Obituary: Sylvia Ann ‘Burnham’ Cook, ‘Tootsie,’ 87, of Loganville

Sylvia Ann (Burnham) Cook, “Tootsie”, 87, passed away on August 20, 2026 in Loganville, Georgia. 

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Sylvia was raised in Abbeville and Eastman, Georgia. She was a daughter of the late Rev. Warren G. & Evelyn (Wells) Burnham. She graduated from Eastman High School in Eastman, Georgia and in 1961 from Tift College in Forsyth, Georgia. She married Herman Dwight Cook in 1965 and in the early 70s she and her family moved to Brunswick, Georgia. She raised a family and was a private childcare provider and substitute schoolteacher in the Glynn County School System. 

She was a resident of Brunswick for many years but spent her last 18 months as a resident of The Retreat, Loganville, Georgia. Sylvia enjoyed reading, watching soap operas, fishing with her husband, going to the beach and crossword puzzles. She loved all living creatures, and her home often housed orphaned wildlife, including squirrels Lucky and Lucy, and a brown thrasher, Henry. She raised them and turned them back to their natural habitat. Sylvia was a member of the Helping Hands organization and raised a Capuchin monkey “Megan”, who was trained as a service animal for the mobility impaired. “Tootsie” had a sharp wit and a mischievous sense of humor. She enjoyed great stories, humorous situations, pranks and watching her loved ones faces turn red in reaction to something she said or did. 

In addition to her parents and husband Herman Cook, she was predeceased by a son, Philip Wells Cook; brothers, Warren W. Burnham and Larry D. Burnham; several beloved pets including Hooper. Happy, Penny, Princess, BB, and Nick. She is survived by a son Dwight Cook (Lynn) of Loganville; her grandchildren, Noah Cook (Libby) of Winder; Cooper Cook of Loganville; Wells Cook and Tatum Cook, both of Valdosta; two great-grandchildren, Lennon Cook and A.J. Cook, both of Winder; a sister Kaye Smith (Hal) of Eastman; a brother Tony Burnham of Eastman, several nieces and nephews including a special nephew Hank Burnham of Athens and numerous cousins. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions to Sylvia’s memory may be made to the Georgia Wildlife Network at www.georgiawildlifenetwork.com; the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org/donate, or the ASPCA at https://secure.aspca.org/. Funeral services will be private and will be held at a later date. Family can be contacted at : 735 Hunters Lane, Loganville, GA 30052

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Reposted courtesy of Tim Stewart Funeral Home.