Background
Cooke, Althea Carol was born on May 28, 1935 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of William Lew and Rexie (Fields) Phillips.
Cooke, Althea Carol was born on May 28, 1935 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of William Lew and Rexie (Fields) Phillips.
Bachelor cum laude, Meredith College, 1957. Master of Fine Arts, University North Carolina, Greensboro, 1977.
Art and English teacher various secondary schools, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, 1957-1967. Adjunct professor University North Carolina, Charlotte, 1988—1992. Former director art workshops for teachers.
Former judge art exhibitions. Researcher Mill Hill Plantation National Register of History Places, 1975. Designer North Carolina Honored Gardens at Mill Hill Plantation, 1998.
Board of directors North Carolina Parent-Teachers Association, Raleigh, 1963, American Cancer Society, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1973. Chair Cabarrus County Leadership Conference for Women. Member National Trust for History Preservation, Southern Garden History Society.
Married Sidney B. Cooke, June 13, 1953. Children: Nathan B., John N.