksey, to whom he had been married for 22 years; and his son, Kyle Cooksey, of Franklin, Tennessee, and his wife, Laura, and their children De’Aysha, Shamarion, and Corey.

  Cooksey was born on November 4, 1947, in Nocona, Texas, to Roy Dexter and Emma Ruth Cooksey. He grew up in Fort Worth and graduated from Cisco High School and attended the University of North Texas. He received a ranch management degree from Texas Christian University. He spent the majority of his 50 plus-year career working with Jerry’s Chevrolet in Weatherford, alongside his fraternity brother and lifelong best friend, Jerry Durant, and his wife, Vickie.

  He is also survived by his stepson, Chris Scoggins (Michele); stepdaughter, Mandi Dietz; and step-grandsons, Austin Scoggins and Paul Dietz, all of Weatherford. 

  He is survived by many other family members, including niece, Tisha Beaird (Larry) of Weatherford, and their children, Emma and Jake (Maggie); nephew, Eric Robinson (Janet), and their children, Austin, Caleb, Luke and Dexter, of Emerald Isle, N.C.; and nephew, Brady Robinson (J.J.) and their children, Lily and Violet, of Denison.

  He was devoted to all his grandchildren and extended family.

  He was preceded in death by his first wife, Anne, who passed away in 1997 and his sister, Judy, who passed away in 2009.

  Cooksey served on the Weatherford City Council, where he proudly served from April, 1981 - March, 1991. 

  A celebration of life will be held on January 11, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at Willow Park Baptist Church, in Weatherford, where Linda and David worshipped. 

  Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in David’s name.